Hawaiian Food

Dining and Hawaiian Food - Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Maui Looking for a Bed & Breakfast? Visit our sister property, The Plantation Inn . Located in the heart of historic Lahaina Town, our Maui bed and breakfast will surely delight you with its romantic charm and modern comforts. Click here to find out more. Home > Dining > Chef's Special Recipe Chef's Special Recipe Over the years, guests have coveted many of our unique tropical preparations and recipes that reflect our Hawaiian home. With this in mind we have made a commitment to select the best of the best and make them available to one and all. Our Chef's Specialty Recipe selection is for your dining enjoyment - have fun! We offer complete step-by-step instructions, cooking times, and presentation that will turn your efforts into a truly Hawaiian experience at home. Executive Chef Thomas Muromoto was born and raised in Hawaii and has a culinary career that spans Hawaii's finest restaurants. He has won numerous awards for his creations including the "Top Honor Best of Show" award at the Taste of Lahaina. Prior to his work in Food and Beverage, Muromoto served in the US Navy on the USS Kitty Hawk and surfed on the professional circuit. Chef Thomas is married to wife Liane and they have two children. Be sure to bookmark this page and return often for delicious updates. Award-Winning Pulehu Beef Tenderloin & Opae Marinated Beef tenderloin and Shrimp, grilled over an open flame with a Chipotle Aioli, cilantro pesto and Asian sweet soy sauce. Prepared by Executive Chef Thomas Muromoto 2005 Taste of Lahaina "Best of Show Award" winner. ( Click here for more details ) Six Servings Beef Marinade & dressing 1/4 cup Sweet Soy Sauce 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce, low sodium 1 tsp Fish Sauce 3 Tbsp Water 1 tsp Garlic, Chopped 1 tsp Ginger, peeled chopped 2 Tbsp Green Onions, Chopped 1/4 cup Basil, Chopped 2 Tbsp Cilantro w/ stems chopped 1 Tbsp Sambal olek 1/4cup Sweet Chili Sauce Black pepper, grd to taste 1 cup Salad Oil 4 Beef tenderloin steaks Steps 1) Combine all ingredients and mix well. 2) Reserve 3 tablespoons for topping of entree, Use remainder to marinate beef. 3) Place beef tenderloin or other meats in marinade. Let sit for 4 hours. 4) Place on broiler and cook to desired doneness. Cilantro, Garlic Pesto Shrimp Marinade 1/4 cup Cilantro w/stems chopped 16 Cloves Garlic, cloves roasted 1/8 cup Green onions, chopped 1/4 cup Parsley, leaves only, chop 1 cup Olive blend oil Salt to taste 8 pcs Shrimp, 16/20 ct Steps 1) In blender combine all ingredients blend together well. 2) Season with a little salt. 3) Reserve 3 tablespoons for topping of entree. 4) Use remainder of pesto to marinate shrimp for 2-4 hours. 5) Grill to order. Chipotle Aioli 1 each Egg, yolk 1 tsp Garlic, chopped 2 tsp Chipotle chili's 2 each Lime juice, fresh 4 Tbsp Honey 3 Tbsp Water 1 cup Olive blend Salt to taste Steps 1) In blender combine all ingredients except oil. Blend together well. 2) While blending slowly add oil till all is blended. 3) Season with a little salt. Variations: Use above sauces & marinates with other meats & seafood. Create a flavorful vinaigrette by adding 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar to 3 tablespoons of beef marinade. For more great creations, see the Recipe Archive ! Back to Top Dining Main | Hotel Dining | Banquets & Catering | Chef's Special Recipe | Gifts for Guests | Dinner Show Home | FAQs | About Us | Contact Us | Travel Agent Resources | Site Map 2525 Kaanapali Parkway • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 96761 USA Toll Free U.S. & Canada: +1-800-262-8450 • Worldwide Direct: +1-808-661-0011 Reservations Fax: +1-808-667-5978 • Guest Fax: +1-808-667-5616

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Kauai HI

