Many months before the world's leaders decided to converge on Oahu for APEC, Michelle Yoshida and Ian Takenishi had chosen the numerically unique date of 11.11.11 for their wedding. Despite the warnings of delays in Waikiki due to heightened security, the couple forged ahead with their wedding at the Halekoa Hotel.
The 11.11.11 wedding inspite of the global Waikiki takeover made the local news on KITV. Ian was interviewed by Catherine Cruz minutes before the going down the aisle.
After the ceremony, the beach was almost free of tourists, and due to security restrictions, there weren't any boaters or surfers in the water either. The spectacular sunset was the cherry on top of a beautiful wedding that went on without a hitch.





