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Written by Linda Hayes
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October 01, 2008 |
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 Ask Jamie Smith Jackson, interior designer and co-owner of Pacific Home and Pacific Home Studios in Honolulu, about the delightful interiors she designed for a multi-family house on the North Shore of Kauai, and her response is equally delightful. “It reminds me of what you'd find in a happy grandmother's beach house,” she says. “From the start, we wanted the house to not look new, but to be more about generations of things and found objects.”
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Written by Lynn Cook
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October 01, 2008 |
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 Arriving at Kalaekilohana at Kau on Hawaii’s Big Island, feels like coming home. That’s because a guest has indeed arrived at the home of Kenny Joyce and Kilohana Domingo, who are waiting to welcome one and all to their Island plantation-style B&B. Their friendly waves always beckon visitors up the long drive. It’s a tradition. Coming and going, guests enjoy the innkeepers welcome from the lanai, the inviting tropical-style porch that wraps around their Norman Rockwell home, glowing sunshine yellow against a startling blue sky. “E komo mai, welcome and come in,” they say.
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Written by By Jon Letman
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October 01, 2008 |
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 Hawai‘i is smooth, but it can also be rough. So said author and part-time Hawai’i resident Paul Theroux. The smoothness comes from the laid-back Island lifestyle, flawless tropical weather, and serene Pacific vistas that go on forever. The roughness comes from occasional minor inconveniences like typhoons and volcanoes.
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Written by Kristina Anderson
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October 01, 2008 |
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 At what magic moment does a 1980s home cease to look dated and begin to acquire the aura of a vintage classic? Certainly in 2008, any sense of nostalgic appreciation for the decade’s pop-culture icons (like big hair and Smurfs) may still be in the eye of the beholder. So it is that rare homeowner who demonstrates the foresight to recognize that original 1980s details should be preserved for the future—starting now. Fortunately, this is the heartfelt philosophy of Peter and Kathy Murphy, owners of one of the coveted Villas at Mauna Kea, located within the Big Island’s venerable Mauna Kea Resort.
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Written by Brian Berusch
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October 01, 2008 |
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 When it comes to building homes on the Hawaiian coast, there’s oceanfront
…and then there’s oceanfront, as in: open the front door and you practically fall into the surf.
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Written by Hawaiian Style Magazine
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July 18, 2008 |
 On O`ahu’s eastern flank, the Ko`olau Mountains reach out like ancient brown-green earth fingers towards the aquamarine waters of Maunalua Bay. A small road, Paiko Drive, follows one narrow peninsula that juts into the Paiko Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Written by Linda Hayes
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July 18, 2008 |
 Roger Brasel, AIA, of Hawaii Island Architects LLC, recalls a moment early on in a project he and general contractor Bud Patton had undertaken near Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawai'i. "The lot we were planning to build on was a third-acre in the Keauhou Estates subdivision," Brasel says. "Before we even started drawing up plans, Bud and I drove his pickup truck to the site and stood on the roof to check out the possibility of - and views from - a second story."
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Written by Sophia V. Schweitzer
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July 18, 2008 |
 Nestled in the verdant foothills of Mount Namahana, on the secluded north shore of Kaua'i, stands a home that lifts the celebration of tropical living to the next level of art. High cathedral ceilings with exposed hardwood rafters and rattan meet small hand-carved wooden lotus flowers that neatly cover construction bolts. The bathtub and sinks are custom-carved. Expansive glass sliding doors open onto an extensive deck. An infinity-edged, salt-water pool cascades over two hand-carved black lava stone carvings-replicas from a temple in Java. A gazebo sits at the pool's edge. A Buddha statue smiles.
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Written by Sophia V. Schweitzer
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April 01, 2008 |
 On the verdant slopes of Hölualoa, just above Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i, amid sprawling monkey pod trees and fragrant coffee orchards, fashion designer Virginia Small’s soon-to-be-finished home quietly heralds a change in western building methods. With its sea-grass ceiling and ample 912—square foot covered länai, the breezy 2,064-square-foot structure mirrors Hawai‘i’s pragmatic sugar plantation style, and so could hardly be more apt. But Small’s abode also bears witness to a growing demand for environmentally-friendly construction materials. From structural poles to grand staircase, panels, and walls, it is built almost entirely with one of the world’s most sustainable resources, bamboo.
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Written by Brian Berusch
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April 01, 2008 |
 Unpretentious simplicity meets cutting-edge sophistication in the beach residence that Erik Zuziak, AIA, built for his family on O‘ahu’s North Shore. Traditional design and ultra-contemporary, eco-friendly materials, as well as a sensitive blend of design and site, add up to true Hawaiian style according to the award-winning architect.
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Written by Sharon Harris
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December 27, 2007 |
 Manhattan and Honolulu may be eight thousand miles apart, but former New Yorker Michael Hoovis wanted to bridge the distance between them in his new Imperial Plaza penthouse condominium. Now a Hawai'i resident, Hoovis transported many Big Apple design and style elements across the Pacific Ocean to the residence, located in Honolulu's Kakaako neighborhood. The two-story penthouse replicates an urban high-rise apartment—but with distinct touches of Hawaiiana. |
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Written by Linda Hayes
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December 27, 2007 |
 "It was all about the location," says Oakland, California's Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson of the prime Kihei beach site on which he and his wife, Joy, chose to build a Maui getaway nearly a dozen years ago. "Our priorities were being right on the water with a nice sand beach, and being able to walk to restaurants and stores. This had all the criteria we were looking for." |
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Written by Mark E. Ward
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December 27, 2007 |
 The Hawaiian word for beautiful is "nani"; the Spanish word for beautiful is "bello" – and both apply to Maui's Kea Lani Fairmont. The resort legitimately reflects the Islands' little-known Spanish ties while staying true to Hawaiian roots. A bold white edifice, sun-washed façade, and plentiful arches suggest a Spanish style ...
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Written by Linda Hayes
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October 03, 2007 |
 “It's like living at the top of the world,” says
Karl Gottling of the stunning, 38th-floor Landmark Waikiki penthouse for which
he designed the interiors. “There's a feeling of freedom being up so high and with the panoramic views over the hotels on Waikïkï and the Honolulu skyline, and up to Diamond Head.” |
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Written by Brian Berusch
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October 03, 2007 |
 It was on the day that a bearded old-timer pulled up to the gate in front of Captain Howie’s Waimanalo, O‘ahu, home in a beat-up pickup truck and said “So where you gonna mount the cannon?” that its owner decided he was on the right track. |
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