The hotel is the old Kona Surf, which has undergone a $75 million renovation. It's scheduled to be open on Oct. 1. The restaurants there are Manta Ray Bar & Grill (poolside light dining) and Restaurant Kai (ocean-view seafood restaurant with morning buffets and Sunday brunches).

Try out the the best chili recipes this weekend

You can taste and decide for yourself at the Chili Recipe Challenge, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

A $10 ticket entitles you to sample the entries and includes two Heineken beers or two fountain drinks; additional drinks are $1 each. The event benefits organizations that help prevent child abuse. Last month's barbecue contest raised $1,800 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Bobby's Bistro reopens

New owner Danny Ledoux has reopened Bobby's Bistro at Ko'olau Center in Kane'ohe with an international menu (Thai, Italian and Russian), tea and coffee afternoons and an Internet cafe, wide-screen TV and "love connection" sofa, where you can record a personal ad. ...