• Kukui Grove Macy’s customers, employees give • Marianne Martin tabbed to manage Whalers Cove • Leaders at Premier Resorts, • Cruise ships calling on Nawiliwili • Farm hands make decent wages • Culinary spring gala is coming soon •
• Kukui Grove Macy’s customers, employees give
• Marianne Martin tabbed to manage Whalers Cove
• Leaders at Premier Resorts,
• Cruise ships calling on Nawiliwili
• Farm hands make decent wages
• Culinary spring gala is coming soon
• Super Secretary Celebration scheduled
• State Farm donates to the state
• Workplace improvements is workshop topic
• Made in Hawai‘i annual Festival
• Business After Hours honors SBA winners
Kukui Grove Macy’s customers, employees give
The Kukui Grove Center Macy’s store placed eighth out of all 146 Macy’s West stores (six West-Coast states, Hawai‘i and Guam) in the “Thanks for Sharing” campaign, and in addition to contributing to some $225,000 raised in Hawai‘i for nonprofit organizations, won $5,000 from Macy’s West leaders to donate to the charity of their choice. United Way organizations, the American Heart Association Hawai‘i affiliate, Boys & Girls Clubs and the Hawaii Foodbank all benefited from the charity of customers and employees. All told, Hawai‘i Macy’s West stores took all but one of the top 10 positions in the Thanks for Sharing campaign held over the 2004-05 holiday season.
Marianne Martin tabbed to manage Whalers Cove
Leaders at Premier Resorts, a resort property-management company located in eight states and Mexico, recently announced the selection of Marianne Martin as general manager of Whalers Cove adjacent to Koloa Landing in Po‘ipu. Martin replaces Scott Olpin, who has left the company. Whalers Cove is a 39-unit, oceanfront condominium resort. The announcement was made by Barbara Zimonja, president of Premier Resorts (www.premier-resorts.com).
Prior to her appointment as general manager, Martin served as a front-desk agent and property supervisor at Whalers Cove while also working at Aloha Beach Resort-Kauai in Wailua as director of sales and marketing.
Before entering the hospitality-management field, she spent 15 years in Hawai‘i marketing. In 2002, she was named Advertising Woman of the Year by the Hawaii Advertising Federation, an arm of the American Advertising Federation. In 1997, the group awarded her the prestigious Pele Award for work on behalf of HonBlue, Inc. Martin is single, and has lived in Hawai‘i since 1981.
Cruise ships calling on Nawiliwili
Today, Sunday, March 27, the Island Princess,at 965 feet long one of the largest cruise ships to call on Nawiliwili, is scheduled to arrive at 6:30 a.m., and sail at 6 p.m. The Statendam, a 720-foot-long cruise ship, is scheduled to call on Nawiliwili Harbor tomorrow, Monday, March 28, arriving at 7 a.m. and leaving at 2 p.m. The Pride of Aloha, 850 feet long, calls each Monday, including tomorrow, March 28, arriving at 7 a.m. and remaining overnight, leaving Tuesday, March 29, at 1 p.m. This Friday, April 1, the MV Infinity, 964 feet long, is scheduled to arrive at 6:30 a.m., and leave at 6 p.m.
Farm hands make decent wages
Agricultural workers in Hawai‘i made an average of $11.52 an hour in January of this year, 41 cents more than in the same month last year, according to figures from the state Department of Agriculture Hawaii Agricultural Statistics service. The combined average wage for field and livestock workers was $9.98 an hour, 59 cents above a year ago, while the average hourly wage of those working on farms employing between one and nine workers was $10.75. The combined average wage for field and livestock workers on the small farms was $9.35 an hour.
Culinary spring gala is coming soon
Tickets are available now for the Third Annual Culinary Institute of the Pacific Spring Gourmet Gala, at Kaua‘i Community College on Friday, April 8, at 6 p.m. in the Fine Dining Room. Funds raised help develop KCC’s culinary-arts program. For more information, please call 245-8231.
Super Secretary Celebration scheduled
Leaders at KONG Radio Group and the Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce have scheduled the 19th Annual Super Secretary Celebration Friday, April 29, at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club Grand Ballroom in Lihu‘e. Comedian Augie T and hypnotist Tony Angelo will perform. Sponsors also include Aloha Airlines and the International Association of Administrative Professionals. Please call 245-7363 for more information.
State Farm donates to the state
Officials at State Farm Insurance Companies have donated equipment to facilitate the state Department of the Attorney General’s Kupuna ID Project. The project works to get photo identification cards into the possession of the island’s elderly citizens, so that if they become sick, lost or disoriented, emergency officials can identify them and contact family or friends. Until the State Farm donation last week, Department of the Attorney General officials had to rent the Kupuna ID Project equipment on an as-needed basis.
Workplace improvements is workshop topic
At Pike Place Fish Market, the fun, energy and teamwork is more than just throwing fish. It’s choosing an attitude that encourages teamwork and positive energy, being fully present for others, being playful and lighthearted, and serving others and making their days. Those philosophies on delivering exceptional customer service will be discussed at a workshop Wednesday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Kaua‘i Community College elections building. The fee is $40 for Chamber members, $35 per person for three or more Chamber members, $50 for guests, and includes continental breakfast. The registration deadline is Monday, March 28. To register or for more information, please call the Chamber office, 245-7363, fax 245-8818, or register online at http://www.kauaichamber.org.reservations?view-res&99.
Made in Hawai‘i annual Festival
The annual Made in Hawaii Festival, which draws a substantial number of Kaua‘i vendors, has been scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Aug. 19 to 21, at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Leaders with the Hawaii Food Industry Association produce the event. Officials with First Hawaiian Bank sponsor the event, which last year had attendance of 34,000 people. For more information call 1-808-533-1292, or go to www.madeinhawaiifestival.com.
Business After Hours honors SBA winners
The Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours function, Thursday, April 14 at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Lihu‘e, is hosted by the hotel’s leaders, and will serve to honor Kaua‘i winners of the U.S. Small Business Association’s annual SBA state outstanding business awards.
The event is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Puna Court area, and is $10 for Chamber members and $20 for all others.
For registration and more information, please call 245-7363, or see the Web site, http://www.kauaichamber.org/reservations?view-res&101.
