"We've got a reputation for quality," said the food and beverage director and executive chef, who has worked at various national Hyatt hotels during the past 27 years, 16 of which have been here in Waikiki. "Locals know us for our food. Plus, we've got four different venues from which to choose and each one offers its own distinct cuisine."

As prom season ends, graduation parties begin to pick up and won't relent until the end of June, according to Wind.

"Celebrations have already started," he said. "We'll see parties for as little as four at our restaurants to as many as 500 to 600 at our Regency Ballroom."

As a major resort and spa, the Hyatt Regency has the facilities and personnel to accommodate private functions in any one of its four restaurants or its two ballrooms.

Located on the third floor of the Diamond Head Tower, Musashi is currently promoting its "Kamaaina Party" dinner menus for a minimum of six people. Cost is $25.95 per person. (For parties with 10 or more guests, the graduate will receive his or her meal for free.)

Guests can choose from three different options: a teahouse-style dinner highlighting shrimp-and-vegetable tempura, Prime New York steak teriyaki and hibachi chicken; a teishoku dinner consisting of a choice of appetizer and an entree duet of stuffed baked lobster tail combined with beef or chicken teriyaki, tempura, sashimi or butterfish misoyaki; or a teppanyaki meal presenting a trio sampling of Prime New York steak, plump scallops and prawns.

Also located on the third floor of the Diamond Head Tower, Terrace Grille offers casual indoor and outdoor dining with a view of Waikiki Beach.

The outdoor lanai area can be cordoned off to comfortably seat up to 75 guests in a semi-private area for breakfast or lunch.

As one of Hyatt's signature restaurants, The Colony Steak & Seafood lives up to its first-class reputation. Here, parties of eight can be seated in their own private dining area.

"But we've also seated parties of up to 40 guests," said Ann Taketa, assistant food and beverage director. "All of our restaurants are well equipped to handle private parties. It just depends on the number of people."

Taketa recommends Ciao Mein at the Ewa Tower for larger groups. For example, the Peking Court can comfortably seat up to 60 guests and an area behind the waterfall has enough room for 20 to 25 people. The restaurant also has four semi-private sections, including the Empress, Verona, Venetian and Shanghai.

"We always ask people for their budget and try to work with them," Taketa said.