Kauai Hawaii Golf Courses & Kauai Hawaii Golf Vacation Packages - Suite Paradise Heavenly Kauai, Hawaii Vacations for Less To Make A Reservation: Book online or view our lowest rates! or call 1-800-367-8020 1-808-742-7400 International Toll-Free Phone Numbers Inquiries & Brochure Request Kauai, Hawaii Golf Packages and Courses Suite Paradise guests receive special discounts at Kauai's Top Golf Courses. Kauai is home to three of Golf Digest's top ten courses in the state of Hawaii. Suite Paradise guests can enjoy special golf packages at some of Kauai, Hawaii's top golf courses. Kauai's beautiful golf courses present more golf than most can play in a week's time. The prestigious Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course and the Kiahuna Golf Club are both located in close proximity to all Suite Paradise accommodations on Kauai with room rates starting just around $80 per night. Since Kauai is a small island, all of Kauai's golf courses are within a relatively brief and always scenic drive from the Poipu Beach resort area. Click here for a clickable Kauai map with locations and pictures of Kauai, Hawaii's golf courses and other main attractions. Note: Suite Paradise Guest Services can make all your tee times and offer advice regarding all the golf courses on Kauai. Guest Services also rents clubs at discounted rates. Click here or call 1-866-977-3239 Kauai Lagoons famed Kiele Course, one of Kauai's top three championship golf courses Kauai Golf Package: Kauai Lagoons - Condo-Golf-Car Package As a Suite Paradise guest you can enjoy specially discounted rounds of golf at the fabulous Kauai Lagoons Golf Club. Kauai Lagoons offers two spectacular courses designed by award-winning course designer Jack Nicklaus. The Kiele Course, a spectacular and very popular championship course at Kauai Lagoons, is only $110 per person per round (plus tax). The Mokihana Course, the Kiele Course's beautiful companion, is specially priced for our guests at $70 per person per round (plus tax). Guests may add either of these Kauai Lagoons golf options to their Suite Paradise accommodations package for a challenging and exhilarating vacation experience. A phone call or email to Suite Paradise is necessary to add this golf adventure to your vacation. Tee times are arranged directly between the golf course and the guest. The Poipu Bay Golf Course in Poipu Beach, Kauai Kauai Golf Package: Kauai Challenge - Princeville, Poipu Bay Resort, Kauai Lagoons Just $390 (plus tax) for three rounds of golf at three of Hawaii's top ranked courses: The Prince Course at Princeville--the only Golf Digest, five star rated course in Hawaii; Poipu Bay Resort Course, adjacent to the Hyatt Regency Kauai, and the Ki'ele Course at Kauai Lagoons. This special Kauai golf package includes one round of golf at each resort along with green fees, shared cart, use of driving range and facilities. Suite Paradise offers generous discounts on one-to-five bedroom beach resort condos, villas and economy studio accommodations. Suite Paradise's carefully selected collection of vacation rental resorts provides convenient access to Kauai's beaches , snorkeling and other activities and events on Kauai. Puakea has incredible Pali views and a magnificent mountain backdrop Puakea offers beautiful views of the Pacific Puakea Golf Course: Special Hawaii Golf Discount At Puakea Golf Course, Suite Paradise guests receive a special Kauai "concierge discount" by merely showing their accommodations key tag. Commence your play as scheduled with no additional waiting, while the course verifies your guest status with Suite Paradise. From the first tee with a Pacific Ocean view in front of you with Mount Ha'upu soaring above to the last hole of this Kauai, Hawaii golf course, Puakea is a joy to play. The 6,954-yard, 18 hole course was designed by Robin Nelson. Puakea Golf Course winds around deep ravines and streams fed by fresh Hawaiian mountain rainwater. It has incredible Pali views on about three quarters of the course and views of the blue Pacific for the rest. With Kauai's inspirational terrain and magnificent mountain backdrop, you'll find Puakea Golf Course plays differently under a variety of weather conditions. Each of the holes is distinctly different so your game is constantly facing new, interesting challenges. Puakea Golf Course 4150 Nuuhou Street, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii 96766 Phone: 808-245-8756, Toll Free: 1-866-773-5554, Fax: 808-246-8537 http://www.puakeagolf.com Kiahuna Golf Course The Kiahuna Golf Course at Poipu Beach Kiahuna Golf Course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr The Kiahuna