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Hawaii - Kauai - Weddings Activities Kauai Printer Friendly Version Help us preserve the Islands. Tell our advertisers you found them on Alternative-Hawaii. WEDDINGS Coordinators | Photographers | Locations / Other Services COORDINATORS ABOVE HEAVEN'S GATE WATERFALL & BEACH WEDDINGS 41-1010 Laumilo Street Honolulu, HI 96795 (All Hawaiian Islands) Tel. (808) 259-5429 or 1-800-800-2WED (toll free) Fax 1-888-463-6933 (toll free) Email: Howie@hawaiiweddings.com Capt. Howie performs weddings at spectacular waterfalls in private tropical gardens. Our other locations include pristine beaches and sailing to off-shore islands. Our exotic parrots attend your ceremony as witnesses. Photo DIFFERENT DRUMMER WEDDINGS P.O. Box 82 Hanalei, HI 96714 (North Shore) Tel. (808) 826-7083 or 1-800-851-0291 Fax (808) 828-7084 Email: ddwk@hawaii.rr.com Walk your own path toward your destiny. Do the wedding your way. They can do weddings underwater, on mountain tops, in a rain forest and, of course, on some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Photo HAWAIIAN ISLAND WEDDING PLANNERS (Islands of Oahu, Maui, Big Island, Kauai & Lanai) Tel. (805) 279-8474 Fax (805) 480-0873 Email: weddings@hawaiianweddings.net Dedicated to planning your romantic dream wedding or vow renewal in Paradise. Personalized service on the Hawaiian Islands by experienced professionals. Happily Ever After should begin in Hawaii! Photo HAWAIIAN ISLAND WEDDINGS, INC. P. O. Box 2098 Kihei, HI 96753 (Islands of Maui, Kauai, Hawaii and Oahu) Tel. (808) 875-0350 or 1-800-368-5502 Fax (808) 874-9215 Email: weddings@maui.net Start your life together with a picture perfect Hawaiian Island Wedding. Serving all four major islands, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii and Oahu. "From the intimate to the ultimate." Photo ISLAND WEDDINGS & BLESSINGS P. O. Box 603 Kilauea, HI 96754 (Island of Kauai) Tel. (808) 828-1548 or 1-800-998-1548 Fax (808) 828-1569 Email: wedding@aloha.net Providing custom ceremonies in exotic locations on Kauai for over 15 years. Personalized services for celebrations including Weddings, Vow Renewals, Commitment Ceremonies, Land, House & Project Blessings, Hawaiian Baby Naming, Couple Empowerment Rituals and Honeymoon Blessings. Photo KAUAI WEDDING CELEBRATIONS 2335 Momi Place Kilauea, HI 96754 (Island of Kauai) Tel. (808) 828-6656 or 1-866-828-6656 (toll free) Email: info@kauaiweddingcelebrations.com Hawaiian weddings, ceremonies, and receptions expertly planned for a stress free wedding on Kauai - one of the best places on earth to celebrate your wedding day! Photo MAILE WEDDINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY P. O. Box 1029 Kapaa, HI 96746 (Island of Kauai) Tel. (808) 822-7444 or 1-888-822-2232 (toll free) Fax (808) 821-9010 Email: aloha@weddingsonkauai.com Assistance in the planning and coordination of your Kauai wedding, vow renewal or honeymoon. Their expert photographer has years of experience in capturing the essence of tropical island weddings. Photo MOHALA WEDDING SERVICES P. O. Box 398 Kapaa, HI 96746 (Island of Kauai) Tel. 1-800-800-8489 Email: mohala@hawaiian.net Love shining forth as light ... and music ... and flowers ... and the sounds of the sea ... and the beautiful scenery of Kauai. Let us coordinate your dream wedding. Photo RAINBOW WEDDINGS & CELEBRATIONS 6057 Lokomaikai Place Kapaa, HI 96746 (Island of Kauai) Tel. (808) 822-0944 or 1-888-822-0944 (toll free) Fax (808) 822-0944 Email: vows@rainbowweddings.com Kauai Weddings and Vow Renewals. Among the islands of Hawaii, Kauai is considered one of the most romantic places for wedding vows or your renewal of vows. Rainbow Weddings of Kauai adds an air of eternal love to weddings or your vow renewal. Photo A SIMPLE MARRIAGE–KAUAI P.O. Box 662141 Lihue, HI 96766 (Island of Kauai) Tel. (808) 742-6115 Fax (808) 245-8592 Email: asimple.marriage@verizon.net Specializing in affordable, caring, elegant weddings with a Touch of Hawaii. Licensed by the State and offering full coordination services. Stress free planning, beautiful ceremonies on the beach or location of your choice. Photo Top PHOTOGRAPHERS ISLAND ECHOES PHOTOGRAPHY P.O. Box 1035 Hanalei, HI 96714 (Island of Kauai) Tel. (808) 826-9386 Email: jspkauai@yahoo.com Specializing in Fine Art Photography and Photojournalism for weddings and family portraits, capturing the essence of your Kauai island experience! Affordable, professional, creative and high quality service. Photo Top LOCATIONS / OTHER SERVICES HANALEI COLONY RESORT P. O. Box 206 Hanalei, HI 96714 (North Shore) Tel. (808) 826-6235 or 1-800-628-3004 