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Image by John Hook
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About The FORWARD Journal is a curated exploration of the people shaping Ward Village, a new coastal community in the heart of Honolulu. With a focus on artful living, innovative entrepreneurs, inspired design, and community stewards, this quarterly lifestyle publication reflects a thoughtful neighborhood grounded in its past but passionate about its future, a place for all.
Fuller creates his works with a Hasselblad 500 CM medium-format camera. “It actually was the first real camera I bought,� he says, though he lost the original to an ocean swell.
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Meditations on Blue Text by Anna Harmon | Portrait images by John Hook
Daniel Fuller’s existence as an established artist and professional surfer can be traced back to the deep blue sea
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“The ocean has given me everything in my life,” says Fuller. “My existence as a surfer directly transfers to my existence as an artist.”
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Shown here, and on the cover, are untitled works from Fuller’s Meditation on Blue exhibition. C-print face mounted to non-glare plexi. Ed. 3 + 2 A.P.
D
aniel Fuller—the surfer, the artist—
Ansel Adams’ moonscape photographs, Fuller
pursuits were in place long before his walk to
forgotten in the face of near-certain death. It
sits on a second-floor balcony
ventured out on a moonlit night to Rocky Point,
Rocky Point, even before his first exhibition six
was only after he surfaced through foaming
looking out at Pipeline on Oahu’s
Hasselblad camera in hand. His oceanscapes,
years ago (a solo show in the Chelsea district
water that he knew he would make it out,
North Shore. He is quick to smile, relaxed
however, are as equally a reference to Adams
of New York, at that). As a 15-year-old grom,
thoroughly scolded by the ocean but with a
in board shorts, with shoulder-length hair
as they are to abstract paintings by artist
Fuller met artist Julian Schnabel, who later
salvageable roll of film.
that is appropriately sun-bleached. From his
Mark Rothko. For Fuller, his camera is merely
encouraged Fuller to continue creating. “I
demeanor, it’s hard to tell that earlier that
a tool in “painting with light.”
went by his house and showed him my work,
to locations as much for their scenic hues
and he was like, this is something that is really
as for waves. “I saw this photo in National
day, he lost his heat at the Reef Hawaiian
After his epiphany on Oahu’s North
These days, Fuller dreams of heading
Pro in Haleiwa. “I ended up getting one
Shore, Fuller traveled back to the mainland
special,” Fuller says. When he was 16, fellow
Geographic of these guys in this little
of the best beatings of my life,” he says of
with a newfound zeal for artistic creation,
surfer Nathan Fletcher suggested he buy a
handmade fishing boat in Tanzania,” he says.
the session. “That’s the way it is—sometimes
flocking to as many museums, galleries,
point-and-shoot film camera to document his
“The gradation of the water there. … It was
you’re up, sometimes you’re down.” This is
and mentors as possible. Since then, he has
surfing travels; later, it was also Fletcher who
just unbelievable.” As his work becomes more
certainly true of the 32 year old from Kauai
garnered support and friendship from the likes
convinced him to buy a Hasselblad with his
abstract, driven by gradients, lines, and color,
who, the week before, won the HIC Pro at
of artist Richard Phillips and renowned curator
modest savings—the same type of camera
his rush will come from discovering the perfect
Sunset Beach. However, Fuller seems to come
Adam Lindemann. The first time Fuller met
Fuller shoots with today. As a young model
image amidst negatives of moonlit nights.
out on top in nearly every situation, from a
Lindemann was on Kauai, after an introduction
who hated the spotlight, Fuller quizzed
But no matter where his art career may lead
handful of modeling gigs, most recently as
by Phillips, when he showed him around the
world-renowned photographers on the sets of
him, Daniel Fuller the artist will also always
the face of Chanel, launched by the poorly
island’s north shore in true local surfer style.
fashion shoots for tips of the trade.
be Danny Fuller the surfer, and he is quick
received reality TV show North Shore, to his
The second time was back in New York,
career in surfing—he was sponsored at 10
when he showed Lindemann and his wife the
and surfing big waves, the most intense
a worldwide support system that goes back
years old after overcoming a debilitating
collection he had been working on for years.
moment he has ever had took place one
to his core group of friends from Kauai who
disease at age 7 that rendered him
The duo responded with resounding support,
night at Shark’s Cove, when he set up his
all set out to be pro surfers, and succeeded.
