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Waikīkī Wiki Wiki Wire September 2—9, 2010 Waikīkī Improvement Association Volume X1, No. 35 Waikīkī Wiki Wiki Wire September 2—9, 2010 Mayoral candidates come to Waikīkī Waikīkī Improvement Association presented a Mayoral Candidates Forum on Wednesday, September 1 at the Hyatt Regency Waikīkī. Kirk Caldwell, Panos Prevedouros and Peter Carlisle were on hand and spent about 90 minutes with a group of interested WIA members. The informal session allowed each candidate to take the podium and offer a short introduction. WIA members then split up into three groups and each candidate sat with each group for about 20 minutes answering their questions. The lively discussions addressed many concerns during the short sessions including candidates’ views on the future of the Natatorium, enforcement of noise ordinances and waste treatment options as it relates to Waikīkī. All the candidates were open to new options for mass transit in Waikīkī. The candidates agree that a Waikīkī circulator (a bus system that would circle Waikīkī and go to a designated location to meet up with the rail (L-R) Eric Masutomi with Outrigger, Kirk Caldwell, Panos Preveduoros, Peter Carlisle system or with remote parking) was and Rick Egged the best scenario to ease congestion. Rick Egged, WIA President said, “Waikīkī is one of the major economic centers of Honolulu and whomever the Mayor of Honolulu is has a direct impact on the relationship between Waikīkī and the city. That relationship has been an important part of Waikīkī revitalization and will continue to be in the future. Mahalo to the candidates and WIA members for taking time out of their busy schedules to participate. Special thanks to Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort and Spa and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani.” Continued on next page Inside this issue: Aloha Festivals Commences Month-Long World-Class Innovators and Leaders to Launch “The 2 6-7 Celebration of Hawaiian Culture Blue Economy” Waikiki Just Got More Beautiful - Sephora Opens Its Halekulani Corporation Appoints Diane Ako, Doors On September 3rd - 3 Director of Public Relations 8 Cecilio & Kapono Set To Take The Stage at Hilton 4 Anteprima/Wirebag Joins “Fashion’s Night Out” 9 Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & SPA Royal Hawaiian Center Entertainment and Events 5 10 Bridal Event Offers Sampling of Wedding Day Bliss Schedule for September Duke’s Beachboy Tribute 5 Sunday Showcase 11 . and MORE Candidates talking to WIA members. Top—Kirk Caldwell Bottom left—Panos Prevedouros Bottom right—Peter Carlisle Aloha Festivals Commences Month-Long Celebration of Hawaiian Culture For the first time in 50 years the Court is a Hawaiian Family The first event is the Aloha Festivals Royal Court Investiture, where members of this year’s Court will officially take their place and be adorned with traditional symbols of their respective titles. This event will include traditional chants, hula kāhiko and the pageantry and regalia associated with traditional Hawaiian royalty. The official Opening Ceremony will follow that afternoon, at the Royal Hawaiian Center Royal Grove to mark the commencement of this year’s Aloha Festivals celebration. WHO: Aloha Festivals 2010 Royal Court WHAT: Aloha Festivals 2010 Royal Court Investiture WHEN: Thursday, September 2, 2010 , 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Hilton Hawaiian Village, Village Green WHO: Aloha Festivals 2010 Royal Court WHAT: Aloha Festivals 2010 Opening Ceremony WHEN: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 5:00 p.m. WHERE: Royal Hawaiian Center, Royal Grove Page 2, September 2—9, 2010 Page 2 Waikīkī Wiki Wiki Wire Waikiki Just Got More Beautiful - Sephora Opens Its Doors On September 3rd - Sephora, the ultimate beauty playground, is opening its third store in Hawaii at the Waikiki Shopping Plaza on September 3rd, 2010. The new 7,458 square foot Sephora store in Waikiki is the largest of the three stores in Hawaii and a virtual paradise of endless beauty options with over 13,000 products from more than 200 brands, including Sephora’s own collection of makeup, skincare, tools, accessories and bath and body products. The new Sephora store in Waikiki will have a Grand Opening celebration from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on September 3, starting with a Hawaiian blessing and remarks from Sephora, followed by an exclusive catered shopping event. Doors of the Sephora store in the Waikiki Shopping Plaza at 2250 Kalakaua Avenue, open to the public following that at 10 a.m. What sets the Sephora store in Waikiki apart from the Sephora Ala Moana Center and Pearlridge Mall locations are its hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, 365 days a year. In addition, the Cast Members (sales people) at this store speak an array of languages in order to cater to travelers from around the world who visit Waikiki, as well as Hawaii residents. The Sephora retail concept is rooted in