John: WITH WORLD CLASS
BOTANICAL GARDEN, AND WATERFALL,
ONE OF THE MOST SEE SPOTS ON THE
NORTH SHORE IS WAIMEA.
Tannya: WE CAUGHT UP WITH
THE DIRECTOR.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS LOCAL
TREASURES.
SHORE IS WAIMEA VALLEY.
A POPULAR PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO
VISIT.
WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW?
YOUR CHANCE OF TALKING WITH
RICHARD PEZZULO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE WAIMEA VALLEY.
I WOULD LOVE TO TO KNOW WHAT
PEOPLE CAN ENJOY NOW.
THERE'S PLENTY TO ENJOY.
IT'S A VERY POPULAR SPOT.
IT'S A TREASURE FOR OUR
KAMA'AINA TO ENJOY, AND THIS IS
A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE
NOT A LOT OF TOURISTS NOW.
AS EVERYBODY CAN IMAGINE.
SO THEY COME OUT, THERE'S THREE
FIRST THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO
SEE IS OUR GIFT SHOP AND OUR
ENJOY NICE LOCAL FOOD.
LOTS OF GIFT ITEMS IN OUR GIFT
SHOP.
THEY CAN COME IN AND WALK TO OUR
WEIGHT FALL.
THREE HUNDRED ACRES OF TRAILS.
WE HAVE 42 GARDENS.
WE HAVE OVER 5,000 PLANTS.
AND OUR GUARDENS JUST SO HAPPEN
SITES.
THERE'S A LOT TO SEE.
LOT TO LEARN.
WE HAVE REALLY GOOD SIGNAGE.
WE HAVE AUDIO FOR PEOPLE WHO
REALLY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE
VALLEY.
AT THE ENDS OF THE ONE-MILE
WALK, THREE HUNDRED ACRES,
BREATHING IN THAT BEAUTIFUL
FRESH AIR, WE HAVE A WATERFALL.
PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO SWIM.
LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN
SWIMMING AVAILABLE.
Tannya: YOU TALK ABOUT
BREATHING WONDERFUL AIR.
I LOVE VISITING.
HOW ABOUT THE MASK AND SAFETY?
WE'RE FOLLOWING AIL THE
WE REQUIRE VISITORS TO WEAR
WE HAVE HAND SANITIZER
EVERYWHERE.
WE HAVE GOOD SIGNAGE REMINDING
PEOPLE ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WE HAVE STEPPED UP OUR CLEANING
PROTOCOL.
WE HAVE REGULAR CLEANING OF THE
REST ROOMS.
WE ARE TAKING ALL THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP OUR VISITORS
AND EMPLOYEES SAFE.
Tannya: YOU DO HAVE SOME
SPECIAL PROMOTIONS.
TELL OUR VIEWER ABOUT THAT.
WHY IT'S A GOOD TIME TO VISIT
WAIMEA VALLEY.
OUR MAIN GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN
INCREASE OUR KAMA'AINA.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE OFFERING A
ADMISSIONS, OUR ANNUAL PASSES.
NORMALLY $12 AD MISSION IS NOW
$8.
A FAMILY PASS IS NORMALLY ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS.
IT'S $60.
INDIVIDUAL PASS NORMALLY 50.
THAT'S $30.
WE'RE OFFERING 40% DISCOUNT ON
ALL OUR ADMISSIONS, ALL OUR
PASSES.
Tannya: YOU HAVE WEEKLY
PROMOTIONS TOO.
WE'LL POST THE LINK.
AS WEAS WEANNUAL PASSES, HOW IMPORTANT IS
THAT TO YOU?
ESPECIALLY NOW?
THE COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WAIMEA
VALLEY.
PEOPLE MAY REMEMBER THAT IT
ALMOST WAS DEVELOPED INTO
HOUSING.
AND IT WAS REALLY THE COMMUNITY
THAT STEPPED UP AND GOT THE CITY
CI -- COUNCIL TO CHANGE THEIRMIND AND KEEP IT PRESERVED
FOREVER.
WE'RE ONCE AGAIN ASKING OUR
COMMUNITY TO HELP SUPPORT US.
OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND
PER -- PERPETUATE THE NATURAL
AND CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE GET 300 TO 500.
Tannya: GIVE OUR VIEWERS
THE WEBSITE SO THEY CAN CHECK
OUT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO
OFFER.
WWW.WAIMEA VALLEY.NET.
Tannya: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD EXCUSE FOR ME TO PACK UP
THE FAMILY AND COME OUT.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO TALK WITH
YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Tannya: ALOHA.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN, I
DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO
IT.
THEY HAVE SPECIAL WALKS.
THERE'S A WONDERFUL RESTAURANT
THERE AND OTHER PROMOTIONS SUCH
AS KUPUNA MONDAYS.
EXTRA DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS.
CHILDREN UNDER 12 CAN ENTER FREE
WITH AN ADULT.
PAU HANA FRIDAYS.
LIST GOES ON AND ON.
CHECK OUT THE SWEN.
YOU GO IN THERE AND I HAD
WRITTEN A STORY FOR MIDWEEK
BEFORE ABOUT IT.
YOU LEAVE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE
OF TRAFFIC IN TOWN.
AS SOON AS YOU GET THERE, YOU
CAN LITERALLY BREATHE.
AND YOU LEARN FROM THE HISTORY
AND CULTURE.
John: I'M GOING TO AT MIDI MID--
ADMIT I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT.
I'LL BOW -- BE HONEST.
THESE ARE PLACES I'VE NEVER
BEEN.
I'VE BEEN HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE.
EIGHT DOLLARS FOR A DAY PASS.
IT'S GOING TO BE ON MY TO-DO
LIST IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Tannya: I'M GLAD TO HEAR
THAT.
SUPPORT LOCAL.
AMAZING PLACES HERE IN OUR BACK
YARD.
John: HAWAI'I IS THE
ULTIMATE VACATION DESTINATION.
EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT IS
HERE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL HOME.
Tannya: AMAZING
RESTAURANTS, WHICH WE LOVE TO
SHOWCASE.
HOTELS FOR ANY BUDGET.
John: SO SUPPORT HAWAI'I.
AND PLAY 808.
Tannya: SHOP 808.
STAY SAFE AND STAY LOCAL.
John: WAIMEA VALLEY IS
OFFERING KAMA'AINA AND MILITARY
DISCOUNTS.
IT'S FOR A LIMITED TIME.