bedridden for an entire year.
helping him curate and present his most
Hasselblad to photograph what became
Then, of course, there is the ocean. “The
recent solo show, Meditation on Blue, at Dirt
several pieces in a group exhibition at
key subject matter of my work is the ocean.
enabled Fuller to travel the world, and,
Gallery in Wainscott, New York. Through this
Murphy and Dine Gallery in New York in
If you look at it now, there’s a life force,
unexpectedly, realize his path as an artist.
gallery, interior designer Tony Ingrao, who is
2010, including an eerie green image with
there’s energy there. The ocean has given me
“Anywhere I am in the world, if conditions
from Manhattan’s Upper East Side, learned
rushing whites and menacing dark coral. “We
everything in my life,” he says. “My existence
permit, I will be on the beach somewhere
of Fuller’s work, and passed his name to the
got down there, and it looked like a scene out
as a surfer directly transfers to my existence as
between 12 midnight and five in the morning,”
Howard Hughes team at Ward Village. They,
of Fantasia with waves,” he recalls. “Waves
an artist.”
he says. The moon is essential, as is the
in turn, selected 10 of his images to hang on
were detonating like 50 feet in the air.” He
ocean, to his creations, which are abstract
the walls of hallways and offices throughout
set up his camera a safe distance back, then
and enchanting—otherworldly reimaginings
their information center at the former IBM
driven by adrenaline, moved closer and
of coastlines and surf breaks. This all began
building back on Oahu.
closer until suddenly, a huge set of swells was
His pursuit of the best waves has
seven years ago in Hawai‘i, when, inspired by
But the building blocks of Fuller’s artistic
Of all his encounters behind the camera
upon him. He clung to the reef, his equipment
to acknowledge the sport as his foundation,
San Diego Court House designed by Richard Meier & Partners
An Architectural Pivot WA R D V I L L A G E S H A P E S A N E W C O N V E R S A T I O N A B O U T H O N O L U L U ’ S B U I LT C I T Y Text by Lisa Yamada
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Rendering of Ward Village, looking west.
A
rchitecture, at its best, has the capacity to inspire,
Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our
Johnson (called “the godfather of modern architecture” by
evoke emotion, and incite awe with structures that
own civilization.” Understanding this impact of architecture on
Vanity Fair) to tears upon his seeing it for the first time in 1998,
bend, twist, soar—defy gravity and imagination. Even
a city, The Howard Hughes Corporation looks to rejuvenate
was in town to talk with the Howard Hughes team (a rumor
at its worst—staid containers made up of four walls and a roof—
the coastline with its development of the 60 acres known as
Vanderboom could not confirm).
architecture remains the most powerful of art forms. It defines
Ward Village. “When you look at a lot of the great cities
the world in which we live, the rooms in which we work, and
around the world, there is a diversity of buildings,” says Nick
a city,” notes University of Hawai‘i School of Architecture
the spaces in which we play. In Hawai‘i, there has been a
Vanderboom, The Howard Hughes Corporation’s senior vice
professor Kazi Ashrah, whose urban design class explored the
dearth of beautiful, impactful architecture over the last few
president of development for Ward Village. “Our goal is to
future of areas around four projected rail stations, including
decades. In a list of Honolulu’s best architecture, assembled by
bring the best talent from around the world and pair them with
the Ward Village area. “At best, they can bring a new iconic
Honolulu Magazine in 2012 and decided by 13 of the island’s
the best talent here to create something that has never been
silhouette to the city, perhaps a new image in the branding
most accomplished architects, only one building from the
brought to Hawai‘i before. It’s their own reaction to the context
of the city. … Unless that is modulated with … a care for the
1990s made the cut (First Hawaiian Center, built by New York-
that will create something special here.”
city literally at the street level, in which it is more about a
based Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in 1996). The remaining
Firms that have been tapped for Ward Village projects
“Towers are fine and good, but they alone do not make
horizontal connectivity, the life of the pedestrian, and a set
eight nominees ranged in dates from 1927 (Honolulu Museum
include James K.M. Cheng, whose walkable waterfront
of rich relations and experiences, the towers can be just that:
of Art by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and Hardie Phillips
communities helped create the style of architecture known as
towers, a whole bunch of stunning Titanics floating aimlessly in
out of New York) to 1968 (Hawai‘i State Capitol Building, a
Vancouverism; Richard Meier, known as much for his civic
a sea of unremarkableness.”
