#Fairmont Orchid
Business briefs for May 12: Hilo business owners awarded, Fairmont Orchid has a new manager, Hawaiʻi Island Health Center CEO to start in the fall
Big Island businesses experience success and leadership changes.
Celebrate Mom: Things to do and places to eat for Mother’s Day on the Big Island
There are plenty of ways to celebrate moms on the Big Island this weekend, including surfing, lei-making, shopping and plenty of wining and dining. Check out our list.
Kings’ Shops culinary event raises thousands for Waikōloa conservation initiative
A culinary fundraiser on Hawaiʻi Island raised about $20,000 to benefit the Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative.
Business Monday: New California owner hopes to revitalize The Shops at Mauna Lani
The luxury shopping center on the Kona Coast had been under receivership following the federal arrest of its previous owner for manipulating stock prices.
Business Monday: Grace Flowers Hawaiʻi ready for busy week before Valentine’s Day
With the Feb. 14 holiday for sweethearts on the horizon, Alison Higgins of Grace Flowers Hawaiʻi is readying her Honokaʻa shop for a surge in last-minute floral orders for family members, spouses, friends and sweethearts.
Big Island resort partnering with Food Basket to hold ‘Ohana Food Drop
The food drop will offer fresh produce, pantry staples, and other essential food items to local families in need ahead of the holiday season.
Two Hawai‘i Island fire dispatchers among honorees at 28th annual Daniel R. Sayre Foundation ceremony
The fire and police department heroes were honored for preventing a suicide, recovering a body in a river after a three-day search, and saving lives by performing or instructing CPR.
Top 20 things to do on the Big Island Aug. 17-23: Benefit concerts to help Maui wildfire relief efforts, ‘Bladrunner’ at the Palace, Tanabata Japanese Star Festival and more
From benefit concerts to help Maui wildfire relief and recovery efforts, live music and old movies to a celebration of the Hawaiian honeycreeper, the Tanabata Japanese Star Festival and more, there’s plenty of events happening on the Big Island this week. Here’s your Top 20 events on the Big Island this week.
Fairmont Orchid to host Floating Lantern Festival on Kohala Coast
The annual event is scheduled for Aug. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will include live music, hula, taiko drummers, Hawaiian chanting and a sunset lantern release into Pauoa Bay.
Putts for Paws charity golf tournament at Mauna Lani to benefit Hawai‘i Island Humane Society
Compete to win prizes, meet adoptable dogs between golf holes and savor tasty refreshments while supporting the mission of the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society.
Big Island Chocolate Festival awards top chefs, culinary students in 10th annual event
More than 400 attendees gathered at the Waikōloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa for the 10th Big Island Chocolate Festival, featuring chocolate creations by chefs, chocolatiers and culinary students.
Kohala Coast resort plants 1,000 trees in honor of Earth Day
Fairmont Orchid also supports Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative’s Future Foresters program.
Fairmont Orchid to Host Floating Lantern Festival
An event to honor loved ones who have died returns to Pauoa Bay this month after a three-year hiatus.
Fairmont Orchid to Reopen in Mid-November
The Fairmont Orchid has announced plans for a phased reopening beginning Nov. 13.
O‘ahu Teen Hosted at Fairmont Orchid Through Make-A-Wish
The Fairmont Orchid partnered with Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i this holiday season made a wish come true for a 16-year-old girl from O‘ahu who’s battling a brain tumor.
Fairmont Orchid, LAM Host Holiday Pop-Up Market
Attendees will have a chance to win a complimentary dinner for two at Fairmont Orchid’s new restaurant, Binchotan: Bar & Grill.
Make-A-Wish Grants O‘ahu Teen’s Request to Visit Big Island
The Fairmont Orchid is partnering with Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i this holiday season to grant a special wish of a 16-year-old girl from O‘ahu who’s battling a brain tumor.
4th Annual Turkey Trot to Benefit The Food Basket
Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the trot begins at 8 a.m. Registration is $35 for adults, $25 for children 12 through 18 and complimentary for kids under 12.
Fairmont Orchid Opens New Restaurant
The restaurant is a multi-million dollar renovation of Norio’s Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar.
Fairmont Orchid to Host Pop-Up Market
The pop-up market will be held in the Luana Lounge and feature Hawai‘i Island artisans selling fares from jewelry to clothing to original artwork.
