LIHU‘E — Angela Vento’s last day was Friday. Vento, the general manager at the Sheraton Kaua‘i in Po‘ipu, has been promoted to Director of Sales for Starwood Hawai‘i and French Polynesia.
LIHU‘E — Angela Vento’s last day was Friday.
Vento, the general manager at the Sheraton Kaua‘i in Po‘ipu, has been promoted to Director of Sales for Starwood Hawai‘i and French Polynesia.
Teddy Blake of the Koloa Neighborhood Association said in her new role, she will be overseeing all sales and marketing for this region.
But Vento will be missed and over the past two weeks, has been the recipient of numerous wishes of congratulations and appreciation for what she has done for Kaua‘i.
The most recent was at the Kaua‘i County Council meeting, Wednesday, where in addition to the council’s appreciation, Vento was the recipient of the Mea Ho‘omana‘o Award presented by Kaua‘i Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr.
In the certificate honoring the late Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste’s vision that on Kaua‘i, we would “refocus on our blessings and the gift of living here on Kaua‘i to achieve a oneness — a unity of spirit, of action, and of Aloha. To embrace our differences and celebrate our similarities.”
Vento said being on Kaua‘i, her family really “lived.”
“It has been an honor and a privilege to live and be a part of this community,” Vento said. “I am grateful to have been allowed to be part of this community.”
While here, Vento has been a vital part of the community, notably in Koloa where the Koloa Neighborhood Association and the Koloa Elementary School presented her with a token of appreciation.
Blake said the presentation was a plaque and ihe ku‘ia made from rare kauila wood by John Kruse.
“Angela has been a staunch supporter of the school and community, both as the general manager of the Sheraton Kaua‘i and as a resident,” Blake said in an e-mail. “She, through Starwood, initiated a program to help the wa‘a kaulua ‘Namahoe’ raise funds to complete the wa‘a’s construction.”
A similar token was presented by Councilman Jay Furfaro who presented Vento with a fish hook necklace which he suggested she frame and place on the wall of her new office in Honolulu.
“The hardest part of leaving is you know change is coming,” Vento said. “But the reality of saying ‘A hui hou’ is too distant.”
Vento said she has been fortunate to be surrounded by the good associates of the Sheraton Kaua‘i who give her inspiration each day she goes to work.
“My family was given the privilege of living here, and we really lived here,” Vento said. “We tried to give back and discovered we got a whole lot more back.”
