Monthly Archives: August 2010
Introducing the New Pre-Tax Monthly Bus Pass
By Dr. Chuck Kelley
Dr. Richard Kelley is traveling. His column will return on September 11.
Many Outrigger employees on O‘ahu are able to ride TheBus to work in Waikīkī every day if they choose to do so. Now, Outrigger is offering a new company-sponsored benefit – an easier way for employees to obtain their monthly bus passes that saves them money at the same time.
September Sunday Showcase Line-Up at Waikiki Beach Walk®
By Kathy Hansberry
This popular FREE weekly show, which takes place from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. (weather permitting), features a wide array of talented island entertainers. Valet parking for up to four hours is available for $6 at the Embassy Suites® – Waikiki Beach Walk® (201 Beachwalk) and the Wyndham Vacation Ownership – Waikiki Beach Walk (227 Lewers Street), with any same-day purchase from any Waikiki Beach Walk® merchant. For more information, contact the Waikiki Beach Walk’s management office at (808) 931-3591.
The 15th Annual Made In Hawai‘i Festival
By Cheryl Minato
The annual Made In Hawai‘i Festival is the largest event of its kind held throughout the year. Last weekend, more than 35,000 kama‘āina and visitors alike browsed the nearly 500 booths in the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena sampling and purchasing products all grown and made locally here in the Islands.
Moments of Aloha
Mary Ann Valois
Outrigger Maui Eldorado
“We were thrilled for the extremely pleasant staff. They were enormously accommodating and an absolute pleasure to work with. We primarily worked with Maryanne V [Mary Ann Valois] and Tamara [Biho]. Though everyone we met was wonderful. We will recommend you to everyone looking for a nice place to stay.”
Justin Eaton
Malibu, California
Tamara Biho
“Thank you so very much for notifying us that my husband had left his wallet and iPod in our condo. The staff kindly mailed it to us back home and did so very quickly! Thank you for your honesty and quick service. We loved the condo and had a wonderful time! …”
Kathy Winters
via e-mail
Outrigger Celebrates with Our Partners
By Nancy Daniels
It was a busy week for the Outrigger Reef on the Beach when two important partner events were held on consecutive nights last week.
Representatives from Alaska Airlines were in Hawai‘i over a four-day period to meet with state, industry, and tourism officials to talk about the airlines expanding service to Hawai‘i. Alaska Air held an industry reception at the Outrigger Reef’s Voyager Deck on August 17 with more than 100 in attendance. It was a memorable evening, with Alaska Airline’s President Brad Tilden sharing his team’s excitement at being an important and growing part of the Hawaii community.
Yes! It has been a Busy Summer!
By Dr. Chuck Kelley
Dr. Richard Kelley is traveling.
His column will return on September 11.
If you walk through Waikiki today, it sure seems busy – and it is! Hawaii’s hospitality industry is still enjoying these last few weeks of the summer season, before students return to school, families stop traveling, and things slow down again. But, what a summer it has been!
The Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji Hosts Australian Travel Media
By Una Murray
The Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji (FOR) played host to Australian travel media from Brisbane, Canberra, and Sydney, representing Associated Press, Holidays with Kids, The Sun Herald, Get Up & Go and Style.
Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation Awarded Kaua‘i’s Best 2010 People’s Choice Awards
By Marianne Thesken
Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation was voted “Kaua‘i’s Best Place to Work.” The MidWeek Kaua‘i’s Best Awards gives readers an opportunity to let everyone know who their favorite businesses are. Thousands of readers cast their votes in May, and Kiahuna was honored “Best Place to Work.” It is a tribute to Outrigger’s Ke ‘Ano Wa‘a values and mission statement. Outrigger truly allows employees the opportunity to be their best, while working as a family in harmony with the culture and environment of the places where we do business.
Hundreds Enjoy Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival
By Nancy Daniels
Hundreds turned out at Queen Kapi‘olani Park and Bandstand on Saturday, August 15, for the 28th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival “O‘ahu Style.” Outrigger Hotels & Resorts was a proud sponsor of the event, which brought island residents as well as visitors to the park for a day filled with rhythms of the Hawaiian slack key guitar. The audience was thrilled to hear some of Hawaii’s greatest “kī hī‘alu” players perform, as well as new artists who are taking the style of playing in new directions. One of the relative newcomers to perform was Patrick Landeza, cousin of Outrigger Sales Manager Jennifer Cabasag, who was there with a large contingency of ‘ohana to enjoy the day and lend their support to Patrick, as he and 15 of his students, who all traveled from California, performed. During the program, event coordinator Milton Lau extended his appreciation to Outrigger Hotels & Resorts for our continued support of the festival. A big mahalo to OHANA Waikiki East, Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, and Outrigger Reef on the Beach for their ongoing support of the event, as well as Kani Ka Pila Grille Ambassador of Aloha Luana Maitland, who assisted at the festival, and Events Manager Ethan Chang for his assistance with the slack key guitar workshops held at the Outrigger Waikiki.
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- Milton Lau, Nancy Daniels, Harry Soria (emcee), and Luana Maitland
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- Jennifer Cabasag (wearing hat in the middle) and her ‘ohana with cousin Patrick Landeza, a featured slack key guitarist at the Slack Key Guitar Festival
Around the World in Sixty Minutes
By Char Luning & Kathy Foley
The Company Services Alaka‘i (CSA) Team took a global perspective in interpreting Paddle 2 of the Six Paddles Process, “Celebrating Where We Come From.”
