The frst time I saw her I was just an aspiring arborist in bell-bottoms. I’ve seen kids climb on her roots, teenagers carve their initials in her trunk, and construction encroach on her branches. But through it all, she endures. Over the years I’ve learned to sense when she’s strong and happy, like now. And that gives me great fulfllment, because taking care of her has been my life’s work for more than 40 years.
For generations, International Market Place has been a storied landmark in Waikīkī. Local arborist Steve Nimz has been part of that story, caring for our iconic Banyan Tree since 1973. Now it’s your turn to be part of the story. Come explore the sights, stores and cuisines in our reimagined open-air shopping and dining destination. Welcome to International Market Place.
ON JOHNELLE CHLO É HEART SUNGLASSES, $400, DRIES VAN NOTEN OVERSIZED SHIRT, $960, BOTH FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
ON TAMIKO CHLO É OCTAGON SUNGLASSES, $400, DRIES VAN NOTEN BUTTON DOWN SHIRT, $590, AND FEATHERED SKIRT, $960, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
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Lookin’ Like a Snack
Treat yourself to some tasty bites, paired with delectable threads.
22 Seeing Red
Make a bold statement this season in the color spectrum’s hottest hue.
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Gaga for Gold
Dazzle your home and accessorize with these shimmering pieces.
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House of Chic
Gift someone’s home with these sleek items that complement any modern lifestyle.
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Paradise Found
Score these exclusive products found only at these Hawai’i flagship stores.
PICKS
Oaklea Rowe’s Perfect Picks
We asked 3.1 Phillip Lim store manager Oaklea Rowe to select some of her favorite looks in-store.
Avian Ku
We asked the Terrace House: Aloha State star what her favorite shops are at the International Market Place.
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Slingin’ Around Town
Fasten your seatbelts and eat to your heart's content on a mobile food tour beyond Waik ī k ī
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Scents and Sensibility
A writer hunts for a signature perfume through International Market Place's finest fragrance houses.
It Takes Two
A weekend at ‘Alohilani Resort's modern oasis calls for bold prints and bright colors. Watch the fashion video online at banyan.life/twinsies.
CULTURE
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In Praise of Emma
A beloved queen’s achievements and adventures are honored through her legacy.
EATS
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Sea of Flavor
A robust culinary movement sources from local waters to capture the islands’ freshest flavors f or diners.
Since 1957, International Market Place has served as a gathering place for kama‘āina and visitors from around the world to meet, talk story, and be entertained. The history and culture of Waikīkī are woven throughout International Market Place with its flowing water features symbolizing the ‘Apuakehau Stream, indigenous landscaping, and iconic banyan tree that is more than a century old. The story continues with Banyan, which celebrates our signature banyan tree and landmark located on Kalākaua Avenue, as well as the nostalgia of the past. The large Indian banyan tree, dating back to the mid-
1800s, is among the oldest historic trees in Waikīkī and is designated an “exceptional tree” by the City and County of Honolulu. Many generations have walked under its broad canopy; imagine the stories it could tell. From the original tree house, where Donn Beach “Don the Beachcomber” had his office that later evolved into a local radio station, to performances by world-famous entertainer Don Ho, who got his start at International Market Place, we invite you to rediscover International Market Place. These stories we share with you today, while new, will always have a connection to our roots.
Mahalo for being part of our story,
Welcome to International Market Place
About Banyan
and the Roots of International Market Place
Known as Kaluaokau in the days of Hawaiian royalty, International Market Place possesses an allure that is much the same now as it was back then—attracting not only locals but also entertainers, celebrities, and visitors from around the world. That allure has existed at International Market Place since its opening in 1957. For decades, the charm of this wahi pana (storied place) was present in the display of cart vendors selling tropical trinkets, the array of exotic eateries, and the famous venues for live entertainment. In bringing the past to the present, Banyan presents a fascinating cultural perspective on Waik ī k ī and offers a glimpse of why International Market Place has been a sought-af er destination for centuries.— AARON J SALĀ AND MĀLIA P. KA ‘ AIHUE
O N ā Lani
Sunset Stories
Join us on Kalākaua Avenue just afer sundown for the ceremonial lighting of our Lamakū Torch Tower. Then be immersed in an unforgettable storytelling performance told through Hawaiian and Polynesian song and dance. Honoring the beloved Queen Emma, our nightly show highlights the stories, traditions, and culture of this special gathering place.
Cultural Journey
Experience an interactive walk through the rich history of Waikīkī and International Market Place. Discover markers throughout the center, scan codes to visit our mobile cultural journey, read stories from the past, and gain access to exclusive offers.
Events and dates are subject to change without notice. For the most up to date event information please visit shopinternationalmarketplace.com/events.