Fax (808) 826-9893 Email: aloha@hcr.com A secluded beachfront condo eco-resort in Haena - a magical area of unspoiled beauty. Fifty-two low-rise two-bedroom units all with fully equipped kitchens and lanais. Closest resort to the Na Pali coastline - popular with outdoor enthusiasts. A charming alternative to the mega-resort experience. (No telephones, stereos or TV's!). Rates: $180 to $335 per night. The resort has long been a favorite destination for honeymooners...now, for those who want to exchange their vows in paradise, they offer a complete wedding coordination service. An on-staff wedding coordinator is at your service to plan the wedding of your dreams - from the simple to the extravagant. Photo RIVER ESTATE P.O. Box 169 Hanalei, HI 96714 (North Shore) Tel. (808) 826-5118 or 1-800-390-8444 Email: info@kauaiweddinglocation.com One of Kauai's favorite wedding locations. River Estate offers the opportunity to celebrate your wedding vows in style in an ultra romantic and spiritual setting with the whole family! From secluded honeymoon accommodation to the ability to house groups of up to 20 people on a single private estate, this property can accommodate a variety of vacationer group configurations on the spacious grounds in privacy and comfort. Rates: Accommodation from $175 per night. Inquire about Wedding Services. Photo TRAVEL TO PARADISE 305 Hahani Street, # 187 Kailua, HI 96734 (All Hawaiian Islands) Tel. 1-877-965-4358 (toll free) Fax 1-888-576-9650 (toll free) Email: aloha@traveltoparadise.com Let us share our Paradise with you. We have a feel for the islands that only comes from living here. All of the islands can fulfill your every wish, yet some offer special places to make your wedding or honeymoon even more memorable. Looking for a romantic hideaway? a location central for the whole family's fun? or the ultimate luxuries of a 5-star resort? Travel to Paradise can help you make the right decisions to turn your dreams into reality and ensure your travel is hassle-free. 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Hawaii - Oahu - Entertainment Activities Oahu Printer Friendly Version Help us preserve the Islands. Tell our advertisers you found them on Alternative-Hawaii. ENTERTAINMENT Cinema | Nightclubs/Live Entertainment/Bars | Music/Theatre/Dance | Luaus CINEMAS AIKAHI TWINS Aikahi Shopping Center 25 Kaneohe Bay Dr. Kailua, HI 96734 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 254-0198 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) Consolidated Theaters. A 2-Plex theater. DOLE CANNERY THEATRE 735 B Iwilei Road Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Downtown Area) Tel. (808) 526-3456 Signature Theaters. An 18-plex theater. ENCHANTED LAKE CINEMA 1060 Leolu Drive Kailua, HI 96734 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 262-0092 (Office); (808) 263-4171 (Recording) Wallace Theaters. A 3-plex theater. KAHALA THEATRE Kahala Mall 4211 Waialae Ave. Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kahala Area) Tel. (808) 733-6243 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) Consolidated Theaters. An 8-Plex theater. KAILUA THEATRE 345 Hahani Street Kailua, HI 96734 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 261-0421 (Office); (808) 263-4171 (Recording) Wallace Theaters. A 2-plex theater. KAPOLEI THEATRE 890 Kamokila Blvd. Kapolei, HI 96707 (Leeward Oahu) Tel. (808) 674-8031 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) Consolidated Theaters. A 16-plex theater. KEOLU CENTER CINEMA 1090 Keolu Drive Kailua, HI 96734 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 263-5657 (Office); (808) 263-4171 (Recording) Wallace Theaters. A 4-plex theater. KOKO MARINA STADIUM Koko Marina Shopping Center 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy. Honolulu, HI 96825 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) (Southeast Oahu) Tel. (808) 397-6133 Consolidated Theaters. An 8-plex theater. KOOLAU STADIUM Temple Valley Shopping Center 47-260 Hui Iwa St. Kaneohe, HI 96744 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 239-0910 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) Consolidated Theaters. A 10-plex theater. LAIE CINEMAS 55-510 Kamehameha Hwy #18 Laie, HI 96762 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 293-7429 (Office); (808) 293-7516 (Recording) Wallace Theaters. A 2-plex theater. MILILANI TOWN CENTER STADIUM Town Center of Mililani 95-1249 Meheula Parkway Mililani, HI 96789 (Central Oahu) Tel. (808) 627-0200 Consolidated Theaters. A 14-plex theater. MOVIE MUSEUM 3566 Harding Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 735-8771 Intimate 19 seat theatre showing old classic films. Call for information and reservations. PEARL HIGHLANDS 1000 Kamehameha Hwy. Pearl City, HI 96782 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 455-6999 Signature Theaters. A 12-plex theater. PEARLRIDGE WEST Pearlridge Shopping Center - Downtown 98-1005 Moanalua Rd. Honolulu, HI 96701 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 483-5339 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) Consolidated Theaters. A 16-plex theater. RESTAURANT ROW THEATRES (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 545-8635 (Office); (808) 526-4171 (Recording) Wallace Theaters. A 9-plex theater. VARSITY THEATRE 1106 University Ave. Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Moiliili Area) Tel. (808) 973-5834 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) Consolidated Theaters. A 2-plex theater. WARD STADIUM THEATRE Victoria Ward Centers 1044 Auahi Street Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 594-7000 (Office); (808) 593-3000 (Recording) Consolidated Theaters. A 16-plex theater. WINDWARD STADIUM Windward Mall 46-056 Kamehameha Highway Kaneohe, HI 96744 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 234-4000 Signature Theaters. A 10-plex theater. Top NIGHTCLUBS/ LIVE ENTERTAINMENT / BARS SPONSOR HONOLULU TAVERN 417 Nohonani Street, #C Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 922-5539 Email: party@honolulutavern.com A Waikiki "Talk Story" bar. The last vintage koa bar in Waikiki. Old style local flavor and some of the best drink prices. A friendly, intimate place to come, relax and "talk story" in true Hawaiian style. Photo FRIENDS ANNA BANNANAS 2440 South Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96826 (Honolulu / Moiliili Area) Tel. (808) 946-5190 Funky, twenty-seven year old institution where Reggae, Blues and Alternative Bands play. MAI TAI BAR Ala Moana Center 1450 Ala Moana Blvd., #3247 Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area Tel. (808) 947-2900 A trendsetting, tastefully chic yet fun spot showcasing exciting nightly live music & a popular happy hour. 2005 Ilima Award Presented by the Honolulu Advertiser Newspaper based on a People's Choice ballot. NICK'S FISHMARKET CAFE 2070 Kalakaua Ave Waikiki, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 955-6333 Varied entertainment nightly. Reggae on Friday nights. Lounge. Free valet parking. OCEAN CLUB Restaurant Row 500 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96813 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 531-8444 Best from the 70's to the 90's. RUMOURS Ala Moana Hotel 410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 955-4811, Ext. 4080 Home of popular "Big Chill" Friday Dance Night. WAVE WAIKIKI 1877 Kalakaua Avenue Waikiki, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 941-0424 Live acts until around 2:00 a.m. - then DJ's spin house and dance music. Top MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE ARMY COMMUNITY THEATRE Richardson Theatre Fort Shafter Honolulu, HI 96858 (Honolulu / West Honolulu Area) Tel. (808) 438-4480 (box office) Presents a season of four musicals and four plays. The theatre is known for its Broadway blockbuster musical classics and Readers Theatre presentations. BALLET HAWAII 650 Iwilei Road Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / West Honolulu Area) Tel. (808) 521-8600 Teaching, promoting and producing dance since 1976. Presenting world-class performances. BLAISDELL CENTER 777 Ward Avenue Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 591-2211 Home of the Honolulu Symphony. Special events, concerts. DIAMOND HEAD THEATER 520 Makapuu Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 733-0274 Local theater productions. Call for directions. HAWAII ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION 1040 Richards Street, Suite 301 Honolulu, HI 96813 (All Hawaiian Islands) Tel. (808) 533-2787 Founded in 1980, the only statewide private non-profit for the arts that belongs to the national Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network. Representing 105 organizations and 300 individuals, a combined statewide membership of over 35,000. The Alliance networks arts and education agencies and advocates a complete education for all children in Hawaii. HAWAII OPERA THEATER 987 Waimanu Street Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 596-7858 Grand opera: season January through March. HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Hawaii Loa Campus 45-045 Kamehameha Highway Kaneohe, HI 96744 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 375-1282 (box office) Classic