Volume XV, No. 21 November 6-19, 2014 Top of Waikiki offers over-the-top prix fixe menu for Restaurant Week Also, from November 3-21, receive 50% off a second entrée, when a full-price entrée is ordered November is the perfect month for a special dinner, date, or celebration at Top of Waikiki, Hawaii’s only revolving restaurant. During Restaurant Week Hawaii, an annual event being held this November 17-23, enjoy Top’s lavish, elegant Wine Spectator Award prix fixe menu, normally priced at $65, for only $49. A portion of the funds will benefit the future Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head, a four-year program that will provide students with state-of-the-art, sustainable facilities and hands-on instruction from top food industry pros. “We believe Restaurant Week is a great celebration of our local cuisine, and also a wonderful way for the industry to help the young people who will someday be our next culinary stars,” said Executive Chef Lance Kosaka, whose mentor and former boss is Chef Alan Wong, the Culinary Institute honorary chair. The $49 Wine Spectator Award is a four-course menu starring local Hawaii tastes and top ingredients from both land and sea, such as scallops, Kona Cold Lobster Tail, pork tenderloin, The Snake River Kurobuta Berkshire Pork Chop, with apple curry glaze, and prime striploin. Each dish is perfectly paired with award- local mango chutney, and kabocha mascarpone puree, is one of the winning wine selections. Find more details on the menu at popular entrees that will be part of Top of Waikiki's "Buy One Entree, topofwaikiki.com. Get 2nd Entree Half-Off" promotion, from November 3 to 21. Continued on next page Inside this issue: 1 Top of Waikiki offers over-the-top prix fixe menu for Restaurant Week 10 Waikīkī Hula Show at the Kūhiō Beach Hula Mound 2-3 Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic celebrates 50th Anniversary Attachments 4 Have a Food Network Gold Medalist cook your Thanksgiving Feast 2014 Ho‘owehiwehi and George S. Kanahele award winners 4 MAC 24/7ʼs World Famous Pancakes make the Big Board on Jeopardy! Hawaiian Airlines Leads All U.S. Carriers in On-Time Performance 5 Thanksgiving Dinner with a Hawaiian Regional Twist and Fewest Cancellations in September 6 Sheraton Princess Kaiulani presents the return of a Magical Fairytale Outrigger Weekly Events & Promotions – November 9-15 Winter Wonderland of Edible Artistry for the Holidays With Their Voices Raised 7 Aqua Hospitality and Aston Hotels & Resorts earn MLT Vacations Nā Mele No Nā Pua 2014 Quality Assurance Awards Final Aloha Pearl Harbor 8 Outrigger named Top Upscale Resort Brand by Medallia Report Star of Honolulu Sunset & Fireworks Cruises 8 Jiyeon “Jenny” Kim promoted at PacRim Marketing Group Outrigger Weekly Events & Promotions – November 16-22 9 Hawaiian Airlines appoints Phil Moore to Vice President - IT Outrigger Resorts announces National #givehawaii Sweepstakes to honor 9 Outrigger Resorts announces Finance Appointments Local Heroes this Holiday Season 10 9th Annual Celebration of the Arts CabaRAE . and MORE Contined from front page Kama’aina Special: 3 Weeks of Half the Price, Double the Flavor Going above and beyond Restaurant Week, Top makes it deliciously easy for locals to eat well with a limited- time Buy One Entree, Get 2nd Entree Half-Off offer. From November 3 to 21, show your kama’aina ID and enjoy classic entrées with that innovative Top twist, for half the price and double the flavor. This fantastic offer extends to select entrees, such as the wildly popular Kurobuta Pork Chop, NY Grilled Steak, the Pan-Roasted Jidori Chicken, and more. For more information and to view the full menu, visit topofwaikiki.com or call (808) 923-3877 to make reservations today. Free validated parking is available at the Waikiki Business Plaza. For more information about Restaurant Week, visit RestaurantWeekHawaii.com. Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic Celebrates 50th Anniversary The storied college basketball tournament will tip off its 50th year of play Nov. 14, 15 and 17 It's a special season for college basketball fans in Hawaii as the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic celebrates 50 years of stellar play, with on-court action set for Nov. 14, 15, and 17. The University of Hawaii (UH) men's basketball team will tip off the season against California's CSU Bakersfield in a round-robin tournament, which also includes Arkansas-Pine Bluff and North Carolina's High Point University. Fans can also score this season with special room and game ticket packages at several Outrigger properties, valid November 13 to 18. Find out more at www.outrigger.com/specials/ promotion/2014-rainbow-classic. "The Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic is a beloved tradition in the community, and