GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION

LOCATION:

SHERATON WAIKIKI HOTEL and RESORT
2255 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815-2579

Telephone: (808) 922-4422
Fax   ........: (808) 923-8785

 

A world of comfort awaits you at the Sheraton Waikiki. Towering above Hawaii’s favorite playground, the Sheraton Waikiki is at the center of Honolulu’s shopping, dining, nightlife, and culture. The resort is a modern monument to Hawaiian hospitality and invites business professionals to relax and experience renewal.  With 1,637 rooms and 128 suites you are greeted with a warm welcome, and enhanced guest services and facilities.

ACCOMMODATIONS and RESERVATIONS:

We have arranged a block of rooms at the Sheraton Waikiki Resort.  These rooms have been blocked to give you a special conference rate of $150.00 Single/Double + General Excise Tax, currently 4.712%, as well as the current 8.25% Transient Accommodation Tax.   Rooms will be Partial Ocean View, and Ocean Front rooms.  Category assignment will not be known until the day of arrival and will be dependent on the availability in each category on arrival day.   Additional persons in room, up to four, are at $80.00.  Children 17 and under, stay for free with existing bedding.  All rates are subject to General Excise and Transient Accommodation taxes and all taxes are subject to change.   To call the Sheraton Waikiki Reservations Department direct dial  808-921-4611 or toll-free within the USA  800-782-9488.

To make your reservation online:

ISCA Conferences: CATA-2010 and BICoB-2010 (OR copy and paste the following link into a web browser) http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/smcata
 

Check-in Time: 3:00 p.m., Check-out Time: 11:00 a.m.

Room Deposit:  A deposit equal to one night's stay is required to hold an individual's reservation.  Such deposit shall serve to confirm the reservation for the date(s) indicated, and, upon check-in, shall be applied to the first or final night of the reserved stay.  These deposits are refundable if notice is received at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to arrival and a cancellation number is obtained.  All deposits shall be charged at the time the reservation is made.

In order to receive this group rate, it is imperative that individuals indicate the following  GROUP: "ISCA/CATA 2010" when making reservations.

CUT-OFF Date for guaranteed guest room reservations is FEBRUARY 22, 2010 (before 5:00 p.m. local time). Please make your reservations EARLY in order to guarantee a room.  After February 22, 2010, all excess rooms will be released back to the hotel for sale on an availability basis.

Early Departure Fee:  In the event that a guest who has reserved a guest room within Group’s guest room block checks out prior to the guest's reserved checkout date, an early departure fee of one half of room rate will be charged to that guest's individual account. Guests wishing to avoid this fee must advise Hotel at or before check-in of any change in the scheduled length of stay.  Hotel will inform members of Group of this fee upon check-in. 

TRANSPORTATION:

VANS: Advance reservations are required. Airport Motorcoach: 808-839-0911   ($12 - $15 - approx.) 
TAXI: Approximately $40 to the hotel; taxis are at the airport on a 24 hour basis.   (One-way)  

DIRECTIONS:  -- please update

Airport to Hotel:
Take the H1 Freeway heading East to the Nimitz exit and stay on Route 92 which will take you straight into Waikiki. Stay on Kalakaua Avenue, lright on Lewers, immediate left onto Don Ho Lane.  Self parking on right.

Hotel to Airport:

Take a left onto Royal Hawaiian Avenue then turn right onto Kaiulani Avenue.  Get into left lane and turn left onto Kaiulani Avenue and a left on the Ala Wai. Then take a left on Niu Street straight across to Ala Moana Blvd and follow Ala Moana to Airport.

PARKING: Current rate is $26.00 per day (self parking) for in/out privileges for guests of the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, subject to change without notice.

PLACES TO SEE:

There is plenty to do and see on the island of Oahu. Guided tours, rental cars, and reservations for special events may be arranged through the hotel's Travel and Entertainment Center located in the lobby area. Oahu also has excellent public transportation and for about two dollars for a roundtrip ride, one can circle the entire island on "The Bus" (Oahu's municipal transport company).

Located within walking distance of the hotel are:

HONOLULU ZOO

Since it was founded in 1914, the Honolulu Zoo has grown from a small animal shelter to a large zoological and botanical garden with more than 1,500 animals. A wide variety of reptiles and mammals as well as over 150 species of exotic birds are on display. 971-7171

KAPIOLANI PARK

A perfect picnic spot at the foot of Diamond Head Crater, Kapiolani Park is also the site of action-packed soccer and rugby games on the weekends. In addition to picnic tables and tennis courts, the park has a large bandstand and amphitheatre (Waikiki Shell) suitable for symphony concerts and other musical events. Kapiolani Park remains the home of the Kodak Hula Show, a free performance presented several times a week (10 a.m. each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).

WAIKIKI AQUARIUM

2777 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu. The Aquarium, located ocean side in Kapiolani Park, is home to 1,800 marine animals from Hawaii and the tropical Pacific. Go eye to eye with sleek blacktip reef sharks in our "Hunters of the Reef" exhibit, or come face to face with an endangered Hawaiian monk seal. 923-9741 .

OTHER INTERESTING SIGHTS IN HONOLULU INCLUDE:

IOLANI PALACE

King and Richards Streets, Honolulu. The only state residence of royalty in the United States has been fully restored. It was built in 1882 by King David Kalakaua, one of the last Hawaiian monarchs, and once served as the seat of Hawaii's territorial and state governments. 538-1471

KAWAIAHAO CHURCH

The oldest church in Hawaii, Kawaiahao Church was the scene of many events during the Monarchy. Today, services are still being conducted in both Hawaiian and English. Guided tours are available and church services are open to the public.

BISHOP MUSEUM and PLANETARIUM

1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu. This is Hawaii's largest and best-known museum, and a "don't miss" cultural experience for anyone interested in Hawaiian history. The museum offers numerous traveling exhibitions and, until April, the planetarium. There are Hawaiian music and dance performances and Hawaiian crafts demonstrations. 847-3511 (about 35 minutes from the hotel).

ARIZONA MEMORIAL AND VISITOR CENTER

One Arizona Memorial Place, Pearl Harbor. While designed as a shrine to the men who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the visitor center is essentially a museum of memorabilia, historic photos, and news clippngs to "a day that will live in infamy." 422-0561 (approximately 45 minutes from hotel)

DOLE CANNERY

650 Iwilei Road, Honolulu. See the fascinating "Pineapply Story" multimedia show depicting the life of Jim Dole and his famous Dole Pineapple Factory. 523-2236

DOLE PLANTATION

64-1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa. A perfect stop on your circle island tour. Look at the beautiful plantation house surrounded by pineapple fields. Learn the fascinating story of pineapple and see the variety garden with pineapples from all over the world. 621-8408

POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER

55-370 Kamehameha Highway, Laie. The only place in the world where you can visit seven island villages - Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Samoa, the Marquesas, New Zealand and old Hawaii -- in one exciting day. 239-3333