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The white building with the shimmering gold trim has undergone several upgrades over its two decades and is still one of the city's top destinations. FIREWORKS BACK ON THE ROOF: After last year's dismal ground-level New Year's Eve fireworks display, which was barely visible to most, it's been announced that this year's pyrotechnics will revert to being fired from seven rooftop locations. The decision to go terrestrial was based largely on concerns stemming from the rooftop fire at the K.L. "PA" BANGKOK 7-day package incl. WtTKitoltirHaMail BALI 7-day package mm incl tiKsHajbtramtos MANILA 7-day package EM HAWAII TOURS HONG KONG NAOIFIJI '499 MANILA 3H0 INDIA BEIJING '435 Alaskan Winter Adventure, 222 Arctic Circle Aurora Adventure 1HANGHA S.V.J Bali Jakarta TOKYO '515 K.

Lumpur Singapore Bangkok Tokyo Taipei Hong Kong owned Cabo Wabo nightclubs has opened. It's at Planet Hollywood in the spot formerly occupied by Trader Vic's and boasts a spectacular outdoor dining area looking across the Strip at the soon-to-open CityCenter complex. What's happened to the Las Vegas Stripper-Mobile? A. The truck with a live pole dancer under a Plexiglas covering patrolled the streets for a few weeks, but was pulled under pressure from city and county authorities. Find out about Las Vegas shows, buffets and deals at LasVegasAdvisor.com.

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$1,920 Hokkaido FuranoNisiko) Ski Package fr. $2,1 30 Echigo Yuzawa Ski Onsen fr. $2,800 10- Day Hokkaido fr. $Call 7- Day Taiwan Round-Island fr. $1 ,750 8- Day Una Formosa Taiwan Tour fr.

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From $1,580 If 1 Vij -r5rfPB 1 'aT- tils i r-x i Japan 101 OsakaKyotoNaraHakone Mt. FujiTokyo From $2,995 Prices do not include taxes and fuel surcharges and subject to change without notice. SPRING DISNEYLAND March 13 '8 days LAX, RENO, March 16 -9 days 2010 HOKKAIDO SNOW FESTIVAL February 4-9 days SPRING BREAK IN JAPAN March 13 '9 days 2010 SPRING CHERRY BLOSSOM 1 MBrch 23 9 days 2010 SPRING CHERRY BLOSSOM 2 March 24 -9 days Volcano Art Center The Volcano Art Center will hold an open house Friday to celebrate its 35 years of promoting arts on the Big Island. lUffiT) iPr--nroi 2010 SPRING CHERRY BLOSSOM KYUSHU Thirty-five years ago, inspired by its dramatic surroundings, Volcano Art Center founders began "to promote, develop and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawai'i's people and environment." And so began the center's mission to bring visual, literary and performing arts to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. VAC began in the Volcano House hotel, on the rim of Kilauea Crater, and led to the 1974 renovation of a historic 1877 building there to serve as a classroom, exhibit space, office and community gathering place.

Today, close to 1 00,000 people a year take part in VAC programs, enjoy performances or visit the art center's gallery. "From the earliest conversations, the premise for the Volcano Art Center had been, as it remains, that the environs of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park have a powerful effect upon the artist, regardless of medium. Their work will be affected by this experience and the result will be an artistic celebration of the park's wild landscape and lore," says artist and VAC founder Boone Morrison. This year, VAC broke ground on a new Education Center, with two classrooms, a meeting room and an outdoor space for literary readings, small concerts and special events. "New programs and projects, ongoing exhibitions of fine work in many media, and continuing activity of all sorts will draw yet another generation of artists and arts-minded folk to Kilauea," said Morrison in a press release.

Over the decades, four "Keep It I JfcaawMwLaJa, "jj, I MrTji March 25 -14 days HIGHLIGHTS OF KOREA April 10-12 days KOREA, HONG KONG, SHENZHEN, -V GUANGZHOU April 1 SCHOOL REUNIONS CLUBS CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS Ear1y checK nVlate etieck oui on avaiatxty. Room ML ,1 yV" 6 rfltngeraior mces are pws ei, itaies wym ousy wfieftfliwls, Local rasnlBncy required. Applet- Hawai'i" Kahili Awards have helped establish the Volcano Art Center's reputation, and funding from Friends of Hawaii Charities allows financially needy students of all ages to attend VAC classes and workshops at a discount. Volcano Art Center invites residents, visitors and all who've contributed to the center's programs to its open house birthday celebration from 1 0 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday at its Niaulani campus in Volcano Village. 808-967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org. THE HEAVENLY SPA: Westin Maui Resort's The Heavenly Spa by Westin has won recognition from two magazines. Spa magazine's Silver Sage Readers' Choice named The Heavenly Spa by Westin in the category of favorite resorthotel spa in the Hawai'i and South Pacific area. More than 1 00,000 votes were cast in the readers' balloting.

The results are in the NovemberDecember issue, The Heavenly Spa was also named a Top 5 hotel spa in Travel Leisure's World's Best Spas 2009 in its October issue. It's a full-service with 16 treatment rooms, couples massage suites, a sauna, a steam room and whirlpools. Guests also have use of a workout center. Westinmaui.com, Starwood hawaii.com, 866-716-8140. KAUA'I THANKSGIVING: The Aston Kauai Beach at Makaiwa offers a kama'aina Thanksgiving buffet and room rate.

The buffet runs 3 to 9 p.m. Nov. 26 in the hotel's Voyager Grille; $28 ($14 ages 6-12). The kama'aina room rate is $96 per night plus tax and resort fees, based on availability. When booking two consecutive nights or more, ask for the K-Class Pass for kama'aina to get a free room upgrade, free parking and free late 2 p.m.

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