Month: January 2018

The Daughters of Hawaii hosted Queen Emma’s 182nd Birthday Celebration with an open house at Hānaiakamalama or Queen Emma Summer Palace on January 2. The palace served as a retreat for Queen Emma of Hawaii from 1857 to 1885, as well as for her husband King Kamehameha IV, and their son, Prince Albert Edward. The Daughters provided a lavish spread of refreshments, cake, sandwiches, salads, and sweets free of charge to... Read More

The President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, George D. Szigeti, issued the following message for the upcoming year for the Aloha State. The full-year visitor statistics for 2017 – and the economic impact statewide – will be released at the end of this month. But we already know that new yearly records will be set in three key categories: generated state tax revenue, visitor spending and visitor arrivals. Generated... Read More

JoAnn Falletta conducted the free concert, which was a smash hit The Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra presented its first-ever Pop-Up Symphony at the new mixed-use retail complex “Salt in Our Kaka’ako” near Ala Moana Boulevard and Coral, Saturday night. This area was once an industrial area, bustling with activity derived from salt production. Similar to London’s Docklands, this area is swiftly becoming re-imagined as a trendy, fashionable Mecca for the glitterati. Honolulu... Read More