Starwood Hawaii’s 11 Hotels to Dim Lights for Earth Hour
HONOLULU – All 11 hotels in the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii portfolio will participate in Earth Hour, the global environmental awareness event created by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to send a global message about the importance of environmental awareness and caring for the planet.
On Saturday, March 31, at 8:30 p.m., all Starwood Hawaii hotel brands including St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Westin and Sheraton across the islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, the Big Island, will turn off the lights on facilities including restaurants, spas, pools and ballrooms, for one full hour, underscoring the company’s dedication to environmental sustainability. Guests staying in nearly 7,000 hotel rooms in all 11 Starwood Hawaii properties will be encouraged to dim or turn off the lights.
This is the second year Starwood Hawaii hotels are observing Earth Hour, which reflects Starwood’s corporate 30-20-20 environmental goal to cut energy use by 30 percent and water use by 20 percent by 2020.
In addition to dimming the lights, the following hotel properties have special activities planned for the observance of Earth Hour:
The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas
8:30 p.m. Oli (chant) with hula performance
Luminary Parade for kids
Polynesian fire knife performance
The St. Regis Princeville Resort
Lobby will be filled with lit candles around murano glass chandelier where guests are welcome to view
Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
Lobby will feature an educational display illustrating the value of other energy saving measures including switching light bulbs to CFL bulbs, turning off exterior signage lighting, using candles, and dimming or turning off non-essential interior lighting. Hotel in-room voicemail messages and televisions will be used to inform guests about the hotel’s observance of Earth Hour.
Sheraton Waikiki
Candlelight dinners available at Kai Market
Acoustic entertainment available at RumFire and The Edge
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
7:30 p.m. Movie on Keiki Lawn “WALL-E”
Cliff Dive Bar hours extended to 9:30 p.m. and will be serving Warm n’ Toastys (Irish cream and Kona coffee or hot chocolate. Also available with amaretto)
The Westin Maui Resort & Spa
7:00 p.m. Moonlight Beach Yoga on Ka‘anapali Beach, organized by Heavenly Spa by Westin
7:30 p.m. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, airbrush tattoo and hair feathers and wraps at Lanai Pool
8:30 p.m. Hula lessons, stargazing and Hawaiian s’mores with hot chocolate
9:15 p.m. Polynesian fire knife performance
The Westin Ka‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas
7:00 p.m. Earth Hour luminary bag decorating, chair massage by Spa Helani, a Heavenly Spa by Westin, glow-in-the-dark face painting, cupcakes and treats,
7:30 p.m. Maui Cheer All-Star performance and hula-hoop contest
8:30 p.m. Magic show, storytelling, sand crab hunting and stargazing
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa
6:30 p.m. Torch lighting ceremony at sunset
8:30 p.m. Polynesian fire knife performance
About Earth Hour
Earth Hour is a global grassroots movement encouraging individuals, businesses and governments around the world to take positive actions for the environment, and celebrating their commitment to the planet by switching off their lights for one designated hour. The highlight of Earth Hour 2012 will see the world’s most iconic landmarks go dark for one designated hour, as hundreds of millions of people transcend race, religion, culture, society, generation and geography, switching off their lights in a global celebration of their commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all – the planet. For more information about Earth Hour 2012, visitwww.earthhour.org.
About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii
With 11 properties across the diverse Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii, the Big Island, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii offers the best hotel destinations to celebrate romance, reconnect with family, focus on business or launch an adventure. Located on or just footsteps away from the Islands’ best beaches, Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Hawaii is a collection of iconic and historic hotels and resorts – properties with expansive and breathtaking backdrops, innovative guest programming and luxurious amenities representing internationally renowned hotel brands from Sheraton, Westin, Luxury Collection and St. Regis. For more information about Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Hawaii, please call (866) 716-8140 or visit www.starwoodhotelshawaii.com.