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UH
TO CELEBRATE
A
LEGACY IN TOURISM
Dr. Richard R. Kelley, chairman of Outrigger
Enterprises, Inc., is one of
Hawaii
’s most respected business
leaders. Following
a first career as a practicing, Harvard-trained
physician, Dr. Kelley left medicine to devote his
efforts to his family’s hotel business.
Born on
Oahu
and educated at Punahou and
Stanford, Dr. Kelley learned the hospitality
business first-hand from his parents, Roy and
Estelle Kelley, who opened their first hotel in
Waikiki
in 1947.
Medicine's loss has been the visitor industry's
gain. One
of Dr. Kelley's most notable accomplishments is the
Hawaii
Convention Center
.
As he traveled the nation and the world,
attending travel trade shows and promoting both
Outrigger and
Hawaii
, Dr. Kelley observed the
tremendous impact that large professional gatherings
can have on a local economy.
He saw the benefit a convention center could
bring to
Hawaii
, attracting a new class of
visitors to complement the flow of leisure
travelers. So
in the mid-1980s, he commissioned a design for a
Convention Center in
Waikiki
.
He kept a set of slides and a projector in
the back of his car and spoke to almost every
community group in
Honolulu
over about two years.
Although the politics were complicated, a
convention center was finally completed 15 years
later. At
the opening, Dr. Kelley was honored as “The Father
of the Convention Center.”
From its modest beginnings in
Waikiki
, Outrigger Hotels &
Resorts has grown into
Hawaii
's largest locally owned hotel
operator, with 3,000 employees and more than 50
properties in
Waikiki
,
Maui
, the
Big
Island
,
Kauai
,
Australia
,
New Zealand
,
Guam
,
Tahiti
and
Fiji
.
Dr. Kelley never doubted that the company
would enjoy success beyond
Hawaii
.
"I knew the company would succeed in
international markets because the company has done
well in
Hawaii
.
We often forget that
Hawaii
is one of the most
competitive tourist markets in the world.
The lessons and skills we learn here are
applied when we operate a hotel in a different
island destination, such as
Fiji
or
Guam
," says Dr. Kelley.
Outrigger’s success in international markets has
not diverted attention from
Hawaii
, which remains the
company’s most important market.
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts was recently
selected to manage its third property on
Kauai
.
Through its much-anticipated Waikiki Beach
Walk revitalization project, Outrigger plans to
transform an aging, heavily congested section of
Waikiki
into a distinctive gathering
place designed to appeal to tourists and residents
alike. The
reinvigorated area will feature large open spaces,
promenades, unique retail outlets and entertainment
venues.
Outrigger's success is also a source of pride at the
University
of
Hawaii
’s School of Travel Industry
Management (TIM), which has educated and trained
Hawaii
's tourism, hospitality and
transportation professionals since 1966.
"There is a growing recognition that
Hawaii
is producing some of the most
skilled and knowledgeable professionals in the
global tourism industry.
Through their leadership, Dr. Kelley and
Outrigger Enterprises have played a central role in
helping to develop leading edge hospitality
managers," said Walter Jamieson, dean of the UH
TIM School.
Dr. Kelley and his
contributions to
Hawaii
’s visitor industry will be
honored on September 14 at the
TIM
School
’s 6th Annual
"Celebrate A Legacy In Tourism" event at
the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Proceeds from the fund-raiser will benefit
the
TIM
School
’s
Technology
Learning
Center
, executive/student mentorship
program, graduation receptions and student
scholarships. Previous
"Celebrate A Legacy In Tourism" award
recipients are Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee, John Brogan,
Robert Burns, Governor George R. Ariyoshi, and
Ambassador L.W. “Bill” and
Jean Lane
.
Women’s
Canoe Race Sept. 26
WHAT:
The 26th annual 41-mile, women's
Molokai-to-Oahu
long-distance
outrigger canoe race draws entrants from around the
world. Considered to be
the world championship of outrigger canoe racing,
this crossing is a true
test of a crew's ability to endure physically and
mentally while crossing
one of the most challenging channels in the world.
