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December 11, 2010

Employee Entertainment

Shines at Outrigger’s Holiday Ho‘olaule‘a

By Char Luning

Outrigger ‘ohana enjoyed a warm and wonderful evening at the Ala Moana Hotel on November 30. The theme for the event was Holiday Ho‘olaule‘a, and the program featured a range of talent from our Waikīkī employees. It was an exceptional showcase of creativity, resourcefulness, and TALENT of our Outrigger ‘ohana. After Kaipo Ho’s traditional blessing of the food and of the event – and in the spirit of ‘Many Brands, One ‘Ohana’ – a cross-section of dancers from various properties took the stage, dancing a beautiful hula to open the program. Mahalo to Nā Wāhine o Outrigger ‘Ohana: Maile Okuma, Napua Ho, Keali‘i Parker, Shae Gallardo, Momi Shimasaki, Natalie Caceres, Grace Nakamura, Napualei Saunders, Charlotte Kanamu, Teresa Shepherd, and Jo-Ann Yonamine. The employee talent ran throughout the evening with solo numbers by Teddy Naputo and a rousing chorale treat from the Embassy Suites®-Waikiki Beach Walk® Choir: Purie Garcia, Nelia Navarro, Josefina Rivera,Lleuellyn Calses, Danette Na’o, Un Ha Zheng, Jenny Bao Hong, Teresita De Leon, Wai Yin Ho, Su Lian Xu, Nian Mai Cai, Yu Shin Ng, Sophia Luo, Gah Yeu Soo Lee, Laura Li, Winnie W. L. Ho, Nuyang Wei, Wendy Lee, Angela Wan, Ok Soon

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Pearl Harbor Attack Killed a Lot of Civilians Too

By Dr. Richard Kelley

There are fewer and fewer people alive today who personally witnessed the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, only about 200 surviving veterans attended this year’s commemoration, which coincided with the inauguration of the exciting new $56 million Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and Museum. Without diminishing in even the slightest degree my admiration for the thousands of brave men and women who defended Pearl Harbor, Hickam Field, Wheeler Field, Kaneohe Naval Air Station, Bellows Field, and Ewa Marine Corps Air Station, I want to point out that there were also explosions all over O‘ahu that morning, which caused many civilian deaths and injuries as well as significant property damage. While civilian casualties were only a tiny fraction of the deaths and injuries among uniformed personnel, the sudden, violent demise of roughly 60 noncombatant bystanders would have triggered major headlines if they had not been overshadowed by military losses a staggering 40 times higher. In fact, my sisters, Jean and Pat, our parents, Roy and Estelle Kelley, and I came close to being among the civilian causalities. Roy had

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Condolences Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Martha LaBenz, who passed away in October. Martha sold tours at Outrigger Activities Center (OAC) for 30 years. Her ashes were scattered yesterday with those of her husband’s in the surf fronting the Moana Surfrider. Martha enjoyed life ~ she bowled, played cards, and played piano and violin. She was an animal lover, a vegan, and chose The Bus as her mode of transportation. A compassionate woman, she cooked for and fed the homeless at St. Andrew’s and read to children at the Waikiki Community Center. Her spiritual side, had her in full fellowship at Unity Church, where she sang in the choir. Always in pink, Martha will be remembered fondly and missed by all those who were fortunate to know her. Aloha, Martha.

Happy Birthday!Dec 22: Demy S. Tamayo, Arhlene L.T. Honda, Christine C. Kok, Christie U. Rivera, and Elpidio S. Oviedo.

Dec 23: Talilotu Carlson, Christine S. Tsubaki, Ying Shu Jin, Carl B. Kruse, Patricia A.K. Kaahanui, and Grace S. Nakamura.

Dec 24: Keith L. Ai, Lesieli Latu Oliveti, Feng Shi Yee, and Karl D. York.

Dec 25: Christopher A. Aguilar, Dioni T. Velasco, Alan Y. Naito, Luciana C. Queja, Eugenio Ellazar, Charles L. Ursua Jr., Kenzil M. Edwards, and Jessie O. Dumancil.

Dec 26: Imelda P. Suguitan, Flocerfida Mateo Pagdilao, Zhi Jean Young, Samantha S. Duff, Jensen J.A. Chang,

Claire T. Morikawa, and Emilio C. Marlang Jr.

