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Last week began with the arraignment of Imelda Marcos, who left her Hawaiian retreat to plead not guilty to charges that she and her husband, the deposed Philippine President, embezzled $103 million from their nation's treasury. Mrs. Marcos could give Bette Midler tips on making an entrance. She swept into U.S. district court in nothing less bewitching than a floor-length turquoise gown, a silk-and-chiffon terno that is traditional Philippine wear. As she hoisted her presence up the courthouse steps, packs of demonstrators reared up to denounce her as the bloodsucker of the Philippine people. One woman...
...brothers who filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Dallas last week were no down-and-outers. The long list of possessions mentioned in the filing included Hawaiian real estate, half interest in a Vail, Colo., ski lodge, two Cadillacs, a Mercedes-Benz and a 13,649-piece Byzantine coin collection. But the petitioners, oil heirs Nelson Bunker and Herbert Hunt, realized that their fabled wealth -- still about $1 billion even after many years of financial setbacks -- was in danger of being wiped out by their burgeoning legal problems...
...disciple Bart Prince, to whom the urban fabric of Los Angeles owes some gratitude: the green bulk that rises beside the La Brea Tar Pits has been toned down from Goff's original sketches. It no longer flaunts pseudo-Aztec mosaic panels; its tower, which looked like a Hawaiian chief's headdress clapped on top of a random-rubble grotto, has been pruned; and the millions of little round mother-of-pearl tiles, like sequins, that were meant to encrust its inside columns have been replaced by cream plaster. Connoisseurs of Goff will also miss the grace notes...
Although Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize, were not on hand, the posh Hawaiian resort that opened last week could well be named Fantasy Island. The new Hyatt Regency in Waikoloa on the main island of Hawaii offers luxury accommodations for $195 to $375 a night. For $325 extra, guests can train for a day under a professional driver, then suit up for a mock Grand Prix auto race along the coastline. Those who seek Hemingway-style adventures can hunt wild Russian boar and Longhorn bull on an island safari...
Come Friday nights, the boisterous gang congregates at the neighboring bars, the Hawaiian, the Whistle Stop or the Red Lion (a pseudo pub), to swap leg- pulling tales and practice one-upmanship by inventing sidesplitter headlines. Billy Burt, editor of the Examiner, proffers the classic example of HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR as the quintessence of a tabloid art form. Balfour opts for convolution: THE TOASTER POSSESSED BY THE DEVIL or, better, THE DOG THAT SHOT ITS OWNER. All voice serious concern that unimaginative headlines -- GIRL, 11, BECOMES GRANDMOTHER -- are replacing zany eye-catchers -- CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS USED MAP PREPARED...