ISLAND ADVENTURES needs your help to go OVER THE EDGE for SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAWAII

On November 13th, 2009, Hilton has committed to go “Over the Edge” for the athletes of Special Olympics Hawaii by rappelling 31 stories down the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.

We have a minimum fundraising goal of $1,000 and we need your help to reach it! Please make a gift of $100, $50, $25, $10, $5, $1 or anything that you can afford on our page today at http://FirstGiving.com/IslandAdventures

Special Olympics Hawaii currently serves over 2,000 children and adults to participate in year-round sports training and competition. Your contribution will help enable each one of these athletes to continue to take part in these activities at no cost to themselves or their families.

If you would like to learn more about this first-of-its-kind event in Hawaii, visit the Special Olympics Hawaii website at www.SpecialOlympicsHawaii.org.

Thank you for your support of Special Olympics Hawaii and to help us go Over the Edge!

Jon Rawlinson Arrives in Honolulu

Shooting has begun on our travel video for Island Adventures! Our filmmaker, Jon Rawlinson, of Jon Rawlinson Productions in Vancouver, BC (Canada) arrived yesterday in Honolulu and we played it mellow and cruised Waikiki by foot last night. I thought we should take it easy on him since we have six days of excitement ahead...





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Dinner at Blue Water Shrimp...



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JDub INverted

I'd like to introduce you to our fish, JDub. Our friend James Webb was married on 8-8-08 and JDub (named after James) was our lucky red fish on the table. He's been part of the team ever since and every day he does something funny. This is him sleeping.

Selling our Mercedes E320 Wagon

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I LOVE my car..I can fit 4x9 plywood in the back when I put the seats down. I can also fit 7 people with the 3rd row seat. It's an extremely versatile car with luxury extras..sunroof, 6-disc CD changer, water resistant leather seats, wood trim, etc. Only 80K miles.

I am selling it because we need an Escalade ESV, Yukon Denali XL or something similar for our tour company. My cousin's husband is trying to find us one. They own Auto Connection. We will also consider a trade if someone has an SUV that they want to downsize from..we want to upsize.

Kelly Blue Book is $11,900...we are asking $9900. Runs great and service records are available.

Email Sakara@OptimumWorld.com if interested.

Maui Film Festival...more to come

Optimum Corp. Launches Island Adventures Tours & Travel LLC

After five years of conducting private tours, May 1st marks the official launch day of our new tour and travel company. Island Adventures is a guided tour services company offering "Hawaiian Stylin' Beach Tours" on the Island of Oahu. Do not miss our North Shore Day including snorkeling, beach games, sun tanning, surfers, ancient ruins, turtles, shopping & shave ice!

Our North Shore Day (8 hours) includes an onolicious all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet in Waikiki, snacks & water on the road, picnic lunch on the beach, snorkel gear, beach toys, boogie boards, life vests and water shoes. We focus on great service, great food and great fun! Stops include:
1) O'ahu's best secret snorkel cove
2) Lunch at World famous Waimea Bay
3) Photos at Banzai Pipeline
4) Ancient Hawaiian Ruins
5) Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Honu)
6) Shave Ice & Shopping in the surf town of Haleiwa

Tours leave Waikiki at 8:30am and return around 3:30pm. Hotel pick-up and drop-off available.

*We have Japanese, Mandarin, Korean speaking guides available

Book now at mailto:Reservations@IslandAdventures-HawaiiTours.com

To learn more go to http://IslandAdventures-HawaiiTours.com or call 808.596.2112

Trump SoHo Luxury Hotel Condo Development

::An Exclusive Vision and Opportunity in Luxury Hotel Condominiums::

Donald J. Trump, The Bayrock Group, and Sapir Organization introduce the Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York, the first downtown New York hotel condominium project from The Trump Organization, with 400 guestrooms.

The property at 246 Spring Street is the only ultra-luxury condominium in SoHo and Trump's first foray into the fashionable downtown neighborhood.