we're thrilled to celebrate 50 years of incredible college basketball with this year's tournament," said David Carey, president and CEO at Outrigger Enterprises Group. "While only one team will take home the trophy, everyone in Hawaii wins when the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic comes to town." Established in 1964 by Red Rocha and Chuck Leahey, the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic has seen nail-biting on-court action and played host to a number of athletes who went on to become some of the biggest names in the game. Over the last 50 years, players have included Michael Jordan, Pete Maravich, Elvin Hayes, and Isiah Thomas, to name a few, as well as some of the game's most illustrious coaches, including Dean Smith (North Carolina), Bob Knight (Indiana), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Larry Brown and Roy Williams (Kansas). Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic highlights include the 1970 tournament Michael Jordan and his infamous dunk when UH's "Fabulous Five" made its mark and the Bows won its own style at the Rainbow Classic in 1982. tournament for the first time as Jerome Freeman captured Most Outstanding Player (MOP) honors. The following year, UH took home the trophy once again with Bob Nash winning MOP honors after setting two tournament records - most rebounds in a game (30 against Arizona State University) and most rebounds in the tournament (52). In 1990, UH captured the Classic crown once again over then-number 11 Pittsburgh, and in 1997, UH upset then-number two Kansas before a sellout crowd, marking the biggest upset in UH basketball history. To date, UH has won the Rainbow Classic title 13 times. Page 2, November 7 - 20, 2013 Waikīkī Wikiwiki Wire Continued from front page "We are looking forward to celebrating 50 years of the Classic alongside our trusted sponsor Outrigger Resorts, whose commitment to our community and student athletes is very much appreciated," said Ben Jay, UH athletics director. University of Hawaii students and alumni also had the chance to get in on the 50th anniversary action with the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic t-shirt contest. In addition to having their design grace the front of the limited-edition Outrigger Resorts 50th Anniversary Rainbow Classic promo t-shirt, the winning designer also received a two-night stay at the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort. Congratulations to alumni Leigh Ann Eaton for her winning design. The anniversary t-shirts will be a hot item at this year's tournament, as they will not be for sale. The only way to secure a limited-edition t-shirt at the tournament will be if you are an on-court contestant for one of Outrigger's half-time games played during each of the UH games, or if you catch a t-shirt during the Outrigger t-shirt toss at UH tournament games. T-shirts will also be offered as prizes during a week-long "RT & Win" Twitter contest Nov. 10-14 leading up to the tournament. Follow @OutriggerResort for details starting Nov. 3. And speaking of on-court games, Outrigger will once again be offering tournament attendees an opportunity to win cash just in time for the holidays with Outrigger's popular "Shoot for Loot" contest where two contestants compete for a chance to win up to $1,000 each. Fan's will also have chances to win Outrigger overnight stays each night with the "Outrigger Paddle Cam" promotion; and each evening, 1,000 "rollabanners" will be handed out to fans as they enter the Stan Sheriff Arena (while supplies last). Outrigger Resorts has been a staunch supporter of UH Athletics for over two decades and today is a Diamond Corporate Sponsor. In total, the company serves as title sponsor of six University of Hawaii tournaments as well as Warrior Football. The titled tournaments include the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic; Rainbow Wahine Outrigger Resorts Volleyball Challenge; Outrigger Resorts Soccer Classic (Women's soccer); OHANA Hotels and Resorts No Ka Oi (Women's soccer); Outrigger Resorts Volleyball Invitational (Men's volleyball); and the Outrigger Resorts Baseball Season-Opening Series. For more information on Outrigger Resorts' support of UH Athletics and other sporting activities, log on at www.outrigger.com/actionsports. For a full schedule of University of Hawaii games, visit www.hawaiiathletics.com/index.aspx?tab=basketball&path=mbball. 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 3, November 6-19, 2014 Page 3 Waikīkī Wikiwiki Wire Have a Food Network Gold Medalist Cook Your Thanksgiving Feast Impress your family and friends this Thanksgiving by having Chef James Aptakin, winner of the Food Network Challengeʼs Big Bash Caterers and Executive Chef of MAC 24/7, prepare your Thanksgiving feast.