I was born on Oahu and moved to Maui when I was 23, through a transfer with ABC Stores. After 9/11, the company announced that it would be cutting back hours of employees due to less tourism in the islands and so I decided to take a full-time job with security for Tiffany’s and Co.
I worked at Tiffany’s with the manager of Aloha Mixed Plate and he offered me a casual job, helping with the company’s catering business. I enjoyed working with the bartenders and management of Aloha Mixed Plate and so in September of 2004 I decided to apply to work at the restaurant. Now I work part-time as a food runner.
For more than a month now I have also been working as an air-conditioning apprentice for Sturdevant Air Conditioning. I went down to seasonal sales at Tiffany’s so I could pursue this interest from a desk job to labor. Hopefully, in two years I will have only this job—a full-time career installing and repairing air-conditioners and refrigeration systems.
I try to keep a smile and my energy positive because it makes work better for my co-workers and the customers. I also like it when things are clean. Dirty ketchup bottles are my pet peeve. The most important thing for me is that I like the people at my different jobs. I could be digging holes and if I liked the people I would enjoy my job.
Everyone could use a little more time-off. That will allow me to spend more time with my family and friends and I could focus more on my interests like paddling with the Napili Canoe Club. I will probably still pick up a shift or two at Aloha Mixed Plate, though, because I really enjoy the people. MTW
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