European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ferdinand Marco and hit we Imelde at breakfast they Host weekly sunday afternoon gatherings and lavishly catered dinners at their multimillion Dollar meal Al Heights estate in Honolulu and dinner parties at some of the Moat expensive restaurants . Exile a la Marcos High life in Honolulu by Kendall  new York times despite Imelda Marcos complain 11 hat living Exro in hit Aii Tot he As Hoo yours has resembled a prison sentence some  and others say she and her. Husband the former president of the. Philippines still enjoy Iho High life they grew accustomed to in Manila. They Host weekly sunday afternoon gatherings and lavishly coloured dinners at their multimillion Dollar Mak i Heights is Lac in Honolulu and dinner parties at some of the most expensive restaurants . Mrs. Marcos also makes occasional shopping trips to. Honolulu s designer dress shops. Even the indictments of the couple on in Jeral charge of fraud and racketeering two weeks ago. Apparel Fly have net tempered their Lair White under the. Spotlight mrs Marcos proudly told reporters in new. York  a new word Imeldi fic should be coined to describe her special sort of Osteal Rusness. Yoi according to one of the couple s lawyers the couple has been forced Olive on borrowed funds. Since arriving in the United states in february 1986 because Ito philippine government has Elf clively Frozen the couple s assets. The couple have generally avoided publicity in Hawaii partly at the advice of their lawyers and has Only occasionally sought out the Media since being. Evacuated from the Philippines along with about 90 supporters but on the Island of Oahu where the social atmosphere in Many ways resembles a Small town the co Voga act goings of such a prominent couple Are. Guaranteed to attract  " she s quite something said an employee of. ,. Sorgio s restaurant an italian restaurant thai is one of the most expensive . The employee said mrs. Marcos Olen dines there. ". 1 Shell make reservations Lor four then she arrives with an entourage of nine or t2 and More keep coming. Aii evening to join the group he said. " mrs. Marcos has also been seen shopping lot. Dresses in the most expensive sections of upscale stores such As Liberty House and Carol & Mary where dresses can Cost As much As $900  always gets very special treatment said an employee of Liberty House. At the weekly dinner parties at the marcoses1 Home mrs. Marcos often sings to her guests Many of wham have flown in Tram los Angeles. The Philippines or Hawaii s outer islands according to some of those who have attended the altars. They said mrs. Marcos 59, will often sing some of her favorite songs like sentimental journey and Don i Fence me in to the accompaniment of a professional pianist. One person said Ferdinand Marcos 71. Would occasionally join in singing but he usually got tired before the end of the song.". Some of the people who have attended the affairs said thai the rooms in the Marc oses House Are ornately decorated and full of freshly Cut Flowers there Are spacious gardens and a swimming Pool on the properly which overlooks downtown Honolulu and the Pacific Ocean beyond. The couple has said that the House is rented Tor their use and that friends Are making the payments. The rent is said to be several thousand dollars a month. Although the Marc oses do not seek publicity they often get it. Both have been accused in a Complex Case involving charges of embezzling More than $100 million from the philippine government when Marcos was. President and of using the Money to buy three buildings in new York. Mrs. Marcos flew to new York in late october to be arraigned on the charges. Her trip is believed to be the first Lime that she has left Hawaii since she and her husband. Well into exile Marcos remained in Hawaii because of poor. Health and Lis arraignment was postponed. On her return to Hawaii questions were raised about the  of the priest who travelled with her to Newyork. The priest Ben Cap has been working under a private arrangement with the Marc oses for More than a car in violation of instructions from the Cash of Bishops of Honolulu and the Philippines both of whom have asked him to return to the Philippines. V father Calip does not possess the faculties to administer the sacraments in Hawaii and acts without authorization from the diocese of Honolulu a spokeswoman for the diocese Here said. He can t say mass and he can t hear confessions. Though i gather he might have been doing that with. 1 imelda.,the spokeswoman who spoke on condition of anonymity added a person who is the recipient of his sacraments is not really in ceiling them in the Chuich s View. Or in he hears a person s confession hat person is not really receiving absolution of  Colip and the Marc oses decline to comment on the Dio Caso s Slaler nent. However a Friend of the family said the Church s ocl ions and statements were politically motivated. The Mil Cosas also ally acted publicity following private dinner party in August at their Home. Federal Ohio gals who were guests at the dinner parly have become targets of a preliminary inquiry by the . Immigration and naturalization service. Harold Ewell the immigration service s Western regional commissioner and several other officials who attended the dinner have said no business was discussed with their hosts or with filipino american businessmen who paid Lor the dinner. But immigration old class in Washington said they will determine whether a formal investigation is warranted. The investigation does not include the Marc oses. The Marc oses last Public appearance before the were indicted was on Ferdinand s 71st birthday in september. The couple s supporters who still loyally refer to the Marc oses As the president and the first lady invited the Public to a six hour parly at the Blaisdell Center in downtown Honolulu. Organizers expected about 4,000 people to attend the affair where some of Hawaii s lop entertainers appeared and expensive door prizes such As round trip air Tare to the Philippines and to Las vegas were Dislis ruled. But Only about 2,000 people attended. The Marc oses looked somber even As they watched the entertainers perform in their Honor one of the few people who is paid to keep track of the Marc oses. Tomas Gomez id the Philippines Consul general in Hawaii said he does no have a Large enough Stafl of sufficient resources to constantly Monitor them. He relies instead on reports trom people who have attended their affairs my main concerns Are the stale of Ferdinand s health and with the possibility of them trying to return to the Philippines Gomez said. Every so often there is a Numor that he s going to try to  -. We never Lake them for granted. We never underestimate them. Page .16 the stars and stripes Friday november in 198b