Outrigger Hospitality Group has celebrated a important milestone this 7 days (Apr 25), with the formal Grand Opening of the company’s flagship house, Outrigger Reef Waikiki Seashore Vacation resort, adhering to an in depth US$80 million transformation.
Around 500 VIP attendees, together with elected officers, key executives, companions, musicians and beloved neighborhood users, gathered at the iconic resort for a common Hawaiian blessing by Kumu Blaine Kia and devotion ceremony for the contemporary beachfront retreat, rooted in Hawaiian society.
The event symbolised another exciting stride toward completion of the resort and more emphasised Outrigger’s pleasure of place in its hometown of Waikīkī, according to Outrigger’s President and CEO, Jeff Wagoner.
The CEO shared terms of aloha with the viewers, reiterating the company’s travel for genuine hospitality and renewed commitment of the place – divulging that Outrigger is investing upwards of US$300 million across its Hawai‘i property to uplift the place even though preserving and perpetuating the vivid heritage of the Islands.
“It is with wonderful delight that we welcome good friends outdated and new to rejoice our reimagined Outrigger Reef Waikiki Seaside Resort,” he stated.
“Through this in depth transformation, our goal was to guarantee that this was a area for locals and readers alike to come and love Waikīkī as it should be – the place Hawaiian audio lifts our spirits, the place regional foods nourish our bodies and regional lifestyle enriches our minds.”
In correct Outrigger fashion, an fantastic line-up of award-profitable neighborhood musicians carried out all through the evening.
Artists provided GRAMMY Award nominee Amy Hānaialiʻi with Jeff Peterson, three-time GRAMMY Award-successful recording artist Kalani Pe‘a and beloved slack-key guitarist Sean Na‘auao. Impromptu appearances by treasured Hawaiian new music artists like: Kimié Miner, Josh Tatofi, Bobby Moderow and additional, more improved the night’s merriment.
A highlight of the evening was the devotion of the phase at Kani Ka Pila Grille to Cyril Pahinui – famous slack-crucial guitarist who was a normal performer at Kani Ka Pila Grille and bestowed the location its title – which suggests “let’s engage in music” in Hawaiian.
The lively songs was complemented by ono (scrumptious) food items presented by acclaimed Chef and Outrigger husband or wife, Peter Merriman, who will spearhead the resort’s most recent oceanfront eatery, Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman, slated to open up in late 2022.
Moreover, an iconic Outrigger canoe from the Friends of Hōkūle‘a and Hawai‘iloa served as the evening’s dazzling centrepiece in the swimming pool – a nod to Outrigger’s loaded voyaging heritage. The few in the canoe additional to the magic of the night as prior to they exited, he obtained down on just one knee for a wedding proposal – to which she happily accepted.
