Eat, Drink, and Be Scary Spook-Tacular Mahalo Party at Outrigger Reef

Posted: November 7, 2009 12:01:07 AM

By Burton Kong

The “ghosts” and “goblins” of the Outrigger Enterprises Group (OEG) staff pulled out all the stops to give more than 125 guests lots of treats with no tricks at the recent Mahalo Party and Trade Show. The October 29, Halloween-themed event was held at Outrigger Reef on the Beach to unveil the renovated property and to thank attendees for their business.

The varied guest list included Pacific Business Connection members, Outrigger Hospitality Specialist Travel Agents, OEG Executive Management Team, Ala Moana Hotel and Japanese Sales clients, and Honolulu Executive Association members.

Attendees were greeted at the Outrigger Reef’s poolside Diamond Head Terrace by costume-clad staff. Spotted were Snow White and the Beachfront Dwarfs and the Evil Queen; Willie Wonka and the Oompa-Loompas; Madonna; John Lennon; a pirate; a devil; biker gals; and an escaped convict.

Guests enjoyed such goodies as photo mouse pads, live entertainment, and a delicious buffet with ghoulish creations that included “bat” wings (chicken), “Adam’s” ribs (spare ribs), chicken lady fingers, red-eyed cheese balls, deviled eggs, and tombstone sandwiches. Some dishes were placed in an ice-chilled wooden coffin, complete with cobwebs.

Door prizes galore were given away, including restaurant gift certificates, hotel room nights, inter-island airfare, and rental car vouchers. The highlight of the evening was the awarding of two grand prizes each consisting of round-trip interisland airfare for two and two-night accommodations at an Outrigger Condominium Collection property on Maui and the Big Island. Congratulations to our grand prize winners Richard Char of Equity Travel Inc., and Debra Pompadur of Evergreen by Debra, LLC.

A big mahalo to Tom “Jailbird” Wakita and Milton “Willie Wonka” Lafitaga for doing a spook-tacular job serving as emcees for the well-received, successful event.

: It’s not Willie K – Oompa Loompas Shantel Burns and Teri Orton, Grant Merritt of Sawdust, and Milton “Willie Wonka” Lafitaga

: Working the Graveyard Shift - Milton “Willie Wonka” Lafitaga and Tom “Jailbird” Wakita

: We have another winner – Dr. Chuck Kelley, Bernie Salvador of Hawaiian Airlines, grand prize winner Richard Char of Equity Travel Inc., and Tim Alex

: Snow White and the Beachfront Dwarfs - Jennifer “Sneezy” Cabasag, Luke “Grumpy” Hamada, Lori “Snow White” Naone, Anabelle “Bashful” Smith, and Kim “Happy” Agas

: Ain’t He a Devil? – Don Raymond of Barbershop Harmony Society, Tim “The Devil” Alex, and Candace Chase of TransPacific Mortgage Group

: 60s Flashback – Burton Kong and Cheryl Minato

: Welcome to the Haunted Hotel - Marty Milan, Jeanne Endo of United Public Workers, Theo Fujiyoshi of Associated Travel Inc., Jennifer Padre, Lorena Kalua of DFS Hawaii, and Leslie Cho

: 1980s revisited - Annabelle Stone of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), Tatum Downs of YWAM, Ada Iwasaki of SH Consulting, and SueAnn Wells

: Don’t eat that apple! - Patsy Narimatsu tempts Brian Suzuki of Hawaii Air Cargo

: We have a winner – Dr. Chuck Kelley, grand prize winner Debra Pompadur of Evergreen by Debra LLC, and Joe Bock of go! Mokulele

: It’s a Costume Contest – Tom Wakita, Rich Proctor of Jerry Hay Inc., Nancy Youngren of Case Lombardi & Pettit, Georgine Flores of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawaii, Joycelynn Costa of Waimana Enterprises Inc., Andrea Farm of SSFM International, and Corinne Tam of Parsons Brinckerhoff Americas

: Poolside party - Darryl Wong of All Travel, Wendy Yim of Progressive Marketing Inc., Bill Peters, and Joycelynn Costa of Waimana Enterprises Inc.

: Kimiko Quan (left) and William Bethel (far right) with Margie Hirama, Shinya Ueyama, and Kenichi Matsumoto, all of Jalpak International Hawaii Inc.