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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, May 13, 2007

Holoholo

By Chris Oliver

'Iolani Palace debuts new audio tours this summer.

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Hana wedding deals: The Hotel Hana-Maui offers this incentive for weddings: A booking of 10 rooms or more secures the wedding couple two free nights in a deluxe ocean-view Sea Ranch Cottage, daily breakfast and a 60-minute treatment for the bride and groom at the Honua Spa. The couple must book a Hotel Hana-Maui wedding package and a minimum of one catered function for 20 guests. Good through June 15 and from Sept. 1 to Dec. 19; however, May and September are designated by the hotel as for adults only. Wedding packages start at $2,000. Call (800) 321-4262 or www.hotelhanamaui.com/weddings.

Film festival: The 2nd Annual Big Island Film Festival celebrates independent films and filmmakers May 17-20 at the Waikoloa Beach Resort. Hilton Waikoloa Village's room rate for festival attendees is $189 per room per night, May 17-19. The package code is BIF, and Big Island Film Festival tickets must be presented at check-in. The resort's room-and-talk-story film pass package starts at $359 per room per night May 17-19 and includes a garden view room and two Big Island Film Festival Talk Story Film Passes. The Talk Story Film Pass includes all films and seminars during the entire Big Island Film Festival including Best of the Fest. Code is FFP. (808) 886-1234, www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com. Film Festival information (808) 883-0394, www.bigislandfilmfestival.com.

WaikIkI sunset: ResortQuest Waikiki Sunset kama'aina rates start at $119 per night and the ResortQuest Islander on the Beach on Kaua'i kama'aina rates begin at $125 per room per night through Jan 1. Children 12 and younger stay, play and eat free (when accompanied by paying adult); guests receive an "Aloha Book" at check-in worth up to $1,200 toward cultural attractions and cuisine for the island where they stay. (800) 321-2558, www.resortquesthawaii.com.

Palace programs: 'Iolani Palace has expanded its popular self-guided audio tour. Audio tours in Japanese and in Hawaiian will be available this summer. Audio tours are from 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., $12 adults, $5 children; docent-led tours are 9 a.m. -11.15 a.m. $20 adults ($15 kama'aina). Self-guided tours for the galleries and film only are $6 adults, $3 children. www.iolanipalace.org.

Reach Chris Oliver at coliver@honoluluadvertiser.com.