Good food, cultural shows and lots of people was in the mix for this year’s 25th Annual Okinawan Festival. Held at Kapiolani Park in gorgeous Waikiki, the festival was a great place for families and visitors. All I can say is “great food”!
Check out this video highlighting some of this weekend’s events on YouTube.
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Hawaii is always a great place to look at the stars. You can almost always see something. I heard last week that Hawaii was supposed to have this total lunar eclipse but I missed it. While looking for some other stuff on YouTube, I came across this video which was actually pretty cool. I’m a real beginner in astronomy, but the subject interests me. I just never had the time to really get into it.
For those of you space junkies out there, there’s also an excellent technical write up about what actually goes on during the eclipse at Space.com.
Anyway, check out the video on the total lunar eclipse in Hawaii on YouTube.
Businesses and non-profit agencies make a good combination! Starting today through September 14, 2007, go! Airlines will contribute $1 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) of Hawaii for every roundtrip purchased. Travel must be between August 31, 2007 and September 14, 2007 in order to qualify.
go! Airlines, the originator of cheap inter-island travel, is doing its part in raising MDA awareness here in Hawaii. “We are glad to contribute to our community’s efforts in raising awareness of the many ailments known as muscular dystrophy,” said Jonathan Ornstein, MESA Air Group Chairman and CEO.
Corporate giving is on the rise averaging an increase of 4.7% for top companies. There’s even a study done in 2006 attempting to link increased profits and corporate giving. The study suggests that businesses selling consumer products since they already advertise to the general public. In addition, businesses have an opportunity to use a “back door” approach to sales. By advertising the donations, they can ultimately see an increase in their revenues.
Is this really the cause of revenue increase? I really don’t think anybody knows. Honestly, how can you really prove something like that? However, I think what should matter most is that somehow businesses are getting involved in aiding community causes. We are seeing businesses commonly taking on more social responsibility and that’s a good thing. We should probably just leave it at that.
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