Archive for June, 2009

 

Soul Surfer to Film at Turtle Bay

June 24th, 2009

It is the story of a lifetime. The long-awaited major feature motion picture of our generation where Rocky Balboa meets Blue Crush. The movie “Soul Surfer”, featuring the life triumph of Bethany Hamilton, has reached an agreement to film at Turtle Bay Resort.
“Some film people in Hawaii said this film would never be made,” said [...]

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Finau Brothers at Turtle Bay Golf

June 24th, 2009

(left to right: June Jones (SMU), Matt Hall (Director of Golf at Turtle Bay Resort), Gipper Finau, Tony Finau and Bob Boyle, Vice President and General Manager at Turtle Bay Resort) took part in a press conference today promoting the relationship between Turtle Bay Golf, Turtle Bay Resort and Tony and Gipper Finau.
The two teen [...]

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The Fish of Kings

June 22nd, 2009

Legend has it that moi, also known as pacific threadfin, was reserved for the ali’i (royalty) of old Hawaii. The legends even go so far as to say that the fastest runners in the kingdom were employed to carry live moi from the fishponds to the king’s palace where it would be fresh prepared for [...]

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Perception v. Reality

June 14th, 2009

It is amazing how conditioned we have become. We see a few seconds of a politician’s sound bite and we think we understand everything there is to know about that topic. We see headlines in the papers and we think we know what is happening. Turtle Bay Resort, managed by Benchmark Hospitality International, is pushing [...]

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Ranch & Coast Celebrates Weddings

June 3rd, 2009

Ranch & Coast Magazine’s June 2009 issue featured unique locations for that most special of all of life’s activities….weddings. Among some of the world’s most spectacular wedding locations, Turtle Bay Resort was listed with the following:
“The wedding chapel at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu overlooks a popular surfing spot.
For an exotic atmosphere without leaving [...]

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