Gail is the former executive director of the HRA and this 'Hall of Fame' was her brainchild. This is a great event because we get to pay tribute to all of the old time restaurants. In the past, when you thought of Hawaii and food, you would always remember certain restaurants that you had gone to frequently. How can you forget local institutions like Columbia Inn, Flamingos, Kings Bakery, Wo Fat, Hamura Saimin, Manago Hotel, Tip Top, and the list goes on and on, or people like Lyle and Grace Guslander and so many more people who shaped Hawaii's culinary landscape. Gail is also the one who came up with the idea of the cruise that I am leaving on today. Thank you Gail for all that you do for Hawaii and our hospitality industry.
