Oahu: Where Meeting Planners Discover an Exciting Paradise

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Oahu offers all the convenience and infrastructure to handle groups of all sizes. In addition, Oahu surprises meeting planners and attendees with a diversity of lush and vibrant nature, unique and storied culture and exhilarating adventure to excite every age, interest and budget.

With world-class meeting facilities, resorts and attractions, business is combined with pleasure on Oahu. Imagine holding a meeting or event aboard the Star of Honolulu ship with four levels to accommodate different needs; on the deck of the USS Missouri, where history was recorded with the signing of the World War II peace treaty; in a replica of Polynesian villages at the Polynesian Cultural Center; at a 4,000-acre ranch which served as a movie set for Jurassic Park, Mighty Joe Young, George of the Jungle, and Pearl Harbor, to name a few; in a creative and sophisticated setting at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, The Contemporary Art Museum or Hawaii State Art Museum; in the historic home of the governor, Washington Place, where dignitaries from around the world gathered. Through these unique meeting venues, the destination and spirit of the island of Oahu comes alive.

Oahu’s diversity from the host Hawaiian culture to the plantation culture is reflected in food, arts, dance, shopping, and festivals. Waikiki has the excitement of a thriving international city with the service and personality of a small community. World-class shopping and dining in all price ranges are steps away from all the resorts and hotels. Once visitors venture outside of that one square mile, the spirit and diversity of the people in the local neighborhoods come to life in small ethnic restaurants, boutique shops and quaint communities.

Just 10 minutes outside of Waikiki is a rainforest complete with hikes and waterfalls. A drive to the south shore unfolds a dramatic cliff-lined coast of breathtaking beauty. Following the road around, the Windward side of Oahu is laced with turquoise water curling up to fine, soft, white sand beaches. With the spectacular green velvet covered Koolau Mountains on one side of the road and gentle waters of the Pacific on the other, the drive to the North Shore features a beauty unsurpassed. One would think that Waikiki was a world away rather than just an hour! The accessibility of adventure coupled with the infrastructure for group movements makes Oahu the perfect blending for business and pleasure. Oahu truly is where business meets aloha and where meeting planners discover paradise!

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Hawaii Tourism Authority / Oahu Visitor's Bureau / July 16, 2010

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