Academy of Art Food & Wine Showcase 2008
This year?s fare features New Orleans flavors of the Garden District: Bon Temps! Accompanying the consumption is jazzy music. It?s gonna be a big one. Visit [showcase08.org] or call 532-6099 for tix. 532-3671 for info. Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St.: Sun 8/17, (6?9pm.) Starting at $85 per person. 532-8700
2008 Honolulu Family Festival
with food, entertainment, E.K. Fernandez rides and more; 5-10 p.m.; Magic Island; repeats 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Thursdays, 5 p.m.-12 a.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays through August 17; free admission; 924-1907, www.honolulufamilyfestival.com.
Honolulu’s “Bigger & Better” Gift & Craft Fair
Honolulu’s “Bigger & Better” Gift & Craft Fair
DEC 3 – 4, 2008 (Wed-Thurs)
Topa Financial Center (formerly Amfac), 745 Fort Street Mall, Fort Street Tower 20th Floor, Downtown Honolulu, 10 am – 2 pm.
HGEA/AFSCME Downtown Holiday Craft & Gift Fair – 17th Annual
HGEA/AFSCME Downtown Holiday Craft & Gift Fair – 17th Annual
NOV 19-21 (Wed-Fri)
Kendall Building, 888 Mililani Street, Downtown Honolulu, corner of Queen & Mililani St.,
10 am – 2 pm.
Crafts & gifts, door prizes daily, grand prize each day!
Honolulu’s “Bigger & Better” Gift & Craft Fair
Honolulu’s “Bigger & Better” Gift & Craft Fair
OCT 15-16 (Wed-Thurs)
Topa Financial Center (formerly Amfac), 745 Fort Street Mall, Fort Street Tower 20th Floor, Downtown Honolulu, 10 am – 2 pm.
ALOHA FESTIVALS 56TH WAIKIKI HO’OLAULE’A, Oahu
Address: Waikiki Kalakaua Ave
Honolulu, HI 96815
Beginning Date: 09/13/2008
Ending Date: 09/13/2008
URL: http://www.alohafestivals.com
Description: Celebrating its 56th year and the 2008 theme of Hula, the largest block party will kick off at 6:30 PM with the arrival of the Royal Court. Eight stages of entertainment open with hula halau, lots of food and lei vendors and hula crafters will be spread along 12 city blocks of the world famous Kalakaua Avenue. Its the gathering of the year. Entertainment kicks off at 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM. Free admission but don’t forget to get your Aloha Festivals ribbon.
Phone Number: (808) 589-1771
Email: info@alohafestivals.com
Employment in Honolulu, Aloha
Hawaii is a world leading in astronomy and astrophysics as well. Honolulu alone employs close to 1,000 people in the astronomy industry and generates $145 million in revenues every year. They have the world?s largest observatory with 13 world class telescopes used for infrared, optical, and sub-millimeter astronomy.
Hawaii has renewable energy sources and is seen as the ideal ?living laboratory?. This is currently attracting many energy companies into the state?s capital.
Honolulu is creating and running many companies and facilities in the environmental technologies sector. These companies have shown their abilities in environmental bio-remediation, waste management, coastal zone management, and bio-security.
The information and communication technology are a large part of Honolulu?s economy, employing nearly ten thousand people. Their main capabilities in information technology include software development, information retrieval services, data processing, and chip design. Their abilities in telecommunications include submarine fiber optic cables, broadband satellite and wireless, wireless cell phone, and Internet service providers (ISP).
Honolulu is the production center of the tropics and is a leader in film and digital media. They have traditional film, television production, and post-production businesses.
Through all of these industries Honolulu constantly is looking for ways to diversify its economy base and guarantee many years of a quality, striving economy and a healthy social structure, therefore providing a high quality of life for Honolulu citizens.
Economy
Oahu island has over 80% of all business located in the state of Hawaii.
Almost all of the highly technical business in Hawaii have their headquarters in Honolulu.
Hawaii produces many of the world?s agricultural products, such as coffee, papaya, tropical flowers, macadamia nuts, pineapple, and sugar, making Honolulu a premium export. Honolulu, after centuries of sugar and pineapple production, has become the site for Hawaii?s world leading agro-biotechnology research. The biotechnology is Honolulu?s fastest growing high technology sector employing over 1,500 people with a total annual payroll of $27.1 million.
Dining of Honolulu, Aloha
Honolulu has cuisine from all cultures and is rich in dining choices. Many of the restaurants feature live Hawaiian music, hula dancers, and a dazzling view of beautiful beaches. La Mer, located in the Halekulani Hotel, is a French seafood restaurant that is rated as one of the top dining choices in Honolulu and is located right on the Waikiki Beach.
