Plants take stage in night of fashion
The Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i will present a unique evening of foliage, fashion and food from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Kapiolani Community College’s ‘Ohi‘a Building at 4303 Diamond Head Road, highlighted by a Runway Plant Show.
The show will spotlight 60 native and non-native plants for the urban landscape, as well as clothing designed by juniors and seniors in the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’ apparel product design and merchandising program. The models’ hair and makeup will be done by cosmetology students from Honolulu Community College.
The event will also include locally grown food prepared by culinary arts students from Kapiolani Community College and entertainment by IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre.
The aim of the Runway Plant Show is to introduce diversity to landscape architects, who often dictate which plants nurseries grow. According to LICH President Chris Dacus, "This can lead to overuse of certain plants, which is not only monotonous, but it can also be dangerous to rely too heavily on a limited suite of plants that could be devastated by new diseases or insect pests.
"We want to entice landscape architects to think about adding different plants to their palette, including more native Hawaiian plants."
A silent auction of rare native plants will benefit the Lyon Arboretum and Waimea Botanical Garden.
Tickets are $25, available online at 2013runway.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.hawaii- scape.com.
Valerie Joseph shop moves to new spot
The Valerie Joseph boutique is moving from its location on the mauka ground level of Ala Moana Center to the makai ground-level space formerly occupied by The Slipper House.
Closing day for the current store is June 30, so to make moving easier, a "Crazy Bag Lady" sale is underway, with 50 percent off all bags and a "buy two, get the third item for $1" sale for all regular-priced items.
Call 942-5258 for more information.
Honolulu Cookie Co. selling sweet charm
A cookie shop isn’t the first place you’d shop for accessories, but Honolulu Cookie Co., corresponding with the shape of its gourmet shortbread cookie, has come up with a pineapple-shaped charm to dress up cellphones and handbags with a touch of the islands.
The silver alloy charm is about an inch high with a 3 1/2-inch cord, and is priced at $5.95.
