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A Sunday funny and
aloha, VegasGiven that a definition of insanity is repeating actions with the expectation of a different outcome, bankers are insane.
That's not the word used by Clint Arnoldus, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Central Pacific Bank, but he did tell the Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners last week that generally, bankers don't learn from previous mistakes.
To illustrate the point he told a joke about two bankers taking their annual big-game hunting sojourn in Alaska. The pilot of the small plane that gets them there warns that due to weight restrictions the plane can only carry one caribou out, should they bag one.
The lucky hunters catch two during the expedition and convince the pilot to load both animals.
Sure enough, the overweight plane crashes, sparing their lives but knocking both of them out.
After regaining consciousness, one banker asks the other, "Where are we?"
The second replies, "You know, I think we're about 100 yards from where we crashed last year," Arnoldus said.
It was not a tough room; he got a good laugh from society members gathered at the Hawaii Prince Hotel.
Aloha Tuesday in Vegas
Hilo Hattie's Las Vegas store threw open its doors for its soft opening on Tuesday and "all the tourists walking around in the mall area came flooding in," said store manager Theresa Miller.
At Thursday's grand opening VIP party more than 300 guests were treated to entertainment, food and a chance to win a trip to the islands.
"Team Aloha" entertained with three Hawaii ex-pat musicians, "aunties" and keiki, according to Star-nani Peralta, Hilo Hattie director of sales.
Affair fare came from ex-pat restaurateurs Warren and Cathy Seta, who own Malibu Chan's and Mizuno restaurants in Las Vegas.
"Our true aim," Peralta said, "since we are from Hawaii, was supporting the Hawaii community here."
Supporting the economy here, will be the winner of the trip for two aboard Hawaiian Airlines for a three-night stay at the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel.
The new 4,000-square-foot Hilo Hattie boutique is in the center of the Strip in the Desert Passage shopping area adjacent to the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. Its neighbors are Wyland Galleries and Sharper Image.
Thursday night, Peralta said, mall management invited Hilo Hattie to permanently display a replica of the world's largest aloha shirt outside the store - it's a 400XL.
Hilo Hattie's other mainland locations are in Anaheim, Calif., Nashville, Tenn., Tempe, Ariz. and Miami.
The company is planning an East Coast location which is yet to be nailed down.
Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin.
Call 529-4302, fax 529-4750 or write to Erika Engle,
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 7-210,
Honolulu, HI 96813. She can also be reached
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