The Hotel Wailuku is not expected to cater to tourists and is unlikely to be reduced from its planned six-story height, said landowner and Hotel Wailuku developer Jonathan Starr at a Feb. 13 Akaku Salon sponsored by Hotel Wailuku. Following Akaku CEO Jay April’s sycophantic introduction of Jonathan Starr and Helen Nielsen (which notably excluded Starr’s role in the unauthorized … [Read more...] about Few Tourists Expected, Firm on Six Stories, Says Jonathan Starr of Hotel Wailuku at Event Sponsored by Hotel Wailuku
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Protecting Hawai‘i Sea Turtles Talk at Akaku Community Media
There’s a Protecting Hawai‘i Sea Turtles Talk at Akaku Community Media on Thursday, June 20th. The presentation will be led by Hannah Bernard, an award-winning marine biologist that has over 35 years of experience with research and programs protecting marine life. Bernard will talk about the various risks that sea turtles face today. There’ll also be a screening of Jay April … [Read more...] about Protecting Hawai‘i Sea Turtles Talk at Akaku Community Media
Maui Business Brainstormers talk story on workplace challenges for women
“I was told a woman’s place is in the kitchen and the bedroom–not the boardroom,” said Gladys Coelho Basia, a third generation Maui woman who states forthright that she was born in 1940. Women in business have obviously come a long way. But experts predict it may take nearly 100 years for women to achieve economic equality with men worldwide; we can only hope that it’s sooner … [Read more...] about Maui Business Brainstormers talk story on workplace challenges for women
‘A Woman’s Place Is…’ American Business Women’s Day on Maui at King Kamehameha Golf Club
A Woman’s Place Is… American Business Women’s Day on Maui will be at King Kamehameha Golf Club on Friday, Sept. 22. The event will feature female speakers like Gladys Coelho Baisa, Judy Palmer Capertina, Debbie Finkiewicz, Melanie Marrero, Leslie Malulani Shizue Miki, Susie Thieman, Diane Haynes Woodburn and Mylen Fe Yamamoto. They’ll discuss women in business and … [Read more...] about ‘A Woman’s Place Is…’ American Business Women’s Day on Maui at King Kamehameha Golf Club
Sharing Maui’s Beaches with Sea Turtles and Wildlife at Akaku
There will be an important event titled "Sharing Maui’s Beaches with Sea Turtles and Wildlife" at Akaku this Thursday, July 20. It will showcase a screening of the documentary Red Turtle Rising (produced by Jay April and Lou Liberto of the Honu Project) that weaves the old Hawaiian legend of Kauila (turtle goddess) with the real life saga of the endangered Hawksbill turtle. … [Read more...] about Sharing Maui’s Beaches with Sea Turtles and Wildlife at Akaku