Dec 27: Kent K. Okano, John Claude Bruner, Toyce A. Hutton, Keith M. Christy, Ok Ja Chong, Deanne C. Takara, and Steven Sacay.

Dec 28: Lee Tome, Greg Iwafuchi, William T. Comstock, and Dr. Richard R. Kelley.

Employment Opportunities

If you are interested in the positions listed below and meet the qualifications, you may apply online. Please go to WWW.OUTRIGGER.COM, click on ABOUT OUTRIGGER, then EMPLOYMENT. We only accept online applications for the open-listed positions from internal candidates. If you have any questions, please call Chad Teramae at (808) 921-6989. Application deadline for the following positions is December 17, 2010.

Guest Service Representative (Full Time)Must have at least one year customer service and cashiering experience, preferably in the hospitality industry. Must have basic computer skills and be able to type 30 wpm. Must also be a team player with excellent communication skills and flexibility to work any day and the graveyard shift.

Bell Person (On Call)Must have at least six months customer service experience and be able to lift 70 lbs and flexible to work any day and shift.

Guest Service Manager (Full Time)A minimum of two years supervisory experience in a hotel guest service environment required. Must be highly-organized, computer proficient, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must also be able to work any shift and day.

Saturday Briefing DeadlineBy the SB Staff

Next week will be the last Saturday Briefing issue for 2010 and will take a look back at what transpired over the year. The Saturday Briefing staff will take a break for two weeks, and the first issue of the new year will be January 8. The deadline for the first issue of 2011 is Wednesday, January 5. Mahalo!


Teresa Shepherd, Shae Gallardo, Jennifer Cabasag, and Jo-Ann Yonamine

Arnold Agustin, Alfredo Encomienda, Lucio Galiza, Archie Garcia, Salvador Antonio, and Kimo Miguel

Emcee Jerry Dolak busts out the moves

Kim, Abella Carroll, Annie Catingub, Feng Shi Yee, Shao Bing Liang, Nena Tran, Jin Feng Han, Xiao Tzu Yeao, My Le Pham, Charlotte Kananu, Adelina Balmilero, Peggy Napaepae, Ofelia Valdez, Leonida Limantas, Leonarda Dait, and Mindy Nakagawa, led by Carol Lopes and Marsha Kapu. Later in the evening, Outrigger musicians Kaipo Ho, Marsha Kapu, and Kimo Miguel entertained the crowd, then joined the Company Services Ensemble, Dorinda Dunlap, Terri Escritor, Jane Inouye, Char Luning, Pam Niesz, Ivan Paik, Sheila Pike, and Antonio Reyes, for some fun, culminating in a rousing audience participation number. Of course, the show wouldn’t have been the same without emcees, Ethan Chang, Jerry Dolak – and pinch-hitting Milton Lafitaga – all entertaining in their own right! Our industry is open around the clock, so obviously there were some hard-working individuals on duty during this year’s gathering. Even though they were not able to join in the year-end celebration, they were still eligible for some great prizes. Congratulations to the following lucky drawing winners: Christopher Freitas, Emmanuel Padigos, Errol Yanuaria, Jennifer Thepsenavong, John Cacayurin, Jose Carmona, Scott Johnson, Sharon Lee, Tammy Arakaki, and Troy Hiura.

Outrigger’s Holiday Ho‘olaule‘a Continued from page 1

Mahalo to the hard-working Planning Committee: Andrea Takamiya, Char Luning, Crystal Salavea, Danette Bolosan, Ethan Chang, Heather Doeringer, Lorry Ijima-Sato, Luana Maitland, Nurhan Enustun, Shyla Uyesato, and Terri Escritor. And mahalo to the many helping hands that made it a true ‘ohana endeavor: Danny Wang, Jody Munetake, Nui Kauhane, Eva Hang, Ellen Isidro, Doreen Nohara, Gay Shinbara, Jennifer Padre, Kathy Foley, Laurie Hirata, Lianne Bryant, Loyce Hurley, Pam Niesz, PK Kaahanui, Ricol Akana-Phillips, Sharon Okada, Val Tanaka, Shantel Burns, Karen Koba, Shannon Li, Sandra Sakka, Tammy Awong, Evelen Dellosa, Emily Sato, Monica Kauhane, Libby Young, Beverly Villanueva, Jojelyn Cabulera, Wendy Afuso, and Alyssa Bailey. Happy Holidays to all!