drama and musicals. Call for performance schedule and prices. HAWAII STATE BALLET 1418 Kapiolani Boulevard, 2nd floor Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 947-2755 Call for performance schedule, location, prices and reservation. HAWAII THEATER CENTER 1130 Bethel Street Honolulu, HI 96813 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 528-0506 A restored treasure - the Carnegie Hall of the Pacific. Call for schedule. HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS The Doris Duke Theatre 900 South Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Downtown Area) Tel. (808) 532-8768 Hawaii's largest art museum - a unique collection of Asian and western art from ancient times to present. Guided tours, lectures, films, gallery talks, concerts, dance recitals, arts festivals, education programs and art classes for children and adults, permanent, traveling and temporary exhibits. Call for calendar of events. HONOLULU SYMPHONY 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 202 Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / West Honolulu Area) Tel. (808) 792-2000 (box office) Founded in 1900, the Honolulu Symphony is the oldest American orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains. All concerts take place at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. HONOLULU THEATER FOR YOUTH 2846 Ualena Street Honolulu, HI 96819 (Honolulu / West Honolulu Area) Tel. (808) 839-9885 Family theater. Call for information on performance sites, times, prices. KUMU KAHUA THEATER 46 Merchant Street Honolulu, HI 96813 (Honolulu / Downtown Area) Tel. (808) 536-4441 Productions by Hawaiian playwrights. Call for schedule, reservation, prices. LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATRE 96-045 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 455-0385 (Box Office) / (808) 455-0389 (Directions) Catch the wave of excitement - Hawaii's mixed plate of critically acclaimed local and international productions of drama, dance, and music. MANOA VALLEY THEATER 2833 East Manoa Road Honolulu, HI 96822 (Honolulu / Manoa Area) Tel. (808) 988-6131 Honolulu's off-Broadway playhouse. Call box office for information on productions. MID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE Bakken Auditorium 2445 Kaala Street Honolulu, HI 96822 (Honolulu / Manoa Area) Tel. (808) 973-5000 Several concerts presented during the year. Call for performance schedule and prices. THE MOVEMENT CENTER 1215 Center St. #211 Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 735-8641 A performing arts school located in Kaimuki providing instruction in singing, dancing and acting for ages 3 to adult. Please call for a schedule of classes. PALIKU THEATRE Windward Community College 45-720 Keaahala Road Kaneohe, HI 96744 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 235-7433 A 300-seat theater featuring three stage configurations, proscenium, thrust and theater-in-the-round. Call for peformance schedule and prices. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA Kennedy Theater 1770 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96822 (Honolulu / Manoa Area) Tel. (808) 956-7655 Classic and new productions. Call for season schedule and prices. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA Music Department College of Arts and Humanities 2411 Dole Street Honolulu, HI 96822 (Honolulu / Manoa Area) Tel. (808) 956-8742 Music at Manoa. Events by outside artists, faculty, and students. Call for schedule, prices, and concert locations. Top LUAUS SPONSOR BEST HAWAIIAN LUAUS ON OAHU (Islands of Maui, Oahu, the Big Island of Hawaii & Kauai) Tel. No. (808) 661-6655 or 1-877-661-6655 (toll free) Email: oahu-luau-reservations@best-luaus.com If you are looking for great entertainment on Oahu/Hawaii (Honolulu & Waikiki) you have found it! Visit a luau and enjoy the Aloha spirit of Hawaii. Online reservations of Hawaiian Luau shows and Polynesian Revues on Oahu. We recommend Germaine's Luau, the Royal Hawaiian Luau or the Paradise Cove Luau and others, book with us online today. FRIENDS GERMAINE'S LUAU Near Barber's Point (Leeward Oahu) Tel. (808) 941-3338 On the beach. Call for reservation and free transportation. HALE KOA HOTEL 2055 Kalia Road Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 955-0555 The splendor and spectacle of an ancient Hawaiian tradition held in a garden oasis by the sea. PARADISE COVE LUAU 92-1089 Aliinui Drive Kapolei, HI 96707 (Leeward Oahu) Tel. (808) 679-0003 On the beach. Call for reservation and free transportation. POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER 55-370 Kamehameha Highway Laie, HI 96762 (Windward Oahu) Tel. 1-800-367-7060 One of Hawaii's most authentic luaus. Winner of the coveted Kahili Award for preserving Hawaiian culture. ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL LUAU 2259 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 931-7194 Oceanside luau. Call for reservation. Top Activities Index | Home Page Contact Us | Sponsor Join Us Form ©Ala Mua Hawaii 1997

