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HAWAI‘I’S FAVORITE MEDIA SURVEY By Kelli Shiroma Braiotta What’s your favorite hobby?
O CrossDressing
n occasion, I have been told that people like the way I dress — that they like my style. Even my daughter’s boyfriend has said I have “swag.” Nat-
urally, I’m quite flattered by this. I don’t feel as though I do anything special; I simply dress the way that I like and use what makes me feel comfortable.
I do tend to dress against the “island norm,” however, and have been told I have “sprezzatura.” Google it. I’m pretty sure my style comes from my parents. My mom was a seamstress who worked in her family’s tailor shop in Japan along with her brother. And my dad, while in the Army, was in the Counterintelligence Corps (CIC), so he rarely wore a uniform. Rather, he dressed like Don Draper from Mad Men. I still have some of his ties and jackets, which never go out of style.
KARA TANAKA
Mililani, School Counselor
“I love to sing. It makes me happy and relaxes me when I’m stressed.”
XAVIER ARREDONDO
Honolulu, Private Contractor
“Playing video games because it allows me to not focus on all the things that stress me out, and it’s really fun.”
NADIA KOUCHI
Mililani, Cost Analyst
“Hiking. It’s an amazing feeling to be outside in nature and accomplishing a challenging hike. Plus, I get to spend quality time with my friends.”
KEITH UEHARA
Honolulu, Adventure Guide
“Shoreline fishing has been an obsession since childhood. I enjoy sharing the skills with others so they can catch dream fish like I do every week.”
And I’ve mentioned this before but I also worked at McInerny at Ala Moana selling clothes in the men’s de- partment. We had all the major design houses under one roof and clothed many of the local fashion plates.
A MINDFUL MOMENT
Alice Inoue
ICertainty In Chaos
often hear the following: “You always write exactly what I need to hear. Do you live in my head?”
I chuckle, but this is how I see it: Those who are more open to self-discovery will find their eyes on this column. Since my focus is on mindfulness, growth and new perspectives, my words remind you that you have options in every situation in life. You likely resonate because you’ve “vibed” your way into a community of readers who want to make life better for themselves and others.
What I write reminds you that you are in more control than you think you are. Feeling in control in a world that seems so chaotic gives one a sense of certainty.
alice@yourhappinessu.com
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That being said, I tend to take great care of how I dress, whether at work or in the public eye. However, there’s a first time for ev- erything and recently, I had an accidental fashion faux pas that erased my entire style reputation.
Going out in fashion flub style.
I guess there’s a first time and last time for everything. Take cars, for example. There have been the most stylish cars in the history of automobiles. But if you were born in the ’90s and beyond, you probably never heard of this car fad, nor seen one. I’m talking about car vinyl roofs.
I don’t know the true history of why they were so pop- ular, as in essence it was a “fake” convertible top. I just remember that it was the rage and we wanted our dad to buy a car with a vinyl roof, which he did just in time for me to use for junior/senior prom. It was a green Chevrolet Caprice with a black vinyl top.
Today, I wouldn’t be caught dead driving one of those, although it’s probably a collectors’ item and worth a mil- lion bucks. That brings me to my recent fashion faux pas. It was pointed out to me at work last week and gave ev- eryone the biggest laugh since forever. A picture is worth a thousand words and I have to “thank” MidWeek managing editor Nicole Monton for snapping this photo.
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