BOOKING.COM NEW OFFICE

 Booking.com moved into their new offices, so I went to the blessing.  What nice offices they have.  Very current and state of the art.  Booking.yeah!

ORBITZ MAHALO PARTY

 The Orbitz Mahalo Party was fun as usual.  Marriott Hawaii represented well.  This was in conjunction with the Travel Weekly leadership forum.

LEGACY AWARDS

 My boss received a Legacy Award from the University of Hawaii.  We were invited to this $1000 per plate dinner which was a fundraising event for the university.  Governor Ige was present as well as Governor Cayetano and Governor Ariyoshi.  This 800 person gala raised quite a bit of money for the Travel Industry Management School.

HAWAII FOODBANK FOOD DRIVE

 Once again I was Chair of the Hospitality Coalition for the Hawaii Foodbank.  The Waikiki Beach Marriott exceeded our goals and donated over $10,000 and 2,000 pounds of food.  It is such a worthwhile cause that helps so many of Hawaii's hungry.

EKIDEN HONOLULU MARATHON RELAY

The Waikiki Beach Marriott participated in the Ekiden Honolulu Marathon Relay.  It's a 26 mile, 6 team marathon relay.  We had 7 teams and Team Fuji came in 6th out 7 teams.  One of my runners injured himself but he still finished.  We met at 4:00 am so I was very tired the rest of the day. 

ALAN WONG'S

 I was treated to a dinner at Alan Wong's.  I haven't been there in years and it still lives up to his reputation.  The first course was his take on loco moco with mushrooms and fried prosciutto.  The tomato salad looked like a sweet garden.  The lobster dish was delicious but my favorite was his twice braised short rib.  The pineapple shaved ice was a refreshing end to a wonderful dinner.  It's definitely on my list of places to return.