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WHAT:
The weather forecast calls for sunshine and smiles on Friday, when the Hawaiian Islands take over Westlake Center Plaza. It’s going to look a lot like Hawaii during the September 24 lunch hour, as the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau celebrates Aloha Friday with the sights, scents, sounds and flavors of Kauai and Hawaii’s Big Island. Seattleites can come experience a taste of paradise and:

• Enter to win a fabulous trip for two to Kauai;
• Relax to Hawaiian music and hula by Halau Hula O Lono;
• Enjoy delicious Kauai Kookies, Big Island Candies, and Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts;
• Recharge and refresh with a midday pick-me-up from Kauai Coffee and Hawaiian Springs Water;
• Sample products from the Hawaiian Vanilla Company, the only vanilla commercially grown in the USA;
• Be inspired by the expertly-designed tropical floral arrangements of Hitomi Gilliam’s Design 358;
• Take the sights of Hawaii home or to the office with a tropical floral from the Hawaii Tropical Floral Council; and
• Plan a vacation to Hawaii with the Pacific Northwest Ohana.

As more than 500,000 Pacific Northwest residents who visited the Hawaiian Islands in 2009 can tell you, there’s no place on earth like Hawaii.
 
WHERE:
Westlake Center Plaza
Westlake Center, 400 Pine Street
 
WHEN:
Friday, September 24
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
 
WHO:           
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau is contracted by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state of Hawaii’s tourism agency, for marketing management services in North America. The HTA was established in 1998 to ensure a successful visitor industry well into the future. Its mission is to strategically manage Hawaii tourism in a sustainable manner consistent with the state of Hawaii’s economic goals, cultural values, preservation of natural resources, community desires, and visitor industry needs.

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