The fully furnished, classically inspired guestrooms and suites are reinterpreted for a downtown setting by renowned designer David Rockwell and feature leather-cushioned panels, marble flooring, custom wet bar, and expansive bathrooms with bronze fixtures, stone-slab countertops, luxuriously appointed tubs, and separate glass-enclosed showers. All guestrooms, suites, and common spaces will have full entertainment and technology capabilities, including special guestroom enclosures designed to provide acoustic privacy from exterior influences and adjacent occupancies. Building amenities will include a Great Room with Sculptural elements and intimate setting clusters, private library, approximately 12,000 sq. ft. of hotel function halls with adjacent private business center, approximately 12,000 sq.ft. spa, fitness and relaxation facilities, and a world-class restaurant.

In addition, Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York will have award-winning white-glove service, including round-the-clock luxury Attache service and a state - of - the - art security system.

For more information, please contact TrumpSoHo@OptimumWorld.com

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Sakara K. Blackwell elected Vice President of FIABCI – The International real Estate Federation’s Young Members Committee for North America

Honolulu, Hawaii (December 22, 2008) – Hawaii’s own, Sakara K. Blackwell, President and Principal Broker of Optimum Realty LLC has been named by FIABCI leadership as the Vice President of the Young Members Committee for North America. Her term will begin at the conclusion of the 2009 Congress in Beijing, China and will end at the conclusion of the 2011 World Congress.

FIABCI - The International Real Estate Federation is an global apolitical entity that helps its members add an international dimension to their businesses. Being part of FIABCI also helps members acquire knowledge, develop networks and optimize business opportunities globally. FIABCI is comprised of chapters in 48 countries and has over two million members. The purpose of the FIABCI Young Members Committee is to provide young real estate professionals with new contacts and privileged information to improve their business.

Blackwell and the entire Optimum Realty team served as Chair of the Host Committee for the combined FIABCI Regional Congress of the Americas and Asia-Pacific held in Honolulu, Hawaii earlier this year. “It has been an honor to have the opportunity to work with the leading real estate professionals of FIABCI and to make an impact as a member of the FIABCI Young Members Committee. I am looking forward to attending the 2009 Congress in Beijing, China and beginning my new responsibilities as Vice President to create exciting programs and networking opportunities for young professionals within FIABCI,” states Sakara K. Blackwell, President and Principal Broker of Optimum Realty LLC.

Blackwell is an award-winning real estate professional who has gone through special trainings and met performance standards in the upper tier real estate market. She has been in real estate since 2001 and specializes in international, luxury and investment properties.

First Monthly Social to Be Held at Yard House Waikiki

Honolulu, Hawaii (December 22, 2008) – Optimum Realty LLC will be hosting its first Monthly Social on Thursday January 8, 2009 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Yard House Restaurant, located along the Waikiki Beach Walk on Lewers Street. The social will provide an outlet for individuals and business professionals on Oahu who are looking to expand their networking base and meet new people.

Yard House is an upscale-casual eatery known for its extensive menu, classic rock music, and world's largest selection of draft beer. The menu of American cuisine includes an impressive selection of appetizers, salads, pasta, sandwiches, individual-size pizzas, seafood, steak, ribs and chops.

This ongoing event will be held at different venues every month and is designed to combine business networking with social fun through a relaxed, informal and upbeat atmosphere. There will be complimentary pupus and drink specials for the group. The Monthly Social will gain exposure through the use of leading social networking sites such as Facebook and Meetup, where individuals can login and RSVP to all Optimum Realty events.

“A colleague of mine, Jacques Doassans, hosts a similar monthly networking event in New York City. He is extremely successful because he had the foresight to leverage the explosive nature of online networking sites such as Facebook.com. He is often forced to cut off the RSVP list to his events at 100. There is a great opportunity here in Hawaii for all professionals to expand their contact base through a networking event, and I believe our Monthly Social will be that outlet” states Sakara K. Blackwell, President and Principal Broker of Optimum Realty LLC.

There will be no charge for the events and it is open to all professionals here on Oahu. Information about Optimum Realty LLC and this event can be found under Facebook.com profile “Optimum Realty in Honolulu”. If you are a professional looking to share ideas and gain insight from fellow colleagues or new to the island and want to meet people, be sure to join Optimum Realty LLC in this high energy networking event!