Happy Hour
Grand L ā nai or on Level 1
3:00–5:00 P.M. Daily
Pau h ā na, post beach, or afer shopping, Happy Hour on the Grand L ā nai or on Level 1 at International Market Place is the place to experience and enjoy drinks and appetizers.
Fabletics Open Air Yoga
Every 1st & 3rd Sunday of the Month Queen’s Court
10:00–11:00 A.M.
Flow with Fabletics free open-air yoga.
Free People Yoga
Every 2nd Saturday of the Month Queen’s Court
9:30–10:30 A.M.
Join Free People for a complimentary yoga class.
O N ā Lani Sunset Stories
Nightly in Queen’s Court
6:30 P.M. September–February
7:00 P.M. March–August
Honoring the beloved Queen Emma, our nightly hula and music show highlights the stories, traditions and culture of this special gathering place.
Royal Hawaiian Band Concert
Every 2nd Thursday of the Month Queen’s Court
2:00–2:45 P.M.
Enjoy the beautiful sound of the Royal Hawaiian Band as they perform live. Admission to this event is free.
Fukubukuro
December 31, 2018 and January 1, 2019 at Participating Retailers
10:00 A.M.–10:00 P.M.
Big surprises. Bigger savings. Celebrate Fukubukuro with discounts of 50% or more.
Chinese New Year
February 3, 2019 throughout the Center 12:00–4:00 P.M.
Enjoy traditional Chinese New Year music throughout the center and check out our Chinese New Year decor fronting Kal ā kaua and Kū hi ō Avenues. Plus enjoy lion dance performance and traditional chinese calligraphers.
Girls’ Day Gift with Purchase
February 26 – March 4 throughout the Center 10:00 A.M.–10:00 P.M.
Show your same day receipts from any International Market Place store or restaurant and subscribe to our email list to receive a free gi f with purchase!
Grand L ā nai Restaurant Week
April 8–14, 2019
Grand L ā nai and at The Street Indulge in specially priced offerings and signature prix fixe menus from Hawai‘i’s finest collection of eateries and award-winning chefs.
Lookin' like a Snack
Treat yourself to some tasty bites, paired with delectable threads.
自分へのご褒美に、とびきり美 味しいご馳走を楽しんで。
BARTON PERREIRA FINN GLASSES, $350, MEDALLION SILK TIE, $96, MEDALLION COTTON SHIRT, $198, CHECKERED SPORT COAT, $599, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
THE RUNWELL TITANIUM WATCH, $700, SHINOLA
CAPLICO CONE, $2, MITSUWA MARKETPLACE
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ANDREW TRAN | ARA LAYLO | HMB SALON | TAYLOR FUJIMOTO
@shinola
@saks @mitsuwa_marketplace
@oliverpeoples
CHOCOLATE CIGAR, $10, SUGARFINA
ELLICE SUNGLASSES, $585, OLIVER PEOPLES
THOM BROWNE ZIP POLO, $450, THOM BROWNE BICOLOR BOMBER JACKET, $1,150, THOM BROWNE BICOLOR SWEATPANTS, $950, BALLY GAVINO RUNNER, $375, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
R STAUD BISSET BAG, $350, KATE SPADE GENEVIEVE LOAFERS, $198, BOTH FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
RILEY SHIRT, $40, CLASSIC FIT BLAZER, $198, AVERY STRAIGHT PANT, $110, ALL FROM BANANA REPUBLIC
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@freepeople
@oliverpeoples
@trinaturk
@shinola
@saks
@bananarepublic
Gaga for Gold
Dazzle and accessorize with these shimmering pieces.
DUBAI GOLD BOND NO. 9, $550, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
SWIRL DECORATIVE OBJECT, $68, AGATE CHEESE BOARD, $78, AGATE COASTER, $14, ALL FROM ANTHROPOLOGIE
PINEAPPLE TRAY, $15, SWIG LUXE WINE CUP, $38, BOTH FROM EDEN IN LOVE
@anthro_hawaii
@edeninloveboutique
@saks
ANDREW TRAN | ARA LAYLO
MELIA KIM
@trinaturk
GOLDEN STATE HOOP TASSEL EARRINGS, $88, TRINA TURK
ALICE + OLIVIA WILLIA BOW BLOUSE, $364, ALICE + OLIVIA RAMOS SEQUIN SKIRT, $221, NANCY GONZALEZ
CROCODILE HAND BAG, $2,145, LOEFFLER RANDALL PLEATED SANDALS, $297, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
@philiprickardhonolulu
@anthro_hawaii
@saks
4MM OLD ENGLISH HIBISCUS BANGLE, 8MM SHINY MAILE KU‘UIPO BANGLE, PRICES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, PHILIP RICKARD GRAZIA CUFF, $48, ANTHROPOLOGIE NANCY GONZALEZ CROCODILE HAND BAG, $2,145, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
@saks @philiprickardhonolulu
@anthro_hawaii
32 house of chic
Gift someone’s home with these sleek items that complement any modern lifestyle.
