Everyone growing up in Hawaii has been to a luau. Its just something that is part of our culture ... The important to budget travel is to approach in advance. When it comes to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved trips and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the actuality of cost and budgeting is always in the back of our thoughts. Preparation and expending our travel budget carefully is a concern for most families. Curbing consuming and fees, while still enjoying your vacation to its fullest, is the key to confirmed success and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thinking regarding protecting money while touring is simple: Even if your personal funds is really limited, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also remembering that while traveling, regardless of whether on a budget or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel bill!. first birthday luau, graduation luau, wedding luau you get the idea. Its also one of the must-do things on visitors lists when they are here but its not often that a luau will take place outside of Hawaii and the one that will take place in Washington, D.C. promises to be very special. Heres a story that was in todays Honolulu Advertiser by former entertainment editor and now freelance writer Wayne Harada.
Performers from Tihati Productions' Polynesian shows are bringing Island song and dance to the White House's South Lawn Friday night to highlight a luau fit for a president.
President Obama and the first family are expected to attend the picnic. A welcome side benefit: Publicity from the event could provide a shot in the arm for Hawaii tourism.
The Obamas will join congressional delegations from the 50 states and their families in sampling Island culture and feasting on a Hawaii-inspired menu created and prepared by Chef Alan Wong.
"When we received the call from the White House to inform us that we've been chosen to perform for the president, I wondered, 'How do they know about Tihati Productions?' said a pleased Jack Thompson, patriarch of the company. After "celebrating 40 years in the entertainment business, the opportunity to perform at the White House is the ultimate."
"I thought it was a prank," said Tihati's Cha Thompson. Then she realized this was the real deal.
"Tihati is the ambassador of Hawaii to the White House for all of us has been, for a long time," said Jerry Gibson, general manager of the Hilton Hawaiian Village, which is helping pay for the trip.
"I've known them for more than 25 years, when they opened at the Hyatt Regency Maui. All of us in the (visitor) industry here will benefit from their performance the spotlight will be on Hawai'i, and it's got to help all of us ... in this economic time."
The Island delegation leaves tonight. The itinerary includes a tour of the White House arranged by Sen. Daniel K. Akaka.
6 fire-knife dancers
Expect a lot of aloha along the way, said Cha Thompson.
The show will include hula by Thompson, who will perform "E Nei" in a rare return to the spotlight, and other elements from Tihati's showroom spectacles.
"The White House specifically wanted a Samoan knife twirler," she said. "Well, we will bring six fire-knife dancers, who will do a pyramid formation."
Tihati performances draw on the traditions of Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Fiji, the Cook Islands and Maori New Zealand. To fill out the cast for this special performance, the Thompsons raided Tihati productions at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, The Royal Hawaiian, the Hilton Hawaiian Village, the Hyatt Regency Maui, the Hyatt Regency Kauai and the Waikoloa Marriott..jpg)
"We're pulling out our best, bringing four giant pahu (photo: HTA - Tor Johnson) measuring 10 feet high and 4 feet in diameter," said Cha Thompson. "We'll do hula, Tahitian, everything ... and we'll feature that six-man Samoan fire dance pyramid."
'We are honored'
Misty Tufono, daughter of the Thompsons, who is vice president of the family company's Maui Division and a performer in Tihati's new show at The Royal Hawaiian hotel, will perform a traditional oli, "Mele O Na Kai 'Ewalu," which she describes as a chant "that programs the eight glorious ocean channels of our Islands."
Tufono said the White House engagement will help stimulate interest in the Islands to help distinguish and expose Hawaiian and other Polynesian entertainment forms and perhaps help boost visitor occupancy in the future.
"We are honored to represent Hawaii," she said.
For more information on Tihati Productions, click here.
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