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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, July 5, 2009

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The Keali'i Reichel package includes a night at Four Seasons Resort Lana'i.

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Evening with Keali'i Reichel: Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay, with the Lana'i Culture & Heritage Center, presents Keali'i Reichel in concert.

Reichel, who has received 19 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, has consistently placed on Billboard Magazine's World Music chart.

The Keali'i Reichel concert package includes one-night accommodations at the Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay and two reserved tickets to the show. Rates start at $299 per night for a Garden Room, with each additional night at $200. Individual concert tickets start at $40 per person.

The resort's pre-show dinner, "Taste of Hulopo'e," a three-course menu is $29 per person, offered 5 to 6 p.m. Post-show festivities will include an exclusive two-for-one drink special for the first round (with proof of ticket stub) at the Hale Ahe Ahe Lounge, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Reichel performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 12. 800-321-4666. Purchase concert tickets only at 808-565-2426, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The concert package is valid for new bookings for travel Sept. 11-13. www.fourseasons.com/lanai, 800-321-4666.

Maui photo fest: A free public lecture on travel photography by Rick Sammon will be offered as part of the Maui Photo Festival & Workshops, Sept. 16-20 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa on Ka'anapali Beach. The event invites all level of photographers for a blend of classroom sessions, location shoots, real-world assignments and hands-on photo excursions led by professionals. The festival also includes photo competitions for both amateurs and pros. Each evening in the outdoor big-screen theater on Ka'anapali Beach, attendees can hear stories and view images of presenting photographers, learn the latest digital darkroom techniques, and check out the competition images shot that day.

The festival is limited to 350 attendees; session details and registration at www.MauiPhotoFestival.com.

Going on staycation: Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa's staycation rate for kama'aina is $129 per room per night in the resort's newly renovated guest- rooms and suites in the Kealohilani Tower.

Hawaiian entertainment nightly, and daily pau hana drink and pupu specials from 5-7 p.m., on the open-air Moana Terrace overlooking Kalakaua Avenue.

Rate is valid through Aug. 31, with valid Hawai'i state ID at check-in. 922-6611. www.marriottwaikiki.com.

• Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa's Escape! Spa Waikiki vacation package includes accommodations for two and a choice of a daily spa treatment at Paul Brown's Spa Olakino Salon. Ten treatment rooms, including five steam showers and six massage rooms, offer a range of treatments that include Kona coffee beans and fresh Hawaiian-grown papaya. The package starts at $379 per night. www.marriottwaikiki.com.

Discover Kaua'i: Kaua'i Marriott Resort & Beach Club's $50 million renovation includes rooms, restaurants and public areas.

During the renovations, the resort's "Discover Kaua'i" kama'aina rate starts at $149 per night for garden view accommodations. The rate is through Dec. 23 with valid Hawai'i state ID at check-in. 808-245-5050, www.kauaimarriott.com.

Splash and drive: Aqua Hotels & Resorts Wet 'n' Wild Hawai'i promotion offers guests who book four or more regular-priced park tour packages (Splash or Big Splash), a one-day compact rental car to drive to the park and tour the island. If purchasing Wet 'n' Wild admission only, Aqua guests get unlimited body board rides on Da Flowrider.

For reservations, call Wet 'n' Wild Hawai'i, 674-9283, ext.107 or 108 and mention the Aqua Hotels Rent-a-Car Promotion

Tour packages start at $69.99 for adults and $49.99 for children (ages 3-11 years). Admission is $39.99 adults; $29.99 children (ages 3-11). 674-9283. www.wetnwildhawaii.com, www.aquaresorts.com.