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Friday, July 1st, 2011
It’s Aloha Friday Again: Waikiki Food and Wine Festival
I was reading “MidWeek” online at www.midweek.com and was thrilled to hear about the Waikiki Food and Wine Festival scheduled for 9/29-10/1.
This September, Waikiki will be filled with the culinary creations of local and international master chefs, the unique flavors of the Hawaiian Islands, and all the excitement and festivity of what will become a premier date on Hawaii’s events calendar.
The event is the first Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, to be held Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. It is being chaired by Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong, both celebrated chefs, restaurateurs, James Beard Award-winners and familiar faces to local foodies.
With a theme of “Taste Our Love for the Land,” the festival will showcase the best of Hawaii: our chefs, outstanding food, and local produce and products. Besides Yamaguchi and Wong, 30 internationally renowned master chefs will star in the production, including Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto of Morimoto Waikiki and colleagues from throughout the United States, Canada, Singapore, Japan and Australia. Many of the chefs are noted for their sustainable “farm to table” approach to cooking.
Chef Morimoto will kick off the festival Sept. 29 with “Streets of Asia: Morimoto & Friends” at the Waikiki EDITION hotel. The next evening will feature the “Halekulani Master Chefs Gala Dinner Series,” and the final night will be “From Mauka to Makai: Hawaii’s Sustainable Future” at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort and Spa.
Read the rest of the article, “Food and Wine Festival in Waikiki“.
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Friday, June 24th, 2011
It’s Aloha Friday Again: Waikiki Steel Guitar Festival
According to Travel Video News, “Waikiki Beach Walk and Outrigger Enterprises Group are pleased to present the 2nd Annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival this July as part of Outrigger’s ongoing Na Mele No Na Pua Music Heritage Program. The month-long celebration will feature some of the islands best steel guitarists, as well as artists new to the instrument, on stage at Waikiki Beach Walk every Sunday evening during the month, with performances on July 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31.”
“Waikiki Beach Walk and Outrigger Enterprises Group are pleased to present the 2nd Annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival this July as part of Outrigger’s ongoing Na Mele No Na Pua Music Heritage Program. The month-long celebration will feature some of the islands best steel guitarists, as well as artists new to the instrument, on stage at Waikiki Beach Walk every Sunday evening during the month, with performances on July 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31.”
Read the rest of “The 2nd Annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival is a Good Way to Celebrate a Month of Hawaiian Steel Guitar at Waikiki Beach Walk® July 2011“
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki is ranked No. 3. on the list of Top 10 Beaches
According to the “Honolulu Star Advertiser”, Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki is ranked No. 3. on the list of Top 10 Beaches and Waimanalo Bay State Recreation Area on the east side of Oahu is ranked No. 9.
Find out the rest of the Worlds’s Top Ten Beaches here.
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Waikiki 5 Million Dollar Sidewalk Repairs
According to “Hawaii News Now“, at www.hawaiinewsnow.com, “The impact on Waikiki’s main street spans large areas of Kalakaua avenue where signs redirect foot traffic and heavy equipment digs into huge sections of sidewalk.”
“‘A lot of the old tile was heaving and breaking,’ Kaikor Construction Co. president Steve Baginski said.”
“The old tiles are being removed and replaced with sturdier stone tiles. The city said so far the job’s on pace to finish at the end of September, a month before the APEC summit arrives.”
“Every day on the job is an adventure in the unforeseen.”
Read the rest of the story, “Waikiki sidewalk repair is a $5 million challenge“.
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Big Changes for Kakaako Neighboorhood in Honolulu
According to KITV.com online news, “Imagine building a median down Ward Avenue, closing small side streets to traffic and eliminating the requirement to provide parking for some businesses.
Those are some of the ideas behind new rules for the Kakaako area just mauka of Ala Moana Boulevard. The agency charged with overseeing the Kakaako and Kalaeloa votes on new rules to guide future development this week.
Read more: “Major Changes Planned for Kakaako“.
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Hawaii “State Peddles Program for Renting of Bicycles”
According to the “Honolulu Star Advertiser” newspaper, “A bike rental program to promote an active lifestyle and reduce traffic will officially launch on Friday in Kailua.”
“Hawaii B-cycle is the first program of its kind in the state, and part of a $100,000 pilot project of the state Department of Health’s Healthy Hawaii Initiative. Although the official launch takes place Friday, dozens of riders already have used the bikes over the past couple of weeks.”
“Officials say the concept is to encourage people to commute on the bikes in short time periods to promote healthy living and alleviate congestion. Instead of sitting in their cars, they can hop on a bicycle.”
Read the rest of the article, “State Peddles Program for Renting Bicycles“.
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
It’s Aloha Friday Again: Let’s Look at the Top 10 Activities for Waikiki Visitors
Living, working and playing in Waikiki is a fun, mixed bag. This is the time of the year, of course, when we see many, many toursits visiting from all over the world. I’m easily entertained hearing people talk in so many different foreign languages.
It’s a mixed bag, because for those of us who are working, it can be a distraction (I want to play too) when there are so many people enjoying their leisure time and so many fun things to do.
Check out www.Waikiki.com for the Top 10 Activities for Waikiki Visitors.
The Top 3 Are;
1. Surfing Lessons Waikiki Beach
2. Polynesian Cultural Center
3. Sea Life Park
Read the rest of the list………..
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Friday, February 4th, 2011
It’s Aloha Friday Again: Waikiki Spam Jam
According to Yelp.com, “the 9th annual WAIKIKI SPAM JAM is quickly becoming one of the most popular festivals in Hawaii because of its great food and entertainment in a family-friendly atmosphere.”
It is scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2011 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
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Friday, December 10th, 2010
It’s Aloha Friday: Ilikai Hotel and Condos, Ilikai Marina Condos and New Edition Hotel Share the Benefits of New “Moroimoto’s” Restaurant
I love watching the Food Channel on TV and especially enjoy the “Iron Chef” television show, where Masaharu Morimoto is one of the featured Iron Chefs. I’m even more excited that Morimoto has opened his own signature restaurant, Morimoto’s, just a few blocks from where I live and work in west Waikiki, Honolulu.
And, what’s exciting for the real estate scene in Waikiki is that this fabulously decorated and designed restaurant is a wonderful new addition to the Ilikai Apartments condominium building, the Ilikai Marina Condo Building and the Marriott’s New Edition Hotel, all adjoining properties.
I haven’t had a chance to eat at “Morimoto’s” yet, but I’m really looking forward to it.
Read more about Morimoto’s restaurant and food on the Honolulu weekly website.
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