County of Maui June 2017 Newsletter

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HURRICAN SEASON IS HERE -PREPARE TODAY REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT DIVISION WINS TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 2017 EXCELLENCE AWARD OLDER AMERICAN AWARDS PRESENTED TO FEENSTRA, YOGI page 1

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Message from the Mayor.................................................................................... 3 M.D. Minute............................................................................................................. 4 Happenings at the County ............................................................................... 5

PUBLISHER / EDITOR Lynn Araki-Regan EDITORIAL COORDINATORS Lois Whitney Tiffany Iida Herman Andaya, Jr. Rod Antone

Maui County Real Property Assessment Division receives Tyler Technologies’ 2017 Excellence Award......................................................... 9

PHOTO COORDINATOR Ryan Piros

Hurricane Season is Here -- Prepare Today ............................................... 10

CONTRIBUTORS

Kulia i ka nu`u ........................................................................................................ 12

Dana Acosta Mapuana Marie Andrade Karen Arakawa Mayor Alan Arakawa Karen Arakawa Stacia Ash SeaRay Beltran Eva Blumenstein Charnan Carroll Anna Foust Natasha Kalani Sue Kiang Ailina Laborte Alexa Lasco Tamara Lovato Marcy Martin Brian Nagami Linn Nishikawa Jaime Paa Keith Regan Brianne Savage Wendy Stebbins Jacky Takakura Patrick Wong

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DWS announces winners for 8th Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest & Inaugural Source Water Conservation Video Contest...................................................................................................................... 7

Summer is busy time for Kaunoa.................................................................. 15 Older American Awards presented to Feenstra, Yogi............................ 16 JUMPSmartMaui stakeholders announce successful completion of project ................................................................................................................. 18 A beautiful message to her mother............................................................... 20 Congratulations to our graduates! .............................................................. 21 Kupaianaha (“Blessings of Life”)..................................................................... 26 Maui Taiko celebrates 20 years ....................................................................... 27 Photo Gallery ......................................................................................................... 29

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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Aloha everyone, There has been a lot of talk recently in The Maui News and other media about traffic on the pali for those going to and from West Maui. There have been articles, columns and even an Ask the Mayor question about the subject, but despite that there are those still out there who do not understand that this is a state matter.

As county workers, you are probably used to this by now. People don’t know the difference between county and state roads, or they blame us for not funding projects such as the Kihei High School (State Department of Education), asking why they have to quarantine their animal for so long (State Department of Agriculture) or wondering how come we opened up Kepaniwai park but not Iao Valley State Park (State Department of Land and Natural Resources).

Another popular mistake is accusing the police department of handing out citations as a way to bolster their budget. It doesn’t work that way. The money our officers generate by handing out citations is collected by the State Department of the Judiciary, not the Maui Police Department.

Which is why it is no surprise that people don’t understand that most highways are state owned and operated, such as Mokulele Highway, Hana Highway and Honoapiilani Highway. An easy way to explain this is that any major road connecting towns or cities are state highways.

Not understanding jurisdiction is a big problem. It is up to us, as county workers, to educate our family and friends about which level of government does what, and, based upon that, how they can best go about affecting change in our community. For a true Lahaina bypass, we need a coordinated, widespread message from everyone affected by it, which should go out to the Governor and the State Department of Transportation.

Otherwise we’re just shouting into the abyss.

Alan Arakawa

Mayor Alan Arakawa

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M.D. Minute

A Message from Managing Director Keith Regan “Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.” ~ Benjamin Franklin One of the ways we have been working to build a more efficient government is to strive to cut costs without impacting core services. In a corporate world, such cost-cutting measures would be routinely put into practice to enhance a company’s bottom line and do more with less.

Government is not immune from the pressures of demands for increased services with less funding, and here at the County we constantly strive to cut costs without impacting our core services.

The Maui County Cost Reduction Unit (CRU) has received much helpful feedback from employees whose ideas can help us reduce the materials and supplies we need to do business, minimize the waste of electricity, water and other costly resources, and increase productivity.

Here are just a few of the suggestions we received, many of which we hope to be implementing soon if they have not already in place: • Stop using brand new envelopes for inter-office mail. Re-use folders, binders, etc. as you can always change the labels. Print letters, etc.

2-sided. If it works, don’t replace it just because it’s old.

• Many bulletins and printouts are in color. This is not necessary especially considering the cost of color ink.

The main thing is getting the message across.

• Recycle paper that is usable instead of shredding it. Consider using these used pieces of paper as scratchpads rather than shredding them.

• There is a lot of travel occurring that may not have as much benefit as originally intended. Departments should review the travel requests and determine if it is really necessary to send numerous employees to the same conference. When sending employees to conferences, they should share what they’ve learned with others because this knowledge may help better the department. We should encourage webinars if available.

• We should stop leasing buildings due to the outrageous annual costs and build our own facility. I know a building is already in process to move the Kahului DMV, Housing, etc. but what about all the other departments in One Main Plaza, Trask Bldg., Lono Bldg., etc.?

• More cost-efficient restroom fixtures that use less water. Water is a resource that we should not waste.

Retrofitting existing restrooms would help us conserve.

• Simply turning off lights in offices when no one is in. Why light up an area if there’s no one there? Turn off the lights and save energy.

• Running the big Maui Bus on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. until finished may be a big waste of money due to fuel consumption since the bus is often empty with fewer than 10 riders. Running a smaller bus during non-peak hours may save money on fuel and maintenance. Run a larger bus on Saturday and Sunday mornings and evenings since those days have the most passengers.