Golf course is a Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course which is just a few swings away from all Suite Paradise accommodations. Golf Digest and Golf Magazine consistently rate this 18-hole par 70 Kauai golf course among the top courses of both Hawaii and the U.S. The Hawaii State Golf Association rate Kiahuna as the seventh toughest test from the back tees in the state. Kauai's Wailua and Kukuiolono municipal golf courses, shown below, do not offer golf packages, however they are fine courses with comparatively inexpensive green fees. Wailua has hosted 3 USGA National Championships Wailua Golf Course - Kauai, Hawaii Golf at Reasonable Prices The Wailua Golf Course, is noted as the best municipal Kauai, Hawaii golf course in the Aloha state. This 18 hole, 6,981-yard course is located by the sea on Kauai's breezy eastern shore. Beautifully situated, it has the endless blue Pacific Ocean and Kauai's green mountains as a background. The front nine holes are basically level and expansive, while the back nine holes feature changes in elevation. The multilevel greens are well kept and numerous sand bunkers dot the golf course to increase the challenge. Kauai's Wailua Golf Course is beautifully landscaped with picturesque Norfolk Island pine and many coconut trees. In 1985, the Wailua club hosted the USGA National Public Links Tournament in 1985. This Kauai, Hawaii golf course has been ranked # 2nd under Golf Digest's "America's Top 75 Affordable Courses" in 1996 and in 1990 the Wailua Golf Course came in 25th among the "Top 75 Public Courses.” Wailua Golf Course (Kauai County Municipal) 3-5351 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa, Kauai, HI 96746 Phone: 808-241-6666, Fax: 808-241-6672 Kiahuna Golf Club offers special discounts for Suite Paradise guests. Kukuiolono Golf Course – Affordable Kauai, Hawaii Golf This Kauai, Hawaii golf course is a 2,981-yard, 9 hole public course, which was once part of a Kauai sugar plantation owner's estate. It is the eight oldest course in Hawaii. Located in Kalaheo, about 15 minutes from Poipu Beach, the Kukuiolono Golf Course is one of Kauai, Hawaii’s best-kept secrets. Hawaii's gorgeous golf courses are often pricey but a voluntary contribution for green fees at Kukuiolono allows for all day play. Kukuiolono is situated on top of an extinct Kauai volcano, which affords sweeping ocean and mountain views. The scenic park and golf course, perched on the top of a hill, offer a 360-degree perspective of the southwestern portion of Kauai. While there are no water hazards, Kukuiolono Golf Course has something most courses don't have – a beautiful Japanese bonsai garden in the middle of a fairway close to the 8th tee, and ruins of ancient Hawaiian rock walls near the 3rd green. With fewer hazards than most Kauai, Hawaii golf courses and very wide fairways, Kukuiolono is especially fun for beginners, although the constantly changing trade winds add a special challenge for all players. Golfers can avoid the windiest conditions by playing early in the day. Some of the greens have sand bunkers that are more Scottish-links-style, with grass growing raggedly on their edges and even into the bunkers. Two sets of tees allow for playing the nine holes again as a slightly different second nine. Kukuiolono Golf Course facilities include a clubhouse, a driving range, and a small putting green. Pull carts and electric golf cars are available at the pro shop. For a change of pace from resort golf on Kauai, Hawaii and for its low green fees, Kukuiolono Golf Course is good choice for Kauai visitors. Kukuiolono Golf Course 854 Puu Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741 Phone: 808-332-9151 To learn more about Kauai, Hawaii golf courses, click here . A map of Kauai, Hawaii can be viewed by clicking here . 