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Volume VII, No. 18 Waikiki Improvement Association May 4, 2006 — May 11, 2006 Waikiki Wiki-Wiki Wire Waikiki by Moonlight — Vintage Meets Vogue In the summer of 2005 the Waikiki Improvement hula of Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Association began a journey. WIA sought a way to Hikina O Ka La , led by Kumu present Waikiki to both visitors and residents in all Hula Kaleo Trinidad. her glory, an event that would portray the Following that tribute to the uniqueness of the host culture as well as the beauty ancient foundations of and history of this unique place. Through the Hawaiian culture, the generous contributions of key members and the audience will be treated to tireless efforts of their staff, as well as WIA’s friends the classic styling of the one and associates, that journey ends on Friday, May and only Aunty Genoa 12th, with the arrival of Waikiki’s new signature Keawe & Kupuna Halau. event, Waikiki by Moonlight — Vintage Meets From there we take a break Vogue! from music and dance to view the Vintage Meets Under the nearly full moon of a tropical night, Henry Kapono Kalakaua Avenue near the Duke Kahanamoku Vogue Fashion Show statue will become a place of music, dance, cuisine presented by Hilo Hattie. and fashion. Gifted entertainers, top-flight chefs, Thereafter, the live music picks up again as Jeff and contemporary fashion Apaka pays tribute to the great star of the 40’s, leaders will all use there Alfred Apaka. Henry Kapono brings us up through immense talents to pay that heyday of the baby boomer generation, the tribute to the bygone eras of 70’s. Following Henry is another great Hawaiian Waikiki. Join us as we take a music group, Na Palapalai. The evening’s cultural journey through the entertainment concludes with the contemporary past, culminating in a sounds of Keahiwai. celebration of our vibrant While all of this great entertainment is on stage, contemporary music and enjoy a taster’s paradise, courtesy of Dukes & Hula arts! Grill, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, Neptune's Garden, The evening begins at Seafood Village, Tiki's Grill and Bar, Top of Waikiki, 7:00 PM and progresses and Island Oasis. Chose from awesome dishes like through the eras, starting lobster thermidor, fish & poi, dim sum, and Royal Maile salad, a vintage recipe from the Maile Room with the authentic ancient Aunty Genoa Keawe Continued on page 2 Inside this issue: New Keiki Playground at Waikiki Community Center 2 Honolulu Zoo Society Offers Twilight Tours 5 Waikiki by Moonlight Entertainment Timeline 3 Celebrate Mother’s Day at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki 6 CBRE Launches Improvement Plan for WTC 4 Kuhio Beach Torch Lighting and Hula Show 6 Halekulani Living — A Distinctive Lifestyle 5 Other Waikiki Events 7 Waikiki by Moonlight (continued from page 1) of the old Kahala Hilton. Our restaurant sponsors will open as soon as they are set up, so if you come a little early, you can get a head start on their vintage cuisine! Waikiki by Moonlight — Vintage Meets Vogue, is co-sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu and is a Honolulu Centennial event. The “main stage sponsor” is Resort Quest Hawaii, which will present the “ResortQuest Hawaii Entertainment Stage.” Other sponsors include Outrigger Enterprises, who will also kick off their new Hawaiiana exhibit featuring “Collectible Aloha Wear” at the Outrigger Waikiki; Hilo Hattie, presenting the “Vintage Meets Vogue” aloha wear fashion show and producing the official “Waikiki by Moonlight” t-shirts that will be sold during the Keahiwai at Sunset on the Beach event; the Hawaii Tourism Authority; the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; the Festivals Company; the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Beach Hotel; Top of Waikiki; Seafood Village; and Spa; the International Market Place; DFS Hawaii; Geffen Records. Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa; Big For more information on Waikiki by Moonlight — Kahuna’s Marketplace at Waikiki Shopping Plaza; Vintage Meets Vogue, call the Waikiki Improvement ABC Stores; Halekulani; Tiki’s Grill & Bar; Duke’s; Association at 923-1094, ext. 6. the Hula Grill; Neptune’s Garden at the Pacific New Keiki Playground at Waikiki Community Center After two years of parent fund raising and The students couldn’t wait to be the first to slide soliciting grant funds, Waikiki Community Center down the slide, climb the poles and crawl through has completed installation of phase I of their the play areas. Childcare Playground. The colorful new play The Childcare Playground is an important structure and rubber safety padding were recently extension of the classroom learning environment. purchased and installed at the Childcare building. The playground structure has a challenging and colorful climbing structure for large and small motor development. The new playground structure is designed to