• We could increase productivity if our employees didn’t have to move their vehicles every two hours from stall to stall. Shuffling cars every two hours is a waste of time.

• Vendors and consultants should not be allowed to stay at high-end hotels. We should have an approved list of hotels or set room rate limits. Some vendors are thoughtful and do not stay at such places, but others are not and charge for their stay.

Mahalo for submitting your ideas, and for doing your part to keep our County running smoothly and efficiently!

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Keith Regan Managing Director

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MANDATORY MEETING FOR PARENTS TO REGISTER CHILDREN FOR LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM The Department of Parks & Recreation is holding a mandatory meeting for parents who want to register their children for the county’s Learn to Swim program this summer. This program is offered for free to all Maui County residents thanks to a partnership between Parks & Recreation and the Maui Swim Club.

The registration meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on June 7, at the Coach Spencer Shiraishi Memorial Pool in Kahului (next to the Salvation Army).

Interested parents should know that space in the Learn to Swim program is limited to the first 100 applicants.

Swim lessons will begin on June 12th and end on September 1st, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. Children must be 5 years or older by program start date to participate.

More details on the registration rules for participation will be announced at meeting.

Please contact Recreation Technician Fran Yamamoto @ 270-6138 for more information.

EVERYONE READY TRAINING PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY The Maui County Volunteer Center is excited to to offer the Everyone Ready volunteer leadership training program to a lucky 25 partner agencies & others – free of charge!

Everyone Ready is a one-year pilot project which started April 1, 2017 to assist the Volunteer Center with ongoing training needs. You may sign up as we still have room, but hurry – space in the program is limited.

Produced by Energize, Inc., this online training program provides members with tons of great volunteer management resources, including seminars, articles and guides, that can be accessed anywhere, 24/7. The Everyone Ready program was put together by many internationally recognized volunteer trainers, leaders and authors, under the direction of renowned global volunteer management expert Susan J. Ellis.

Program Benefits - Quality volunteer leadership training material, developed by top experts in the field -

A $495 value per individual, available to

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your organization for free!

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On-demand training – go at your own

- 39 learning videos with training documents to share with your team members - Online training means you won’t have to leave work or travel - Take advantage of the rich array of resources and tools - Doesn’t require hours of commitment – about 1.5 hours each month - Your membership may be shared with others in your organization - Training material is appropriate and helpful to many team members, including leaders, managers, board members, and key volunteers The program participants will be monitored for their participation and invited to quarterly learning sessions. These sessions will encourage networking and discussion on one of the featured topics.

To sign up or for more information, contact Wendy Stebbins Volunteer Center Coordinator at 808-270-7150, or wendy.stebbins@mauicounty. gov to discuss your training needs.

MAYOR SIGNS FISCAL YEAR 2018 BUDGET BILLS INTO LAW Maui County Mayor Alan M. Arakawa signed into law the operating and capital improvement budgets for fiscal year 2018, which begins July 1.

He approved Bill 65, the County Council’s operating budget that provides for $562.7 million for the day-to-day costs of County government, and Bill 64, the Council’s capital budget that allocates $142.5 million for construction projects.

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“The difference between the administration’s proposed budget and the council’s approved budget is a mere two percent, so I’m confident that we are staying the course on our spending

priorities,” Mayor Arakawa said. “Considering the magnitude of the County’s operational and infrastructure needs, both immediate and long-term, I am pleased that the FY 2018 budget is a lean budget that continues to place an emphasis on the key themes of my administration: public health and safety, public facilities and infrastructure, environmental management and protection, transportation, and the modernization of processes.”

The mayor also noted that when it comes down to it, both the administration and council must do their best to forecast project costs.

“There are a lot unknowns, rising construction prices for example. You try to forecast a reasonable range of costs, adjusting along the way to keep within our fiscal parameters,” Mayor Arakawa said. “The council has the advantage of reviewing the administration’s estimates but it’s all based upon the same economic factors.”

Arakawa noted that he was “disappointed” that the council reduced money for affordable rental housing in the community. In the end, however, there was “more to be thankful for than upset about.”

“I am grateful to Council Chair Mike White, Budget Chair Riki Hokama and the rest of our council members for directing spending at repairing and maintaining our parks, gyms, police facilities, replacing old vehicles, including a ladder truck for South Maui which is in constant need of repairs,” the mayor said. “And we’re moving forward with the construction of a new Service Center at the Maui Business Park with DMV, Real Property Tax, and the Department of Housing and Human Concerns as anchor tenants.”

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DWS announces winners for 8th Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest & Inaugural Source Water Protection Video Contest The Department of Water Supply (DWS) is pleased to announce the winners of its 8th Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest and of its 1st Annual Source Water Protection Video Contest. DWS received beautiful poster artwork from 770 students from kindergarten to 8th grade and several creative and inspiring videos from Maui County high school students. The panel of volunteer judges and DWS staff were impressed by the talent displayed by our youth through their drawings and videos.

The theme of this year’s poster contest was “By Water All Things Find Life.” Submitted artwork was judged based on three criteria: water conservation message, originality, and visual effectiveness (neatness and creativity). Winners will receive various prizes, such as backpacks and water bottles. Winning entries and honorable mentions will be featured in the 2018 DWS Water Conservation Calendar, on the County website at www.mauiwater.org and will be on display on the 5th floor of the County Building for one year.

