Monthly Archives: November 2003

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Outrigger’s Own Table Tennis Champions!

Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has many talented employees, two of whom are Hawaii State Table Tennis Champions! Hung Da Ngo won the Gold Medal in the Elite Division of The Hawaii State Table Tennis Championships, making him the current State … Read More.

Spotlight on Linda Antipala – Smoke-free for Two Years

During the 2001 Great American Smokeout, Linda Antipala/Administration participated in Outrigger’s Adopt-a-Smoker program. Two years later, we are proud to report that Linda has remained smoke-free. I caught up with Linda to check on her success and learned that Linda … Read More.

2003 Great American Smokeout – A Smokeless Success!

Each year, in support of the American Cancer Society, Outrigger promotes the Great American Smokeout. It’s always a challenge to find employees who are willing to give the smokeout a try due to one plain, simple reason: it’s just hard … Read More.

Marshall Islands Pearl Auction

Tuesday, November 18, saw the arrival of an international contingent of pearl experts, buyers, and media from as far away as Phoenix. Why did these people travel to the Marshall Islands? They came to attend the first ever Pearl Auction … Read More.

America’s Health Care Mess – Dirty Little Secrets Few Talk About

Recently, I was having dinner with my 18-year old daughter Anne and discussing political issues, when I told her that Congress was on the verge of asking her generation to pay for my prescription medicines for the rest of my … Read More.

Review Your Health Care Benefits Now

Outrigger and OHANA Hotels & Resorts offer excellent health care benefits to the members of our ‘ohana and their families in the United States and Guam. (Employees in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Majuro are covered by government-sponsored health care … Read More.

Where Are They Now?

Brian Wong worked for Outrigger Hotels & Resorts from 1988-1993 as a PC Specialist in our Information Technology department. Brian now works for George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, at his special effects company, Industrial Light and Magic, in California, … Read More.

The Great Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

On Friday, October 31, the Ghouls and Gals from the Outrigger Guam Resort(OGM), OHANA Oceanview (OOV) and OHANA Bayview (OBV) had a bit of Halloween fun with their traditional Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest. The competition was fierce, with all pumpkins … Read More.

Lexmark Indy 300 – Gold Coast, Australia

Once a year, here at the Outrigger Sun City Resort (ASC) on the Gold Coast of Australia, things get a little crazy. With a full house, a full restaurant, the growl of V8 racing cars, the high pitched whine of … Read More.

The Outrigger Guam Resort Welcomes US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

The Outrigger Guam Resort had the distinct pleasure of welcoming US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on his first visit to Guam. Secretary Rumsfeld’s arrival in Guam on the evening of Thursday November 13, was the first stop on his … Read More.