ISLAND HOPPING
Learn to play ukulele at Maui museum
Ukulele workshops for players of all abilities are scheduled in coming weeks at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku, Maui.
The Saturday workshops are set from 10 a.m. to noon July 28, Aug. 11 and 25, Sept. 8 and 22. Cost is $5 and includes admission to Bailey House Museum. Mele Fong, a professional singer and entertainer, will lead the lessons.
For more information, call the museum at 244-3326, email baileyhousemuseum@clearwire.net, or visit www.mauimuseum.org.
Celebrate independence day for honu
Kamaaina and visitors can get an up-close look at Hawaiian honu — green sea turtles — being released into the ocean in a ceremony on July 4 at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows.
The 23rd Annual Turtle Independence Day is a free public celebration. The event also will feature an educational display about honu and a barbecue showcasing produce grown on Hawaii island.
The barbecue is set from 10 a.m. to noon and the honu celebration will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, visit www.maunalani.com.
GLOBE TROTTING
Ohio tourism board accidentally touts Sandusky trial on Twitter
SANDUSKY, Ohio » An Ohio tourism board tweet meant to promote a Father’s Day deal in the Lake Erie town of Sandusky instead directed followers to news about the sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
The tweet was sent out last week by the Lake Erie Shores & Islands tourism office. It included the hashtag "Sandusky."
Hashtags are created by Twitter users to help others find tweets on specific topics.
Anyone who clicked on the "Sandusky" hashtag got the latest updates from the Pennsylvania trial, not the town known for its waterfront location and the Cedar Point amusement park.
Tourism office director Joan Van Offeren says they won’t be using the Sandusky hashtag again until well after the trial ends.
Reservations being accepted for upcoming Nobu Hotel in Vegas
LAS VEGAS » Representatives from the Caesars Palace resort-casino say they’ll start accepting reservations in October for the new Nobu Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.
It’s the first venture into hotels for Nobu Hospitality, which operates Japanese restaurants in major cities around the world.
Officials with Nobu and Caesars said Monday that the 180 guest rooms will feature simple, natural designs inspired by cherry blossoms, origami and Japanese Zen gardens.
The hotel is planning a room service menu with Nobu restaurant food.
It’s slated to open late this year.
Biblical museum launches ad campaign featuring dinosaurs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. » A Kentucky museum where dinosaurs roam the biblical Garden of Eden is unveiling a national billboard campaign featuring the popular prehistoric reptiles.
The cartoon billboards for the Creation Museum are appearing in several cities including Chicago, San Francisco and Houston and feature colorful dinosaurs drawn in comic-book style.
The popular attraction in northern Kentucky that opened in 2007 has drawn controversy and thousands of visitors with exhibits that challenge evolution and present the Old Testament’s creation story.
