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Event. The 15th annual Kona Brewers Festival takes place Saturday, March 13, 2010 on the shores of Kailua Bay on Hawaii Island.  The event's mission is to promote the craft brewing revolution in Hawaii and to encourage professional brewers and chefs to work together and create a positive economic, educational and environmental impact on Hawaii's largest island.  more

Event. The Waikiki Aquarium lawn will be transformed into a play patch and egg hunting ground for the 15th annual Waikiki Aquarium SeaHunt on Saturday, March 27, 2010.  Registration required. more

Event.  Parts of Waikiki's main drag, Kalakaua Avenue, will again close to one of Waikiki's biggest festivals--SpamJam.  That's right, this is a celebration of all things Spam.  This year's celebration of the canned luncheon "meat" takes place April 24, 2010, from 4 to 10 p.m.

Event. The 5th annual Hawaii Book & Music Festival takes place May 15-16, 2010. The event features authors and musicians and celebrates literacy.  more

Event. New, a four-day festival celebrating Hawaiian music.  The first annual Na Hoku O Hawaii Music Festival centers around the prestigious Na Hoku HanoHano Music Awards and will take place at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu as well as various Waikiki venues, May 27 - 30, 2010.  Musicians scheduled to perform include past award winners and nominees: Amy Hanaialii, Jake Shimabukuro, Henry Kapono, Cyril Pahinui and Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole.  more

Event. Outrigger Enterprises Group's popular Sunday Showcase afternoon tradition continues with special musical entertainment line-up for March and April. The Sunday Showcase is a free weekly program which takes place at the Waikiki Beach Walk stage plaza every Sunday afternoon (weather permitting) from 5:00pm to 6:00 pm. The weekly performances draw both locals and visitors who gather on the lawn at Waikiki Beach Walk to relax and enjoy some of the islands best island performers as well as up and coming artists, with shows ranging from Hawaiian, to jazz, to local island folk songs, contemporary, R&B and much more. more 

Event.  One of the most quintessential Hawaiian experiences you can have is to hang out near the beach with family and friends along with great local food and great island music. That’s what’s in store in 2010 with the Outrigger Reef’s Aloha Friday luncheon shows at the Kani Ka Pila Grille. But if you can’t be there in person, the luncheon show is broadcast live in Hawaii from 12 noon to 1 p.m. (HST) on AM940 and is also streamed live around the world on AM940Hawaii.com for all the enjoy.  Mark your calendars for April 23, June 11, September 3 and November 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., for a true local experience that includes great island entertainment and a delicious Hawaiian buffet. more

News.  Outrigger Enterprises Group received the inaugural "Green Leader Award" from Reynolds Recycling for being top recycling and sustainability leaders in Hawai'i's tourism industry.  Outrigger's owned and operated hotels in Waikiki have prevented over 48,000 pounds of recyclable material from entering Honolulu's landfill by recovering more than one million beverage containers from their guest rooms since 2006.  more 

News.  If you like birds, you'll be interested to know that the Laysan albatrosses are back to breed and raise chicks at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai.  "The Point," as we call it, is a seabird haven.  To learn more about the birds at The Point, we created a new video for you.  Click more to view it.

News.  The whales are back, too.  The first official sighting of a Humpback whale in Hawai'i for this season was October 21, 2009.  To learn more about the majestic Humpbacks in Hawai'i, click more

News.  U.S. residents identify Hawaii is the third-most desired state to live in, according to the Harris Poll, by Harris Interactive.  When asked where they would choose to live if they did not reside in the state in which they now called home,  poll respondents chose California, Florida, Hawai'i, Texas and Colorado, respectively.  Is it the sun?  Surf?  Air?  Visit our Facebook page and weigh in with your thoughts on why Hawai'i is such a popular place to live.  more

Trends.  The percentage of travelers planning to volunteer while on their vacation jumped from 6 percent to 11, from 2007 to 2008, according to travel Web site Travelocity. Other research puts the number much higher. According to a UC San Diego survey that polled more than 1,400 U.S. adults, about 40 percent of Americans say they're willing to spend several weeks on vacation that involve volunteer service. According to Bob Benson, director of the Center for Global Volunteer Service at UC San Diego Extension, "More and more people in all stages of life are thinking about becoming 'voluntourists'. People are looking to spend their vacations and retirement in meaningful ways that make contributions to others."  To read about volunteers on vacation in Hawai'i, click here and here.  To find out how you can volunteer on vacation in Hawai'i, click here.

News.  Now open:  The Honolulu Surfing Museum, located next to Jimmy Buffett’s Restaurant and Bar at the OHANA Waikiki Beachcomber is an interactive immersion into “surfing culture”… fascinating, eclectic, and like surfers themselves, not afraid to break the rules. The museum’s collection of unique artifacts, displays and experiences celebrate the Hawaiian heritage and the ever-evolving sport of “HE’e Nalu” (wave sliding)… or simply-stated… SURFING.  more

Guide. Swaying palm trees. White-sand beaches. Rolling ocean swells. Mango-sweet sunsets. Aromatic plumeria blossoms. Tantalizing breezes. When it comes to romance, Hawaii looks like love, feels like love, smells like love, sounds like love and tastes like love. There is no question about it: Hawaii is sensuous. With so much romance to offer, though, where do you start? OutriggerHawaii asked some people intimately familiar with the islands—and love—to share some of their favorite romantic spots, restaurants, spas and activities. more

 

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