Honolulu is located on Oahu, the most popular of the Hawaiian Islands. Its popularity is due to the mild climate (average 87°F in summer, 80°F in winter) and the variety of activities available for your enjoyment. Whether you want to swim, surf, hike through a rainforest, take a bike tour along a mountain, tour the local attractions, or just lay on the beach, there is something for everyone.
The white sand beaches offer a wide array of fun activities including swimming, surfing, windsurfing, boogie boarding, and snorkeling. With water temperatures ranging from 75°F to 80°F, the azure blue waters are hard to resist! Other available activities include golf, tennis, skydiving, parasailing, helicopter tours, horseback riding, jet skiing, water skiing, scuba diving, kayaking, sailing, and fishing.
Tour historic monuments such as the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor or Iolani Palace, where Hawaii's Kings and Queens once ruled. Visit one of Oahu's museums or the Honolulu Botanical Gardens (over 600 acres consisting of five separate gardens). Take a sunset cruise or a submarine ride. Explore the world beneath the sea with shore dives, boat dives, and day and night dives. Hike to the Diamond Head State Monument atop a 763-ft. volcano.
Enjoy Sea Life Park, a world-class marine park featuring performing dolphins, sea lions, penguins, and much, much more. Sea Life Park boasts marine life interactive programs such as Hawaiian Ray Encounter, Dolphin Adventures, Splash U, and Sea Trek: An Underwater Photo Safari. Other sites of interest include the Dole Plantation and the Kahuku Sugar Mill.
Oahu offers you a myriad of activities, from the relaxing to the invigorating. No wonder they refer to Hawaii as paradise!
CONFERENCE HOTEL / ACCOMMODATIONS
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa
2005 Kalia Road, Honolulu, HI 96815 USA
Tel: (808) 949-4321 • Fax: (808) 951-5458
www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com
Use booking code AQA for discounted rates!
Located on Wakiki’s widest stretch of beach, the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa features lush tropical gardens, waterfalls, and exotic wildlife. The resort is a perfect blend of luxurious accommodations, spa facilities, over 20 restaurants and lounges, shopping, recreational and cultural activities, nightly entertainment, and more.
Tropical-themed, air-conditioned rooms are extra spacious for comfort and offer balconies with views, cable television, high-speed internet access, modem/data port hook-ups, voice mail, video game console, hair dryer, coffee/tea maker, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, clock radio, and refrigerator. All rooms offer one king or two double beds. Non-smoking rooms are available.
Hit the beach for surfing, boogie boarding, and swimming (surfboards, boogie boards, kayaks, ocean rafts, snorkel sets, and umbrella-and-beach-chair sets can be rented on the beach). Outrigger canoes and catamarans offer rides from the beach. Catch an underwater discovery tour on the Atlantis Submarine from the Village’s pier. Skydiving, parasailing, helicopter/airplane sightseeing, and nature/wildlife tours are available in the area surrounding the hotel. Enjoy a game of golf or tennis, horseback riding, jet skiing, waterskiing, sailing, fishing, boating, snorkeling, scuba diving, and kayaking – all either on or nearby the resort’s property.
ROOM RATES
Discount Reservation Deadline: January 9, 2010
Special daily rates for summit attendees are as follows, listed in US dollars:
Room Category Single/Double
Per Night
Garden View $233.00
Partial Ocean View $260.00
Ocean View $276.00
Deluxe Ocean View/Rainbow Tower $297.00
Ocean View/Ali-i Tower $319.00
No meals are included and applicable taxes will be added. A first night’s deposit, refundable up to 72 hours prior to arrival will be required and all no-shows will be assessed a cancellation penalty equal to one night’s stay. Check-in time is after 2:00 pm; check-out time is by 11:00 am. At check-in/registration, please advise the hotel if you will be checking out early. A $50.00 fee will be charged to the guest’s account if the hotel is not advised of your plans in advance.
Make your reservations January 9, 2010 After this date, reservations will be confirmed on a space availability basis only. Be sure to mention that you are attending this Summit in order to receive the discounted room rate. For those attending the Summit who require special assistance (accessibility, dietary, etc.), please notify the hotel of special requests upon making your reservations or before January 9, 2010 .
Please make your reservations early!
This Summit, held every two years, with delegations of leading
laparoscopists representing organizations and countries in the Pacific Rim, Asian Oceanic regions and the Americas provides meaningful educational and cultural exchange with thought leaders in minimally invasive surgery. A similar Summit is held on alternate years for the European, American, and Atlantic region countries. Summits are also open to surgeons in all specialties wishing to learn more about current trends. 