enhance physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. $28,779 is still needed to finalize the second phase of the playground — to upgrade the sandbox, storage and water play areas and purchase new outdoor and sports/play equipment. To make a contribution to the Playground Fund contact the Waikiki Community Center at 923-1802. PVaogluem 2e VII, No. 18 Page 2 Waikiki Wiki-Wiki Wire Friday, May 12, 2006 Entertainment Timeline ERA 6:50-7:00 PM Emcee's Welcome - Hawaiian Blessing Ancient 7:00-7:20 PM Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad Classic 7:30-8:00 PM Aunty Genoa Keawe & Kupuna Halau Vintage Meets Vogue 8:10-8:35 PM Hilo Hattie’s Fashion Show (CD) 40’s 8:45-9:00 PM Jeff Apaka pays tribute to Alfred Apaka * 9:00 PM Aloha Wear Contest 70’s 9:10-9:35 PM Henry Kapono Hawaiian 9:45-10:15 PM Na Palapalai Contemporary 10:30-11:00 PM Keahiwai “Waikiki. at night when the shadows are falling… I hear your rolling surf calling . calling and calling to me.” Andrew Cummings 1938 PVaogluem 3e VII, No. 18 Page 3 Waikiki Wiki-Wiki Wire CB Richard Ellis Hawaii Launches Multi-Million Dollar Improvement Plan for the Waikiki Trade Center With a tightening office market in Honolulu, CB Richard Ellis Hawaii (CBRE Hawaii) has taken over management and leasing of the Waikiki Trade Center at the corner of Kuhio and Seaside Avenues. Significant capital improvements and other changes are planned in the next six months to a year, as CBRE Hawaii plans to reposition the building as a leading office and retail complex in one of the world’s most famous tourist destina- tions. “The Waikiki Trade Center is an underper- forming building in a strategic location,” said Marlene De Costa, CBRE Hawaii’s Director of As- set Services. “At CB Richard Ellis, we have suc- cessfully revitalized buildings such as this by cre- ating an aggressive leasing strategy, improving the infrastructure, containing costs, and making them more responsive to current and prospective tenant use,” she added. The 24-story Waikiki Trade Center, located at 2255 Kuhio Avenue, was built in 1980 by develop- ers Jack Myers and Bruce Stark, known for their superior projects and attention to detail. Retail space is available on the first two floors, including the ground floor fronting busy Kuhio Avenue, and the tower is dedicated office space. Planned improvements include upgraded air- conditioning, renovation of the ground floor, office tower lobbies and retail mall, improved landscap- ing, remodeling of the elevator cab interiors and numerous repair and maintenance to the common Center is one of the few buildings in Waikiki offering areas. “We are going to bring the sparkle back to office space. Others include the ANA Kalakaua this jewel of a Waikiki building,” said CBRE Ha- Center (home of Planet Hollywood) and the Waikiki waii’s Steve Sullivan, who was recently named Business Plaza. We plan to creatively reposition the real estate manager for the Waikiki Trade Center. Waikiki Trade Center as one of Waikiki’s most dis- “It will again be a prestigious and well-run building tinguished ‘class A’ retail and office complexes,” she with a centrally located address,” he added. added. The ABM Family of Services has taken over CB Richard Ellis Hawaii is a CB Richard Ellis engineering for the building, and parking will be partner office serving the State of Hawaii. The firm operated by AMPCO. CBRE Hawaii will bring its assists real estate owners, investors and occupiers national partner purchasing power for discounts by offering strategic advice and execution for prop- on bulk purchases of maintenance and janitorial erty leasing and sales; property, facilities and pro- supplies for the building. ject management; corporate services; debt and eq- uity financing; investment management; valuation “When tourism is as strong as it is right now, and appraisal; research and investment strategy; the demand for Waikiki office and retail space is and consulting. For more information, visit its web also strong,” said De Costa. “The Waikiki Trade site at www.cbrehawaii.com. PVaogluem 4e VII, No. 18 Page 4 Waikiki Wiki-Wiki Wire Halekulani Living — A Distinctive Lifestyle Halekulani, known globally for its unrivaled As an oasis of tranquility, romance and well- gracious hospitality, innovative guest service, au- ness, Halekulani offers a soothing environment for thentic SpaHalekulani immersions and magnifi- complete rejuvenation of mind, body and spirit. With cently acclaimed cuisine, is pleased to unveil a the launch of Halekulani Living, the hotel is pleased new luxury series, “Halekulani Living.” Designed to offer inspiring SpaHalekulani programs featuring to accentuate guests’ every interest and cultural acclaimed industry experts from around the world, desire, the series offers three distinctive initiatives: invited to conduct informative, immersive and exclu- Halekulani Connoisseurs, Halekulani Wellness sive seminars. These special events will explore and Halekulani Masterworks.