Under loosened restrictions, Hilton Hawaiian Village hosts its first luau in nearly a year
Under loosened restrictions, Hilton Hawaiian Village hosts its first luau in nearly a year By Jolanie Martinez | March 5, 2021 at 10:05 PM HST - Updated March 6 at 12:34 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - After halting the event for nearly a year, the Hilton Hawaiian Village put on its Waikiki Starlight Luau for a room full of guests on Friday.
The Waikiki Starlight Luau is usually held on the beachfront “Great Lawn” at the resort, but due to bad weather the show was moved to one of the ballrooms.
According to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Managing Director Debi Bishop, their first show was sold out with 150 guests in attendance.
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The inspiring story of Betty Winstedt, the Hawaii resident who became a champion surfer in her 40s
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Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt photographed surfing at Waikiki in 1956. She charted a new path, for herself and for other female surfers, as a champion athlete.Courtesy of Vicky Durand
Living by the ocean can be transformative. For Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt, who first learned to surf when she moved from the mainland U.S. to Waikiki in the 1950s at the age of 41, riding the legendary aquamarine waves became her passion. But surfing would become more than a hobby; Winstedt was a pioneer and champion in a sport that saw few women take to the waves.
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Two tourists arrested after trying to bribe their way out of Hawaii quarantine
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Many arriving passengers faced long waits as state officials checked to be sure all arrivals had answered a health questionnaire, had their temperatures taken and shown proof of a negative COVID test, at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
Two tourists were arrested last Friday after they allegedly tried to bribe an airport screener at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu.
Officials said that Johntrell White, 29, of Simmesport, La., and Nadia Bailey, 28, of Baton Rouge, La., arrived in Hawaii without COVID-19 test results, triggering a required 10-day quarantine. White then allegedly offered an airport screener $2,000 to enter without requiring quarantine, and Bailey allegedly offered the screener an additional $1,000 to allow them both to enter.