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$150 million renovation project slated to wrap up in the spring of 2009. The historic Mauna Kea Golf Course is also undergoing renovation. Also at Mauna Kea is the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, featuring 350 guest rooms, 18-hole golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, 14,800 square feet of indoor meeting space, and 71,000 square feet of outdoor function space. Moving south is the Mauna Lani Resort, home of the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, and the 540-room Fairmont Orchid, known for its unique Spa Without Walls, along with over 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. Just next door is the Francis H. Ii Brown Golf Course, with 36 holes of award-winning golf along green fairways patterned with black lava. ■ D d 6 Just as in the movie, the real-life Napali Coast evokes a sense of mysticism and unmatched beauty. “I get goose bumps just talking about it,” says Edie Hafdahl, CMP, CTC, senior director of sales for the Kauai Visitors Bureau. “One of the most popular things for groups to do here is a helicopter tour—and occasionally I’m lucky enough to join them. Every time we come around and get our first view of the Napali Coast, I feel like it’s the first time. It’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. It’s literally jaw-dropping.” A land-based Kauai Movie Tour was a popular option during the annual meeting NA PALI COAST PRINCEVILLE Waimea Canyon State Park Kauai Dramatic Landscapes WAIMEA LIHUE POIPU on’t be surprised when attendees feel an immediate sense of recognition upon arriving on Kauai. The island’s vivid greenery, brightly colored gardens, astounding waterfalls, and serene beaches have been the filming site for more than 75 movies, ranging from Jurassic Park to Raiders of the Lost Arc to King Kong. And the Napali Coast might well be the most familiar of the sites, immortalized in South Pacific as that most magical Bali Hai. of the Association of Former Agents, U.S. Secret Service, in September. “Besides the meetings and a few functions, we left most time free for attendees to choose what they wanted to do,” says Bob Hislop, president of AFAUSSS. “We arranged the Kauai Movie Tour as an optional tour and everyone who went on it raved about it.” DECEMBER 2008 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS

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Successful Meetings - December 2008

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