The theme of this year’s video contest is “Keep Our Water Clean & Pure.” Submitted videos were judged based on the following criteria: originality of content and concept, quality of video and audio, how well the video addresses the theme of source water protection and water quality, and whether or not community organizations were featured in the video. Winners received electronic prizes. Winning entries are displayed on the County of Maui Department of Water Supply website at www.mauiwater.org.

The award ceremony for both contests were held jointly on May 10 on the 9th Floor of the County Building, Ka Lana O Maui.

DWS would like to extend a sincere mahalo to our panel of poster contest judges: Brad Forsythe, a professional artist, Christine Lamb, a retired teacher, and Donna Borge, former Program Operations Supervisor at Pu`u Kukui Watershed Preserve.

POSTER CONTEST WINNERS: KINDERGARTEN: 1st Place: Zailin Lavoie, Kilohana Elementary School; 2nd Place Robin Beck Macklin, Haiku Elementary School; 3rd Place: Malu Menelau, Haiku Elementary School; Honorable Mentions: Kihana Namahoe-Galiza, Haiku Elementary School; Destiny Perry, Hana High and Elementary School; and Claire Olsen, Haiku Elementary School GRADES 1 & 2: 1st Place: Hi’iaka HinauNeedham, Grade 1, Waihe’e Elementary School; 2nd Place: Aene Kapule Valdez, Grade 2, Emmanuel Lutheran School; 3rd Place: Sha’Kea Paleka-Freeman, Grade 1, Makawao Elementary School; Honorable Mentions: Fynn Bortz-Zapparoli, Grade 1, Waihe’e Elementary School; Malia Puaa-Castillon, Grade 1, Makawao Elementary School; and Maui Lind, Grade 2, Hana High and Elementary School GRADES 3 & 4: 1st Place Karisa Bayudan, Grade 4, Sacred Hearts School; 2nd Place Bazel Potratz, Grade 4, Kamehameha Schools of Maui; 3rd

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Place Makana Tanner, Grade 4, Boys & Girls ClubLahaina; Honorable Mentions: Kellee Yi, Grade 3, Kamali’i Elementary School; Danica Opupele, Grade 4, Lihikai Elementary School; Ashlyn Sumibcay, Grade 4, Lihikai Elementary School GRADES 5 & 6: 1st Place Alyssa Mateo, Grade 5, Kamehameha Schools of Maui; 2nd Place Manolo Rick Ruiz, Grade 5, Kahului Elementary School; 3rd Place Sophia Salvador, Grade 6, Kihei Charter Middle School; Honorable Mentions: Paulina Rivera, Grade6, St. Anthony Middle School; Daisy Queirolo. Grade 6, Kihei Charter Middle School; Mikaela Tirona, Grade 6, St. Anthony Middle School GRADES 7 & 8: 1st Place Benjamin Lolesio, Grade7, Sacred Hearts School; 2nd Place Sofie Scott, Grade 7, Lahaina Intermediate School; 3rd Place Paloma Banto, Grade 8, Lahaina Intermediate School; Honorable Mentions: Moses Ligot, Grade 8, Maui Waena Intermediate School; Alexis Nordblom, Grade 7, Sacred Hearts School; Marinel Villanueva, Grade 8, Maui Waena Intermediate School

VIDEO CONTEST WINNERS: 1st Place: Video Title: Water Protection Superhero, ,Kihei Charter School

Alexander Austin Austin Hutto Tristan Riley

Jordan Lyon George Dugas

2nd Place: Video Title: Warrior Water Wahine (Clean Water), Kamehameha Schools Maui

Skye Murakami Kylie Murakami Hiwalani Naho`olewa

3rd Place: Video Title: Source Water Protection, Lahainaluna High School

Noelani Villiarimo Ruby O’Donnell

Angelei Shulman Kealani Villiarimo

Honorable Mention: Video Title: West Maui Mountain Watershed Partnership: Protecting Water Through Our Forests, Henry Perrine Baldwin High School

Jacquelyn Grimes Courtney Tagay Rhea Chung Devyn Yarbrough Mahalo to all of the students, teachers, and parents for their support of our water conservation and source water protection programs!

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Maui County Real Property Assessment Division receives Tyler Technologies’ 2017 Excellence Award Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) announced the recipients of its 2017 Tyler Public Sector Excellence awards for iasWorld® and Orion™ appraisal and tax administration software and CLT Appraisal Services™ at its annual national user conferece, Connect, held on May 6 in San Antonio, TX. Tyler’s Excellence Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate excellence in deploying Tyler software in novel and impactful ways that extend best practices.

Award submissions, accepted from October 18, 2016, through February 1, 2017, were evaluated by a panel of Tyler leadership and judged on business value, maturity, innovation and relevance to other public sector organizations. Additional criteria met by award winners included: • Creating a unique process using a Tyler application or service that can educate other organizations • Realizing significant savings after implementing a Tyler solution • Increasing staff productivity by implementing a Tyler application or service • Empowering employees, citizens or vendors The following jurisdictions are 2017 Excellence Award winners recognized for Tyler’s Appraisal & Tax solutions: Maui County Real Property Assessment Division (MRAD), Hawaii: Maui County sought to accomplish their long-standing goal to meet the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) standard on property inspections. The

county formulated a plan to integrate data from outside sources into their iasWorld software so that management and staff could use the data in conjunction with real property data to make the sales validation and permit processing tasks more efficient. Through a single view of data, staff discovered more time for field inspections with access to comprehensive data all within iasWorld — greatly reducing duplicate data entry and increasing operational efficiencies for MRAD. Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collection, Texas: The county uses Tyler’s Orion solution in their call center to streamline processes that provide multiple estimates with various scenarios for taxpayers. The tax estimator, developed through the county’s partnership with Tyler, went well beyond what the county tax assessor envisioned. The solution is simple to use, easy to understand, and has a clean look.