WHEN: Sunday, September 26, 2004
WHERE: Crews start at 7:30 a.m. at
Hale O Lono Harbor located on the
southwest end of MolokaŒi, paddle across the KaiŒwi
(MolokaŒi) Channel to
finish at Duke Kahanamoku Beach located at the
Hilton Hawaiian Village in
Waikiki on Oahu. First finishers are expected
between
1:00
p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
HOW: There are four divisions. In
the Koa division, crews paddle a solid
wood canoe constructed of Koa wood. In the non-Koa
divisions, canoes are
fiberglass and are categorized according to age:
Open divisions (18 yrs+)
have a total of 10 paddlers per crew, while the
Masters (40 yrs+) and Senior
Masters (45 yrs+) crew have 12 paddlers. Each canoe
holds 6 paddlers at a
time. During the crossing, paddlers rotate open
ocean changes with a tired
paddler exiting the canoe on the starboard side, and
a relief paddler
climbing into her seat from the port side while the
canoe is in motion.
Coaches strategically plan each change and are
present on an escort boat
accompanied by a race official.
WHO: In 2003, 80 teams finished
the race. 70 teams from
Australia
,
Canada
,
Hawaii
,
New
Zealand
,
mainland
U.S.A.
,
and
Tahiti
are expected for
this year. The race is produced by Na Wahine O
Ke Kai and is title
sponsored as a community service by Hawaii Modular
Space, Inc. Associate
sponsors of the 2004 race include:
Victoria
Ward
Centers
,
Bud Light and
Island 98.5.
DEFENDING
CHAMPIONS: Team Mooloolaba, from
Sunshine
Coast
,
Australia
is the defending
champion with a time of 5 hours, 26 minutes and 37
seconds.
RECORD: 1995, OffShore Outrigger
Canoe Club: 5 hours, 24 minutes, 32
seconds.
HISTORY: Two years after the first
men's
Molokai-to-Oahu
canoe race,
Waikiki Surf Club's Senior Women's crew proposed
that a women's race also be
created. Coaches and officials at that time
(in 1954) insisted that women
were unable to cross the treacherous KaiŒwi
Channel. After 21 years of
patience and perseverance, the first unofficial
crossing was made in
October, 1975. The Na Wahine O Ke Kai Association
was formed and officiated
the first women's crossing in 1979, won by Outrigger
Canoe Club. Outrigger
canoe racing is the State of
HawaiŒi
's
official team sport, and is important
in teachings of sportsmanship, endurance and
devotion while helping to
perpetuate an integral part of HawaiŒi's cultural
heritage.
SPECTATORS: The event is free and open to the
public. Spectators are
invited to watch the exciting finish located
at the
Duke
Kahanamoku
Beach
fronting the
Hilton
Hawaiian
Village
.
Activities surrounding the race
include:
… At the event: Finish line hula and lei welcome
… Post-event: Awards and block party celebration
at Victoria Ward Centers
Live entertainment, dancing, food and retail booths,
prizes, rock climbing
and bungee jumping. Doors open to public at
4:30
p.m.
Donation of $5
proceeds to Benefit the Childrenıs Miracle Network
and March of Dimes.
AWARDS: Trophies will be awarded
to the first overall finishers in the
Koa and non-Koa divisions, Awards will also be given
to the winners of the
Open, Masters, Senior Masters divisions.
Out-of-State crews will be
recognized for
the first time.
PRESS BOATS: Footage for local TV stations of
the crossing will be made
available. For accredited photojournalists and
videographers wishing to
shoot the event, there will be a press boat
departing from Hale O Lono
Harbor at 7 a.m. Press must check-in no later than
6:30 a.m. Due to the
nature of an open-ocean event, media is responsible
to ensure that their
equipment is capable of enduring conditions such as
ocean spray, etc.
Please contact Cynthia Bostick to rsvp by Thursday
September 23, 2004 for a
seat, or for a media packet.
LIVE RADIO: Island 98.5 F.M. will
be conducting interviews and airing
spots prior to the event as well as broadcasting
live updates on race day.
RACE DIRECTOR: Hannie
Anderson, phone: 808-259-7112 or cellular:
808-341-1431.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: NaWahineOKeKai.com
RELATED WEBSITES: HawaiiModularSpace.com /
PathwayToVision.com /
LaserEyeHawaii.com
/victoriaward.com/y2kanu.com/ohcra.com/molokaihoe.com/hcra.com
More
high-rise
condos
for
Waikiki
Two more high-rises along the
Ala
Wai
Canal
have been proposed.
