BUSINESS BRIEFS
Kuhio Beach adds 4th hula show
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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Free hula shows are now performed four nights at week at Kuhio Beach with the addition of a Sunday show.
The Waikiki Improvement Association said the shows run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday on the Kuhio Beach hula mound with the support of the city and the Hawai'i Tourism Authority.
"We are very grateful for their support for this program, which is popular with both visitors and kama'aina," said association president Rick Egged.
The show's existence had been threatened by budget cuts and had decreased to three shows a week since January, he said.
Egged said the shows offer only Hawaiian hula, with halau from the community providing a variety of styles at the mound near the Duke Kahanamoku statue.
The show also receives support from the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa, he said.
MOKULELE LAUNCHES HILO SERVICE
Mokulele Airlines is launching daily Honolulu-to-Hilo service today.The interisland carrier — which also operates flights between Honolulu and Kahului, Kailua, Kona, and Lihu'e — is offering an introductory fare of $38 for the new service. Mokulele flies Embraer 170 jets to Hilo and on its other major routes.
The inaugural flight is scheduled to leave Honolulu at 10:05 a.m. and arrive in Hilo at 10:55 a.m. The return flight is scheduled to leave Hilo at 11:20 a.m. and arrive in Honolulu at 12:07 p.m.
KONA COMMONS OPENS TOMORROW
Kona Commons, the newest commercial center in Kona, will hold a grand opening celebration tomorrow.The center, with 130,000 square feet of shopping and dining, is at the corner of Makala Boulevard and Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway.
Grand opening festivities run from 3 to 8:30 p.m. and will include a drawing to win $250, $500 and $1,000 shopping sprees at the center. There will be a blessing, an oli by the keiki of Ke Kula Ehunuikaimalino and entertainment on an outdoor stage.