どんなモダンスタイルにも ぴったり合う、おしゃれな贈 り物たち。
ACACIA ATLAS BREW STAND, $150, V60 CERAMIC DRIPPER, $35, STONE BLUE STAGE KETTLE, $79, KCP 100% KONA COFFEE BEANS, $15, ALL FROM KONA COFFEE PURVEYORS
ANDREW TRAN | ARA LAYLO | MEI DAY
@konacoffeepurveyors
THE RUNWELL CLOCK, $450, SHINOLA
GOOD MORNING SOAP TRAY, $16, ROSE SCISSORS, $16, WILDER JOURNAL, $36, ALL FROM ANTHROPOLOGIE
PLANT MISTER, $12, EDEN IN LOVE
@edeninloveboutique
@shinola
@anthro_hawaii
@papyrus
@aesopskincare
@anthro_hawaii
POWER SUPPLY 5 PORT + USB, $185, SHINOLA
L MATHILDE VASE, $68, HANDPAINTED STONEWARE VASE, $24, BOTH FROM ANTHROPOLOGIE
NIQUEA.D GARDEN SORREL & MINT CANDLE, PAPYRUS, $15
POST-POO DROPS, $29, OLOUS AROMATIQUE ROOM SPRAY, $55, ANOUK OIL BURNER BLEND, $39, ALL FROM A Ē SOP
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LARGE LUNAR SWIRL VASE, $32, SMALL LUNAR SWIRL VASE, $28, AGATE CHEESE BOARD, $78, ALL FROM ANTHROPOLOGIE
Oaklea Rowe is the store manager and a Brand Ambassador for 3.1 Phillip Lim. Here are the most functional and go-to looks she recommends for easily transitioning from day to evening.
1. LUNCH MEETING WITH CLIENTS SLEEVELESS GATHERED DRESS IN BLACK-PINK AND DYLAN LACE-UP HIKING BOOTS
“This dress is fun and you can just throw it on and not have to do too much to it. The floral print goes from day to evening just by changing the shoes. I have this dress in black, so I wear it all the time, for lunch and meeting clients outside of the store.”
@lady_loves_fashion
AND KIDDIE MID-HEEL SANDAL
“Shorts are always fun and playful to me. The textures of the tweed are really nice and are accented with strong detailing. I’m especially drawn to tops with asymmetrical detail and cropped bomber jackets so that was a must.”
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2. PAU HANA WITH FRIENDS TWEED BOMBER JACKET AND CROPPED V-NECK SWEATER IN DARK MELANGE GREY PAIRED WITH TWEED ORIGAMI SHORTS
3. NIGHTTIME TWISTED BACK TANK TOP IN BLACK WITH LEATHER TRACK PANT, HUDSON CROSSBODY CASE IN BLUE MULTI, KIDDIE MID-HEEL SANDAL AND CASCADE BEAD EARRINGS
“The chic sportiness of this look comes from the pants. It seems dressy but it’s comfortable. It’s a play off menswear with women detailing, and I love that Phillip loves giving women pockets—so important. All of our pieces are classic and timeless, and I feel like I’m not even trying.”
Avian Ku
Avian Ku spends most of her days in sunny Waikīkī, whether she’s helping out at her family’s T-Shirt store, 88 Tees, designing the next line of her own swimwear brand called ILA Swim, or enjoying an afernoon surf session on O‘ahu’s south shore. We asked the Terrace House: Aloha State star what her favorite shops are at International Market Place.
“Call me old fashioned but I love giving greeting cards. Papyrus’s beautiful cards makes me want to buy all of them!”
2. SURFLINE
“I love the bright prints that reminds me of the 70s. The styles are simple while the colors and prints are so fun to play with.”
@papyrus
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KONA COFFEE PURVEYORS
“My go-to-spot for a quick break in Waikīkī. I'm so picky with my coffee, but Kona Coffee Purveyors maintains a roasted flavor that I love. My favorite is their chocolate chip cookie."
@surflinehawaii
“All of their frames are very classic and stylish. I hate sunglasses that are so heavy, but Oliver's are perfect.”
4. OLIVER PEOPLES
Slingin’ Around Town
Fasten your seatbelts and eat to your heart’s content on a mobile food tour around Waik ī k ī .
Television personality Lanai Tabura knows good food. Having been featured on local and international television shows including Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race and Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, Tabura understands the importance of travel and experiencing a new culture’s cuisine. But, most importantly, he knows the significance of sharing the food culture of his own home.