A development partnership
wants to build a 350-foot condominium tower with 212
units on the west end, while another party has
formulated plans for a 26-unit development on
Namahana Street
The
larger project would be called Ala Wai Gateway and
would feature 210 two-bedroom condos and two
three-bedroom units. The developer is Irongate Ala
Wai LLC. It
plans to build the project on six parcels reaching
from
Ala
Wai Boulevard
to
Hobron
Lane
,
an area now marked by weed-filled vacant lots and
boarded-up three-story tenements.
The
second project has been dubbed
Royal
Kahili
Tower
.
The developer is Nichiei USA Inc., owner of the
adjacent Royal Garden Hotel. The new 208-foot
building would be built on three lots fronting
Ala
Wai Boulevard
now used by the hotel as a lawn area. The building
would feature 26 two-bedroom condos, with two units
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Environmental
Observations
Not
an ordinary landscape photography exhibit.
September
14 October 9, 2004
Jeff Bunting, Mary
Farkash, Jessica Radovich, Robin Scanlon, and Marc
Yoakum.
Five
Hawaii
artists present depictions
of our environment that help us
confront some of the
most important issues of our time.
Artist Reception:
First Friday, October 1st, 6 to 9 pm
Environmental
Observations is a photographic exhibit featuring
five local
artists; Jeff Bunting,
Mary Farkash, Jessica Radovich, Robin Scanlon, and
Marc Yoakum. Each
artist has produced a new body of work with their
unique perspective and focused observations of
our environment.
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839
QUEEN ST.
HONOLULU
,
HI
96813
phone.808.589.1102 cell.808.561.2280
"ANYTHING
GOES" OPENS Sep. 24
DIAMOND
HEAD THEATRE'S
90TH
ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Diamond Head Theatre celebrates the opening
of its 90th
Anniversary Season with ANYTHING GOES on Friday,
September 24,
2004 at
8p.m.
Directed and Choreographed by John Rampage
with musical
direction by Alethea
Train, the show stars Stefanie Smart as Reno
Sweeney, Randl Ask as Moonface Martin, and
Andrew Sakaguchi as Billy Crocker.
ANYTHING GOES
is an endearing romantic comedy of confused
identities and
instant love affairs
set aboard a cruise liner where criminals, cabaret
singers, stowaways and
sailors mix with the rich of
New York
. Full of great Cole Porter songs such as "I Get a
Kick Out of You", "You're the Top",
"Easy
to Love" and
"It's De-Lovely".
The cast also
features: Melissa Dylan as Hope Harcourt, Ann
Ogilvie as
Evangeline Harcourt,
Mikel Humerickhouse as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, F.L.
Cabacungan as Elisha
Whitney, Liz Stone as Erma, Gary Masuoka as John,
Colin
Miyamoto as Luke,
Gerald Altwies as Ship's Captain, and Marvin Rea as
Ship'sPurser. Playing the roles of the Angels
are: Yvonne Yangihara Goss as Chastity, Elizabeth Harrison as Virtue,
Caryn Yee as Purity, and Sara Yeo as
Charity.
CELEBRATE
THE ARTS!
Alliance
Awards 2004
FEATURES
THE THREE TENORS OF HAWAI‘I Oct. 16
Robert Cazimero, Les Ceballos and Aaron Sala
as the Three Tenors of Hawai‘i headline the
Celebrate the ARTS!
Alliance
Awards 2004 at the Hawai‘i Theatre on October 16
at
7:30pm
.
Tickets are $20 for Members of the
Alliance
,
$35 for Adult tickets and $8 for Children.
Tickets are available in person at the Hawai‘i
Theatre Box Office (
1130 Bethel St
)
or charge by phone at 528-0506 or online at www.hawaiitheatre.com.
As the annual the fundraiser for Hawai‘i
Alliance
for Arts Education, Celebrate the ARTS! Alliance
Awards 2004 will be an inspirational evening
featuring Hawai‘i’s best performing artists and
showcasing talented youth. Sharing the stage will be
Pupukahi I Ke Alo O Na Pua of Mid-Pacific Institute,
Kumu Hula Michael Casupang, Hawai‘i Youth Opera
Chorus, children from Princess Ka‘
iulani
School
and accompanist Bebe Freitas. Elizabeth
Lindsey Buyers will be the evening’s host.