With its new tax estimate, the county can provide a higher level of customer service, operate more efficiently, and be more cost-effective.

Town of Greenburgh, New York: Greenburgh’s last town-wide reassessment was in 1956, and all assessments were calculated manually on an individual basis. As a result, the town, county, school, village and fire districts were refunding approximately $10 million annually. Now, with the help of Tyler’s CLT Appraisal Services working in conjunction with iasWorld CAMA™ software, assessed values are at 100 percent of market value and all parcels have digitally updated inventory.

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The Central Pacific hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. It is important to take some time to prepare with your family, colleagues, neighbors, or community group to assess your risk, develop plans, assemble supplies, and conduct emergency drills.

Know your risk.

• Find out if you live in a hurricane storm surge or flood evacuation zone.

• A hurricane can put everyone at risk for flooding from heavy rain, extreme winds, electrical storms and power outages.

Strengthen your home.

• Make sure your home is in good repair.

Reduce property damage in the event of a hurricane by reinforcing the roof, windows, and doors.

• Install permanent storm shutters or have plywood pre-cut to fit your windows, to be installed prior to a hurricane.

• Trim trees & shrubs. High winds can turn branches into projectiles during a storm.

• Bring in all outdoor furniture & secure anything else that is not tied down to prevent injury/damage from flying objects.

Document and insure your property.

• Maintain a current inventory of your property and belongings to help when seeking insurance aid after a hurricane.

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• Do an insurance check-up with your agent to make sure you have the right insurance to cover flood and wind, to repair or even replace your home. Homeowner’s insurance does not

normally cover flood.

• Purchase flood insurance before a storm threatens. It takes 30 days for flood insurance to begin. Don’t wait until it’s too late!

Complete your written emergency plan with your family.

• If your family is not together when a hurricane strikes, know how you will communicate with each other.

• Identify several evacuation routes for your location.

• Identify where you will stay if you need to evacuate from your home.

• Keep your car’s gas tank at least half full in case you need to quickly evacuate.

• Have emergency supplies in place at home. If power and roadways have to be restored after a storm, you may need to stay in your home for an extended time. Emergency supplies should include non-perishable food, water and medicine, to last each person a minimum of 5-7 days.

• Build an evacuation kit for each member of the family, in case you have to evacuate at a moment’s notice. An evacuation kit should have at least 3-5 days of essentials, including food and water.

• Have your family practice the plan before you need it.

Identify trusted sources of information.

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center is the official source for hurricane forecasts and issues hurricane watches and warnings at www.prh. noaa.gov/cphc/.

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• Maui Emergency Management Agency issues information through the Makaala Emergency Alert System. Sign up for alerts at www.mauicounty.gov/983/Active-AdvisoriesWatches-Notifications.

• Maui County will post up-to-date information at www.mauicounty.gov.

• Listen to Maui radio stations for information specific to Maui County.

On June 3, Maui County Emergency Management Agency sponsored a Maui Disaster Preparedness Expo at the Queen Kaahumanu Center. Clockwise, starting at upper left: Maui Emergency Management Agency, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, American Red Cross, MPD, Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Community Emergency Response Team, National Weather Service.

Center: Grand prize winners: Lisa Ann Oliveros and family. Winners received a collapsible wagon, 5-gallon emergency preparedness bucket, emergency lantern, 5-gall collapsible water jug.

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Kūlia i ka nu‘u Strive to reach the summit Please help congratulate these dedicated employees as they continue to serve our community and in doing so, “strive to reach the summit.”

Congratulations to the County of Maui’s Department of Parks & Recreation on being recognized in the May 2017 issue of the Official Publication of the National Recreation and Park Association! There was an article on Improving Natural Grass Field Quality that mentions, “Hawaii’s Maui County Parks has increased the use of, and eliminated repairs on, its football stadium since the field maintenance team , led by Lance Tokushima, started focusing on impactful aeration during football season.”

a Planner III. Tiffany most recently worked for the National Park Service at Haleakala, and previously worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles. Tiffany grew up in Pukalani and now lives in Makawao with her husband and son.

Congratulations to Tara Furukawa, who was promoted to Planner V in the Current Planning Division effective April 1, 2017. Tara was previously a Planner IV.

Additionally, one of the accompanying photos was Equipment Operator III Billy Kahalekai mowing the football field with the scoreboard in the background.

Awesome recognition on a national level for the hard work that our staff has put in - GO MAUI COUNTY PARKS!

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The Planning Department welcomes Tiffany Bostwick to the Long Range Division. Tiffany began her employment with the county on March 6, 2017, as

Congratulations also to Merle Tashiro – her position was reallocated from Zoning Inspector Trainee to Zoning Inspector I effective May 1, 2017. Merle is part of the Zoning Administration and Enforcement Division (ZAED).

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The Department continues the Above and Beyond awards program, and several employees have been recognized by their peers.

Senior Land Use & Building Plans Examiner Rulan Waikiki was previously given the award, and she passed it on to Shelly Kan-Hai in March.