aesthetics, presenting customers with the most unique product assortment, store design, and client services. Sephora was the first beauty retailer to employ the unique open-sell philosophy, allowing clients to shop a myriad of brands and encouraging them to try, test and play with everything from lip glosses to blushes, skincare to fragrance. At Sephora in Waikiki, prestige cosmetics are showcased in gorgeous open displays for clients to have the freedom to explore and sample at leisure. Makeup lines include Bare Escentuals, Benefit, MAKE UP FOR EVER, TARINA TARANTINO, Temptu and tokidoki; innovative skincare lines like Bliss, Clarisonic, Kinerase, Murad, PerriconeMD Cosmeceuticals and Philosophy; fragrance offerings from Fracas, Leslie Blodgett Perfume Diaries, Marc Jacobs and Stella McCartney; and specialty hair care lines like HerCut, Living Proof, Oscar Blandi and Sultra Sephora sales associates are the most educated in the beauty business. To ensure that all clients are serviced with the most knowledgeable and professional help, every Sephora sales associate is rigorously trained in an intense Sephora educational program focused on skincare, hair care and general beauty called Science of Sephora (S.O.S.). This enables Sephora to offer clients a completely non-biased (and non-commissioned) approach when recommending products. Waikiki Shopping Plaza 2250 Kalakaua Ave. at Royal Hawaiian Ave. Store Hours: Mon - Sun: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Page 3, September 2—9, 2010 Page 3 Waikīkī Wiki Wiki Wire Cecilio & Kapono Set To Take The Stage at Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & SPA Tickets still available for “C&K Back in the Day” concerts to kick off Labor Day weekend Cecilio & Kapono, Hawaii’s most successful singing duo, will kick off this Labor Day weekend with a pair of concerts on the Great Lawn at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Friday, September 3 and Saturday, September 4. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m., and C&K taking the stage at 7:45 performing the classics that made them island music legends. With the concerts, there’ll be fireworks on both evenings at the hotel at 8:45 pm. Guests will also be able to purchase scrip for a variety of food and drink items available that evening. Individually, Cecilio Rodriguez and Henry Kapono perform at the Hilton Hawaiian Village weekly, but will be on hiatus during the month of September as they will play a series of concerts on the mainland as Cecilio and Kapono. In October, Rodriguez will return and play at the Tropics Bar & Grill on Thursdays and Fridays, while Kapono stars in “The Wild Hawaiian Experience” at the resort’s Super Pool each Saturday evening. In the 1970s, Cecilio & Kapono recorded three albums with Columbia Records: Cecilio & Kapono, Elua and The Nightmusic, all of which became top-selling albums. Their third album alone garnered five of the prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Tickets for the “Back in the Day” concerts are still available at HonoluluBoxOffice.com for $45 for preferred reserved seating; $125 for VIP tickets, and $200 for Super VIP. A $3 service fee applies for each ticket purchased on HonoluluBoxOffice.com. Tickets at the $125 level include seats in a VIP section, hosted pre-party and meet & greet with C&K, plus free self-parking for one car. The Super VIP level tickets of $200 include the VIP seating section, hosted pre-party, plus a bottle of champagne and free valet parking for one car. A portion of the proceeds from the concerts will benefit Hawaii’s Keiki O Ka ‘Aina Family Learning Centers, whose mission is to build stronger communities by building stronger families. For more information, log on to www.CecilioKapono.com. Hawaiian Diacritical Marks Waikīkī Improvement Association recognizes the use of diacritical marks (i.e., glottal stop (‘), macron (ā) in place names of Hawai‘i, such as Waikīkī and Kalākaua Avenue and will include them whenever possible. We also respect the individual use (or not) of these markings for names of organizations and businesses. There will also be times when we may not have a chance to add or change the markings in all of the articles submitted and when that happens, e kala mai. Page 4, September 2—9, 2010 Page 4 Waikīkī Wiki Wiki Wire Bridal Event Offers Sampling of Wedding Day Bliss Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa, located at 2424 Kalākaua Avenue, invites the public to sample an ideal wedding day at the upcoming Bridal Event scheduled for Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. The event is complimentary for up to two people and $25 for each additional guest. Reservations are available by calling (808) 237-6230. “With this event, we are making wedding planning as simple and as straight forward as possible. Newly engaged couples will get a first hand look at what a wedding day is like complete with decorations, wedding cake and buffet menus to taste, and much more.
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