Ten schools will be recognized for arts excellence.
Hawai`i
Craftsmen Annual
Statewide
Juried Exhibition Oct. 9
Hawai`i
Craftsmenıs 37th Annual Statewide
Exhibition will be
returning to the Honolulu Academyıs Art Center at
Linekona. The exhibit
runs from October 9 through October 31, 2004 at the
Academy
Art
Center
at Linekona, with an opening
reception on Friday, October
8 from
5:30
to
7:30 pm.
Gallery hours are Tue. -
Sat. 10-4:30 and Sun 1-5.
Kevin
Wallace, this yearıs
juror, will present a free slide lecture at the
Honolulu Academy of
Arts Theater. Monday October 4
at
6:30 pm
with a reception beginning
at
5:30 pm
. Please call
596-8128 for further information.
Selected works by Mike
Lee, Rick Mills and
Sam Rosen will be included in the exhibition this
year to further set an example of museum
quality craft art in our state.
Chamber
Music Hawaii to perform with acclaimed pianist Jon
Nakamatsu
Monday, November 15, 2004 7:30PM
Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Chamber Music Hawaii will present a special concert
featuring world-renowned pianist Jon Nakamatsu along
with members of the Galliard String Quartet and the
Spring Wind Quintet. The program will feature
Schuman's Piano Quintet and Poulenc's Sextet for
Piano and Winds.
A Gold Medalist in the prestigious Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition, Jon Nakamatsu is a
favorite with Hawaii audiences having performed with
the Honolulu Symphony, toured the neighbor islands
and given many solo recitals. This concert
will provide an opportunity for Honolulu to hear him
in collaboration with Hawaii's own professional
musicians in an intimate chamber music setting.
Honolulu
Brass Quintet to Perform Brass Classics
Monday, November 22, 2004 7:30PM
Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College
Monday, November 29, 2004 7:30PM
Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Chamber Music Hawaii presents the Honolulu Brass
Quintet in a program of brass classics. The
concert will include selections like the romantic
and lyrical Quintet by Russian composer
Victor Ewald, Stephen Foster's popular Folk Songs,
selections from The American Brass Band Journal
and the virtusosic Variations on the Carnival of
Venice.
The members of the Honolulu Brass Quintet are Mark
Schubert and Ken Hafner, trumpets; Wade Butin, horn;
James Decker, trombone; and David Saltzman, tuba.
All are full-time musicians in the Honolulu Symphony
performing for thousands of symphony patrons and
students yearly and teaching many of Hawaii's young
brass players.
PETER
ROWAN TO PLAY
Kapono’s, Sunday, November 28th
EVENT:
TWANG JAM
DATE: Sunday, November 28, 2004
TIME: Concert from
2:00-6:00
PM
LOCATION:
Kapono’s
at Aloha Tower Marketplace,
Honolulu
TICKETS: $10 at the door
MILITARY DISCOUNT: All
active-duty military personnel with valid military ID plus ONE
guest will be admitted FREE
to Twang
Jam.
Children under 12 free.
Our
very special guest will be PETER ROWAN, one
of the only musicians on the planet who worked in
bands with both Bill Monroe (the Father of
Bluegrass) and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.
Peter is a magical entertainer, and a songwriting
genius!
Twang
Jam is a series of four traditional and bluegrass
music "mini-festivals" that take place at
Kapono's at Aloha Tower Marketplace. November’s event, the last in the series, will
include a performance
by a legend of bluegrass!
PLEASE
CALL 479-7177
OHANA
Waikiki West completes
$5
million in property upgrades
OHANA
Hotels & Resorts has completed a $5 million
upgrade to the
663-room OHANA Waikiki West, located across the
street from
the
Kuhio Avenue
entrance to the
International Marketplace, just two blocks
from
Waikiki
Beach
.
This moderately
priced hotel, located at
2330 Kuhio Avenue
, now features corridors and guest rooms with fresh,
new looks. Countertops in all kitchenettes, which
include a sink, mini
refrigerator and microwave oven, have been
re-laminated. Bamboo
framed mirrors and lively palm patterned wall
covering
enhance each guest
room bath.
