| TIHATI GOES TO DC
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July 15, 2009 Honolulu Advertiser - " 'Aha 'Aina a splendid feast for the eyes and palate"
" 'Aha 'Aina, A Royal Celebration," a Monday spectacle on The Royal Hawaiian hotel's beachfront green lawn, is not your ordinary Hawaiian-Polynesian show. First off, it's top tier - at $175, the supreme ticket in Waikiki - so it's not your tutu's lu'au. In fact, it is not dubbed a lu'au; instead, it's marketed as an 'aha 'aina, a celebration that includes a meal, lots of mele, plus a melange of royal historical nuggets. - Full Article
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July 6, 2009 Honolulu Advertiser - "Tihati's Cha Thompson shares D.C. lu'au memories"
The Obamas are heading to Hawai'i this December. That's one of the untold morsels - shared by Michelle Obama with Cha Thompson - during last Thursday's White House lu'au, staged by Thompson and her Tihati Productions 'ohana on the South Lawn. - Full Article
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June 2009 Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau - "White House Luau, Congressional Picnic Local Style"
On June 25th one of Hawaii's favorite sons will be celebrating with a luau at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Along with Hawaii's finest delicacies from Chef Alan Wong, the evening will feature Hawaii's largest entertainment company, Tihati Productions. - Full Article
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June 2009 Honolulu Star Bulletin - "D.C. luau gets taste of Tihati"
When a representative called to tell Cha Thompson that Tihati Productions had been selected to perform at the White House, she doubted the authenticity of the information. "I really thought it was a friend playing games," laughed Thompson, owner and executive vice president of Tihati. "I said, 'Yeah, right, and I live in the Brown House.'" - Full Article
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June 2009 Honolulu Advertiser - "D.C. lu'au could be boon for tourism"
Performers from Tihati Productions' Polynesian shows are bringing Island song and dance to the White House's South Lawn Friday night to highlight a lu'au fit for a president. President Obama and the first family are expected to attend the picnic. A welcome side benefit: Publicity from the event could provide a shot in the arm for Hawai'i tourism. - Full Article
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June 2007 Generations Hawaii - "The busy life of Cha Thompson"
Nothing, absolutely nothing intimidates Cha Thompson. Not creating and operating an entertainment business employing nearly 1,000 people. Not growing up in Kalihi Valley Homes, Honolulu’s toughest tenement housing at the time. Not producing events that bring in tens of thousands of dollars to the charities she supports. - Full Article
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March 2007 Makai Magazine - "On Afatia Thompson's Time"
Humming tunes from soulful artist Luther Vandross, Afatia Thompson descends deeper, with spear gun in hand, into the ocean along the rocky Portlock coast. The former University of Hawaii Warrior running back now makes as much time as he can to freedive, in between a hectic schedule of promoting his solo debut album “Afatia 5:54.” - Full Article
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March 2006 Midweek - "Living Legends And Their Legacies"
The busiest person at Thursday evening’s Legacy Awards will undoubtedly be Cha Thompson, co-owner of Tihati Productions Ltd. and self-described “hustler” from Kalihi. Aside from providing props and entertainment for the Music Foundation of Hawaii’s star-studded dinner concert, Thompson will be on hand to accept two awards: one with husband Jack for Best Show, the other for Don Ho, who is being honored with the Mayor’s Performing Arts Award. - Full Article
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October 2002 Hana Hou Magazine - "South Sea Showbiz"
First, a little lesson in How to Succeed in Polynesian Showbiz. Sixty-five-year-old Iele Eseroma, who has been on the job as a master musician for Island entertainment giant Tihati Polynesian Productions for more than three decades now, strolls over to where we’re seated just outside the showroom of the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, nightly venue of Tihati’s flashy, Vegas-esque floorshow, Creation: A Polynesian Journey. "The secret to this business," he says, "is that you have to get on the stage and enjoy what you are doing." - Full Article
