Cirque du Soleil and Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel partner

Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel and Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group have teamed up to bring Honolulu residents and visitors a bespoke new multi-year resident show, exclusive to Hawai‘i. Executives from both organizations were joined by Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi to make the announcement. Anticipated to open in late 2024, the show will fuse the acrobatics and innovation that Cirque...

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel Announce Multi-Year Resident Show Coming to Hawai’i

Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel and Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group broke the news last night that they have teamed up to bring Honolulu residents and visitors a bespoke new multi-year resident show, exclusive to Hawai'i. Executives from both organizations were joined by Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi to make the exciting announcement. Anticipated to open in late 2024, the...

Multi-year resident show Cirque du Soleil coming to Waikīkī

Cirque du Soleil will bring a Hawaiʻi-themed production to Waikīkī for an extended run beginning late next year. Outrigger Hospitality Group has announced the new show will be taking over the 20,000-square-foot theatre at the Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber. The resort said the local firm G70 will be the head architects on the project, with help from...

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel Announce New Multi-Year Resident Show Coming to Hawai‘i

HONOLULU, HAWAII – Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel and Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group broke the news last night that they have teamed up to bring Honolulu residents and visitors a bespoke new multi-year resident show, exclusive to Hawai‘i. Executives from both organizations were joined by Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi to make the exciting announcement. Anticipated to open in...

Designing a Better World through Philanthropy

For more than 20 years, architectural design firm Group 70 has made giving back a core element of its company culture. By Hawaii Community Foundation In 2002, architecture design firm Group 70 decided they wanted to build Hawai‘i-focused philanthropy into their company culture. Instead of hosting a one-time fundraiser or sending a company-wide memo asking employees for donations,...

G70 Announces its Newest Venture

HONOLULU – G70+ is the newest venture of the Hawaii based design firm. The entity, a wholly owned subsidiary of G70, will include all overseas projects primarily in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and Mauritius, with plans to expand to other areas. Services will include architecture, planning and interior design. G70 Principal Craig Takahata and Chairman Emeritus Francis...

Norman Hong, principal and chairman at G70, reflects on career highlights, the business of architecture

Norman Hong has spent more than five decades at multidisciplinary design firm G70, starting with the company in 1971. Last year, Hong, a principal at the firm, moved from his role as CEO to chairman. "As chairman, my role is to guide the vision and policies as G70 moves into the next 50 years of our practice," Hong...

Pacific Business News announces 2023 Women Who Mean Business honorees

Pacific Business News is excited to announce this year’s Women Who Mean Business honorees. The annual awards recognize women who excel in both business and community leadership. This year’s 37 honorees represent industries that include architecture, hospitality, finance, nonprofits and more. Click through the above gallery to see who made the list. Nanci Kreidman, CEO and...

A School of Manta Rays

Congratulations To ACECH Emerging Leaders Program Cohort #3 Graduates!

The ACECH Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) just wrapped up its third cohort with a graduation ceremony recognizing its 18 students on December 15. Congratulations to these emerging leaders who are ontrack to become the next generation of engineering leaders in Hawaii:Eric Arakawa, Troy Ching, Owen Crabtree, Jessica Galacgac, Ryan Ishikawa, Lureen Komoda, Gregg Kuwahara, Kamu Lacerdo,...