Shelly is a Land Use Permit Clerk in ZAED. Shelly is extremely dependable, and a very hard worker. She is always willing to help regardless of the task – even moving bookshelves or file cabinets. She is pleasant and easy to get along with. Rulan said, “She’s a perfect fit to our team.

Not only does she go above and beyond in her work and for her team, but also in the overall morale of the entire division.”

In April, Shelly selected Jay Arakawa as the next Above and Beyond award winner. Jay is the Supervising Zoning Inspector and is always there for others, always helpful. He’s a good listener and will assist with anything – even decorating the office! He knows a lot, is easy to get along with, and is level-headed despite the complexity and stress of his position.

At the May 12 departmental meeting, Jay selected Private Secretary Avis Teshima-Wong for her Above and Beyond performance. Avis is the Planning Department’s all-around go-to person. She assists coworkers with timecards, leave, payroll, scheduling meetings, employee management, correspondence, standard procedures, and much more. She comes to work early every day to make sure schedules are coordinated and timecards are completed correctly, and she even responds to emails when she takes time off to babysit her two grandchildren!

February’s Above and Beyond award winner Chalsey Kwon awarded the prize to Secretary I Summer Enfield-Carlos at the March departmental meeting. Chalsey described Summer as a breath of fresh air who continues to be just that every day. “Summer has brought to ZAED all the qualities we need to be a great team along with her unique experiences and qualities that help our division daily, and all while being fair to all those around.”

Chalsey also said Summer is a rational thinker, great problem solver, smart and with a different perspective in the work area as well as for life in general. “Summer is not only a reliable and honest hard worker, great team player and huge asset to our division; she is also a great person, friend and mother.”

In April, Summer chose James Aarona to carry the Above and Beyond prize for the following month. James is a Land Use & Building Plans Examiner in ZAED. James is very professional, and he makes sure he’s available when he’s assigned to answer the phone and meet with walk-in customers. He offers assistance where ever needed (even when muscle power is needed), and is very patient when working with customers and coworkers. He is friendly and knows a lot, too. And James is an excellent chef!

Congratulations to Rulan, Shelly, Jay, Avis, Chalsey, Summer, and James! Thank you for

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going Above and Beyond!

Aloha oe and best wishes to Kristana Erikson, who resigned June 5, 2017 to return to school.

Kristana was a GIS Analyst with the Long Range Division since 2016.

She moving to the mainland and plans to return to Duke University to pursue her PhD in behavioral economics.

colleagues,” said Yamaguchi. “It’s definitely a team efffort. As Deputy MD, there’s a lot of dayto-day meetings and tasks, but I’ve also been working on a number of projects such as the review and tightening up of the County’s pCard and overtime policies.”

E Komo Mai to Kristin Shimada who joined the Dept. of Finance’s Real Property Assessment Division as a Real Property Appraiser on April 3.

Congratulations to Jock Yamaguchi who was appointed to serve as the County’s Deputy Managing Director effective January 16.

A graduate of Punahou School, University of Oregon, and the William S. Richardson School of Law, Jock is an attorney and previously served as an Executive Assistant in the Office of Council Services and Senior Executive Assistant to Mayor Alan M. Arakawa.

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“It is an honor to welcome Jock as the newest team member of the Department of Management. His past experience, vast knowledge, and incredible work ethic are all qualities that we believe will make him an excellent Deputy Managing Director. I look forward to working with him on a number of ongoing and new initiatives which will enhance our organization while also improving the delivery of service to our citizens,” said Managing Director Keith Regan.

“I appreciate the Mayor and Managing Director’s belief in me, as well as the support of my

In March, the Maui Fire Department Chief Jeff Murray and the Fire and Public Safety Commission recognized four individuals for their heroism and quick action during two separate emergencies on Maui. Each of the individuals received the Kahuola Award for their actions.

The Kahuloa Award is given “for performing a selfless act probably resulting in the saving of a human life.”

On July 3, 2016, at the Maui Banyan Inn, Mia Cabasug, age 7, was walking by the pool. She glanced into the pool and saw an unattended 2-year old boy struggling in the water. She is not a strong swimmer so she ran to get her 9-year old sister, Ava Cabasug, to help. Ava jumped in to get the boy out of the pool and both sisters took him to a nearby adult. The youngster was unresponsive and lethargic, then started vomiting large amounts of water when Ladder 14 fire fighters and the AMR medics arrived on scene. They took his vitals and found a normal pulse and transported him to the hospital.

At 2:15 pm on December 18, 2016, there was a structure fire at a Kihei residence. A few houses down the street, off-duty MFD Fire Fighter Kaunoa Hong was visiting with his stepfather, George Awana, when they heard about the fire.

FF Hong and Mr. Awana raced to the residence to investigate and then searched for a way to gain entry into the home to check for any occupants that still might be inside. They found an unlocked sliding door in the backyard and

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entered the structure, splitting up to search each half of the residence. Mr. Awana found a woman sleeping in a bedroom and called for FF Hong.

Both men walked her out of the home and FF Hong reentered the residence to complete the search of the entire home as Engine 6 fire

fighters arrived on scene.

The awards were presented to each of the four recipients on March 16 at a luncheon hosted by the Fire and Public Safety Commission at the Maui Lani Café O’ Lei.

Summer is busy time for Kaunoa BY: DANA ACOSTA Department of Housing & Human Concerns

Explore life at 55!