“I love teaching people the difference between Hawaiian food and Hawaiianstyle food,” Tabura says. “There is a lot of confusion on this topic.”
Hawaiian food such as poi, laulau, and poke taste the best in their simplest forms. In contrast, Hawaiian-style food came about during Hawai‘i’s plantation era, when diverse ethnicities and cultures brought various dishes and ingredients to the islands that were combined into iconic mixed plates such as chicken long rice, shoyu chicken, and saimin.
“We have some real special things here that are often copied but just can’t be duplicated,” Tabura says.
Tabura, who also hosts the local TV program Cooking Hawaiian Style, has teamed up with Slingshot Hawaii, the specialty auto-cycle rental company located on the first level of the International Market Place, on guided food crawls that celebrate these finds.
Participants travel O‘ahu in Slingshot’s eyecatching racer, the Polaris Slingshot, which looks part hot-rod and part motorcycle but sits and drives like an open-ceiling automobile, making it ideal for sight-seeing. On our tour, we zoomed down Kapahulu Avenue, a main thoroughfare that runs
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along Waikīkī and Diamond Head and is surrounded by iconic food joints and lesserknown hole-in-the-wall favorites.
“Every one of my tours is different,” Tabura says. “This tour shows that you don’t have to go far from Waikīkī to get a taste of Hawai‘i.” Depending on how far guests plan to venture out and how hungry they are, tours take about 2 hours on average.
1. Leonard’s Bakery
“Leonard’s is another icon here and most don’t know that it was invented from a marketing idea for Fat Tuesday. Lenny, who is the grandson of Leonard, has really kept up the tradition of this establishment. You can’t find malasadas like these anywhere else in the world.”
2. Rainbow Drive-In
“One of the first plate-lunch restaurants in Hawai‘i, it’s the spot you go to afer a great day of surfing or the place you grab your plate lunch before you go beach. Rainbow’s, as everyone calls it, has been around a long
time, and the long lines are a sign that the place isn’t going anywhere soon.”
3. Foodland
“Foodland poke has become one of the island favorites. These guys pump out poke by the ton and they don’t hold back on the taste. Fresh ‘ahi, amazing recipes, and lots of choices.”
4. Waiola Shave Ice
“ Waiola’s Shave Ice, which has a true momand-pop store feel, has been around since 1940, and I’ve been going there since I was in high school. It has really evolved into what it is today.”
5. Side Street Inn
“ A local watering hole that has an amazing kitchen. The menu here is a great example of the different nationalities within Hawai‘i, all blended together. From its poke to kalbi ribs to fried pork chops, it’s a local’s must.”
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While you’re waiting for your tour, fuel up with a treat like Magnolia Ice Cream & Treat’s tropical flavors or Burger Hale’s milkshake and shave ice combo at The Street.
book
food tour with Lanai, visit Slingshot Hawaii on the first floor at International Market Place.
5. NOW WITH TWO LOCATIONS, WAIOLA SHAVE ICE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1940.
3. KALBI RIBS IS A MUST TRY AT SIDE STREET INN.
4. FOODLAND SERVES FRESH ‘AHI POKE DAILY.
Scents and Sensibility
A writer hunts for a signature perfume through International Market Place’s finest fragrance houses.
“Grapefruit,” says Kira, plucking a bottle from the gleaming row of perfumes at Jo Malone London. “It makes you feel young.”
The shop is well-lit, well-spaced, well-shined glass. It emits confidence, elegance, and, well, fragrance. The same could be said for the assistant manager, Kira, with her sleekly tailored black suit and unwavering attention. Kira is a woman who knows her scent, and who she is.
Which, incidentally, is Nectarine Blossom & Honey. “I’m a diehard,” she says. Years, months, and seasons have come and gone for Kira, but through it all Nectarine Blossom & Honey has remained, with its top notes of sweet cassis and its warm acacia-honey heart, fruity peach base, and resonance of vetiver. Nectarine Blossom & Honey, through the good times and the bad. Oh, to know thyself so.
I fumble with the vials, grasping ignorantly at familiar words—peony, yes, we’ve met before, and oh, sage, I see you there! “It’s all about how fragrances make you feel,” Kira says. To begin identifying this, she matches personalities with those of the oils,
NATALIE SCHACK | SAMANTHA FEYEN | JORDAN HIGA
1. FRAGRANCE FROM JO MALONE LONDON
aided by handy cards offering flowery, enigmatic adjectives that describe each scent. Are you the unflustered mellow of English Pear & Freesia? Or dewy and luminous like the Wild Bluebell? At Jo Malone London, each scent features one or two specific oils—like a flower, fruit, spice, or wood—making for an apothecary-like, encyclopedic catalogue of offerings. Pomegranate, cedarwood, lavender, basil ... the list goes on.
