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...Case in point: at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, a nine-hectare mega-resort at the western end of Waikiki Beach, a 25-story tower opening in May will house a 3,900-sq-m spa and "wellness center." One of its main attractions: a state-of-the-art Electron Beam Tomography scanner, the first of its kind to be installed in a resort setting. This $2 million machine works with high-resolution ultrasound and other space-age diagnostic tools to detect early signs of heart disease and cancer. For around $8,000 per person, anyone whose stock portfolio hasn...
...that's rich for your budget, consider a more down-to-earth approach to personal pampering at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki's new Na Ho'ola Spa. For the facility, which opened last April, Hyatt engaged practitioners of the traditional Hawaiian art of lomi lomi, an indigenous form of therapeutic massage, to add local flavor to the list of available treatments. Top it off with a full-body seaweed masque or ti leaf wrap and you'll achieve a delightfully warm and squishy state, rather like something on the menu at last night's luau...
...better place to dip into Honolulu's rich culinary melting pot than the cozy, contemporary dining room at Chef Mavro, tel: (808) 944-4714. George Mavrothalassitis, a charming Frenchman of Greek ancestry, made his name in the islands as executive chef of La Mer at the venerable Halekulani on Waikiki Beach, and later at the Four Seasons Resort on Maui. In 1998, Mavrothalassitis launched his signature restaurant a few minutes away from Waikiki, serving a meticulous marriage of local seafood and produce with diverse continental and Asian influences, all presented in fine classical French style. Prix fixe menus range from...
...town. Or catch the free Kodak Hula Show at Kapiolani Park, a fun 63-year-old institution recently saved from extinction by the charitable Hogan Family Foundation. And whatever your budget, generous portions of sun, sand and surf are free for all along the seductively kitschy, crowded shores of Waikiki...
...error is to be made, let it be made for the sake of mercy. As for the protesters: Let them eat daffodils. BEVERLY KAI Waikiki, Hawaii...