Looking forward to the arrival of Sail Boat Deception #transpac

Tiki's Grill & Bar is looking forward to greeting Deception in a few hours. Depending on wind it might be 11:30 pm or 2:30 am.
We have a great welcoming group with Fresh Flower Lei's, Pupu's, Coconut Cups, Conch Shell blowing, ICE, Cold Raps, Ti Leaf Leis, a Hula Dancer and lots of Aloha.

You can see the current position by clicking the map bellow.

Here is the banner we plan to greet them dock side. No matter what time they arrive:

Chef Ronnie goes big with Marlin with mango coconut sticky rice, Mango Calamansi-chili pepper compote.

Chef Ronnie and his crew from Tiki's Grill & Bar participated in this years Mangoes at the Moana event.

Ronnie shared with us the dish was inspired by the ethnic diversity found in the kitchen at Tiki's. Marlin with mango coconut sticky rice, Mango Calamansi-chili pepper compote.

Mari Taketa and Melissa Chang from NONSTOP Honolulu were on hand to cover the event.  to see photos and more go to: 
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Tiki Rule #39 Don't make tragedies of trifles!

My son young son had just come down with a fever as we were packing to catch a 5 hour flight to the mainland.  Inexperienced parents that we were, my wife said to me, "What if he has the measles?"
I calmly said, "He has a fever, not the measles."
"But what if it is?" she retorted.
"It's not," I replied.
"Are you a doctor?"
"No I am not a doctor."
"Then how do you know?"
"When was the last time you heard of anybody, or anyboy's kids getting the measles?"
She thought for a moment.  "Okay, but can we take him to the doctor to be sure."
I suggested, "Would you like to call Dr. Fujita right now and talk to him about it?"
"Do you think he'll think I'm silly?"
"He'd rather you call him at dinner time than at 11pm or anytime after."
My wife was making a "tragedy of something trifle" or a "mountain out of a molehill."

Are you worsted in a fight?
Are you cheated of your right?
Laugh it off!
Don't make tragedies of trifles,
Don't shoot butterflies with rifles,
Laugh it off!
Does your work get into kinks?
Are you near all kinds of brinks?
If it's sanity your after,
There's no recipe like laughter.
Laugh it off!
-Author Unknown

Blast from the past -"NEXT STOP TV" Travel segment filmed at Tiki's Grill & Bar

A old friend stopped in to Tiki's Grill & Bar to film a new travel segment for a travel channel.  Jon Olson the host is doing a new show called Next Stop TV.  His creative team has earned seven Emmy nominations.

NEXT STOP is a new TV travel show featuring the places and the people that make each destination unique. They will show you where to go, what to do and how to do it. Fun & positive entertainment is the theme of every show, featuring local music, sports & activities, local flavors and more. NEXT STOP gives you an insider’s look into each featured location.
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The Tiki's Grill & Bar segment will air locally NBC on August 27 and also be featured on the inflight entertainment for Alaska Airlines.

Double Trouble races to Hawaii to meet Tiki's Grill & Bar! Transpacific Yacht Race has started.

Tiki's Grill & Bar is the official greeting committee for Double Trouble a J/125 that is racing to Hawaii. Our friends on Double Trouble will be starting on Friday July 8th in Division 4.
We are currently racing too, trying to complete our new drink "DOUBLE TROUBLE", this needs to happen before the boat arrives as we plan to meet them dock side no matter what time of day or night when they arrive. We have the main ingredient figured out "Malibu Black" - (new 70 proof spiced rum from Mailbu), the other elements have been a little elusive.
 

