Small business board names officers The Small Business Regulatory Review Board, Hawai‘i’s small business advocate, named four officers to serve through 2008. Lynne Woods, co-owner of Keller Williams Realty on Maui, will chair the board for the fourth year. Sharon
Small business board names officers
The Small Business Regulatory Review Board, Hawai‘i’s small business advocate, named four officers to serve through 2008.
Lynne Woods, co-owner of Keller Williams Realty on Maui, will chair the board for the fourth year. Sharon L. Pang and Michael Yee, both of O‘ahu, were named vice chair and second vice chair, respectively.
Woods began her long history with the board as a member of the focus group responsible for writing the legislation that created it.
Prior to building Keller Williams, which has 130 real estate agents and two offices on Maui, Woods spent 11 years as president of the Maui Chamber of Commerce.
Pang, owner of Care Companions & Consulting, will serve her second year on the board.
Yee, owner of EnviroServices & Training Center LLC since 1994, enters his second year as vice chair. He has a bachelor’s degree in environmental health from the University of Washington, and a master’s of public health in environmental health from the University of Hawai‘i.
The Small Business Regulatory Review Board is comprised of 11 volunteers, appointed by the governor and ratified by the state Senate.
The board is responsible for making recommendations to state agencies and counties on proposed administrative rules that directly impact small businesses. The board also reviews existing rules upon request from small business owners.
Linthicum completes Kukui‘ula sales center
Linthicum completed the construction of two buildings for Kukui‘ula, which is developing more than 1,000 acres on the South Shore of Kaua‘i.
Linthicum built the sales center, located in Po‘ipu, in traditional plantation style. It features Ipe wood floors, planked wood interior wall surfaces accented with grass cloth, white marble countertops, board and baton exteriors and double-hung windows.
“The construction of the Kukui‘ula sales and vision center is significant for us as it represents the first project to complete at Kukui‘ula,” Eric Linthicum, company president and partner, said in a press release.
Ginny Latham of Kaua‘i served as the architect. Interior design was completed by Mary Philpotts McGrath of O‘ahu.
Linthicum recently relocated its Hawai‘i headquarters from Kona to Kaua‘i for the general construction of the 111,840-square-foot Kukui‘ula Plantation Club.
Po‘ipu resort association upgrades Web site
The Po‘ipu Beach Resort Association recently added photography, pull-down menus, Google Earth maps, expanded visitor information links and a new appearance to its Web site.
The association also consolidated its more than 20 category choices on the home page into five with pull-down sub-categories.
“We wanted to make our Web site easier for visitors and travel planners to navigate, and at the same time, provide more comprehensive information about our members and the Po‘ipu area,” association Executive Director Jody Kjeldsen said in a press release.
The Poipu Beach Resort Association formed in 1982. It is a nonprofit organization supported by 160 members, located on Kaua‘i’s South Shore.
For more information, visit www.poipubeach.org.
go! donates portion of fares to MDA
Inter-island airline go! announced it will donate $1 to the Hawai‘i Muscular Dystrophy Association for every roundtrip fare purchased for travel from Aug. 31 through Sept. 14.
This is the fourth MDA benefit that go! has undertaken this year.
go!, a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, operates roughly 60 flights a day from its Honolulu hub to Lihu‘e, Kahului, Kona and Hilo.
It recently extended its route network with the launch of go!Express, under a code share agreement with Mokulele Airlines to provide service to Kapalua, Maui and Ho’olehua, Moloka‘i.
For more information, visit www.iflygo.com.
HTA partners with
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority has partnered with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement as part of its effort to support and perpetuate Hawaiian culture.
The two organizations will work together to provide training and assistance to community organizations with programs that preserve the Hawaiian culture, according to the Tourism Authority.
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority provides funding to various organizations for projects that meet certain requirements. Proposals will tentatively be accepted until Oct. 12.
The council will provide technical assistance and training for organizations as they go through the application process.
In addition, the council will do outreach on the program, track results and handle administrative duties.
Workshop sessions on Hawaiian Culture Program will be held throughout the state over the next several weeks.
For more information, contact Max Kopper or Rosalee Puaoi of the council at (800) 709-2642 or e-mail info@hawaiiancouncil.org.
New hires about town
The following individual was recently appointed to a leadership position in the business community:
• Jamie Saulibio was promoted to logistics manager for Sub-Zero/Wolf Hawai‘i. Saulibio will oversee the company’s new parts division and manage all products and accessories coming in and out of Hawai‘i. She has been with the company since 2002.
