NEWS RELEASE:  HONOLULU – Hawaiian Airlines has established a special Web site page and toll-free telephone number for ticket holders affected by the impending closure of Aloha Airlines.A special link on the home page of Hawaiian's Web site at www.HawaiianAirlines.com provides Aloha ticket holders with updated information, answers to frequently asked questions, and flight schedules.

Many requests have come in by email asking us to post pictures of what the 'Iolani Palace looks like this week.  There is a new film about the life and times of our Princess Ka'iulani that wraps up it's shooting at 'Iolani Palace this weekend.  It's about the Princess and the time where the Kingdom of Hawai'i is overthrown; and the Princess' efforts to get that turned around.

Our Maori cousins are watching our efforts to help revitalize the Hawaiian Language.  Their news reporters have been covering Sunrise on KGMB9 including stories about a new segment where the segment is presented all in the Hawaiian Language.  Watch the video and see how this is all happening. 

This morning we had breakfast at the hotel.  Dai-ichi Hotel in Shinbashi has an ok buffet.  Mostly a mixed clientele of gaijin (foreigners) and Japanese.  Mostly for the business crowd that stays in a busy district of Tokyo city.  The eggs are always runny compared to American Style (scrambled);