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The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is an offshore yacht race starting off Point Fermin, San Pedro,[1] near Los Angeles, and ending off Diamond Head Lighthouse[2] in Honolulu, a distance of around 2,225 nautical miles (2,560 mi; 4,121 km). Started in 1906, it is one of yachting's premier offshore races and attracts entrants from all over the world.

http://live.adventuretracking.com/transpac2011" target="_blank">Live Tracking of the Boats = transponder-based position reporting will be delayed six hours until the first monohull comes within 100 miles of the finish line at Diamond Head, at which time reporting for the entire fleet goes real-time

Boat Details ~ Double Trouble




Entered By: Andy Costello
Yacht Club: Corinthian Yacht Club
Sail Number: 93204
Home Port: San Francisco California
Boat Type: J Boats J-125
Length: 41 ft
Beam: 10.7 ft
Draft: 8 ft
History: Double Trouble is a J125 racing yacht. Our most recent point to point distance results are Class A winner 2010 Coastal Cup, Over All winner of the 2010 Spinnaker Cup.

Crew Details

 
Andy Costello Skipper Trimmer
Trevor Baylis Navigator Driver
Patrick Whitmarsh Driver Trimmer
Mark Breen Driver Trimmer
Gilles Combruson Bow/Trimmer

Mangoes at the Moana

The Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa is proud to announce its 3rd annual “Mangoes at the Moana” event on Saturday, July 9 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Located in the resort’s Banyan Courtyard, visitors and kamaaina are invited to mingle and “mango” through various booths and action stations offering local mango products.  Mango enthusiasts can attend a Mango Growing Seminar (beginning and advanced workshops) along with a Mango Bootcamp focusing on health and wellness.  The Mango Recipe Contest and Best Mango Contest are popular favorites among the local community and will be held in the resort’s Lani Kai Room.

Several celebrity guest judges will be determining winners for each contest including Bravo’s Top Chef and Cooking Channel’s Unique Eats celebrity chef Lee Anne Wong, 2011 Mrs. Hawaii Lara Leimana Fonoimoana, and 2011 Miss Teen Hawaii International Ashley Soderberg. 

In addition to a day-long lineup of mango-themed events, the 3rd annual “Tree to Table – a Mango Throwdown” will also be featured in the Banyan Courtyard and Lani Kai Room from noon to 4 p.m.  The Mango Throwdown will feature local celebrity chefs in a friendly cooking competition to create the dishes featuring mango as the main ingredient.  Guests are welcome to taste each chef’s creation for $2 per script; number of scripts for each booth will differ.

A portions of proceeds will go to benefit the University of Hawaii’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific which is a network of seven unique culinary education centers within the University of Hawaii system.  Participating chefs in the Mango Throwdown include:   

  • Azure Restaurant, Chef Jon Matsubara
  • Beachhouse at the Moana, Chef Rodney Uyehara
  • Chai’s Island Bistro, Chef Chai Chaowasaree
  • DK’s Steak and Sansei Seafood, Chef D.K. Kodama
  • Kahala Resort, Chef Wayne Hirabayashi
  • Michel’s at the Colony Surf, Chef Hardy Kintscher
  • Roy’s Waikiki, Chef Jason Peel
  • Rum Fire, Chef Darren Demaya
  • Tango Contemporary Café, Chef Goran Streng
  • Tiki’s Grill & Bar, Chef Ronnie Nasuti
  • 12th Avenue Grill, Chef Kevin Hanney

Lee Anne Wong, one of the finalists for the first season of Bravo’s popular cooking reality show, Top Chef, will be our celebrity guest judge and emcee for the Mango Throw Down and Best Mango Recipe Contest.  She was the culinary producer for the first four seasons of Top Chef and is the host and associate producer of “Unique Eats.”  She is currently on the Cooking Channel which is a spin-off of Food Network and the show has been picked up for a fourth and fifth season.  Lee Anne is now executive chef for Kogi New York.

July 9, 2011

 

 

Head down to the Moana this Saturday to support Chef Ronnie in a benefit for the Culinary Institute of the Pacific! Should be great food and great fun!

HAWAII CELEBRATES JULY 1 BIRTHDAY OF PROMINENT CITIZEN - Sorry, No Birth Certificate Available to Verify Actual Citizenship

HONOLULU - On July 1, Hawaii will celebrate the birthday of a very
special American icon who was born and raised in the Hawaiian Islands
- despite the fact that the state cannot turn up a birth certificate
as proof of citizenship.