Island art by
Peggy Chun decorate the walls in hall corridors and
guest rooms. Prints of four different paintings
nclude a nostalgic watercolor of a tin roofed
cottage nestled in
lush foliage, and a beach scene with
Hawaii
's unique
mountains as a
backdrop.
HAWAII
DATA BOOK 2003
NOW AVAILABLE
The Department of Business, Economic
Development & Tourism (DBEDT) has released the
36th edition of the annual, State of Hawaii Data
Book on the DBEDT web site at http://www2.hawaii.gov/dbedt/latest.
It is the most comprehensive source of statistics on
the social, economic, and political organization of
Hawaii
.
The State of Hawaii Data Book is
produced by the Department's Research and Economic
Analysis Division. The new 2003 edition features 743
tables. The following are just a few examples of the
interesting information that can be found in the new
State Data Book:
Updated
state population projections predict that real per
capita income in
Hawaii
will grow from $28,354 in 2000 to $44,906 in 2030.
Honolulu
ranked 57th on a list of the most
expensive cities to live worldwide in 2004.
The most expensive
U.S.
city,
New
York
,
ranked 10th.
Honolulu
’s
2004 rank was down from 32nd highest in
2003.
A
record, 591,800 people were employed in
Hawaii
during 2003.
State
government jobs (outside of education) declined by
300 in 2003, partially countering an increase of 700
jobs in education.
The
Marine Corps Air Base was the Water Board’s top
user of water on
Oahu
,
consuming nearly 57 million gallons per month from
May 2002 to April of 2003. Chevron
USA
was second at 49 million gallons, followed by the
State Department of Transportation with 24 million
gallons.
Oahu
accounted for 72% of the state’s population in 2003, but just 68
percent of all housing units.
The
number of recipients receiving temporary assistance
to needy families in the state declined by 44
percent from 1998 to 2003.
The
share of land held by the eight major landowners in
Hawaii
declined nearly 14 percent from 2002 to 2003.
Downside
UP Sep. 10
A Film by Nancy Kelly
Please join The
ARTS at Marks Garage, Hawaii Theatre, the filmmaker,
local
artists and filmmakers
and community development professionals for a free
screening of the
documentary film, Downside UP, on Friday September
10, 2004
at 3:30 pm in the
Historic Hawaii Theatre (1130 Bethel St). The film
screening will be
followed with informal discussion and refreshments.
The filmmaker, Nancy Kelly, will be present to
discuss the process of making this award winning
film.
Downside UP is
about Americaıs largest museum of contemporary art,
the
Massachusetts Museum
of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), which opened in
1999
in an enormous
abandoned factory in the filmmakerıs hometown
North Adams
,
Massachusetts
.
ALOHA
WEEK
O'AHU
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Friday,
Sept. 10
5:30
p.m.
— Opening ceremony, '
Iolani
Palace
6:30-10
p.m.
— Downtown Ho'olaule'a,
Bishop
Street
Saturday,
Sept. 11
9
a.m.
-
noon
— Floral parade,
Ala
Moana
Park
to
Kalakaua
Avenue
7
p.m.
— Falsetto contest, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel's
Hawai'i Ballroom
Sept.
17
3-6
p.m.
— Royal Tea, Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel
7-10:30
p.m.
—
Waikiki
Ho'olaule'a,
Kalakaua
Avenue
,
between
Lewers
Street
and
Kapahulu
Avenue
Sept.
18
10
a.m.-4 p.m.
— First Keiki Ho'olaule'a,
Pearlridge
Center
Downtown Ho'olaule'a:
• • •
Entertainment
on four stages will be featured at tonight's
celebration.
Aloha
Festivals
Hawai'i
's
Military Family and KGMZ (at
Dillingham
Transportation
Building
)
6:30-7:05
p.m.
—
U.S.
Pacific Fleet Navy Band
7:15-8:20
p.m.
— 25th Infantry Division (Light) band
8:30-9:05
p.m.
— Air Force band Hana Hou
9:15-9:50
p.m.
— Marine Forces Pacific
Mayor's
Office of Culture and the Arts/KRTR (at
Davies
Pacific
Center
)
6:30-7:15
p.m.
— Roy Sakuma, featuring "The Super
Keiki"
7:30-8:15
p.m.
—
Raiatea
Helm
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