More photos on pages 5, 6, and 7


Santa due to arrive at the Outrigger Waikiki

By Ethan Chang

Join us, as we celebrate the Christmas season with a special guest arriving by canoe to the shores of Waikiki. On Saturday, December 11, at 9 a.m., on the beach fronting the Outrigger Waikīkī on the Beach, Santa Claus will be greeted Hawaiian style, with music, keiki, and a special hula performance by Pua Kapele Hālau O Hula. Take advantage of free photo opportunities with jolly Saint Nicholas in the upper lobby! Mele Kalikimaka!

The Holiday Season begins at the Outrigger Reef By Luana Maitland

The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on Wednesday, December 1. Opening the ceremony was Kumu Leimomi Maldanado and Halau Ka Hale I O Kahala, who entertained guests with hula and mele of the islands, as well as traditional Christmas carols with crowd participation. The show finale was the keiki doing a medley of island favorites “Mele Kalikimaka” and the “12 Days of Christmas.” They were

so cute that General Manager Bill Comstock chose them to be his official tree lighter this year. Ending the evening’s ceremony was a performance by Uncle Cyril Pahinui at the Kani Ka Pila Grille, joined by Jeff An Hoy and Jeff Teves. Coming up on December 22 and December 23 is our second annual “Breakfast with Hawaiian Santa.” Get your reservations in early for this special morning with Santa Claus, which includes a Buffet Breakfast, Photo with Santa, Airbrush Face and Body Art, and Balloon Twisting. Reservations required. Call Kani Ka Pila Grille at 924-4990. Happy Hawaiian Holidays from everyone at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach.

Luana Maitland (photo left, standing left) and Bill Comstock (photo left, back, and photo right clapping) enjoy time with keiki who entertained guests and employees with their island favorites medley and were deemed official tree lighters!


Primie Marzan and Divina Garcia Elizabeth Cambra and Heather Doeringer Terri Escritor, Shyla Uyesato, and SueAnn Wells

Kaipo Ho entertains the ‘ohana

Laurie Hirata and Antonio Reyes back - Wil Eguchi, Jennifer Ishii, Diane Lau, Joy Uchida, Juliann Saito, and Jhon Pelayofront - Eva Hang, Jenny Meyer, Shelah Aczon, Wendy Suzuki, and Desiree Hee

Jane Chen, Emilia Mangaoang, Elvira Maluyo, Ok Sim Pae, Llezle Peralta, and Annie-Lu Navarro



Jean Rolles, Alan White, Kathy Carey, Jenny Kelley, Nancy Brunner, and Dr. Chuck Kelley

back - Maile Okuma and Yuet Oy Aufront - Grace Nakamura and Suzanne Lee

Kevin Wong, Gay Shinbara, Danny Wang, Lorry Ijima-Sato, Kathy Hansberry, Ellie Agustin, Heather Doeringer, Ellen Isidro, and Alyssa Bailey

Sharon Okada, Lianne Bryant, Loyce Hurley, and Pam Niesz

back: Linda Wong, Yu Ying Lin, and Elaine Lofront: Nu Yang Wei, Winnie Ho, Nian Mei Cai, and Sophia Luo


Narita Fangon, Shao Fei Weng, Diling Zhang, and Jie Li Huang


back - Trina Tory, Janice Yee, and Jane Inouyefront - Monica Fo and David Carey

Doreen Nohara, Aitogi Totemese, and Jennifer Frias back - Randall Morisako, Masako Sawyer, Jamie Wong, and Jenny Shimasakifront - Napua Ho, Kea Parker, and Natalie Caceres

Huyen Tran, Evelyn Dellosa, and Mai Ho

Destiny-Aloha Lee, Stanley Truman, Tiffany Saunders, Shannon Yadon, Layton Yasuhara, Carl Kruse, Tara DeSantiago, and Robert Ishihara

back: Purie Garcia, Abella Carroll, Mindy Nakagawa, and Josie Riverafront: Ok Soon Kim and Ofelia Valdez



Little Riggers and Beach Riggers, the younger guests at the Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji (FOR), just returned from a trip to Kula Eco Park, Fiji’s center for captive breeding of endangered species and the environmental education of school children. The Park provides free, hands-on environmental education by allowing children to explore the environment and learn how everything fits together. The Little Riggers and Beach Riggers program provides daily and seasonal activities, and upon return to the property, the children stopped for a photo opp in front of FOR’s holiday decorations.

