You'll find insight and observations about travel, tourism and all things Outrigger
at this Saturday Briefing, featuring
Chairman Emeritus Richard Kelley's
weekly blog, plus the latest news, happenings, photos, guest
stories and updates on the special 'ohana that is
Outrigger® Hotels and Resorts.
This week, our ‘ohana, our visitors and, in fact, most Oahu residents have been challenged. A strike by the Teamsters Union has shut down Honolulu’s award-winning transit system, TheBus, for the first time in more than 30 years. The strike … Read More.
There’s a lot of fussing going on at the Outrigger Heritage in Port Douglas, as the team prepares for its first new arrivals. They’re not guests, but a pair of exotic olive-backed sunbirds that have taken up permanent residency outside … Read More.
Hervey Bay is the whale watching capital of Australia. Its clean, safe waters make for perfect whale watching conditions and allow the humpback whales to put on a spectacular display for admirers. Each August, the town of Hervey Bay stages … Read More.
The year was 1946 and Hawaii businessman Harry Nordmark had an idea — why not stage a week-long festival that would promote and preserve the cultural heritage of Hawaii? A year later, and with the support of the Jaycee Oldtimers … Read More.
On July 24 and 25, the employees from the Nutrition & Diabetes Prevention Program of the RMI Ministry of Health conducted a screening of risk factors for diabetes for employees at the Outrigger Marshall Islands Resort (OMR). This evolved from … Read More.
The Outrigger Waikiki (OWK) was a proud sponsor of the 21st Annual Kiho’alu Festival held on Sunday, August 17, at the Kapiolani Bandstand. The event featured 20 slack key groups, including slack key legend Raymond Kane, Hoku award winning Raiatea … Read More.
On Wednesday, August 13, the Outrigger Waikiki (OWK) presented three specially crafted hand kahili to the Aloha Festivals Royal Court during a short ceremony. The court arrived to the sound of a pu (conch shell) and were dressed in their … Read More.
Last week I attended the 2003 NBTA’s (National Business Travel Association) 35th Annual Convention held in Dallas, Texas. The temperature hovered between 102 to 109 degrees, although when I was making sales calls, the car registered 111 degrees. Indoors with … Read More.
The Hawaii Convention Center will be bustling this week as more than 3,500 members of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) meet in Waikiki beginning today. Hopefully, this event will lay the groundwork for many future meetings and conventions … Read More.
(Dr. Kelley is travelling. His column will return on August 23.) Because of Outrigger’s broad presence around the Pacific, I had a very special interest in learning more about Jean-Michel Cousteau’s recent expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which begin … Read More.