Kalani Pe’a, Grammy Award Winner and Na Hoku Hanohano Award Nominee (as of this writing), captivated a standingroom-only audience at Kaunoa Senior Center in Spreckelsville. His amazing voice, along with his enchanting personality, made for a memorable experience for all in attendance.

Thursday evening, June 22, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. (dinner included). You’ll find yourself in the middle of an episode of Gilligan’s Island, where all the familiar characters from this favorite TV show surround you! Catering by Pukalani Superette.

Survey results In a recent survey of active Kaunoa participants, 98% of respondents said that participating in Kaunoa’s classes and events has allowed them to learn new skills and ideas which has helped them to remain engaged and productive!

The Best Years begin at 55!

The County of Maui offers a wide variety of Wellness activities for adults ages 55 and better.

Staying physically active and continuing to learn new skills is critical for increasing our Healthspan – the period of our lives when we are healthy, productive, and independent. Don’t miss the following Kaunoa adventures and classes coming up; there’s something for everyone. Preregistration is required. For a complete listing of all of Kaunoa’s activities, call 270-7308 or 2704310 to receive a monthly newsletter.

Coming your way in June: • Maui’s Own comedy troupe, Free Range Comedy, presents The Gilligan Experience on

• Another evening to remember, this time on the West side, will feature an Aloha Friday event with Halau Hula O Kawailehuamapuna & Kumu Kekoa Yap. Be sure to put Friday, June 16, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on your calendar, and get ready to experience the history, story, and mele of Hawaiian culture through music, chants, and dance at Kaunoa’s West Maui Senior Center.

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Older Americans Awards presented to Feenstra, Yogi The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns’ Office on Aging recently announced its 2017 Outstanding Older Americans, Cornelis Feenstra and Yaemi Yogi.

Additionally, Precila Peros was awarded the “Boots on the Ground” Award and Dorothy Tolliver received the “Lifelong Learning” Award.

The awards were presented at a luncheon on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the Kihei Community Center in conjunction with the national observance of Older Americans Month, which honors older Americans for their significant contributions to communities across the nation.

Since 1963, Older Americans Month has been a time to celebrate older Americans, their stories and their contributions. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the annual observance offers a special opportunity to learn about, support and recognize our nation’s older citizens. Older adults in Maui County have been celebrated for their contributions and achievements every year since 1968.

This year’s Outstanding Older Americans are:

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Cornelis Feenstra was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands but has called Kihei, Maui his home for a number of years. He survived imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp, and following the war he participated in relief efforts, human rights campaigns, blood drives and fundraising for war victims. Many years later, he became an electrician and supervised workers. He retired at age 62 and devoted his time to volunteering for organizations such as the Good Neighbors Club by providing rides for people to their medical appointments, Maui Medical Center Aloha Committee by visiting with patients, and the Kihei Adult Community Center by engaging in social activities with

great-grandchildren.

members.

Cornelius, who is now 93, has also been a regular blood donor for over 48 years.

His favorite pastimes include playing games, swimming, sailing and storytelling. He continues to fundraise and write letters for causes he believes in.

He has two daughters and numerous grand- and

Yaemi Yogi is fearless, talented and goal-oriented.

She worked for Maui Land and Pineapple Co. as a full-time clerk and records coordinator. She has acted in bit roles in movies on Maui such as “Get a Job,” playing a feisty old lady, and in a recent production of the “Vagina Monologues.” Now, at 91 years of life, she enjoys volunteering and making peoples’ lives brighter and lighter. For the past 17 years she has volunteered with Kaunoa Senior Services (senior congregate dining) and at the Maui Adult Day Care Centers. At the day care, she assists with maintaining office records, handling correspondence and performing other office tasks.

People who know Yaemi say she is generous, kind, humorous and adventurous. In her early 80s, Yaemi started a “bucket list” and to date she has parasailed, ridden on a motorcycle, paddled in an outrigger canoe, ziplined and gotten a tattoo.

In addition to completing her bucket list, Yaemi lives in Kahului and enjoys line dancing, going to the movies and traveling with her daughter and grandson.

Precila Peros is 71 years strong, a nurse by training, and lives in Wailuku. She has been a volunteer for 21 years with Na Hoaloha – Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a non-profit volunteer organization that assists the elderly primarily with friendly visiting and transportation. In addition, Precila has served at St. Ann’s Church in Waihee baking bread monthly to help with church expenses and organizing the annual rummage sale. She served

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as Membership Chair and Scholarship Committee Co-Chair for the Bantay Association of Maui. Whether she’s helping families in need of clothing, food, rent assistance and school supplies every year, Precila is usually the first to step up. She was trained

by Na Hoaloha to assess the risk for falls with the seniors that she visits/assists. Precila has a great philosophy about volunteering and the good it does to benefit the whole community, no matter how small or insignificant the deed may seem.

Precila enjoys raising orchids and gardening.

Precila is married, has two children and three grandchildren.

Association.

Her accomplishments include successfully securing funding for library programs and a new bookmobile for Maui. She was President and Board member of Active Now Wellness Center from 20032006 where she assisted seniors in learning exercise to restore and maintain their body and mental health.

She established and was on the board of the Suzie and Mitch Katz Jewish Library, which is situated in the Kihei Public Library. This achievement has afforded the community a wealth of information pertaining to Jewish history, culture, cuisine and literature. Dorothy is married, has two sons and a grandchild.