In the Eco SpiritBy Una Murray

Activities Staff Seruwaia Taga (left) and Maria Qoreti (right) with FOR’s younger guests

Calling All Sports Fans!

By Aitogi Totemese

Outrigger Hotels & Resorts is once again the title sponsor of the University of Hawaii’s Men’s Volleyball Invitational. Penn State, Ball State, and UCLA are the teams joining the University of Hawaii team in the Outrigger Volleyball Invitational. We are looking for volunteers to make this event a success. Volunteers are needed for the following days and times and will receive a free T-shirt, meal, parking, and entry to some exciting volleyball action.

January 13 – 15, 20115:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me at 921-6895 or by e-mail at [email protected] by Monday, December 20. Please leave me the following information: name, department, hotel, T-shirt size, and which night you would like to volunteer. Mahalo and hope to see you at the games!

Hello, Baby!By the SB Staff

For those of you who receive a hard copy of the Saturday Briefing, you may have noticed a significant difference in the copy quality, thanks to our new Xerox 700 Color Press! Not only is the finish of professional quality, “she” spits out a finished product, double-sided, stapled, and ready to stuff and mail! A big mahalo to all those who had a hand in the transition to our new baby - HR, the Executive Office, Finance, Ops Services, and IT. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

The first “Saturday Briefing” hot off the press is framed above “our baby.”


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dropped us kids off curbside at St. Clement’s Church, near Punahou School in Manoa Valley, for Sunday School about the time the attack started at 7:55 a.m. Shortly thereafter, he probably heard Webley Edwards interrupt normal radio programming to urgently say, “Pearl Harbor is under attack. This is no drill!” Roy did a quick U-turn and picked us up from church a few minutes later. My sister Pat was just four years old at the time but has a vivid memory of what happened next. Here’s what she wrote to me this week. “I remember how close we came to being a part of the dead that day – when we drove past the corner of McCully and King streets, a building exploded and a fire started. “And then, two blocks later, another shell landed on the Japanese school. There was no McCully Bridge in those years, so we had to cross the Ala Wai on the Kalakaua Bridge. “As we got to the intersection of Lewers Street and Kuhio Avenue, our car briefly stalled and then got going again. Suddenly, there was a big boom and a huge hole in the ground right where our car had been stalled. I remember watching out the back window of the car. “Shrapnel from that shell ripped through the nearby apartment building on the makai-Diamond Head corner of that intersection and almost killed Mrs. Harry Good, who, with her husband, ran a liquor store on Kalakaua Avenue. Mrs. Good was in the apartment at the time. Fortunately, she had just bent over to tune in the radio,

so the shrapnel missed her. If she had been standing, the shrapnel would have gone right through her. I vividly recall Daddy later showing me the holes in the walls of the apartment house where this happened. “Then there was the shell that sent shrapnel between you (Richard) and me as we all watched more of the bombing from the top floor lanai of our home at 2270 Kuhio Avenue.” Reading the newspaper reports from December 7, 1941, it is clear that no one was safe anywhere on O‘ahu that morning. One shell fell near Washington Place, the residence of Territorial Governor Joseph Poindexter. An entire family of eight or nine people was reported killed “by a bomb” near the corner of Nu‘uanu and Kuakini streets. A wood frame house was “split in half ” at Fort and School streets. Five people died in an explosion at Palama Settlement. And on and on ran the breathless reports. Summaries of the articles indicate that anywhere from 55 to 68 civilians were killed and approximately 35 wounded in the attack. (These figures compare to 2,402 dead and 1,247 injured military personnel.) It is not 100 percent clear, but it seems likely that most, if not all, of the casualties in civilian areas were inflicted by “friendly fire,” our own anti-aircraft shells falling back to earth and exploding after missing attacking planes. We’ll never know for sure, and it obviously does not matter today, as we remember and honor everyone who experienced those terrifying hours on O‘ahu 69 years ago.

Meimei Attendants’ Familiarization TourBy Una Murray

front: Vika, Karalaini, Lite Daunibau, Kini, and Monicamiddle: Una, Akanisi, Mariana, Rusila, and Selina

back: Adi Vosa, Tepola, Irene, Merewai, Clareann, and Kalea

The Outrigger on the Lagoon - Fiji Resort’s new nanny service team (aka the Meimei department) went on an educational site inspection of other properties on December 7. The main purpose of the trip was to see what other resort brands are offering in the way of Meimei service. Almost all of the Meimei attendants are new to the hotel industry, so a site visit was organized to Naviti, Intercon, and Sheraton Fiji. The Meimei attendants gained much from their trip and appreciated the opportunity to learn not only about nanny service, but about other brands as well.