No, it's not President Obama.

It is in fact the equally well-known Hawaii icon - the aloha shirt.

For three-quarters of a century, the aloha shirt has been Hawaii's
most enduring symbol of the relaxed, laid-back, and tropical lifestyle
of the Islands.

Different tales have circulated for decades about the origins of
Hawaii's aloha shirt. Some say its roots can be traced to the kapa
cloth found throughout the Pacific, made from pounding and dyeing tree
bark. Others claim it was inspired by the tail-out shirts of Filipino
immigrants, or elegant kimono cloth from Japan, or the vivid floral
prints of Tahiti. No one is absolutely sure and the origin of the
aloha shirt has many parents.

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the tradition of beautifully sewn
printed shirts spread from the Asian dry-goods merchants and
home-sewers in Honolulu to the tailors and dress-makers, creating a
new style of colorful clothing. Hawaii was emerging as a paradise for
tourists and visitors arriving by ship were charmed by hula dancers
swaying to the rhythm of the ukulele, boys riding the waves on their
great wooden surfboards, and the colorful open-necked loose fitting
aloha shirts.

In 1946, the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce appropriated $1,000 to study
suitable designs for clothing businessmen could more comfortably wear
in Hawaii's tropical climate. A resolution was passed to allow
open-necked sports shirts during the hottest months from June through
October. The aloha shirt was specifically excluded because of loud
patterns. The following year during the annual Aloha Week celebration,
an exception was made to allow the wearing of casual aloha attire -
the more colorful the better - for the entire week. With this
breakthrough, the trend would continue to expand.

Soon, visitors and locals alike were donning these wearable postcards
awash with coconut trees, surfers, outrigger canoes, hula girls, and
endless varieties of colorful tropical flowers, birds, and fish.

Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii's most beloved surfer and Olympic swimming
champion, was the earliest and greatest promoter of the aloha shirt.
Duke even had his own line of shirts that are widely coveted by
collectors today. Many other celebrities from Bing Crosby to Elvis
Presley and Tom Selleck of Magnum P.I. were widely photographed
wearing the shirts.

The modern era of the aloha shirt began in the 1960s. In 1962, the
Hawaiian Fashion Guild staged "Operation Liberation," presenting two
aloha shirts to each male legislator in the State House and Senate.
The Senate passed a resolution urging the regular wearing of aloha
attire from Lei Day, May 1, and throughout the summer months. In 1966,
Aloha Friday - the precursor to casual Fridays - came into being and
businessmen began the trend of wearing aloha shirts to work. By the
end of the 1960s, the wearing of aloha shirts for business dress any
day of the week was accepted.

Today, there are aloha shirts for every occasion and fancy - staid
button down shirts for businessmen; elegant shirts for weddings and
nights out on the town; sporty shirts for surfers and beach bums; and
extra vibrant shirts often preferred by tourists.

Whether you fancy a collectible from the 1930s or a modern style of
today, the aloha shirt remains a symbol of the casual, carefree, and
graceful Hawaii lifestyle. It's caught on everywhere - from Los
Angeles to Australia - and every tropical destination in the world has
adopted the born-in-Hawaii aloha shirt - even that guy Tommy in the
Bahamas!

# # # #
From a press release:

The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau is contracted by the Hawaii
Tourism Authority (HTA), the state of Hawaii's tourism agency, for
marketing management services in North America. The HTA was
established in 1998 to ensure a successful visitor industry well into
the future. Its mission is to strategically manage Hawaii tourism in a
sustainable manner consistent with the state of Hawaii's economic
goals, cultural values, preservation of natural resources, community
desires, and visitor industry needs.

Resources
Website: AlohaShirts ofHawaii.com
Website: HiloHattie.com
Book: The Aloha Shirt by Dale Hope