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Hawaii honeymoon, Hawaii Honeymoon Packages - previewhawaii.com Hawaii weddings and Hawaii honeymoons begin here. Home Kauai Oahu Maui Big Island Quick Search: Choose a Category B&B/Rentals Bicycle Tours Boat Catering Dining Diving Event Venues Florists Gifts/Apparel Golf Helicopter (air tours) Hotels/Resorts Land Activities Luau Photo/Video Shopping Spa's Theatre/Entertainment Theme Parties Transportation Walking Tours/Gardens Water Activities Wedding Coordinators Choose an Island All Islands Hawaii Kauai Maui Oahu Home::Hawaii Honeymoons Preview Hawaii Wedding Planner The consummate tool for planning a flawless destination Hawaii wedding. Hot Dates/Hot Rates Press Releases Planning Tips Current Newsletter Hawaii Weddings Hawaii Honeymoons Get Preview Hawaii newsletter Hawaii Honeymoons Why are Hawaii honeymoons so appealing? 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Preview Hawaii would like to assist you in planning the Hawaii honeymoon that perfectly fits your desires and your budget. Would you like a junior suite at a five star resort on Maui's fashionable Kaanapali Coast? How about a remote oceanfront cottage with your own kitchen on Kauai? Is your dream a first class hotel on the bustling Waikiki Beach, with all the shopping and nightlife of Honolulu at your fingertips? You can stay in a first class resort on the Big Island's Kohala Coast, or in your own private beach bungalow on the charming island of Molokai. Perhaps you would prefer a restored plantation-era cottage by the sea on the romantic isle of Kauai. These are only some of the fantastic honeymoon itineraries Preview Hawaii can help you plan. There is enormous diversity among the Hawaiian Islands, and almost every vacation dream can be actualized when you have the knowledgeable assistance of a Hawaii based romance travel consultant. Call us toll free at 866-773-8844. 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StopMoskowitz :: The Coalition for Justice in Hawaiian Gardens and Jerusalem Support the Coalition with your Donation Donation Amount $25.00 $50.00 $100.00 $250.00 $500.00 $1000.00 thank you The Coalition for Justice in Hawaiian Gardens and Jerusalem P.O. 67903, Los Angeles CA 90067 310 553-1146 email -- How Moskowitz Profits from his Hawaiian Gardens Non-profits A Detailed Analysis of Irving Moskowitz's Non-profit Operations in Hawaiian Gardens nonprofit (non·prof·it) adj. 1. not conducted or maintained for the purpose of making a profit <a nonprofit organization> - noun 2. a nonprofit organization, institution, corporation or entity. These days, Dr. Irving Moskowitz is seldom seen in Hawaiian Gardens but his presence is everywhere. A banner bears his name in a picture of the Little League team that runs in the local paper. Senior citizens attending a city council meeting sport t-shirts with Moskowitz's name emblazoned across the back. Moskowitz may be hundreds of miles away at his home in Miami Beach but he is ubiquitous in the community as a businessman and benefactor who has pumped millions of dollars into the city. And there is no question Hawaiian Gardens is in need of help. The unemployment rate is high in this largely immigrant slice of LA County where half of all adults lack a high school diploma. And where close to one out of every four Hawaiian Garden residents lives below the poverty line. 1 But Irving Moskowitz's track record of less-than-charitable activity in Hawaiian Gardens belies his image as a philanthropist - a careful examination of his financial records and those of his non-profit foundation show that the majority of his contributions resulted in either financial gain or increased political influence for himself. Dr. Moskowitz, it seems, has engaged in non-profit profiteering in Hawaiian Gardens. Since posting this report on our website, more information has come to light that strongly suggests that Moskowitz's non-profit Tri-City Regional Medical Center is in violation of Internal Revenue Service rules qualifying health care providers for tax-exemption. (Click here to read more) Putting the 'profit' in Non-profit healthcare Tri-City Hospital sign greets motorists entering Hawaiian Gardens saying the "community" facility serves all health needs - as long as you're not poor or pregnant. Take Tri-City Regional Medical Center in Hawaiian Gardens. In 1996, when its balance sheets were beginning to look less-than stellar, 2 Moskowitz decided to spin off this privately owned hospital as a non-profit, while retaining ownership of the building and land. 3 Immediately after converting Tri-City Regional Medical Center into a non-profit, the Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation 4 donated $4.9 million in tax-free proceeds from its Hawaiian Gardens bingo to the hospital. 