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What’s Brewing on the Big Island?

Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady

CRAFT BEER, FOOD AND MUSIC ABOUND AT KONA BREWERS FESTIVAL

The 12th annual Kona Brewers Festival will tap up a wave of more than 60 types of ales and lagers, served alongside delectable island-style cuisine from 25 Hawaii chefs on Saturday, March 10, 2007, on Hawaii’s Big Island. The sell-out event features craft beer, tantalizing food, live music and entertainment outdoors on the shore of Kailua Bay at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Each of 30 breweries from Hawaii and the mainland United States will tap up two types of beer, ranging in flavor from sweet and fruity to bitter and hoppy to dark and roasty. Chefs from 25 of Hawaii's top restaurants will serve a tropical cornucopia of gourmet food, such as sushi, barbecued ribs, kalua pork, mahi mahi and a sweet selection of desserts.

An impressive hula and oli (chant) will announce the beginning of the event. Three local bands will provide musical entertainment throughout the day. The annual Trash Fashion Show, designed to raise awareness of the importance of recycling, will show off fun and whimsical attire made from recycled material such as bottle caps, cardboard and tires.

The Kona Brewers Festival is a community fundraising event that promotes the craft brewery revolution in Hawaii and encourages professional brewers and chefs to work together. The event raises funds for environmental, educational and cultural organizations. It has raised more than $225,000 over the past 11 years.

Tickets to the Kona Brewers Festival are available in advance only. Cost is $45 and includes a commemorative event mug, eight four-ounce brew tasting coupons, unlimited samplings of gourmet cuisine and an afternoon of entertainment. Other events leading up to the Kona Brewers Festival include a beer and food pairing dinner and a golf tournament. For information visit www.konabrewersfestival.com or call 808-331-3033.

MORE ABOUT HAWAII

Big Island - www.bigisland.org

People interested in travel to Hawai'i on business or holiday can contact:
Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau
2270 Kalakaua Ave, 8th Fl.
Honolulu, HI 96815
Toll Free: 1-800-GOHAWAII
Helpline: 1-800-353-5846
Web Site: www.gohawaii.com (this site has links to individual vendors for
weddings, accommodations and travel agencies)

Neighbor Island Web Sites:

Kauai- www.kauaivisitorsbureau.org

O'ahu - www.visit-oahu.com

Maui (includes Maui, Moloka'i and Lana'i) - www.visitmaui.com

Moloka'i - http://molokai-hawaii.com

WHERE TO STAY

Hilton Waikoloa Village
69-425 Waikoloa Beach Drive
Waikoloa, HI 96738
(808) 886-1234
1-800-HILTONS
www.HiltonWaikoloaVillage.com

GREAT GUIDEBOOKS

HIDDEN BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII
Big Island of Hawaii
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com

LAND OF FIRE AND ICE
THE BIG ISLAND
By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi
by Philip Rosenberg
Island Heritage Publishing

Maverick Guide to Hawaii
By Robert W. Bone

Hidden Hawaii
Ray Riegert
UlyssesPress
www.ulyssespress.com

Lonely Planet Hawaii
By Ned Friary & Glenda Bendure
5th edition
624 pages + 16 full-color pages
69 maps (5 in full-color)
ISBN 0 86450 092 1
$19.95

INSIGHT GUIDE TO HAWAII

Hawaii 
True stories of the island spirit
Traveler's Tales Guides
Edited by Rick and Marcie Carroll
(read this one before you go)

HAWAII HANDBOOK
By J.D. Bisignani
Moon Publications

Hawaii Travel Smart
Greg Ambrose
John Muir Publications

GET THE TASTE OF HAWAII

TASTING PARADISE
By Karen Bacon
Restaurants and Recipes of the Hawaiian Islands
Coastal Impressions Press

The Hali’imalile General Store Cookbook
Home Cooking from Maui
Beverly Gannon with Bonnie Friedman
Ten Speed Press
www.tenspeed.com
author Bev Gannon was one of the original gang of chefs who started offering Hawaiian Regional Cuisine

Madelyn Miller is a food and travel writer whose stories appear on www.travellady.com, www.cocktailatls.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com, www.carladynews.com. Hawaii is one of her favorite destinations.

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