Joan Naguwa from the Waikiki Community Center (Left) and Ed Locke from P.F. Chang's Waikiki (Right)

Honolulu, HI -- June 3, 2008 – PFC Hawaii, LLC, a Hawaii-based company, opened its second P.F. Chang’s restaurant in Hawaii at the Royal Hawaiian Center in March and held the Grand Opening Celebration on April 24th as a benefit for the Waikiki Community Center.

 

The evening included a full dining experience with signature dishes customized for each table while guests enjoyed fabulous entertainment including Johnny Helm, Kimo Artis Duo and Kalena and Kelly Boy Delima. The night’s festivities raised $5,000 for the Waikiki Community Center, a community organization dedicated to service the Waikiki community through multi-generational on-site and outreach programs and social services.

 

“We are very appreciative that P.F. Chang’s selected the Waikiki Community Center as the charitable recipient for the Grand Opening Celebration, noted Joan Naguwa, Executive Director of the Waikiki Community Center. “The money couldn’t have come at a better time and it will be used to help support our senior programs here at the Waikiki Community Center.”

 

P.F. Chang’s Waikiki is located on a prominent two-story site at the Royal Hawaiian Center on the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Lewers Street (2001 Kalakaua Avenue), P.F. Chang’s Waikiki occupies more than 11,000 square feet on two floors with customer seating of 375. Validated parking is available at the Center for $2 for 2 hours and $4 for 4 hours.

 

About P.F. Chang’s: P.F. Chang’s is a fresh, contemporary restaurant concept that provides a unique combination of Chinese cuisine, attentive service and tempting desserts all served in a stylish, high-energy bistro. P.F. Chang’s Waikiki has been designed with a unique architectural style that combines P.F. Chang’s modern bistro image with a Hawaiian sense of place and features open-air lanais on both the ground and second floors of its restaurant.

The cuisine is reflective of China's evolving culinary landscape and features traditional Chinese offerings and innovative dishes. Working in a dramatic exhibition kitchen, P.F. Chang’s chefs use Mandarin style wok cooking, using only the freshest, highest quality ingredients, to prepare the dynamic menu. PFC Hawaii, LLC, a joint venture with P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. PFC Hawaii, LLC is the exclusive licensee for the state of Hawaii. For more information, visit www.pfchangshawaii.com.

About the Waikiki Community Center: Founded in 1978, the Waikiki Community Center is celebrating 30 years of dedicated service to the Waikiki community. Their mission is to enrich and improve the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of the diverse people of Waikiki through multi-generational on-site and outreach programs and social services. Programs and services include childcare for employees of the visitor industry and residents, senior programs for more than 1,200 Waikiki residents ages 55 and older and community services including an emergency food pantry, basic adult English classes, a bi-weekly Farmer’s Market and Thrift Shop.