{"id":2200,"date":"2015-10-11T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauiculturallands.org\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:02:40","slug":"starwood-maui-cultural-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauiculturallands.org\/mcl\/starwood-maui-cultural-celebration","title":{"rendered":"Starwood Maui Cultural Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>Polynesian Voyaging Society<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii will launch \u201cE Ho\u2018ohui K\u0101kou (Together As One),\u201d a weeklong cultural celebration across four islands. The events will provide visitors, residents and employees with distinct experiences at each of Starwood\u2019s 11 resorts on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Working closely with the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS), each hotel will host Hawaiian cultural activities and events in honor of the Polynesian voyaging canoes H\u014dkule\u2018a and Hikianalia, which are sailing around the world. The M\u0101lama H\u014dnua (to care for our earth) Worldwide Voyage, which involves both canoes, is visiting 25 ports and 26 nations to grow a global movement toward a sustainable world. In the same manner, E Ho\u2018ohui K\u0101kou is part of Starwood Hawaii\u2019s commitment to protecting the Islands\u2019 cultural and environmental resources.<\/p>\n

The celebration will be held Oct. 12 through 16 on Oahu, Maui and Kauai. Hawaii, the Big Island, will observe E Ho\u2018ohui K\u0101kou from Oct. 19 to 23. Among the many Hawaiian cultural programs are lei-making, crafts, music, song, hula, star-gazing, ocean activities and culinary experiences. Most activities will be free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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In addition, Starwood employees on each island will join together to experience indigenous culture, learn lessons in sustainability, and commit to some hard work outdoors as they give back to the community.<\/p>\n