Originally from New York, nominee Dorothy Tolliver, 80, now resides in Wailuku. She has a background in the arts and enjoys reading and travel. Her volunteer history reflects the passion she has for reading and literacy. She has served as President and is now a board member of the Maui Friends of the Library. Likewise, she remains a board member with the Maui County Library

Judges for this year’s awards were members of the Council on Aging: David Spicer, Lois Prey and Vivian Lindsey.

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JUMPSmartMaui stakeholders announce successful completion of project JUMPSmart Maui stakeholders announced the successful completion of “JUMP SmartMaui,” a collaborative demonstration project between Japan, Hawaii and Maui that incorporated Smart Grid, renewable energy, and allelectric vehicle (EV) solutions in Maui’s electrical grid.

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Conditioning System (EVPCS) units at their homes.

As part of the demonstration, the EV-PCS, a technology developed

by Hitachi, charged the EV and discharged the power to the home or business or to Maui Electric in response to the needs of the electric grid. The overall goal The goal of this phase JUMPSmartMaui installed 13 DC Fast chargers in Maui. MEDB and Hitachi Advanced of JUMP was to create Clean Energy Corporation continue to provide good charging service with members SmartMaui a “virtual participating in the project.

– based on power plant” a U.S.-Japan that would government agreement – was to demonstrate smart integrate and manage distributed renewable energy grid technologies to enable the efficient use of resources such as EV batteries within the electric grid renewable energy in an island setting. The project for the benefit of the community. would aggregate and control distributed energy resources, EVs, and other innovative technologies to JUMPSmartMaui was funded by Japan’s largest respond to changing demands on the grid caused public research and development management by the increasing levels of as-available renewable organization, NEDO. Stakeholder partners included energy.

NEDO, Hitachi Ltd./Hitachi Advanced Clean Energy Corporation, along with Mizuho Corporate Bank and Since the project launched in June 2011, 530 Cyber Defense Institute, Nissan; the State of Hawaii; residents and businesses participated in this the County of Maui; Maui Electric Company and demonstration project that was conducted in two Hawaiian Electric Company; Hawaii Natural Energy phases.

Institute; Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; University of Hawaii Maui College; The project In Phase 1, the project recruited more than 200 enabled the installation of: EV owners or lessees of the Nissan Leaf and 30 homeowner volunteers. The Leaf was selected * A total of 13 DC Fast Charging Stations were because of its battery size. JUMPSmartMaui installed installed at Kalana O Maui Building (Wailuku), Queen 13 Fast Charging stations across Maui, the first such Kaahumanu Center (Kahului), J. Walter Cameron installation in Hawaii. Participants were offered Center (Kahului), Maui Tropical Plantation (Wailuku), access to the Fast Charging stations as well as the Maui Ocean Center (Maalaea), Kaanapali Beach Hotel installation of Level II chargers and smart energy (Lahaina), Lahaina Aquatic Center (Lahaina), The monitoring devices at their homes. During this Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course (Kahului), Pukalani phase, valuable data was collected from volunteers Town Center (Pukalani), Kulamalu Town Center to evaluate how these devices could contribute to (Pukalani), Piilani Village Shopping Center (Kihei), and electric grid with more renewables being integrated. Hope Chapel (Kihei).

Phase 2 advanced the next phase of energy * Battery energy storage systems were installed at management for homes and businesses. A total UH Maui College and Waste Water Treatment Plant. of 80 volunteers were provided with the EV-Power

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* 200 Level 2 chargers and 80 EV-PCSs were installed at the volunteers’ sites.

These 13 DC Fast Charging Stations will continue to operate on Maui and serve members who choose to continue their participation. .JUMPSmartMaui is recruiting new members in a new program, the details of which will be announced soon.

Although initially, the stations targeted Nissan Leaf owners and lessees, the new program will be open to other electric vehicle, including plug-in hybrid electric In Phase 2, qualified JUMPSmartMaui volunteers received an EVvehicles.

PCS, the technology of which charged EVs and discharged power

ready to enhance the DC Fast Charging service on Maui and exploring the expansion to other islands and welcome the continued support of residents.”

According to Sharon Suzuki, President of Maui Electric Company, “The JUMPSmartMaui project helped us better understand how Smart Grid technology, renewable energy and EVs can work together.

By continuing to improve utility operations, we can help our customers better manage their energy usage and make smarter energy choices. Ultimately, these efforts will contribute to solving

to the home and the electrical grid.

According to Makoto Watanabe, Directors of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Maui’s energy challenges.”

Organization (NEDO), “The project ended successfully in February this year. There was a great effort of the “JUMPSmartMaui was a true collaborative effort on a local stakeholders behind this success. As a result, local, state and international scale,” said Maui County participating in the program by using EVs, the Mayor Alan Arakawa. “Like Hawaii, Japan continues idea that we can make a good contribution to the to look for ways to efficiently use clean energy on whole island business has taken root. Representing smaller electric systems that serve individual islands.

NEDO, I am proud to have run this demonstration This project enabled us to pool all our resources and project in this area. The project could not have expertise so we can better develop solutions that will been accomplished without the support from the help significantly increase our use of clean energy people of Maui and Hawaii. I would like to take sources.” this opportunity to thank all the stakeholders Maui Economic Development Board is working with including the County of Maui, the State of Hawaii, Hitachi to maintain the EV Fast Charging stations Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, Maui College, infrastructure in the State of Hawaii for the benefit of Hawaii Electric, Maui Electric, the Maui Economic EV users.

