Meals: Registration fees for Conference attendees include all conference breakfasts and lunches, the Welcome reception, BBQ dinner, Lū'au and Kiakahi Awards/Cultural dinner and the closing luncheon. Family members and guests are welcome to purchase tickets to conference meals on the conference registration website at www.acteva.com/go/pridoc.
Two optional field trips are being offered.

Information about family activities will be available at registration. The hotel offers complimentary lawn games such as croquet, horse shoes and badminton as well as various board games.

Tuesday evening:

Welcome reception. Watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean while reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones! Local style appetizers will be featured.

Wednesday afternoon (optional tour):

Sunset dinner cruise along the spectacular Na Pali coast. If you only do one tour on Kaua'i, you have to do this one! Join us on our PRIDoC Na Pali Snorkel and Sunset Dinner Cruise. Come view the sheer cliffs, deep valleys and hidden beaches as we sail on a catamaran, then be prepared to don your snorkeling gear and check out the wonders below the waves. Participants will be picked up and returned to Waimea Plantation Cottages. Ticket needed to participate. Please, no children under 2, women in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy or wheelchair bound guests.

The April 2008 Issue of National Geographic magazine has a feature on the Na Pali coast. Follow the link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/napali-coast/joel-bourne-text

There is also a recent article about the Na Pali Coast in the Honolulu Star Bulletin on April 4, 2008. Follow the link: http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/04/features/story02.html

View the spectacular vistas of the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” and visit Koke'e State Park. Look down into the beautiful Kalalau Valley. This guided bus tour includes lunch. Bring walking shoes as there are trails for those who want to do a little hiking. All are welcome to attend. Ticket needed to attend. Sign up for the tour at: www.acteva.com/go/pridoc.

Local style BBQ dinner under the tent at Waimea Plantation Cottages. Guests and Family members are welcome to attend. Ticket needed for entry.

Lū’au (traditional Native Hawaiian feast ) under the tent at Waimea Plantation Cottages. Ahahui o nā Kauka is excited to showcase our Native Hawaiian cuisine. We invite you to come and eat, sit back and enjoy the hula and kanikapila (music). The evenings activities will also include watching our dinner come out of the imu (underground oven). Family members and guests are welcome to attend. Ticket needed for entry.

Kiakahi Awards Banquet and cultural sharing. Event will occur under the tent at Waimea Plantation Cottages. Be prepared to share a bit of your culture with the group. This is traditionally a high point of the conference! Family members and guests are welcome to attend. Ticket needed for entry.

Summary of results of the PRIDoC business meeting and handing over of PRIDoC to next host. Closing protocol, thank yous and farewells. Event will occur under the tent at Waimea Plantation Cottages. Family members and guests are welcome to attend. Ticket needed for entry.

Note: Conference name tags required for entry to conference breakfasts and lunches.

FYI: The “Seven Wonders of Hawaii” are Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Kilauea Volcano (Island of Hawaii), Haleakala National Park (Maui), Iolani Palace (Oahu), Hanauma Bay (Oahu), Diamond Head Crater (Oahu) and on Kauai, the Na Pali Coast and Waimea Canyon.
http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/06/features/story01.html