But of this vast, crystal-encased garden: Who am I? While the smell is divine, I certainly don’t see myself as “luxurious and opulent” like Peony & Blush Suede. As much as I keep sniffing at Earl Grey & Cucumber, I am not sure if I am “reviving and refined” either. Is my scent the scent my gut responded to, my visceral soul mate? Or is it a cognitive match, one thought carefully through? Am I trying to reject my learned associations—the geographic evocations of orange blossom, the masculine comparisons of tobacco, the festive, holiday warmth of cinnamon? Or am I embracing them?
I take to the internet for answers. According to perfumer Barnabé Fillion—the mind behind some of Aēsop’s most brilliantly alluring fragrances—perfume is about being in the moment and not thinking too much about it, or so he told
fragrance website We Wear Perfume.
“I feel like Aēsop generally has very meaningful intention in everything they do,” agrees Aēsop shopkeeper Monica. She has a tousled, dark lob, wears a charcoal cardigan, and sports Doc Martens. There’s an edge to her, but also an unpolished, bohemian air. Her scents, she says, change with her moods. She tends to favor the dark drama of the Hwyl eau de parfum, with its smokiness and cypress, to the airiness of Tacit—but bounces between them when she sees fit, layering fragrances and even brands when the whim strikes. She wears her perfume the way Penny Lane lives her live in Almost Famous: instinctively, stylishly, unconventionally, and with great emotion.
Is my perfume, then, who I want to be, which is wild like the fiery Moroccan sunset, replete with sharp, evocative spices, embodied in the Aēsop scent Marrakech? Or is my scent who I truly am, like Hwyl: fixed and rooted, introspective and internalizing; a moss-covered temple, an ancient forest, sitting silent for hundreds of years.
If it takes a lifetime to define who one is, it takes two to find the scent to embody it.
At Saks Fifh Avenue’s Tom Ford counter, I encounter the widest, most
2. FRAGRANCE FROM A Ē SOP
interesting range of scents. Sales associate Angel points me toward celebrity signatures: Drake’s Tuscan Leather and the Tobacco Vanille that was once worn by both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. “On a man, the tobacco comes out; on a woman, the vanilla,” she says.
The flasks are mini-luxuries. On the far lef, a gradient of deep blue and aquamarine bottles bear the names and scents of grand Mediterranean vacation destinations and give off hints of exotic citruses and the sea. Opaque black bottles to the right house the coffee-laced Café Rose and moody Plum Japonais. And, of course, Oud Wood—God, do the perfumers of the world love oud, that richly scented fragrance reminiscent of the Middle East, which smells like something the three kings would have set at baby Jesus’ feet.
Angel layers Soleil Blanc and Orchid Soleil on me, her own go-to blend. I am caught off-guard by the fragrances of Tom Ford. His idea of the sun, apparently, is less a blazing yellow heat than it is an enduring amber. His orchid is less a conservatory’s thick curtain of flowers and more a single stem, nodding in a bud vase, sitting in a window on some lazy mid-morning.
I wear the mixture out of the store, head over heels in love, until the moment I lose it. Suddenly, the Tom Ford fragrances are indistinguishable, mixed up with every other odor hanging about—a dash of Oud Minérale on my purse, perhaps, or that Soleil di Positano I spritzed. The infatuation is over, replaced by unfaithful thoughts: Remember Aēsop’s Hwyl? Remember how unplaceable, how elusive it was? What about Jo Malone’s Orris and Sandalwood? That “compelling” duo of earthy expressions, made from the root of the violet?
“Sometimes,” says Kira, “scents choose the person.”