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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcano, Kilauea Volcano, Kilauea, Mount Kilauea, Big Island Hawaii Home > Destinations > North America > United States > Hawaii > Big Island > Kilauea Volcano Iki Trail Kilauea Volcano Iki Trail Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the state's premier natural attraction, containing tow of the most active volcanoes in the world, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. The park extends for 377 miles from the 13,777-foot summit of Mauna Loa down to the Pacific, where Kilaluea, the youngest of the volcanic mountains, has since 1983 been pushing into the ocean from a vent, creating new land. Compared to more active volcanoes around the Pacific Rim and in other areas, Hawaii's volcanoes are fairly benign, so you can pass eruptions and lava flows in relative safety. No matter where you look, you'll see volcano views from a range of perspectives. Much of the park is preserved as wilderness, but it does provide 150 miles of trails, two visitor centers, and two scenic drives with a wealth of volcano views An 11-mile drive, called Crater Rim, passes by many rising steam vents. The Chain of Craters Road, a 46-mile round trip journey, goes by historic pit craters and heads down toward the ocean. Along the way you can see lava flowing like molasses. Three days has been suggested as a good time frame for exploring the park if you're not taking extensive hikes that eat up more time. Among the top hikes is the trail to Halemaumau Crater, emitting steam and sulfur. It's a moderate 3 1/2-mile hike and goes down 500 feet to the floor of Halemaumau Crater. You can also get a view and walk into a lava flow on a 10-minute walk from Crater Rim Drive. The Volcano House Hotel and Restaurant and the Kilauea Visitors Center and Park Headquarters are where you'll learn a great deal about the park and where you can get permits for overnight camping. They're all just inside the park's gate. There's no way to predict exactly what you'll see at the park. With luck, you'll view streaming rivers of red lava and you might see fountains of lava shooting hundreds of feet into the air. Or, the volcanoes could be completely still and silent. Bulletins sometimes keep you up-to-date on the volcano's activities. contact us | advertising with us | content licensing | privacy policy | terms of use | help (C) 2004 Destination360 All Rights Reserved Hawaii Map Select a region North America Central America South America Caribbean Hawaii Overview When to Go Events and Holidays Top 10 things to do Hawaiian History Interisland Flight Flights to Hawaii Hawaiian Islands Oahu Maui The Big Island Kauai Destinations Akaka Falls Anaehoomalu Bay Beaches Hawaii Volcano Park Kona Liliuokalani Gardens Hawaii Petroglyphs Puuhonua Rainbow Falls Hawaii Hotels Oahu Hotels Maui Hotels Big Island Hotels Kauai Hotels Travel Resources ATV Tours in Hawaii Hawaii Cruises Hawaiian Dinner Cruise Hawaiian Car Rental Hawaii Diving Golfing Helicopter Tour Luau Sailing Snorkeling Snuba Surfing Big Island Weather Weddings Wedding Photographer

Hawaii Cruises American Hawaii

American Hawaii Cruises: Maritime Matters MARITIME MATTERS Ocean liner history and cruise ship news [Home] [Table of Contents] [Shipping Mall] [Index of ships] American Hawaii Cruises American Hawaii Cruises (1980-2001) American Hawaii Cruises, AHC, was formed in 1979 and revivedAmerican-flag cruising around Hawaii. The company bought the laid up 1951-built linerOCEANIC INDEPENDENCE (ex INDEPENDENCE, American Export Isbrandsten) from C.Y. Tung's AtlanticFar East Line. A special act of congress was needed to return the US builtship to American registry. Refitted in Taiwan, and then Japan, she entered service on a slowsteaming economical seven day interisland schedule in June of 1980. As the venture was sucessful, the former sister ship of INDEPENDENCE waspurchased. The 1951-built CONSTITUTION was refitted and began sailing a similar itineraryin June of 1982 following a gala christening by Princess Grace of Monaco that April. These two ships became the only American flagged ocean-going ships in the passenger trade. Briefly, AHC also operated the 1958-built former Moore McCormack Liner BRASIL (later Holland America line's VOLENDAM) on seven day cruises out of Papeete, Taihiti, as the LIBERTE in 1986/7. Due to poor air lift, this venture was a failure and the LIBERTE was sold to present owners, Commodore Cruises, who are presently chartering her to World Explorer Cruises and the Seawise Foundation as the UNIVERSE EXPLORER. In 1994 the INDEPENDENCE was extensively refitted at