joint project between San Francisco’s John Carl Warnecke and
spaces (The Getty Center in Los Angeles) as his coastal single-
Honolulu’s Belt, Lemmon & Lo).
family homes; and most recently, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, a
important to each architect, as well as to Ward Village, is a
favorite of the late Steve Jobs, which has designed more than
sensitivity to the context, and each remains dedicated to build
overlook the built city that snakes its way through verdant
30 Apple retail stores (including the iconic glass cube on Fifth
structures that are mindful of the environments that cradle them.
mountain ridges down to dazzling coastlines. But, as Frank
Avenue in New York City). There was even talk that Frank
In designing the Ward Village Gateway project, Michael
Lloyd Wright once said, “The mother art is architecture.
Gehry, whose Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao brought Philip
Palladino, a principal designer at Richard Meier & Partners
In a place as stunning as Hawai‘i, it can be easy to
Despite the variation in architectural styles, what is
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Top: Rendering of building facade on Auahi St; left: rendering of residential tower Waiea, which translates to “water of life,” and whose design was inspired by Hawaiian fishing god Ku‘ulakai; right: rendering of the Village Green, a four-acre park.
Architects, says the firm looked to maps of Oahu from the
the district, from the rail stop at Halekauwila down to Kewalo
1880s for inspiration. The design of their buildings—one a tall,
Basin Harbor.
Vanderboom, “is the fact that you can make people’s lives
thin, blade-like structure jutting 400 feet into the air, the other
better, make it more enjoyable, by helping to build something
a heftier cylindrical structure reaching at 330 feet—marks
the area while working with Rob Iopa of local firm WCIT
that gets used for potentially a really long time, that’s still here
the pivot point in the urban grid of Honolulu, the gateway
Architecture to develop Waiea, an unparalleled residential
after we are gone.” Though the buildings within Ward Village
between downtown and Waikiki. In addition, Meier’s design
tower that will include residences, townhomes, and street
will be shaped by human hands, they will in turn shape us, and
follows the “ancient and natural organic relationship between
retail along Ala Moana Boulevard. Cheng, who studied under
the future of Hawai‘i.
the mountains and sea,” according to Palladino, referring to
Meier at Harvard, found inspiration in the Hawaiian myth
the way ancient Hawaiian communities developed around
of Ku‘ulakai, a fishing god who taught his son ‘Ai‘ai how to
watersheds. As such, a central facet of Gateway will be the
cast around Kewalo. “Part of the inspiration for Waiea was
start of the Village Green, beginning with a one-acre “outdoor
this story of a father and son fishing and casting a net,” says
room,” as Palladino calls it, set between the two towers that
Vanderboom. “That undulating façade you will see on Waiea
will feature walking trails, plazas, and a water feature that will
is almost like a net, casting down the side of the building.”
flow toward the ocean in a similar fashion to the waterways
that were once found in the area. “I would say spaces—those
first projects in Hawai‘i for many of the architects, Meier and
in-between zones between buildings—are far more critical in
Cheng included. Ashraf acknowledges that the diversity of
the experience and inhabitation of a city,” says Ashraf. “That’s
architects working on the Ward Village development “could
where a love for cities, what I call metrophilia, is generated.”
be a game changer,” and that it “may finally proclaim that
Eventually, the park will span four acres and serve as a mauka
Honolulu cares for design excellence in city building and is
(mountain) to makai (ocean) pedestrian connector through
visionary enough to invite the best architects out there.”
Similarly, James Cheng searched out cultural stories from
The buildings being erected in Ward Village will be the
“What appeals to me about architecture,” says
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Ward Village Foundation: Investing in Hawai‘i Image by Jonas Maon
On September 24, 2014, more than 100 people, including grant recipients and community members, gathered at the IBM Courtyard to celebrate the eight newest nonprofit recipients of Ward Village Foundation grants.
The foundation awarded a total of $115,000
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement received
to local nonprofit organizations that help
$15,000 for its 13th Annual Native Hawaiian Convention. The
the community to thrive, focusing on three
grant money will be used for stipends for participating local
core initiatives: culture, community, and environment. Meet the grantees below. YMCA of Honolulu will receive $50,000 over two years. The money will be used for the organization’s youth and government program, which teaches youths about the workings of local government and supports those who will one day become Hawai‘i’s leaders.