3. TOM FORD FRAGRANCE FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
it takes two
L ON JOHNELLE
ILLESTEVA CAT EYE SUNGLASSES, $230, ALEXANDER WANG LEOPARD PRINT FANNY PACK, $695, MARC JACOBS DENIM JACKET, $550, AND CROPPED JEAN, $250, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE ON TAMIKO
ILLESTEVA CAT EYE SUNGLASSES, $230, ALEXANDER WANG LEATHER FANNY PACK, $550, MARC JACOBS CROPPED DENIM JACKET, $395, AND JEAN, $250, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
R THE SUNBRELLA, $40–$50, CLUTCH, $69, BOTH FROM ISLAND HOLI
IJFKE RIDGLEY | ARA LAYLO | HMB SALON | JOHNELLE ANDERSON & TAMIKO HOBBS
ANCIENT GREEK SANDALS LEATHER WEDGES, $280, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
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@saks
@islandholi
ON TAMIKO
DIOR HIT SUNGLASSES, $350, DRIES VAN NOTEN PEN INK SHIRT, $490, AND PERRY DENIM PANT, $495, NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD BEYA MULE, $495, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
ON JOHNELLE PLUSH FAUX FUR JACKET, $495, VINCE
DIOR QUAKE SUNGLASSES, $415, DRIES VAN NOTEN JERSEY TURTLENECK, $220, AND JACQUARD PANTS, $685, NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD BEYA MULE, $495, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
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@vince
@saks
L ON JOHNELLE
PROENZA SCHOULER PLEATED TIGER
MIDI SKIRT, $895, AND PRINTED TISSUE JERSEY SHIRT $325, BOTH FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, ON TAMIKO
VINCE SATIN CAMI, $195, AND METALLIC CROP PANT, $295, BOTH FROM VINCE
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DIOR CLUB VISOR, $385, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
ADIDAS X FARM PINEAPPLE SWEATSHIRT, $75, AND SHORTS, $30, BOTH FROM ZUMIEZ
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DIOR CLUB VISOR, $385, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
ADIDAS X FARM WINDBREAKER JACKET, $90, AND PINEAPPLE LEGGINGS, $40, BOTH FROM ZUMIEZ
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GUCCI OVERSIZED SUNGLASSES, $375, ALEXANDER WANG LEOPARD
PRINT FANNY PACK, $695, AND CULT
LOGO PANT, $325, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
HULA CAT SHIRT, $31, CRAZY SHIRTS
ON JOHNELLE
GUCCI OVERSIZED SUNGLASSES, $375, ALEXANDER WANG LEATHER FANNY PACK, $550, AND FAUX TIE DENIM SHORT, $395, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
@crazyshirts L ON TAMIKO
SHAVE ICE CAT SHIRT, $29, CRAZY SHIRTS
R ON JOHNELLE
L*SPACE JET SETTER HAT, $64, MIKOH RASH GUARD, $112, SOLID AND STRIPED KATIE BOTTOM, $78, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
ON TAMIKO
L*SPACE JET SETTER HAT, $64, SOLID AND STRIPED NINA ONE PIECE, $168, MCM ILSE CANVAS SHOPPER, $550, ALL FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
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ON TAMIKO CHLOÉ HEART SUNGLASSES, $400, OPENING CEREMONY BODY CON DRESS, $325, BOTH FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
WHITE MOTT CHAIN SHOULDER BAG, $278, MICHAEL MICHAEL KORS
ON JOHNELLE CHLOÉ OCTAGON SUNGLASSES, $400, T BY ALEXANDER WANG
JERSEY DRESS, $295, BOTH FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
BLACK MOTT CHAIN SHOULDER BAG, $248, MICHAEL MICHAEL KORS
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In Praise of Emma
A beloved queen’s achievements and adventures are honored through her legacy.
There is a type of chant for almost every facet of Queen Emma Kalanikaumaka‘amano Kaleleonālani Na‘ea Rooke’s life, from her storied origins to her lamented death. A queen of Hawai‘i and consort of King Kamehameha IV, she was beloved by her nation for her intrepidity and sense of righteousness. One needs only to hear a mele hō‘ihi, a chant of praise, in her name to understand exactly how she was respected. An excerpt of one such mele reads:
He inoa nou, e Kaleleokalani
Ke ali‘i k ū kapu, k ū lanakila
A he kila kohu ‘oe no ke aupuni
A he lei kaimana no Hawai‘i
A name song for you Kaleleokalani
A chiefess who stands in sacredness, stands victorious
You are a fitting symbol for the nation
And a necklace of diamonds for Hawai‘i
Then there are mele māka‘ika‘i, or, travel chants, which recall the queen’s fearlessness during her adventures around the islands. They
愛され続ける女王の業績と冒 険を称えます。
tell of her expeditions into the Wai‘anae Mountain Range on O‘ahu, within the forests of Haleakalā on Maui—even a treacherous horseback ride up Maunakea on Hawai‘i Island. Many mele māka‘ika‘i were inspired by a famous trip to Kaua‘i during which the queen braved the Alaka‘i Swamp and trekked, mostly on foot, 4,000 feet up the slippery slopes of Wai‘ale‘ale, the highest peak on the island.
Chanters of mele makena lament the two great sorrows of the queen’s life: the deaths of her son, Prince Albert Kamehameha, the crown prince of Hawai‘i who was but a child at the time of his passing in 1862, and her husband, King Kamehameha IV, only a year later. Imagery of heavy rainstorms and loneliness in these mele illustrate the depths of the nation’s sorrow at the loss of its leaders.
During Emma’s 1874 candidacy for the throne against David Kalākaua just over ten years afer those tragedies, chanters’ focus had shifed from mourning to galvanizing. Mele kālai‘āina, or, political chants, proclaim the queen’s
virtuousness and affirm her royal ancestry, asserting her rightful place as ruling monarch of Hawai‘i.
