THE HYATT
REGENCY Resort and Spa rebranded as the Grand Hyatt Kauai
Resort and Spa after renovating guestrooms, meeting space and
public areas. More changes are to come over the next six months,
including additions and enhancements to the Anara Spa, as well as
additional training programs for employees.
THE SHERATON KAUAI RESORT launched a Surf to
Sunset Luau, held on a bluff overlooking Poipu Beach, on the
southern shores of Kauai. The luau is held Mondays and Fridays at 6
p.m. Dining options are the $68 buffet, which includes the evenings
entertainment, or the Golden Circle package for $80 per person,
which includes premier seating, table service and a photographer
who will shoot your group. Tickets for children 6 to 12 are $34.
For more info or reservations, go to www.sheratonkauai.com/de_skluau.htm or call (808)
742-1661.
THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER on Oahus North
Shore is offering families the Ohana Adventure and Passport to
Polynesia package. The deal gives visitors who purchase the pass
access to the center and an activities booklet for kids. In
addition, customers can use the pass for one free youth admission
to Hawaiian Waters Adventures Park with the purchase of two adult
tickets; a free youth admission to the Kualoa Ranch Movie Set Tour
with the purchase of one adult ticket; and a free youth ticket per
family to Sea Life Park by Dolphin Discovery. The package costs $36
per adult and $25 for children 3 to 11. Call (800) 367-7060 for
more information.
ALOHA AIRLINES is offering a special on one-way,
nonstop flights between the U.S. mainland and Honolulu, Maui or
Kona, for travel between Aug. 22 and Oct. 12. The tickets start at
$149 each way, and can be found on a limited basis at www.alohaair.com.
MASTER M IXOLOGIST Dale DeGroff will be back at
the Halekulani in Waikiki this summer to host cocktail seminars.
The Director of Beverage Arts in Residence at Halekulani, as his
official title goes, will host a martini lecture, demonstration and
tasting on July 15. On July 19, he will focus on tequila. The
classes are limited to 30 students. Call (808) 931-5040 for
reservations. Tuition is $40 per person, and classes last from 6 to
7:30 p.m.