Newport News, VA. The CONSTITUTION was to follow, but after estimates for the work skyrocketed, she was laid up in Portland, Oregon in July 1995. Two years later, she was stripped of spare parts for her sister and sold for scrapping in India. She mysteriously sank on November 24, 1998 while under tow in the Pacific, 700 miles north and west of Hawaii enroute to the scrap yard in Japan. AHC made the announcement that new US Built ships would be added to thefleet and Ingalls Shipyard at Pascagoula, MI has won the contract for two 1,900 passenger ships for service in hawaii in 2003. In the meantime, another shipwas bought as a stop-gap until the first of the newbuilds is delivered. On October 18, 2000 American Classic Voyages (parent company to Delta Queen Steamboat Cruises and American Hawaii Cruises) revived a famous name in American shipping -- United States Lines -- when it purchased Holland America's 1983-built NIEUW AMSTERDAM and renamed her the M.S. PATRIOT . USL acquired the ship for $114.5 million and the transfer occurred at sea, approximately 14 miles off Portand, Oregon. At the same moment she changed registry to Honolulu and nowshe sails under the U.S. flag. A christening event on December 8, 2000 in Hawaii kicked off the new service beginning the following day.Under the "Project America" initiative, (which allowed this foreign flagged vessel to become US registered) the parent company American Classic Voyages Co. is constructing two 1,900-passenger ships scheduled to begin cruises around the Hawaiian Islands under the United States Lines name beginning in early 2003 and 2004.The two 72,000-ton vessels, under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding (a division of Litton Ship Systems, Pascagoula, Missippi) will be the largest ocean-going cruise ships ever built in a U.S. shipyard, and the first in more than 40 years. In September 2001, American Classic Voyages Co. reached an agreement, endorsed by theU.S. Maritime Administration with the support of U.S. Secretary of Transportation, thatwould enable the uninterrupted construction of two 1,900-passenger cruise ships in the US. Rumouredto be named UNITED STATES and AMERICA the two vessels under grouped under the title "Project America" whichis a pilot project aimed at reinvigorating U.S.-flag cruise ship construction and operation. The two shipswere in the early stages of construction at Northrop Grumman's Ingalls Operations. The cruise ship delivery dates wereextended by 12 months, to February 1, 2004, and February 1, 2005. Sadly this was not to be, as on October 19, 2001, one year after United States Lines had been announced, American Classic Voyages, Inc. announced that it filed for bankruptcy court protection and would cease operating all but one ship. the SS INDEPENDENCE and MS PATRIOT stop sailing on Saturday, October 20 after completingtheir cruises. The Delta Queen Vessels AMERICAN QUEEN, MISSISSIPPI QUEEN, COLUMBIA QUEEN and CAPE MAY LIGHT werelaid up within three days. Only the historic DELTA QUEEN, continued to operate its Mississippi River voyages. American Classic claimed that half of its bookings had fallen off since the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001.Rumors the company was in financial trouble had circulated for for some time and Nasdaq officials halted tradingin American Classic's shares after they reached a new low of 46 cents each. AMCV hoped to work out a deal with Los Angeles based Northrop Grumman Corp., owner of the shipyard, and the U.S. Maritime Administration to keep the ship-building projects underway, however the project was suspended on October 25, and cancelled on November 1. SS INDEPENDENCE now the property of the US Maritime Administration sailed past Pier 39 in San Francisco at 10:30 AM, November 8, 2001 into lay up at the former Alameda Naval Station adjacent to the museum ship HORNET while she prepares for longterm layup within the reserve fleet at Suisuin Bay possibly in February 2001. S.S.INDEPENDENCE , S.S. CONSTITUTION , SS LIBERTE United States Lines vessels: M.S.PATRIOT United States Lines page References: AMERICAN PASSENGER SHIPS, Emmons; Passengers Liners American Style; William Miller [Home] [Table of Contents] [Shipping Mall] [Index of ships]