Perhaps the most common theme in each chant about Queen Emma, no matter the type, is her commitment to her people and their wellbeing. The mele hō‘ihi above goes on to extoll her:
I makua ho‘i ‘oe no ka lehulehu No n ā maka‘ā inana ho‘i a pau Hea aku m ā kou ho‘ola‘i ‘oe Kaleleon ā lani kou inoa
You are like a parent to the people For all of the citizens indeed We call out to you, you pause and enjoy Kaleleon ā lani is your name
Institutions the queen established stand as physical manifestations of that commitment. ‘Iolani School and St. Andrew’s Priory in Honolulu are testaments to her concern for the educational needs of her people. Perhaps her most famous contribution is The Queen’s Medical Center, formerly known as The Queen’s Hospital, created to heal the ailing Native Hawaiian population. At her request, in 1859, King Kamehameha IV signed legislation to establish the hospital. Though the queen was not directly involved with the politics of the hospital’s founding, she was active
in fundraising for it; she hosted benefit performances and fairs, and even took it upon herself to go door-to-door with the king to collect pledges from businesspeople, professionals, and diplomats. The royal couple exceeded their goals, raising a considerable sum of $13,530 in just one month. Today, the establishment is the largest private hospital in the state.
There is even a piece of Queen Emma’s legacy at the International Market Place. The land beneath the famous sprawl of shops and eateries is one of the most valuable assets of Queen Emma Land Company, a nonprofit organization established to advance healthcare in Hawai‘i. Revenues generated from the International Market Place directly support Queen Emma’s vision of healthcare in the islands, providing a sustainable source of income for The Queen’s Medical Center and funding initiatives like the 2014 opening of The Queen’s Medical Center West O‘ahu.
Perhaps the queen’s song to her people was one of love and care—infrastructure created and lands bequeathed to ensure the enrichment of her people long afer she was gone. In return, she is immortalized in mele that resound in the hearts of generations past, present, and future.
Sea of Flavor
When the seafood tower arrives at tables at StripSteak Waikiki, the restaurant’s goal is to amaze. The two-tiered tower brims with decadent seafood, from Alaskan king crab legs to oysters to succulent shrimp.
The part that is actually amazing? Much of it is sourced locally.
“We are lucky to be located in the middle of the Pacific and surrounded by the ocean’s bounty,” says executive chef Jamie Zager. “We strive to always showcase the freshest local fish and the bright delicious flavors that Hawai‘i has become known for.”
A robust culinary movement sources from local waters to capture the islands’ freshest flavors for diners. 地元ハワイの水系から調達する、一番新鮮な味覚を
StripSteak’s seafood tower, for example, features Kona lobster, local ‘ahi, and oysters raised in an ancient Hawaiian fishpond at Kualoa Ranch. The restaurant also serves kampachi (Almaco jack) farm-raised in the Kona region of Hawai‘i Island, shrimp grown on Kaua‘i, and ‘ahi fresh from the Honolulu Fish Auction, all paired with locally grown produce.
CATHERINE TOTH FOX | SAMANTHA FEYEN AND COURTESY OF STRIPSTEAK WAIKIKI AND HERRINGBONE
SEAFOOD TOWER FROM STRIPSTEAK
“Our menu reflects the best of local ingredients, and we are fortunate enough to showcase the importance of supporting local farmers and their products,” Zager says.
While the islands are surrounded by an ocean abundant in fish and other edible marine creatures, the state actually imports the bulk of its seafood. The average commercial consumption of seafood in Hawai‘i between 2000 and 2009 was 38.9 million pounds per year, and only 37 percent of that came from local waters. As with other states, Hawai‘i consumers want more variety than is available locally, including Alaskan king crab and wild-caught salmon, which fuels the demand for imported seafood.
But local restaurants, like those at the Grand Lānai at the International Market Place, are commited to using the freshest, highest-quality ingredients, which includes locally sourced seafood.
Gary Tamashiro, who was named executive chef at Herringbone Waikiki in August 2018, grew up fishing on O‘ahu. Recently, he drove to Hale‘iwa to fish for halalū, also known as young akule or big-eyed scad. “Being in Hawai‘i, we want
to utilize and showcase local seafood,” he says. “Sometimes it’s hard or it’s pricey ... but it’s very important for us to use the freshest ingredients, and we want the best.”
When oysters from Kualoa Ranch are available, Herringbone serves them during its popular Oyster Hour (from 4 to 6 p.m. daily), when oysters on the half shell are just $2 each. The ranch grows these Pacific saltwater oysters in its 153-acre Hawaiian fishpond, Moli‘i, which can hold around 50,000 of the mollusks at a time.
