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ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
INEXPENSIVE HAWAII
By Gordon Y.K. Pang
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 30, 2014
State Rep. Romy Cachola says former colleagues on the Honolulu City Council accepted the same meals that Ethics Commission staff accuse him of taking illegally.
And if that's the case, Cachola says, their actions collectively could call into question the legality of some crucial decisions the Council has made, including ones that cleared the way for the city's $5.26 billion rail project.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
THEY KEEP GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND....
Cynthia Yamasaki to leave YWCA of Oahu to pursue own mission-driven business
- Reporter- Pacific Business News
Her last day at the YWCA of Oahu is March 21, and the nonprofit is recruiting for a replacement.
While it’s a new focus, it is an established dream. She launched her life coaching business in 2007 part-time while she balanced a finance career.
But that has been on hold since late 2012, when the YWCA of Oahu recruited her from First Hawaiian Bank to oversee the launch of its new business resource center. More than a year later, now that the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership is up and running, she wants to turn her side business into her primary focus.
“I’m a gap-filler,” she said. “I like to fill gaps, and I have some other ventures I’m planning that are too early to share.”
Her life coaching business, called will help professionals of all industries and career-levels to avoid burnout and achieve a sense of purpose and passion. To live up to her own words, she is planning to travel to California soon to learn from a worldwide life coach.
“Being a coach keeps me accountable to myself, and I want to take myself to the next level,” she said. “And that is what I want to teach others; You have to continue your self-development.”
Her consulting business doesn’t have walls, and she plans to meet with individuals or small groups at their homes or preferred public meeting spaces.
“When you are fully aligned with your purpose, taking care of yourself in all aspects, you are able to give and be a better leader,” she added.
Meanwhile, the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership has been a big hit and is in expansion mode, as she told PBN in December.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
MO' OF THE SAME ? ? ? ?
Monday, May 20, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
ATTRACTIVE! ! ! !
Survey: Honolulu is eighth-worst city for business
MAYBE THAT'S WHY HAWAII TOPS Worst States to Make a Living 2013
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Monday, October 8, 2012
FAST WORK, IF YOU CAN GET IT
Monday, February 7, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
WHY NOBODY'S TALKIN
More workers submit positive pakalolo tests
Saturday, January 15, 2011
AS USUAL
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Diana Oshiro, principal of Myron B. Thompson Academy, told state officials yesterday the charter school is changing the way it evaluates relatives on staff and is beefing up financial oversight, but her sister and three nephews are keeping their jobs at the online public school. IT WILL TAKE LIGISLATION TO BEEF UP THE LACK OF A NEPOTISM LAW IN HAWAII
Oshiro told the panel that supervisors at Thompson Academy will not take part in performance evaluations of family members. Instead a consulting group with expertise in online instruction will join other staff members in assessing teachers who are related to the principal. Because three of the school's four administrators are related, the consultant will also complete yearly reports on their progress for Thompson's board. That board will also deliver any disciplinary action if needed for employees related to the principal. WHO PAYS FOR THE CONSULTING GROUP? EMPLOYEES ASSESSING EMPLOYEES WHO ARE RELATED TO THE BOSS?
As reported last month, Oshiro's sister, Kurumi Kaapana-Aki, is a vice principal overseeing Thompson's elementary school and works full time as a flight attendant for Hawaiian Airlines. YOU CAN'T GET AROUND GOOD QUALIFICATIONS. Kaapana-Aki's son, who has just a high school diploma, is the athletic director, although the school has had no sports teams for two years and he does not teach the online PE course. Another of her sons, who has taught film/video gaming for several years at the school, just earned his associate's degree in May. The third son works as a clerk.
FULL STORY http://bit.ly/e7wxOZ
Friday, January 7, 2011
ADVERTISMENTLY CHALLENGED
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 30, 2010
More than 100 people seeking jobs and information about Hawaii's technology industry attended the 11th annual Holiday Science and Tech Fair yesterday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.
The event, organized by the Hawaii Technology Development Corp., drew about 25 technology companies, including the top contractors for the Honolulu rail project.
Bombardier and AECOM, two of the event's lead sponsors, are ramping up hiring here for their work on the rail project, said Sandy Park, a program specialist at the HTDC. Other tech companies with booths at the fair included Sopogy, Oceanit, Navatek, Referentia Systems, NovaSol, Hoku Corp. and Adecco. The FBI also was there.
The HTDC, established by the Legislature in 1983, is the state agency tasked with developing Hawaii's technology sector.
"We want to showcase Hawaii's tech companies and make sure our youth know that there are opportunities here for them," Park said.
"High school students should know that they can pursue careers in technology. We work with the DOE (Department of Education) to get word out to schools," she said.
Hawaii has a host of home-grown technology companies, with expertise in areas such as animation, information technology, renewable energy and software design, Park said.
The fair is held in late December so college students and Hawaii expatriates living on the mainland who are home for the holidays can attend, she added.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Recruiters from Kamehameha Schools spoke to attendees of the 11th annual Holiday Science and Tech Fair held yesterday afternoon at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. The fair brought about 100 people to network with more than 20 local companies specializing in technology fields.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COMFBI Special Agent Kal Wong was one of the recruiters speaking to job seekers at the 11th annual Holiday Science & Tech Fair, held yesterday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
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"We look at this as a way to change the perceptions — Hawai'i is not just a great place to visit, it's a great place to do business," Hannemann said.
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Lingle yesterday noted that she already has put in the declaration request, the granting of which would help the city recoup some of the $28 million it anticipates spending just on police, emergency response and other security needs.
Hawaii Human Services will lay off 228
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