Marin Magazine - July 2014

Destinations / GO

Daily lessons in hula, ukulele, and simply being happy.

Outrigger Reef on the Beach

MY THS & LEGENDS Mon. / Thurs.

HULA Tues. / Fri.

UKULELE Tues. / Fri.

HAWAIIAN VO W RENE WALS Fridays

Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach

HULA Mon. / Fri.

UKULELE Mon. / Tues. / Thurs.

HA WAIIAN VO W RENE WALS Mon. / Thurs.

LEI MAKING Tues. / Fri.

Award-winning Hawaiian musicians such as Henry Kapono, Weldon Kekauoha and Kawika Kahiapo headline nightly at both locations.

(Activities and schedule are subject to change)

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will also preserve 665.8 acres of coastal land
via a $48.5 million funding plan involving the
state and some private groups.

“Like everyone on the North Shore, we are thrilled that the funding of this historic agreement has been approved and thank our lawmakers for supporting this quest to preserve treasured open space,” says Drew Stotesbury, CEO of Turtle Bay Resort, which has owned the 852-acre property for more than four years. The money will go toward creating wetlands, a trail system and oceanfront access as well as protection of endangered marine and plant species.

The Trust for Public Land is raising $3.5 million toward the cause. “Like many in the community, I grew up fishing and playing on the beach along the North Shore and love and enjoy the unde-veloped beauty,” says Lea Hong, Hawaii state director of the Trust for Public Land.

Hong visits the Bay Area often and looks
at Marin County’s Open Space District as
a model for other communities. “I look for-
ward to bringing my family here for years to
come,” she says. Cole echoes her sentiments:
“We applaud the resort management team,
state and city government officials and the
land trust representatives for their success-
ful negotiations that will preserve miles of
precious coastline for public benefit and
enjoyment, in perpetuity.” The bottom line is
that visitors to Turtle Bay Resort and North
Shore will forevermore be able to walk the
remote beaches, pretend to be on the set of
Lost and, if they happen to be in the right place
at the right time, maybe witness a newborn
monk seal taking a nap at Kawela Bay.

Dining
This year marks the fourth year of the highly
successful Hawaii Food and Wine Festival,
which takes place August 29–September 7.

The event starts on Hawaii’s Big Island at the Waikoloa Beach Marriot Resort & Spa, then moves to the Kaanapali Kitchen Stadium at the Hyatt Regency Maui the next day. Day three is at the Halekulani in Waikiki for the Caviar and Krug Dégustation. Day four takes place at the Modern Honolulu and features the food of 14 esteemed chefs, including Charles Phan and Nancy Oakes of San Francisco and Andy Ricker of Portland’s famed Pok Pok. Day five is at the Halekulani, where the Master Chefs Gala Series is held. Day six features Corks and Forks, with Honolulu celebrity chefs George Mavrothalassitis, Ed Kenny, Alan Wong, Mark Freishcmidt, Nobu Matsuhisa and Hubert Keller of San Francisco’s Fleur de Lys. And for the finale, Aulani, A Disney Resort presents It’s a Food World After All, with Aulani chef Kevin Chong, joined by chefs Cat Cora and Mark “Gooch” Noguchi of Honolulu’s Lunch Box Kitchen of Hawaii. Packages are available through participating hotels.