• Sports tourism • Spa therapy • Best islands • Equal pay Sports tourism The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), has announced the HTA’s request for proposals (RFP) for the Sporting Events which occur between October 15, 2004 to December 31,
• Sports tourism
• Spa therapy
• Best islands
• Equal pay
Sports tourism
The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), has announced the HTA’s request for proposals (RFP) for the Sporting Events which occur between October 15, 2004 to December 31, 2005. The solicitation is for sporting events that will attract participants and spectators and increase Hawaii’s appeal as a destination for recreation and activity, leading to positive economic impacts for the state and its residents and assisting in overall economic diversification.
Beginning Monday, July 26, 2004, the application and information packet will be available on the HTA website at www.hawaii.gov/tourism for download. In addition, interested parties may call (808) 973-2255 to request a packet; or they can be picked up at the HTA Office at the Hawaii Convention Center (Level 1), 1801 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815. Deadline for submission of proposals to the HTA is 4:30 p.m.,
August 31, 2004.
Spa therapy
The Hanalei Colony Resort on the North Shore opened a Day Spa, offering therapeutic massages, rejuvenation programs, healing modalities, yoga classes and customized yoga retreats. The facility is operated by Darci Frankel Taylor, a North Shore resident with extensive experience in the healing arts. Taylor has been practicing yoga for 28 years and has taught yoga for 12 years. A Licensed Massage Therapist, she is also certified in Ayurveda, the ancient science of health and healing from India.
Services at Hanalei Day Spa are available to the public Hanalei Colony guests. Other spa services include: body scrubs using aromatic and exotic ingredients such as lavender, mandarin orange and ylang ylang; body wraps, including detoxifying algae wraps and anti-cellulite moor mud wraps; facials; body waxing; scalp treatments; manicures and pedicures. Services are offered for men, women, or for couples. To contact Hanalei Day Spa, call (808) 826-6621 or email darciayur@aol.com or see www.hanaleidayspa.com.
Best islands
Kaua‘i, Maui and the Big Island ranked among the top five “World’s Best” islands in Travel + Leisure magazine’s prestigious “World’s Best” Readers Poll for 2004. Kaua‘i and Maui took the second- and third-place spots, respectively, ranking just behind Bali, Indonesia in the “World’s Best Island” list. The Big Island ranked fifth. T+L stated that the Hawaiian Islands “staged a major comeback,” as Kaua‘i climbed three spots in the poll (from fifth in 2003); Maui rose three spots (from sixth in 2003); and the Big Island ascended two spots (from seventh in 2003). The top ten islands in this year’s “World’s Best” Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best” Islands for 2004.
1. Bali
2. Kauai
3. Maui
4. Galápagos Islands
5. Hawai‘i (Big Island)
6. Santorini
7. Sicily
8. Prince Edward Island
9. Mount Desert Island (Maine)
10. Great Barrier Reef Islands
Equal pay
Republican Governor Linda Lingle vetoed a bill last earlier this month that would have prohibited employers from paying women less than men for equal work.
House Bill 2025 would have established a four-year pay equity task force under the Office of the Governor. “The bill is unnecessary since federal and state laws already prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of gender,” Lingle said. “Moreover, the scope of review for the pay equity task force is broad and vague.”
Big winners
Judy Camara and her son, Adam, from Concord, California, won a free one-week trip to Kaua‘i, courtesy of Island Soap and Candle Works in Kilauea.They’re the winners of the 4th annual “Tell a Friend” contest, and the Kaua‘i-based company is paying for round-trip airfare, a week’s stay at the Aloha Beach Resort, a gift package of products, discounts at their Koloa and Kilauea Stores, and a tour of their factory in Kapaa — all worth at least $1,700.
Island Soap’s Steve Mitchell emailed the winner, but it took awhile for her to believe him. Visitors to the Kaua‘i-based company’s website, www.islandsoap.com, enter various friend’s names, giving the company word-of-mouth advertising and shoppers a chance to win a trip to paradise. Island Soaps and Candles is one of Kaua‘i’s true success stories. Started in 1984, the company began out in Kekaha, moved to Kilauea, began producing enmasse from their Kapaa factory, and later opened a store in Koloa. Word got out and, soon, demand for the fragrant line of soaps, candles and lotions forced them to open shops on Maui and in Oahu’s Ward Center.
