Category Archives: Ke `Ano Wa`a
Wyndham at Waikiki Beach Walk® Celebrates Paddle 2 in Conjunction with New Lobby Unveiling
BY SHANNON YADON — On Friday, April 13, the Wyndham at Waikiki Beach Walk Resort celebrated the opening of their newly renovated lobby. Tiffani ‘Napualei’ Saunders led a cultural ceremony and blessing including the ceremonial untying of Maile lei. The Hawaiian story of the Naupaka flower, which served as an inspirational muse in the design of the lobby, was shared with all those in attendance. Guests could see carvings of the flower on the new front desk and the actual plant housed in planters around the resort. This ‘ohana-style celebration invited resort employees and in-house guests to share in the ceremony and a social mixer, with sparkling cider and Naupaka-decorated cupcakes, that followed. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger’s Easter Events
Outrigger Spreads Easter Joy to Military Families
BY NANCY DANIELS — This past Easter was made a little brighter for some deserving military families thanks to Outrigger Easter Bunnies working together with community groups. Military Liaison Mildred Courtney was joined by Jerry Dolak, Conchita Malaqui, Chuck Shishido and Jose Solorio who opted to drive rather than hop on down to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a very special presentation of Easter baskets created by Outrigger employees, with assistance by the Girls Scouts and the USO. Read the rest of this entry
Aussie Mateship Awards
By Gavan Conway
Earlier this year employees in Australia developed “Mateship Values” to complement Outrigger’s Ke ‘Ano Wa‘a values. Our Mateship values are all about being there for each other, and helping your mate. To celebrate the introduction of “Mateship,” employees were asked to nominate a workmate who exemplifies the values. Three team members were chosen to receive a “Mateship Award.” Congratulations: Read the rest of this entry
Paddle 4 at the Holiday Inn© Waikiki Beachcomber Resort
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
By Darnell Zablan
In keeping up with the holiday season and the Ke ‘Ano Wa‘a paddle process, the Holiday Inn© Waikiki Beachcomber Resort celebrated Paddle 4 – “Celebrating Why We Do What We Do” with our first ornament contest. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger Honored with Waikīkī Improvement Association Award
By Ruthann Yamanaka
On Wednesday, November 16, Outrigger was honored with a George S. Kanahele Ho‘okipa Award at the Waikīkī Improvement Association’s 2011 Annual Membership Meeting held at the Princess Kaiulani Ainahau Showroom. The George S. Kanahele Ho‘okipa Award was one of several Ho‘owehiwehi Awards awarded at the meeting. Read the rest of this entry
CARE Training: Create A Remarkable Experience
Sense of Place
This week’s Outrigger C.A.R.E. topic was sense of place. Read the rest of this entry
WHY the C.A.R.E. Training?
By Kaipo Ho
The United States is this year’s host of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference held during the week of November 7-13, 2011. President Obama further selected his home state of Hawai‘i as the site of the conference and personally invited the APEC delegates to come to his home. Hosting the APEC conference is indeed an honor for Hawai‘i, and as Outrigger is a major contributor to the event, it is also a great honor for us to host our international delegates and their supporters. Read the rest of this entry
Our Canoe Moves Forward
By Maile Okuma
“Who we are” and “Where we come from” is celebrated in the OEH Melting Pot of Recipes Cookbook
The OHANA Waikiki East Alaka‘i team still beams with pride and honor as we reflect back to May 25, 2011, “The Outrigger Way” Paddle Awards Ceremony, when we received the Star Gazer Level award. It stirs us with excitement as we read what other properties have done and are doing in reflection of our values, their creative activities and how they are celebrating with their employees and just having fun with it! (You can feel the Aloha as you read of their achievements and team activities.) Read the rest of this entry
Duke Kahanamoku—One Paddle, Two Paddle
By Ethan Chang
The Front Desk’s director’s clapper display
In August, The Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach celebrated two great events: The birthday of Hawai‘i’s greatest waterman, Duke Kahanamoku, and a luncheon to honor our very own Ambassadors of Aloha and our 6 Paddle process.
To Celebrate Who We Are, we asked for meanings or stories behind each employee’s name. In many cultures, a person’s name is important and can be reflected in someone’s personality, traits and even place in society. To Celebrate Where We Come From, we collected ancestry information from our employees. Read the rest of this entry
