Here's thinking outside the box!

One of our RSVPstyle experts, broker extraordinaire Kay Mukaigawa of Primary Properties, decided to hold a sunset broker’s open at one of her mega-listings on Kahala Avenue.


How to attract nearly 100 Realtors and brokers to this event? Have a fashion show! Even more creative thinking: Kay’s models were Realtors from a variety of companies. Six in all graced the runway—oops, I mean staircase and hallway!


Fun, flirtatious and funky fashions were provided by In My Closet in Kahala Mall. The jewelry was by Riches, the fabulous accessory kiosk in the same mall, and the shoes were provided by Stuart Weitzman in Ala Moana Center.

And to make it all come together, Kay needed an emcee with a big mouth and a passion for fashion, so of course she asked moi. It was a lot of fun. Everybody noshed on appetizers, enjoyed the fashion show and took in the beautiful Mediterranean-style home, with its handmade wrought iron railings, movie theater, luxurious master bedroom and guest suites and waterfall and swimming pool.

Here’s a sneak peek at this fabulous $6.5 million house: www.4902KahalaAve.com

I had a blast getting the girls to work that runway, and even I was outfitted and had the accessories to boot, so of course I couldn’t resist the opportunity to strut my stuff too! A beautiful setting, fun and fashion—what a great combination!

Our day in the sun

I’m sure this will come as no surprise to many of you, but I’m not a golfer. I don’t like the sun, I’m not athletic, and chasing a little white ball around for half the day is not my idea of fun. However, supporting good friends and a great cause and having some mojitos sounds like a party to me!

Last weekend, Kay Mukaigawa and Nelson Oyadomari of Primary Properties and Primary Residential Mortgage held their annual MDA golf tournament. Lissa and I attended last year as guests; this year we decided to sponsor one of the holes.

We were on the seventh hole—don’t ask me what green that is or whatever—but it was a nice, shady spot to serve up drinks … with style!

It was a hot afternoon, absolutely perfect for some nice, cool libations. We served up virgin mojitos and mango mojitos—yum! Cheers to Sommer Meyer, regional sales manager of Bacardi USA, for providing us with the amazing mojito mixers. All we had to do was get pitchers and mix a part of this with a part of that, squeeze in some fresh lime and mint, pour it over ice, and voila, we had our mojitos!

So when people came up to our table, we offered up drinks and asked them to hit the boogie button. When they hit it, it played Shake Your Groove Thing. We were having fun!

We even had Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona stop by our booth, one of the very few who passed on our mojitos! Maybe he had to work right after.

We had a great time getting to know the golfers and heckling them on their golf swings. But the highlight for me was when one of the teams came by and said, Hey, do any one of you want to hit for us? I was like Yeah! Lissa golfs! And I snapped this shot of her drive.

And although I’m no golfer, their appreciative wow must mean she’s pretty good!

A whirlwind of a weekend

I’m not talking about the weather! First thing this past Saturday morning, Lissa, Kara and I were at John Dominis for KSSK radio’s Perry and Price show. I was being interviewed about our $30,000 Style My Room contest. We had their breakfast buffet—yummy, but not nearly as good as their Sunday brunch!

That show is always a fun time. Mike and Larry are the old pros and Sweetie Pacarro has the perfect name—she’s an absolute sweetheart. Their antics are always the same but nevertheless, they always put a smile on your face!

That evening, Lissa was part of the Coronation Ball for the new Narcissus Queen. It’s their 60th anniversary, so they had all the former queens in attendance and actually walking the runway. Lissa is a Narcissus Queen from many, many, MANY years ago! (I won’t tell you how many or she’ll kill me.) But she still looked good, she worked that runway in her black evening gown! I must say, she could still be a Narcissus Queen today—if you squint your eyes really hard! Just kidding, Lissa!

Sunday was the final day of the Sony Open. We walked the course and ended up at The Honolulu Advertiser’s Skybox. They had great food and most importantly, a great view right on the 18th green. I was there for a lot of the day, but we had to stay until late to see the hometown favorite, Tadd Fujikawa, end the tournament. I know he was a little disappointed, but he still made all of Hawaii proud.

The moment Tadd was done, there was a mass exodus. Lissa and I ran out of there because we had a 6:00 dinner with two of our advertisers, Kay Mukaigawa of Primary Properties and Ann Isobe of Reneux Spa. We had gift certificates from Morton’s. Loved the crab cakes—my favorite! There was a little business involved, but mostly we had fun. We ended the evening at Menchie’s yogurt, which is a build-it-yourself yogurt bar with lots of yummy ingredients.

Lissa and I both had our cameras, but somehow didn’t take any pictures at Morton’s or Menchie’s. I don’t know if we were just exhausted from our whirlwind of a weekend or were just too preoccupied with the food—probably a little bit of both!