Bishop Street commercial adds Serena Longo Esq. to staff

Submitted by Valerie Moore, Pineapple Tweed PR

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 5:17pm

Bishop Street commercial adds Serena Longo Esq. to staff

Bishop Street Commercial (BSC) announced the addition of Serena Longo Esq. as director of the Offices Service Group. She will be responsible for developing new business representing both tenants and landlords, and represent BSC’s new leasing assignment, Waikiki Trade Center, as well as a multitude of other tenant-clients.

Previously, Longo was the managing attorney for Crowell Law Offices in San Francisco where she handled litigation and transactional law for nearly 10 years. She brings an informed legal perspective to landlord-tenant matters, new client screening, lease preparation, turnovers, unlawful detainers, evictions and other aspects of the law where it intersects with commercial real estate

Longo earned her Juris Doctor degree from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and her B.A. degree in psychology from University of California, Davis. She remains a member of the California State Bar Association and is a licensed real estate agent in Hawaii.

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Waikiki hotel holds fundraiser for Visitor Industry Charity Walk

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Thursday, March 21st, 11:22 am

WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow)- A Waikiki hotel will hold a fundraiser for the state's tourism industry. Halekulani's upscale, formal image will pair up with casual flip flops for footwear at an event it's calling "Chefs & Slippahs." Everyone – from the chefs to the guests – are asked to wear cocktail attire with slippers that night.

The $95 per person event during the dinner hour will offer five grazing stations headed by Oahu's biggest celebrity chefs: Alan Wong of Alan Wong's Restaurant, Roy Yamaguchi of Roy's Restaurants, Hiroshi Fukui of Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas, Robin Lee of Nobu Waikiki, and Vikram Garg of Halekulani. Cocktails from Southern Wine & Spirits will also be served.

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70th Anniversary of the Legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Submitted by Rachel Wagenman on Wednesday, March 20th, 5:52 pm

Information courtesy of 442nd Sons & Daughters:

HONOLULU -- Hundreds of relatives and friends of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team from across the country, and as far away as the state of Texas, will converge on Waikiki to remember and honor the extraordinary bravery of the Nisei (second generation Japanese-American) soldiers from March 22-24, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the formation of the legendary combat unit.

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Famous Japanese chef offers special cherry blossom dinner

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Tuesday, March 19th, 3:26 pm

WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow)- He's a legend in his own country. The Imperial Hotel Tokyo's Executive Grand Chef Kenichiro Tanaka, famous in his own right as a major culinary talent, became a household name in Japan after presiding over the 2005 wedding banquet of Her Imperial Highness Princess Nori, daughter of Emperor Akihito. Industry watchers say he forever changed the way hotel weddings are perceived by Japanese.

Now, Chef Tanaka is bringing his culinary skills to Hawaii, for a spectacular dinner that blends the flavors of the Far East with the robust tastes of the tropics. His cherry blossom-themed dinner will be at Halekulani on April 5, and will include seven courses plus canapés.

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Retailer H&M to open first store in Hawaii

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Monday, March 18th, 12:13 pm

WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow)- A globally popular retailer has announced it is opening its first store in Hawaii. H&M, Hennes & Mauritz, the retailer known for offering fashion-forward apparel and modern basics, will kick off 2014 with a new location on Oahu at Waikiki Business Plaza.

The store will be located on Kalakaua Avenue in a uniquely designed three-level building that will become H&M's flagship store and the company's first American location outside of the continental U.S.

"Since opening our first American store in 2000, H&M has been committed to opening in the best new locations across the United States," says Daniel Kulle, U.S. President for H&M. "The U.S. is one of the largest expansion markets for the company worldwide, and we are thrilled to begin 2014 with such an important new store in Honolulu."

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Repaving of Zoo parking lot set to begin Monday

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Monday, March 18th, 4:38 am

WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow)- By: Paolo DiGiovanni

A months-long repaving project involving the parking lot at the Honolulu is slated to begin on Monday, March 18.

The job is scheduled to start with the side of the lot closest to Kapahulu Avenue. This portion of the project is expected to be completed sometime over the summer, likely before mid-July.

Visitors to the zoo will still be able to use the side of the lot closest to the zoo itself, though the lot will be changed to one-way entering from the makai side of the lot and one-way exiting through the mauka side.

Signs will be available to help assist traffic and visitors. Additional parking is also available in the metered stalls at the Waikiki Shell lot.

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Honolulu Zoo holds contest to name lion cubs

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Thursday, March 7th, 12:14 pm

WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow)- Calling all poets and poets-to-be! The Honolulu Zoo Society is holding
a Haiku poetry contest now through March 22, 2013, to help name Moxy's three
lion cubs, which were born in December of 2012.

Children ages 8 to 13 are invited to enter their best lion inspired
haiku for a chance to choose a name for one of the three lion cubs. Entries will be accepted in three different
age categories: 8-9 years, 10-11 years and 12-13 years. One winner per age
group will be selected and eligible to pick a name for one cub from a list of
names provided by the Honolulu zookeepers.

All entries must received by March 22, 2013 to be eligible to win.
Entries should be mailed to HZS Education at the Honolulu Zoo: 151 Kapahulu
Ave., Honolulu, HI. 96815. For complete rules and entry form, please visit
www.honoluluzoo.org

Winners will be
announced in early April.

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