Duke?s Restaurant and Barefoot Bar is a beach-front restaurant and bar featuring contemporary Hawaiian music by groups such as Kapena, Makan, and the Lilikoi sisters. Anything from fresh fish to burgers to a club sandwich can be ordered and the bar is a great place to have a drink before hitting the waves.
Honolulu?s Chinatown provides some of the most tasteful Chinese and Vietnamese food in the Pacific Basin with restaurants like Pho 97, home to the spicy Vietnamese soup: Pho. Pho 97 is known for its home-cooked dishes, including everything from shrimp rolls to saimin. Pho 97 offers a truly cultural experience, as hardly any English is spoken.
Located on the Ala Moana Blvd. is Restaurant Row, with many restaurants such as Sunset Grill, the Ocean Club, and Ruth?s Chris Steakhouse.
On the Pearl Harbor side of Honolulu is Sam Choy?s Restaurant that is the quintessential Hawaiian dining destination where patrons can order meat loaf, Mahi-Mahi, oriental lamb chops, or Chef Sam Choy?s signature Fish Laulau. Chef Sam Choy weighs around 400 pounds and tells all of his customers, ?Never trust a skinny chef!?
Roy?s is located in Hawaii Kai (east Honolulu) and is known for its excellent Euro-Asian food. Head chef Roy Yamaguchi is a pioneer in Hawaiian regional cuisine and one of the first celebrity chefs to open a restaurant in Honolulu. Roy?s offers one of the most extensive wine lists, delectable seafood entrees, and is one of Honolulu?s most popular dining spots.
Honolulu ranks second in restaurant spending out of the entire United States, right behind San Francisco. Ironically, the favorite food of the locals is Spam!
Arts of Honolulu, Aloha
The Hawaiian culture has left its mark on History from the ancient traditions of the royal Hawaiian families to the ways of the Polynesians. You can celebrate the dance, fine art, music, and theater in Honolulu?s multi-cultural heritage. Oahu Island?s arts and culture are among the best in the country.
The Honolulu Academy of Arts, founded in 1927, is Hawaii?s only general art museum and is equally divided between Western and Asian art forms. The extensive collection now has over 34,000 pieces and offers many educational classes and gallery tours.
The Honolulu Symphony was founded in 1900 and is the oldest American orchestra located west of the Rocky Mountains. It has made it through financial crisis, both World Wars, the Great Depression, and many changing musical forms. The orchestra performs in the Blaisdell Center Concert Hall and is of the highest quality of symphony orchestras.
The United States Army Museum of Hawaii was once a fort used to protect Hawaii from invaders and is now a military museum that gives a most unique and unusual glimpse into the past. Helicopters, tanks, guns, vacant bunkers, photographs, and sound effects come together to tell a story of history and create a ?you were there? experience.
Schools & Education of Honolulu, Aloha
Recently Honolulu has been making great leaps in the education level of its population. Currently 84.8% of the population has a high school diploma and 27.9% hold either a bachelor?s degree or higher. Honolulu has 53 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, 11 public high schools, six public charter schools, and 53 private schools.
Higher Education: Hawaii Pacific University, founded in 1965, is the largest private university in the state and offers over 50 undergraduate and 11 graduate degree programs. HPU is nationally recognized by the National League of Nursing and the Executive MBA Council. HPU has many campuses to choose from, from the urban downtown location to the residential campus nestled in the foothills of the Ko?olau mountains. Students journey from over 100 different countries for an American education at a liberal arts institution, making HPU one of the most diverse campuses in the world.
Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small Catholic university that is sponsored by the Province of the United States of the Society of Mary (Marianists). It is the only Catholic university in Hawaii and is located in the suburbs, only two miles from Waikiki beach. Chaminade offers 22 undergraduate degree programs, five graduate degree programs, and numerous professional certificate programs. The University of Hawaii is comprised of three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment training center, and many research facilities. Their main campuses and headquarters are located in Honolulu and collectively HU offers 616 programs, 123 of which are devoted to bachelor degrees, 92 for master?s, 53 for doctoral, 4 for post baccalaureate, 115 for associate?s, and 3 for first professional degrees. Enrollment for the total HU system is over 50,000, with about 44,000 of those being undergraduates. The Brigham Young University Hawaii is affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and has an enrollment of 2,400 students from over 70 different countries. U.S. News & World Report ranks BYU-Hawaii as one of the best institutions of higher learning in the western United States.
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