• Leadership class • Business as Unusal • Alexander & Baldwin • Orchid Growers • Smoking crimes Leadership class Applications for Leadership Kaua‘i’s Annual Leadership Program are available now by calling 246-8727 or online at www.leadershipKaua‘i.org. Interested individuals can also
• Leadership class
• Business as Unusal
• Alexander & Baldwin
• Orchid Growers
• Smoking crimes
Leadership class
Applications for Leadership Kaua‘i’s Annual Leadership Program are available now by calling 246-8727 or online at www.leadershipKaua‘i.org. Interested individuals can also pick up applications at Leadership Kaua‘i’s office at 3011 Aukele Street, Suite B in Lihu`e, at all public libraries, WorkWise!, or the Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce. Leadership Kaua‘i’s Annual Leadership Program will join a diverse, cross-section of qualified Kaua`i individuals to cultivate their leadership skills throughout a nine-month period beginning in September. During that time, participants will also learn about and work to resolve an important community issue. Participants will be challenged with a rigorous curriculum incorporating various teaching methods with nationally renowned presenters, panel discussions, videos, role-playing and skill practice sessions. Upon graduation, participants are expected to use the skills and knowledge they gain for the long-term benefit of the community. The program tuition is $1,500 per person. Scholarships are available, and the organization encourages applicants to secure strong letters of recommendation and sponsorship support if necessary.
Alexander & Baldwin
The Board of Directors of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALEX) last week announced a third-quarter 2004 dividend of 22.5 cents per share, payable on September 2, 2004 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 5, 2004. Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., headquartered in Honolulu, is engaged in ocean transportation and intermodal services, through its subsidiaries, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and Matson Integrated Logistics, Inc.; in property development and management, through A&B Properties, Inc.; and in food products, through Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company and Kauai Coffee Company, Inc.
Business as Unusal
A new way of doing business? They’re calling it pre and post-destination marketing, and it focuses on recent visitors to the islands. Patrick Michaels of Kauai-based Good Cause Entertainment says their website will utilizes online merchandising to target those recent visitors. They’ll start by promoting local artists during a first effort launch July 4 through January 1, 2005.
Orchid Growers
Hawaii orchid growers are challenging a new federal rule that allows potted orchids from Taiwan to be imported into the United States. The Hawaii Orchid Growers Association filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Orchid growers say the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is overlooking the fact that potted plants imported from Taiwan could carry pests and diseases that can’t be controlled by chemicals currently registered with the U.S. government. “In that medium,” association president Walter Moe said of potted plants, “is a host for all kinds of terrible pathogen, insects, what have you, that could come into the United States.” The statewide orchid growers group claims in its suit that the rule change allowing the imported orchids is to accommodate Taiwan’s government, which in conjunction with Tainan County, is funding a $2.06 billion orchid project that hopes to produce more than 31 million orchids a year by 2008.
“Their sole purpose is to dominate the world orchid market, primarily the United States,” Moe wrote to Hawaii orchid growers last week.
Smoking crimes
If you buy your cigarettes via phone or the Internet, you’re officially a criminal. Governor Linda Lingle signed Senate Bil 2840, now Act 157, which makes it a misdemeanor to purchase less than 1,000 cigarettes via the phone or Internet, and makes it a class “c” felony to order more than that without the propery tax stamp and license.