Under a warm Wednesday sun and rustling palm trees, the ceremony began with a blessing performed by Ka‘anohi
The Hawai‘i Youth Symphony received $25,000 to assist
Kalekini. Katie Kaanapu, director of community and retail
with its Music in the Clubhouse program, which fosters
marketing at Ward Village, welcomed the crowd and
children’s love of music and art and provides music education
introduced the chairman of the Ward Village Foundation, David
to keiki who may not have access to such programs otherwise.
Striph, and the foundation’s president, Nick Vanderboom, who discussed the foundation’s past grant donations and
KCAA Preschools of Hawai‘i received $25,000 for its
shared their excitement in the newest round of recipients. After
new KCAA Muriel Preschool Family Engagement program.
representatives from each organization were presented with
The program will, through literacy programs and parent
lei and a hardy round of cheers from the audience, the crowd
workshops, encourage learning and parent and family
gathered in the courtyard to enjoy refreshments and celebrate
involvement.
the hard work of the organizations involved.
artists and a reception for the artists. The Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center received $10,000 to continue educational courses that assist first-time homebuyers on their journeys to buying and owning their own homes. The Hawai‘i Theatre received $10,000 to assist with the cost of theater ticket prices for more than 10,000 students from preschool through grade 12. The grant will also help with costs for materials that relate theater to the classroom and explore connections between the two. The Ke Aloha Hookahi Preschool received $10,000 toward its Renovation for Accreditation Project, which will allow for the continuation of its high-quality preschool education for local children in an excellent facility. After-School All-Stars received $10,000 to assist with the costs of its afterschool programs. The program, held at 10 local middle schools, provides a safe environment for students and supports them in achieving their educational and personal goals. To learn more, visit wardvillagefoundation.org.
14 Pohole ferns, Hiraoka Farm, Waimanalo Radish, Otsuji Farm, Hawai‘i Kai
Bok choy, Otsuji Farm, Hawai‘i Kai
Lime, MA‘O Organic Farm, Wai‘anae
Anthurium, Hiraoka Farm, Waimanalo
Eggplant, Simok Farm, Waialua
Tomatoes, Simok Farm, Waialua
Farm to Table LO CAL PRODUCE AVAILABLE FRO M TH E KAKA‘AKO FARME RS MARKE T Baby carrots, MA‘O Organic Farms, Wai‘anae
Current figures estimate that Hawaii imports 85 to 90 percent of its food at an average distance of 4,500 miles. Thankfully, the Kaka‘ako Farmers Market, held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at
2nd generation pineapple, local famer
Ward Warehouse, puts locally grown produce at your fingertips, with a variety of fresh produce available
Zucchini, Simok Farm, Waialua
from farms on Oahu. Onion, Simok Farm, Waialua
Kale, Otsuji Farm, Hawai‘i Kai
By Land and By Sea With the ocean just steps away from Ward Village, it’s a perfect place to get out and explore. This roundup features daytime looks, along with products from Ward Warehouse shops, to match a work and play lifestyle.
Images by Haren Soril Styled by Aly Ishikuni Hair and makeup by Dulce Apana, Timeless, Classic Beauty Modeled by Nicole Naone, Kathy Muller Talent and Modeling, and Katie Kloss, Niche Models and Talent Apparel worn by models from T.J. Maxx and Nordstrom Rack
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Make someone’s day by picking up a Pretty Little Succulents potted plant or a Paddywax candle at Eden in Love.
Organic tones in fun patterns complete any look. Accessorize your outfit with one of these fun clutches by Dharma Door, available at Chai Studio. Keep it comfortable and chic with these white harem pants, also available at Chai Studio.
Make a statement with a pop of color, like the bold blue of this silicone bag from Happy Wahine, or with a bold typeface, like the one featured on this No. 2 clutch from Eden in Love.
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A large tote, such as this striped beach bag from Chai Studio, is essential for anyone with a busy lifestyle or a craving for some time in the sun. Bring along some inspiring reads, like the unique magazines and books on surfing, fashion, food, and more that can be found at Hakubundo.
Keep track of a busy schedule, or journal your thoughts, in this large notebook or small Letter C notepad from Eden in Love.
