Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort hosts two days of java-laced dining, art and international cupping competition, November 8 & 9, 2006
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii — If you jive about java, you’ll be abuzz about the coffee-laced events being planned at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort this November 8 and 9 during the 2006 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival.
A gala dining event, art competitions and exhibits, and a prestigious cupping contest are among the java-jolting fun into which travelers bound for Hawaii’s Big Island can dunk themselves.
One of the highlights will be the fifth annual Kona Coffee Culinary Invitational, a sumptuous evening of professional island chefs „brewing“ up culinary cuisine ranging from appetizers and entrees to delicious desserts, all featuring 100% Kona coffee as an ingredient. This signature event takes place at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on November 8,
and will feature ample samplings of innovative java-laced cuisine, plus entertainment, wine and beer samplings. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door, and are available at the hotel. Call 808-324-2554.
Daytime activities at the hotel include the Gevalia Kona Cupping Contest in which the nation’s top Kona Coffee farmers vie for the honor of having grown the finest of coffee beans. Entries, all of which must have been grown in the fertile Kona coffee belts, are judged by an international panel of experts. The free event is open to spectators, and will take place on November 8 and 9. Winners will be announced on Thursday, November 9.
The hotel will also be the host site of the festival’s Gevalia Coffee Art Exhibit, featuring original works that feature and/or have been inspired by Kona coffee, and the 9th annual Keauhou Resort Kona Coffee Label & Website
Competition, a display of the best works used by Kona Coffee farmers to successfully market their products. Art-lovers are welcome to view the
exhibits for free on November 8 and 9.
The Kona Coffee Culinary Invitational and other coffee-inspired activities taking place at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort are part of the Big Island’s Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, Hawaii’s oldest food event, scheduled for November 3 to 12, 2006. For more information about the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, contact Current Events at 808-326-7820 or visit
www.konacoffeefest.com.
For an extra perk, travelers who choose to stay at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort during these Kona Coffee events can take advantage of special room rates starting from $109 per night for a moderate room. Special rates are also available for other categories including ocean view accommodations
at $149 per night and deluxe ocean front accommodations at $199 per night.
Guests who book these special rates will also receive a special sampler bag of Royal Kona 100% Kona Coffee — a perfect potful.
This special offer is subject to applicable taxes, availability and change without notice, and is based upon double occupancy. To take advantage of this special offer, call toll free 1-877-532-8468 ext. 2515 or direct 808-324-2515 ask for the Kona Coffee Festival rates.
The Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort on Hawaii’s Big Island features 309 rooms on prime oceanfront acreage, adjacent to tide pools sheltering sea turtles and reef fish, and Kahaluu Bay Beach Park. The hotel offers meeting facilities, restaurants, salon and spa services, tennis courts, pool,
shopping, ancient historical sites and Hawaiian cultural programs for adults and children.
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About Outrigger Hotels & Resorts
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts is a family-owned and operated company deeply committed to providing authentic island hospitality in premiere destinations throughout the Pacific. Each Outrigger property embraces the local culture to create a true sense of place for guests. Outrigger Hotels & Resorts and OHANA Hotels & Resorts are divisions of Outrigger Enterprises Group, Hawaii’s largest locally owned hospitality-company and one of the fastest-growing hotel companies in the Pacific managing over 50 properties with more than 12,000 rooms in Hawaii, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Tahiti and New Zealand. For online information, log onto www.outrigger.com.
Outrigger’s e mail address is reservations@outrigger.com.