“Oh my God, they’re so good,” Tamashiro raves. “It’s got a really great flavor. It’s like eating a fresh melon, the texture, and it’s not very salty.”
The restaurant also serves a fresh catch of the day that is seared with the skin on and served with a citrus-miso glaze and an assortment of vegetables.
“It’s funny, we have salmon on the menu and it actually sells a lot because visitors might be afraid to explore and try the fresh, local fish,” he says. “But if you come to Hawai‘i, you gotta try these things.”
The menu at Eating House 1849, a restaurant
concept by James Beard Award-winning local chef Roy Yamaguchi, is packed with local seafood including prawns from Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i Island abalone. Much of the fish—‘ahi, monchong, opah, kampachi, mahimahi—is locally sourced, too.
The most popular dish featuring local seafood is its chirashi bowl, which combines ‘ahi and kampachi with local carrots and romaine lettuce atop a bed of somen noodles, everything dressed with a truffle-ponzu sauce.
“It’s always important to support local seafood and ingredients, which helps Hawai‘i communities grow,” says Eating House 1849’s executive chef, Randy Bangloy, who loves working with local opah because of its versatility. “I’m surprised about the quality, texture, and taste of local seafood and how it changes throughout the year.”
Zager, who hails from the East Coast of the United States, agrees. “I was surprised that there is such an abundance of local seafood to work with here on O‘ahu,” he says. “At times, I don’t know what to highlight, so I just highlight everything! We are very blessed.”
HONOLULU MUSEUM
The birthday of King Kal ā kaua, November 16, FREE museum admission for kama‘ā ina with Hawai‘i ID.
Slingshot Hawaii Tours and Rentals
Zipcar (Located on Level 5 Parking) Currency Exchange International Avis Budget
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DINING
STRIPSTEAK
By James Beard Award Winner, Michael Mina, StripSteak is Mina’s take on the traditional steakhouse, featuring the finest cuts of meat and seafood.
EATING HOUSE 1849
By James Beard Award Winner Roy Yamaguchi, Eating House 1849 blends fresh, locally sourced foods with haute cuisine in an homage to Hawai‘i’s culinary heritage.
GOMA TEI
This eatery features Japanese ramen noodles, homemade broths, and its specialty, Tan Tan Ramen.
KONA GRILL
Kona Grill offers diverse selections of modern American appetizers and entrees and an extensive selection of award-winning sushi. Menu items are prepared from scratch and incorporate more than 40 signature sauces and dressings.
FLOUR & BARLEY
This modern Italian restaurant features a unique spin on a traditional pizzeria and also has an exceptional, curated cocktail program.
HERRINGBONE
Filled with a sense of nautical whimsy, Herringbone features coastal cuisine with an emphasis on line-caught seafood and high-quality meats.
Featuring fresh coastal Mexican by James Beard Awardwinning Chefs Hugo Ortega and Michael Mina.
THE STREET FOOD HALL
A bustling collection of culinary experiences carefully curated by Chef Michael Mina featuring a collection of stations and cuisines that reflect a global perspective.
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CUSTOMER AMENITIES
Customer Service Desk
Located near the Kūhiō Avenue entrance, our staff is available during all mall hours to assist with shopping and dining information, events, transportation, local information, and more. You can also text your questions to (808) 201-0740.
Currency Exchange International
Currency Exchange International specializes in foreign currency exchange. Visit their location at the Customer Service Desk for all your currency exchange needs.
Charley’s Taxi
Need a ride? Charley’s Taxi is safe, secure, and fast. Just visit the valet station on Level 3 for taxi assistance.
Hawaii Jeep Tours
Discover the islands in a totally different way with Hawaii Jeep Tours intimate tours for 2-4 people. Customized, open-air Safari Jeeps allow you to drop the top, soak up the sun, and enjoy Hawai‘i!
Slingshot Hawaii
Cruise the island in a Polaris three-wheeled Slingshot vehicle for a two-person self-guided or guided tour with specialized routes such as beach, waterfall, coastal, and foodie to pick from. Visit the Slingshot Hawaii desk next to Customer Service on Level 1 to reserve your unique ride.
Rent A Car
Avis, Budget & Zipcar rentals lets you explore the island at your own pace with great rates and exciting rides, including jeeps and convertibles to let you take in the Hawai‘i skies. Located at the Customer Service Desk.
Hawaii.Com
Enjoy Hawai‘i’s many exciting activities and tours by visiting the interactive “Hawaii.Com” digital display located near the Customer Service Desk on Level 1. Book your island adventure today! Text FUN to 43766 to book directly from your mobile device.
HAPPY HOUR ON THE GRAND LANAI
We’ve taken happy hour to the next level. From 3-5 PM daily, enjoy special happy hour prices on appetizers and drinks at participating Grand L ā nai restaurants.