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Design Sense A Q & A with Maura Fujihira of fishcake and her top nine interior furnishing picks around Ward Village. Text by Naomi Taga | Images by Jonas Maon
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hidden gem slightly off the beaten path in Ward Village, fishcake, a unique home furnishings and gallery experience, opened in late 2007. When looking for the perfect space, owner and interior
designer Maura Fujihira and her team considered an old factory that once produced fishcake for the local market. The location changed, but the name stuck. Today, Fujihira heads the fishcake showroom, with its diverse and unconventional mix of design, as well as a recently launched interior design service, fishcake[works].
Can you recall your first memory of design? One is when I was 8 years old and my family had just moved to Japan. I remember visiting the Imperial Hotel by Frank Lloyd Wright and thinking, “A lot lot can be done with just furniture.” That’s when I began to recognize spaces that felt interesting or different to me. Growing up in Japan helped expose me to many different influences. I also have a strong memory of living in Shibuya in an old house with my grandma. She would put futon beds on wooden platforms. I remember thinking, “Hey, this is wrong!”
That sounds like a clue to the beginnings of a fishcake-like aesthetic. But how did you get into designing interiors? Having worked at an architectural firm, I had taken to drawing floor plans and helping friends with the interiors of their houses, casually. It dawned on me that I should make this a living. There was an opportunity to become an office manager at a friend’s architectural firm. I told him that if he hired me, he had to train me in interior design. I was lucky to have good designers around me and am very self-taught.
What is your philosophy towards design? “This end table from Bali Aga adds a good pop of color to brighten any room.”
My philosophy is you can always help someone. Yes, it’s important having clients you’re sympatico with, but whether you match or not, you can always look at what they like and try to create a space that they would appreciate using your own filter or aesthetic.
Has your philosophy changed over the years? Basically, no. At the time I was trying to decide if interiors would be a good career. I wrestled with the idea of it seeming so frivolous versus doing something more meaningful. But Leslie, my son’s father, told me, “This velvet sofa is a fishcake favorite, because everyone needs a velvet sofa in their lives!”
“Don’t underestimate how interiors can make a person feel.” I thought about the butterfly effect and a scenario of someone who woke up one morning with their room awful and their feet touching the cold tile. They got out of bed pissed off because of that, and then scolded their child, who then did poorly in school. If you can bring some beauty, comfort, peace, or excitement to someone, it’s not frivolous. I was looking for what to do in the world and my affirmation came in that people appreciated it enough.
How did fishcake come about? I had been working closely with another designer, Brooke Berrington, and Keiko Hatano, who is very proficient in art. One way I like to work is to get the art first. Part of the idea for fishcake was to incorporate artwork in a gallery-type setting. We believe art should be shown with furniture so you can get a feeling for how you’re gonna live with it. We always knew we were going to have a creative company and not necessarily just retail but in combination with art, furniture, and product development, etcetera. It’s evolved as different people come through.
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“A colorful rug like this one from Pacific Home provides great art for the floor.”
What are some of the unexpected developments out of fishcake? Oh, pop-up stores. Playing with more consignment models and just-in-time inventory models. Then, of course, Box Jelly [Hawai‘i’s first and largest coworking space, co-founded by Fujihira’s son, Rechung] and the addition of coffee with Morning Glass. But it’s a good synergy. It’s totally morphed, but it’s good because a furniture store by itself would be too boring.
I suppose you couldn’t plan that synergy, even if you wanted to. Whenever approaching a project, a lot of it has to do with the vibe of a space—kind of an intangible thing. It’s like sitting in front of a large blank canvas and things just start to pop up in your mind. With fishcake, it’s the funnest thing because it’s not just interiors. It’s everything: a space that’s allowed creativity to stem from people influencing each other. People say, “Let’s use this material,” or “Put this here,” or “I have this idea.” It can be a very collaborative process, the arranging and putting together. People have their input and do what they’re good at, expand themselves, then move on. Whatever it is, it’s so organic. For more info, visit fishcake.us or follow @fishcakehawaii.
“These casual floor cushions from Chai Studio are good for any island home.”
“This leather seat from Kaypee Soh is
“I thought this piece from Chai Studio
“This puckered fabric pillow from Chai
“I enjoy this table from Pacific Home
“At 4 feet tall, this floor lamp, which
comfortable and adds character.”
could be a cute coffee table—colorful
Studio (I think it’s made of silk) is unusu-
for its detail and character.”
can be found at fishcake, has great
with a beat-up charm.”
al, almost like a sculpture for your sofa.”
proportions and adds a weathered look and elegant touch.”
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