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The Honolulu MarathonWe’re all Winners

By Dr. Richard Kelley

The 38th running of the Honolulu Marathon will kick off at 5 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, at the Ala Moana Park starting line, just outside Waikiki. This event never fails to amaze me. Considering Honolulu’s small population, our marathon’s popularity is phenomenal. By any measure, it is Hawaii’s largest sporting event. Registrations for this year’s race are expected to hit 23,000, about where they have been since the economy slumped in 2008. For the three years before that, however, registrations were typically around 28,000. According to Dr. Jim Barahal, president of the Honolulu Marathon, some 14,000 of the runners and 3,500 walkers in the companion Race Day Walk will be from Japan. “This is remarkable in these tough economic times, and it reflects the strength of the yen,” said Dr. Barahal. There are several other reasons for Japan’s support of and interest in the event. For the 26th year running (pun intended!), Japan Airlines is the lead sponsor. Other well-known Japanese sponsors, providing both financial and promotional assistance, include MUFG Card, NTT DoCoMo, SATOHAP, and Subaru. The strong turnout from Japan also reflects the fact that in recent years, several Japanese women have been strong contenders, going head-to-head against the world’s elite runners, many of whom come from Kenya and Russia. Japan’s Kiyoko Shimahara won the women’s division in 2008 with a time of 2:32:36. In 2009, she posted an even better time of 2:29:53, but was still one minute, 19 seconds behind the winner, Russia’s Svetlana Zakharova, who blazed across the finish line at 2:28:34. Eri Hayakawa of Tokyo ran the third-fastest Honolulu Marathon in the women’ s division in 2004 with a time of 2:28:11. The women’s record time is 2:27:19, run by Russia’s Lyubov Denisova in 2006. There is always a great deal of interest in the elite male runners. This year, six-time winner, Kenyan Jimmy Muindi, will be back for his 16th run for the Honolulu Marathon gold. Muindi holds the Honolulu course record at 2:11:12. There are many other race-week activities. From Wednesday through today, there has been an exposition at the Hawaii Convention Center. Many years ago, we hosted the expo at the Outrigger Reef, but as the Marathon grew, we ran out of space. Usually, some 50,000 to 60,000 people attend and buy all sorts of sportswear, clothing, equipment, and Honolulu Marathon logo souvenirs.

There is also a carbo-loading luau and concert for over 5,000 people at the Waikiki Shell, with ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and other Hawaii entertainment legends performing. Outrigger and OHANA Hotels & Resorts are the official hotels of the Honolulu Marathon. We provide complimentary and/or deeply discounted accommodations for many of the elite runners brought in by the organizers. Our Waikiki properties will run high occupancies all week, and we expect to be nearly sold out Saturday night! This is quite a contrast to the typical pre-holiday slump at our neighbor island properties.

The Honolulu Marathon has a huge economic impact on the entire state and in particular, on Waikiki. Hawaii Pacific University students of economics have studied the Honolulu Marathon for several years. They estimate that because the runners and their traveling companions spend much of the month before or after the race in Waikiki’s shops and restaurants, the event brings over $100 million in visitor spending to Hawai‘i and generates approximately $3 million in taxes each year. Those numbers do not include spending by local participants. With the yen currently at a 15-year high, many expect even more spending by Japanese marathoners and their companions this year. Moreover, the economic impact is not

limited to Honolulu, but spreads throughout Hawai‘i, as roughly one in every five out-of-state registrants plans to visit neighbor islands too. Dr. Barahal is rightfully proud when he points out that the Honolulu Marathon is self-supporting. Unlike some other major sporting events such as the Pro Bowl, the Honolulu Marathon does not ask for or receive any taxpayer money. It enlists private sponsors to help, and with registration fees, it pays for its operations, advertising and promotion, 435 special duty police, park use and cleanup, road barricading and cleanup, and the use of the Hawaii Convention Center. At the finish line, only a handful of competitors are listed as winners, but in reality, everybody in Hawai‘i wins when the Honolulu Marathon races into town. Thanks to Dr. Jim Barahal and all of the staff and volunteers of the Honolulu Marathon for everything you do for our state year after year.

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