Want a full-body indulgence this Valentine's Day? Book an Exploration in Chocolate spa treatment for two at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Mandara Spa.

The decadent 2 1/2-hour session includes a 50-minute body scrub of sugar, macadamia nuts and dark chocolate (it's good enough to eat — tastes like brownies). Then you're left to your own devices in a private Jacuzzi tub on the lanai.

Cost is $450 for couples (10 percent off for kama'aina). Call 945-7721 or see www .mandaraspa.com.

— Catherine E. Toth

DARK STARS

DOG FOLK AREN'T ALL CUTE

Think Year of the Dog people are faithful and true? Yeah, well they make you pay a high price for that loyalty — they're also defensive, critical and downers who can't wait to hear (and repeat) bad news.

That's according to "Snarling Tiger, Dirty Rat: A Short and Nasty Guide to Embracing Your Inner Beast" (Perigee, $14.95), out just in time for the lunar new year celebration. Author Stella Hyde amusingly and informatively enumerates the faults and foibles of each sign. Did you know suitable jobs for sheep are gigolo and trophy wife?

— Wanda A. Adams

FINAL WORD

"To watch my parents' marriage break up and watch my dad's drug addiction is not entertainment to me. ... it's not really something I'm interested in reliving."

Rosanne Cash | the singer and daughter of Johnny Cash, on "Walk the Line," in Entertainment Weekly