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October 1999 Star Bulletin - "The busy life of Cha Thompson"
Now that Cha Thompson has worn the Hawaii Mother of the Year title all year, she has become a sedate, soft-spoken, always impeccably turned-out mother and grandmother modeled on the maternal titleholders she's met along the way. Not! "They all talk soft and I talk loud; they didn't raise 12 kids and slap their heads when they didn't behave!" - Full Article
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| MOVIES
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- Six Nights Seven Days (1998)
- Blue Crush (2002)
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| TV SHOWS
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- Miss Universe Pageant (1998)
- Pacific Blue (1999)
- Baywatch Hawaii (1999)
- Destination Stardom (1999)
- Wild On E! (2000)
- My Wife & Kids (2002)
- Wild On E! (2002)
- Baywatch Hawaii Reunion (2003)
- "The Osbournes" (2004)
- North Shore (2004)
- Good Morning America (2005)
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| COMMERICALS
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- International Coca-Cola commercial (2001)
- MTV commercial contest for "50 First Dates" (2004)
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| MUSIC VIDEOS
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- Konishki's Sumo Star (2000)
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| PAST PRODUCTIONS
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- "King Kong Island Polynesian Spectacular" (1991) at Bangkok, Thailand at the world's largest luau restaurant
- Tihati's Polynesia (1997-2000) at Okinawa Renaissance Resort
- Las Vegas Extravaganza (1996) at Hilton Hotels
- Norwegian Cruise Lines (1999-2004)
- "Aloha Waikiki" (2001) at the DFS Galleria in Waikiki
- "Na La o Ke Awa" (2003) at the Aloha Tower Marketplace
- Sea Life Park (2004), O'ahu
- Hiva Pasefika (2004) at Courtyard by Marriott at Makaiwa, Kauai
- Maui Tropical Plantation Luau (2004)
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| NOTEWORTHY PERFORMANCES
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- U.S. Senate (1980)
- Special Show for President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton at the prestigious Waialae Country Club (1996)
- Airport Greeting for Michael Jackson prior to his concert at the Aloha Stadium (1997)
- Her Royal Highness, Salote Pilolevu Tuita, Princess of Tonga (1997)
- His Royal Highness Malietoa Tanumafaii II, Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa (1997)
- San Diego Padres Baseball Team (1997) at Royal Hawaiian Hotel
- Gloria Estefan (1997) at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel
- Private show aboard the British Yacht "Golden Odyssey" for the Crown Prince and Princess of Saudi Arabia (1998)
- Private Show at the Sheraton Waikiki for the Miss Universe Delegation (1998)
- Governor's Inauguration Ball (1998)
- Bruce Willis and film crew after the production of "Tears of the Sun" filmed in Hawaii (2002)
- Matt LeBlanc's wedding in Kauai (2003)
- Simon Cowell surprise birthday at the audition taping of American Idol at the Sheraton Waikiki (2004)
- Will Smith and premiere of the movie "Hitch" (2005) private luau
- Pro-Bowl (2005) special event
- "The Rock" at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (2005)
- Oprah Winfrey and guests at a private function (2008)
- His Royal Highness, Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi, current Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa (2008)
- President Barack Obama, White House South Lawn (2009)
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| TOURS
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- Hawaii Visitors Bureau Tour in Asia (Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong) (1982)
- Japan Tour (1983)
- European Tour I (Germany, London, France) (1985)
- East Coast Tour and European Tour II (1988)
- Emme's Island Moments with Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco Tour (1994)
- Singapore Tour with Sheraton Hotels Hawaii (1995)
- Indonesia Tour with Sheraton Hotels Hawaii (1996)
- Detroit & Minneapolis Tour- Hyatt Resorts Hawaii (1996)
- Chicago, San Diego, Washington D.C. Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau Tour (1996)
- Singapore Tour - China International (1997)
- Delta Dream Vacations Tour (1997) to Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Ohio)
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