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LAVAMAN TRIATHLON & SPORTS FESTIVAL
This Big Island event takes place on August 29,
2010 at the Keauhou Shopping Center in Kona at 7am. Activities on
Saturday include a Family Health, Sports and Fitness Expo, "Health
Grinds" Contest & Sampling at Keauhou Shopping Center,
and LavaKids Youth Aquathon, Keiki Dash & Picnic at Kahalu'u
Beach Park. On Sunday, the first annual Lavaman Keauhou Triathlon
will start at 7am. The event is open to elite and age group athletes
of all levels, and to relay teams. Entry fee applies. There will
be an Awards Banquet & Beach Party at the end of the day. For
more information, call 877/532-8468.
Hawaii Island Retreat on the Big Island
in North Kohala offers Summer Special
Making some last minute travel plans? Take advantage
of the airline travel deals and take the family to Hawaii Island!
At Hawaii Island Retreat, enjoy room rates reduced to only $195
plus tax for the months of June, July and August .
The $195 room rate is based on double occupancy,
and for this Summer Special offer, as an added bonus, up to 2 children
stay free.
Depending on the room, occupancy is 2 to 4 people
per room. This offer does not include meals. Hawaii island Retreat
offers:
- Automatic upgrade to the best room available
at time of check in
- Fresh Flowers in your room
- CD player and MP3 port
- Lush organic bamboo spa robes for use during stay
- Personal water bottle
- Organic shampoo, conditioner, soap, and lotion for use during
your stay
- Organic linens and towels
- Suggestions for living in harmony with the land
- Luxurious bedding
- Complimentary self-parking
- Use of spa facilities, library, media room, video library, and
infinity lap pool
- 50 acres of coastal forests, cliffs, seashores, and gardens to
explore
- Wireless internet is available in public areas
- Exploration of organic gardens, orchards, and goat herds
Hawaii Island Retreat Celebrates King
Kamehameha Day on June 11th
Hawaii Island Retreat joins the rest of North
Kohala in honoring the birth of King Kamehameha the Great. Kamehameha
Day is recognized as a state holiday, and North Kohala, his birthplace,
is a very special place to celebrate this uniquely Hawaiian holiday.
Hawaii Island Retreat offers extraordinary Kama'aina
rates to residents and special rated to visitors to visit the birthplace
of King Kamehameha and enjoy the festivities. A special room rate
of $250 per night (double occupancy) for 3 or more nights includes
a sumptuous breakfast for two featuring fresh lychee from our orchards.
First Friday's free summer concert series
returns to The Shops at Mauna Lani
Performances showcasing eclectic Big Island sounds kick off June
4
Kohala Coast, Hawa'i – The Shops at Mauna
Lani today announced the return of its free summer concert series
dubbed "First Fridays at The Shops." Beginning on Friday,
June 4, the shopping complex will host music performances at its
outdoor stage on the first Friday evening of every month.
Ironman
70.3 June 5 - Orchid Fairmont at Mauna Lani
1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run; half Ironman Triathlon
distance event and qualifier for the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship.
Kona
Marathon - June 2010
Kona Marathon takes place June 27, 2010 in Keauhou-Kona. Join the
Kona Marathon on the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon Run Course in West
Hawaii's Premiere running event.
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JAMS WORLD® TO JOIN THE SHOPS AT MAUNA
LANI
Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i – The
Shops at Mauna Lani today announced the addition of world-famous,
leisure lifestyle fashion company Jams World® to its family
of merchants. The new, 2,740-square-foot bespoke flagship store
will be the first of its kind on the Big Island and will open in
early May.
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