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Hawaii Island Minutes
O'ahu ~
Hawai'i is on the radar and in the spotlight for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
conference which will be held in Honolulu at the Convention Center,
November 11-13, 2011. The upcoming conference is expected to draw 20,000
attendees from 21 countries and President Obama will be the official
host. While most of the conference will take place on Oahu, the neighbor
islands are ready to greet the APEC vistors who want to tour local
industries such as The NELHA ( National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii) on
Hawai'i, the Big Island, The National Tropical Botanical Gardens and the
Pacific Missile Range on Kaua'i and the sustainable agriculture and
specialty farms located on all the islands.
Waikiki Edition hotel is no longer accepting reservations and has terminated the management contract with the Marriott. According to the WSJournal, the hotel's now called the Modern Honolulu.
It's managed by Waikiki-based Aqua Hotels and Resorts, which operates
mostly less expensive hotels such as the Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki. According
to Marriott, customers who booked the Edition, Marriott is waiving
cancellations fees and offering to relocate guests to JW Marriott
Ihilani Resort, Waikiki Beach Marriott or another Marriott hotel.
Honolulu
now has double decker buses offering hop-on-hop-off options to see the
top attractions and sights of Waikiki. The Honolulu City Tour
begins at Kuhio Beach and stops at Ala Moana Center, Aloha
Tower, Chinatown, Iolani Palace and several hotels in
Waikiki. Tickets are from $13 to $20 and permit on and off
stops.
Hawai'i, The Big Island ~
The Big Island Visitor Bureau renamed Hawai'i's Big Island to Hawai'i, The Big Island. This
new branding helps to distinguish the island of Hawai'i from
the name used for the state name Hawai'i. Locals and
visitors alike have called the island by its nick name - The Big Island
for years.
A bit of history...
The neighbor islands of Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Kauai, Molokai, Kahoolawe
and Niihau were also independently named by early Hawaiians. But when
King Kamehameha the Great, who hailed from Hawaii Island, unified all of
the islands under his rule in 1810, the Kingdom of Hawaii was
established and it encompassed all the islands. When the Kingdom was
overthrown in 1893, and the Territory of Hawaii was established,
followed by Statehood, Hawaii became the name for the entire chain of
islands.
Mau'i ~
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua has embraced the Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment program and it is extremely successful and popular.
The program includes an environmental and cultural education
center with excursions led by expert naturalists. Guests can hike
through the Hawaiian rainforest, snorkel among Maui's beautiful coral
reefs, kayak off the coast and participate in underwater
photography sessions, always exploring the relevance of Hawaiian
culture.
According
to Jean-Michel Cousteau, "We expect everyone, by learning more about
our natural world and their places within it, to return to their
communities as environmental stewards or ambassadors of the
environment."
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Why is Trade-Winds Management Group, LTD 'TMG Hawaii' the best choice for your DMC partner?
We
realize that there are many alternative service providers and are
dedicated to building strong long-term relationships with our clients
through trust, mutual respect, and integrity.
Our
team of dedicated and caring professionals has been assembled
incorporating decades of experience from an array of hospitality
disciplines. We take great pride in displaying our creativity and
delivering innovative solutions, all with our own special blend of Aloha
Spirit, proactive service standards, and meticulous attention to
detail.
Let us help you deliver lasting memories and incredible events in our beloved Hawaiian Islands.
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For more information about Trade-Winds Management Group, LTD, 'TMG Hawaii', please contact:
Danny Breatchel, Vice President, Sales at dannyb@tmghawaiiltd.com
Nayana Heim, Vice President, Sales & Operations at nheim@tmghawaiiltd.com
For a customized proposal, please contact Wendy Ottinger at wottinger@tmghawaiiltd.com or 877.472.6522
www.tmghawaiiltd.com
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"How in the world will we top this next year"...
Ah, those are the words our team of professionals heard after a great event!
The
USS Missouri, known as the "Mighty Mo" was the venue. Guests were
escorted down the red carpet draped with American flags as the
history of this magnificent ship unfolded before them. The
Missouri was the last active battleship in any navy in the world. It was
on board the veranda deck of the Missouri that General Douglas
Macarthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, along with other US and
Allied officers, accepted the unconditional surrender of the Japanese at
the end of World War II.
Participants toured the ship with docents, enjoyed canapés and cocktails on the fantail and gathered for dinner and dancing.
An
event on the Mighty Mo is truly a once in a lifetime affair aboard one
of the world's finest battleships. We can create your own special event,
just give Wendy a call at 877.472.6522. |
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IMEX America ~ It is the place to be!
Date:October 11-13, 2011
Place: Sands Expo and Convention Center at the Venetian/Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas.
Details:
We now have our own worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings
and events. IMEX America has been organized by the same team that
produces the award winning IMEX exhibition in Frankfurt.
Purpose:
The focus is to pursue high-level partnerships with hosted buyers from
across the US and the rest of the world placing business in America and
internationally. What a great opportunity to do business all in one
place and in three days. So much can be accomplished.
If
you are planning to attend IMEX America, we encourage you to
go to your online diary and request an appointment with Trade-Winds Management Group, LTD. We want to share the latest experiences available in Hawai'i and how Trade-Winds Management Group, LTD can help you create outstanding programs on all islands.
For more details go to www.imexamerica.com
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Kapa or Tapa...
What
is it? Tapa making is an art that once spanned Polynesia. Kapa (the
Hawaiian name for this bark cloth) is made the mulberry tree bark for
the most part and the Hawaiian kapa is known for its beauty in color and
markings. The bark measures about ¼ inch thick and 4 inches wide. It is
pummeled by hand with a wooded mallet until the bark is paper-thin and
12-18 inches wide. Each piece is then glued together using paste made
from the tapioca root. Tapa is painted with natural dye made from
various trees producing different hues.
In
old Hawai'i, kapa was used in nearly every aspect of life. It swaddled
newborns and was fashioned into malo (loin cloth) for the men and pa'u
(skirts) for women. Several layers of kapa stitched together made kapa
moe (sleeping blankets), while small plain strips might be wrapped
around an individual's arms and legs for decoration. The tools used for
making kapa included bamboo dye sticks, pounders, seashells for scraping
bark, an anvil, and kapa beaters For colors, red was from` alaea (red
earth) yellow came from the roots of the olena and noni trees, lavender
and purple were obtained from sea urchin ink and green came from the
leaves of mao tree. Sometimes kapa was scented with coconut oil cooked
with stems and leaves of fragrant ferns or the aromatic maile vine or
sandalwood bark.
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