5 Moskowitz then began collecting the money back by charging the hospital $95,000 a month in rent, payable to his private landlord company. 6 Those payments now exceed $110,000 per month. 7 California state financing records show that in 2000 the foundation made an additional transfer of funds to Tri-City. 8 The hospital's fidelity to the concept of charitable trust 9 is tenuous at best. This could perhaps be forgiven if the hospital was meeting the health care needs of the local community. But despite its non-profit status, Tri-City is less than solicitous when it comes to the health of Hawaiian Gardens. When the hospital applied for non-profit status in 1997, it made a commitment to provide pre-natal care. 10 Recent patient discharge data published by the state of California shows that Tri-City has stopped delivering babies - none were born at the hospital in either 2000 or 2001. 11 It isn't for lack of demand for services. Last year residents of Hawaiian Gardens brought home 98 newborn babies. 12 While small in size (the city's population is a little under 15,000 13 ), Hawaiian Gardens is a young, largely immigrant community - recent census data indicates the average age of its resident is 26. More than half of the households have children under the age of 18. And as of 2000, a little more than 10 percent of the population was under the age of 5. The women of Hawaiian Gardens are having babies - they are just not having them delivered at the hospital in their own neighborhood. Tri-City's failure to fully address the health care needs of the poor may be a factor. Again, nearly one out of every four resident of Hawaiian Gardens lives below the poverty line and many are immigrants who do not qualify for state programs such as MediCal (although MediCal is available to cover prenatal care and deliveries for undocumented immigrants, making the hospital's failure to provide these services all the more shocking). Stomach stapling accounts for a large part of Tri-City Hospital's tiny patient census. When it turned non-profit the hospital made a commitment to provide free or reduced cost care to the indigent 14 - and yet in recent years Tri-City has provided zero dollars in charity care. 15 State health care data shows the other four non-profit hospitals of comparable size in LA County provided a combined total of two million dollars in charity care in 2001 (the most recent year that statistics are publicly available). 16 Tri-City's failure to pull its own weight when it comes to helping out poor patients has little to do with its bottom line - in 2001 the hospital's gross patient revenue exceeded $72 million and its net income was slightly more than two million dollars - despite the fact that its occupancy rate in 2001 was an abysmally low 19.6 percent. 17 The average occupancy rate for other hospitals of comparable size in the state of California that year was 52.16 percent. 18 How does the hospital manage to stay afloat with such low patient volume? The answer may be as close as the sign in front of Tri-City's main entrance announcing it is also the home of "The Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity." Tri-City, it seems, has gotten into the lucrative business of stomach stapling. The Center, run by the somewhat famous Dr. Mathias Fobi provides surgical stomach shrinking services to patients clinically termed morbidly obese, that is, those who are 75 to 100 pounds or more overweight. (In what is perhaps an unfortunate display of poor taste, his website's motto is "lighten up." 19 ) According to a CBS News Report profiling his practice, Fobi performs surgery on up to 600 patients a year. 20 While Fobi charges for the surgeries he performs, the hospital also bills patients for the use of its operating and recovery rooms and other medical services it provides. In 2002 patients who underwent the surgical procedure at Tri-City, on average, racked up $50,000 in hospital charges. 21 State health care data shows that at least 439 Tri-City patients underwent the stomach stapling procedure last year, that is, more than one out of every four patients that received some sort of surgical treatment at the hospital had their stomach stapled. 