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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Hanapepe Kiosks Installed at Lihue Airport
PRESS RELEASE: December 22, 2006
Contact: Hanapepe Economic Alliance, Joanna Carolan, Treasurer 335-5944; FAX 335-3830, or email carolan@aloha.net.
Media Contact: Carol Bain, 808-246-2111 TO: ALL MEDIA
Eye catching Hanapepe Kiosks Installed at Lihue Airport
All who travel through the Lihue airport baggage claim areas will be greeted with two informative kiosks freshly designed to educate about Hanapepe town and activities of that area of the island.
The kiosks feature the Historic Hanapepe Walking Tour, historic sites, building photos, businesses, and other activities including the Friday Art Night. Artists, galleries and businesses contributed to the outreach project that was coordinated by Hanapepe Economic Alliance. Carpenters Al Lopes and Skip MacWilliams pushed hard to get the kiosks constructed. Artist Dawn Traina painted up to the last minute before installation.
“We wanted to get these updated and renovated kiosks installed before the end of the year to allow visitors a fresh view of the Hanapepe area,” said Joanna Carolan, HEA treasurer. “Extra effort went into photographic preservation to last many years.”
The Hanapepe Economic Alliance, a nonprofit corporation, received a grant from the Hawai`i Tourism Authority and the County of Kaua`i Office of Economic Development to coordinate the project. Anyone interested in the Historic Walking Tour or Friday Art Night may call 335-5944 or visit http://kauai.net/hanapepe.
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photo caption: Newly designed kiosks were installed at both Lihue
Airport baggage claim areas on Friday feature Historic Hanapepe Walking
Tour and Friday Art Night activities. Left to right: Sandy MacWilliams,
Kayle Santos, Dawn Traina and Carol Bain.