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2008 Ala Moana Shopping Festival
Shop a Le'a
The first annual Ala Moana Shopping Festival will be called
"Shop a Le'a" and it will take place for the first time
March 3-9, 2008.
Ala Moana Center Debuts New Annual "Shop a Le`a" Event
Honolulu’s first-of-its-kind Spring Fashion and Shopping Festival
happens March 3-9, 2008 Honolulu - Ala Moana Center, the
world’s largest outdoor shopping center and Hawaii’s largest
shopping destination, announced today that it will host Honolulu’s
first major week-long spring fashion and shopping festival
March 3-9, 2008. The event, named "Shop a Le`a - Seven
Blissful Days of Shopping Euphoria," will become Ala Moana Center’s new annual
signature fashion event celebrating
the very best in global brands and merchandise.
Shop a Le`a will present shopping enthusiasts from all over Hawaii
and the Pacific with a myriad
experiences in fashion, beauty, active lifestyle, home entertaining,
family, travel and cuisine. Included as
part of the event’s line-up are high-profile fashion shows, trunk
shows, exclusive receptions and events,
lifestyle seminars and events at Centerstage, Hawaii Regional Cuisine
demonstrations, center-wide giftwith-
purchase incentives, mall-wide shopping and dining offers, a grand
prize euphoric shopping vacation
for two to New York City, and much more!
The highlight of the 2008 inaugural event will be the
Grand Opening of the Ala Moana Expansion Project
and a new Nordstrom's Department Store.
The Ala Moana Shopping Festival has partnered with three
hotels to offer special Shop a Le'a hotel packages.
Packages are available at the Ala Moana Hotel, wihch is adjacent to the Ala Moana Shopping
Center and also at the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower Hotel and
ResortQuest Waikiki Sunset Condominium Complex. Package
information can be found online on the event's official Web
site (see the link at the bottom of this page).
The event’s name, Shop a Le`a, combines "shop" with the Hawaiian word
"le`a," which means "to delight or take pleasure in." The event’s name is
artistically translated to mean "The Joy of Shopping".
The Ala Moana Shopping Festival will feature a week of events
beginning Monday, March 3, 2008 and ending Friday, March 7, 2008.
During that week Ala Moana shops will offer discounts from
10-50%, there will be other special offers throughout the mall,
and many retailers will present in-store events, trunk shows,
special celebrity guest appearances and more.
See also:
Grand Opening of the Ala Moana Expansion Project
About the Ala Moana Shopping Center
Shopping Centers on Oahu
Shopping Centers on Other Islands
More Events in Hawaii
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Related Links
Oahu Island - Main Menu
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
Shop a Le'a Festival - Official Web Site
Ala Moana Shopping Center - Official Web Site
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