22 Total charges for those patients was $21,936,400 - representing close to a third of the hospital's gross charges for the year. Tri-City's 2001 income tax forms (the most recent that are publicly available) indicate that by far its highest paid independent contractor that year was FOCA Management Company, a private company registered to Dr. Mathias Fobi. 23 Tri-City paid Fobi's firm $2,293,044 - more than its next four highest paid contractors combined. 24 Dr. Fobi has made numerous national television and radio appearances touting his surgical techniques and his patients come from as far away as Alaska, 25 but the obesity center appears to be of little value to the community where it is based: last year not one Hawaiian Gardens resident made the short trek across this mile-wide city to receive the procedure. 26 One former City Council member recalls that when the hospital was first built, Hawaiian Gardens welcomed it as the solution to the community's unmet health care needs. But citing the high cost of treatment at Tri-City and the lack of charity care, he said few use the hospital now. State health care data backs that assertion up - despite its proximity only 13.7 percent of all Hawaiian Gardens residents who were hospitalized in Los Angeles County last year were admitted to Tri-City Regional Medical Center. 27 Hawaiian Garden residents admitted to the hospital represented an even smaller percentage of Tri-City's total patient census - just 5.4 percent. 28 Since posting this report on our website, more information has come to light that strongly suggests that Moskowitz's non-profit Tri-City Regional Medical Center is in violation of Internal Revenue Service rules qualifying health care providers for tax-exemption. (Click here to read more) Banking on Bingo Bucks Moskowitz earns more than $1.3 million dollars annually as landlord of what is ostensibly a non-profit hospital. But his money-making off non-profits doesn't end there. In 1988, the city of Hawaiian Gardens granted the Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation a license to operate a non-profit bingo within its city limits in exchange for a commitment to spend the majority of the funds generated by the bingo on the local community. The foundation, which had existed mainly to own a piece of land in Northern California and seldom got much cash, was suddenly taking in more than $30 million annually from bingo games. But the foundation's bottom line wasn't the only beneficiary. 29 Moskowitz is the managing general partner (for practical purposes, the sole owner) of Cerritos General Hospital Company, the private firm that owns the land where his bingo is situated and the building in which the game is played. 30 It is not possible to tell from the foundation's IRS 990 forms (which non-profits file instead of income tax returns), exactly how much Moskowitz's foundation is paying him for use of the land, but even by conservative estimates, the total comes to several hundred thousand dollars a year. The Moskowitz Foundation's 2000 and 2001 990 forms show that in both years it paid total occupancy costs (defined by the IRS as rent and utilities) of over $900,000 for services and programs. The bingo is the foundation's only activity -- apart from writing checks. If even half its occupancy costs went to paying rent on the bingo hall as opposed to covering the costs of electricity, gas and water, it's safe to say Moskowitz is paying himself roughly $450,000 a year for the privilege of holding his own bingo games. On top of the bingo's rental payments, Moskowitz also drew more than half a million dollars in salary ($322,880 in 1999 and $184,503 in 2000, respectively) from the Moskowitz Foundation. 31 By contrast, the Moskowitz Foundation takes advantage of a state law requiring bingo workers to be volunteers for the non-profit operating the bingo. To run the bingo, Moskowitz uses mostly immigrant workers who have no ties to, or even knowledge of, the aims of his foundation, compensating them with nothing but the opportunity to get tips from bingo winners. 32 Workers say that their nightly shifts sometimes bring in as little as $20, even though the "volunteers" essentially function as full-time employees. 33 The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is currently suing Moskowitz's bingo on behalf of 24 unpaid bingo workers. 34 continued on page two View all news reports 2003 the Coalition for Justice in Hawaiian Gardens and Jerusalem

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