Development Board and all the participated volunteers.”

“Moving forward, our hope is that programs like JUMPSmartMaui will continue to generate more According to Fumitoshi Emura, President of Hitachi community interest in renewable energy solutions,” Advanced Clean Energy Corporation (HIACE), “With said Jeanne Unemori Skog, President and CEO of the tremendous support of Maui residents, this Maui Economic Development Board. “The investment project demonstrated how the electricity demands in this project by Japan has truly been a gift to Maui of the utility grid, the home, and businesses can be and a major contribution to understanding how to satisfied with the integration of electric vehicles. achieve our 100% renewable energy goals.”

This demonstration proves that we can dramatically change the interface between mobility and energy.”

For more information, visit www.JUMPSmartMaui. com, email info@JUMPSmartMaui.com, call Maui The impact of JUMPSmartMaui is obvious on the Economic Development Board at 808-875-2300, or roads where the EV is now commonly seen. I would follow JUMPSmartMaui on Facebook. like to express our gratitude again to all Maui residents and our dedicated stakeholders. We are page 19

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A beautiful message to her mother Congratulations to Mapuana Marie Andrade whose beautifully written letter to her mother, Angela Andrade of the Dept. of the Corporation Counsel, was featured in Odyssey and can be accessed at: https://www. theodysseyonline. com/to-themother-whoraised-stronggirls.

The following is Mapuana’s message: To the mother who raised strong girls, The smell of Tresor will always remind me of your perfume tray by your bed, for the longest time I thought that’s what all moms smell like The sound of your blow dryer going off will always remind me of how that meant we had to be ready to leave in 10 minutes The sound of your bracelets jingling will always remind me of Hi’i, Nana, and I running around the house trying to wash the dishes before you found us lying on the couch, watching Lifetime The taste of Diet Coke will always remind me of running errands on a Saturday with you, stopping at Minit Stop for your “afternoon fix”

never eat in the car, of how no one likes to go to the car wash with you (you know why), or of the fact that we have to remind you not to roll your eyes at little children that cry in the grocery store.

As much as my sisters and I tease you for these things, they are all a part of why we love you.

Photo: Mapuana Marie Andrade

Like how Giannotto’s will always remind me of how we can share anything with you, over a combo pizza and oreo cheesecake How we tease you for your confrontation but we know there is not a mother in the world who would defend and fight for her girls like you do How “Fine China” by Chris Brown will always remind me of how you used college visiting as an excuse for me to skip most of senior year and travel together How New York will remind me of how we got to say we walked half the city in 0 degrees, because you said Times Square was “just around the corner”.

Who said you couldn’t be spontaneous?

How you glared at me and Hi’i, all night, for being loud in JFK, channeling our creative filmmaking in “15 ways to sleep in an airport”.

Now you can’t share the story or video without crying in laughter

The sight of a KUMON sign will always remind me of how you tried to teach me to like math, I still hate it I will always know the sound of a Toyota Pilot, and instinctively turn around thinking you’re here to pick me up with the pups

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But, this Mother’s Day I want to share with you things you probably didn’t know about yourself.

How all my friends love recruiting you to defend them because, “No one messes with Aunty Angela”

Being my mother, there are millions of things that remind me of you, of the yelling while poking us on the shoulder, of the chores on “Family Cleaning Sunday”, of the fact we could

How you love when people ask you “do your girls always get along this well”, little do they know it’s from years of locking us in our bedroom Photo: Mapuana Marie Andrade

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when we were fighting. The secret? We ended up bonding over how we thought you were the meanest and a game of Monopoly.

How we will always go against gender roles because we get to say our dad makes 5 course meals while we have Mac and Cheese with mom. But, you’re the only mom in the neighborhood who is outside on a Saturday doing the yard by herself.

So, thank you, momma.

Thank you for teaching us how to be a mother, a wife, and a strong woman, all at once.

That you need to fight for what you want, and not let any failure define you.

For somehow always knowing what we needed, whether it was a shoulder, less blue eyeshadow on picture day, to stop plucking our eyebrows, less eyeliner, or just a sweater.

I’ll admit, you were always right.

Because of you, we are strong women.

Because of you, we learned that a mother is as powerful a weapon as any.

Because of you, we know the strongest form of love.

For teaching us to be strong and independent, but holding us when we needed to be weak.

Because of you, we will always fight for ourselves, but know you’re there if we need you.

For teaching us to love unconditionally and fearlessly

Because of you, we know we can be 23 and still say we need our mom.

For teaching us that a woman’s bark can be as loud as her bite

Because of you, my mother is someone I want to be.

For letting us know it is okay to be hard and soft.

Because of you, I am.

For showing us that sometimes patience needs to be put on the side,

Thank you, momma.

Congratulations to Our Graduates!

Congratulations to Nainoa Ambrose, daughter of Department of Housing & Human Concerns’ Tehani Ambrose and Department of Public Works’ Gary Ambrose, who recently graduated from H.P. Baldwin High School!

Nainoa plans to attend Universal Technical Institute’s (UTI) Automotive Program in Arizona.

Congratulations to Sadie Ansai, daughter of Emergency Services Dispatcher Tracy Pellazar and Kihei Patrol Sergeant Nathan Pellazar Jr. who recently graduated from H.P. Baldwin High School.

Sadie was accepted to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and will be pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice. All the best to her!

Congratulations to Kayla Waianiani Bisquera, daughter of Lois Whitney (Assistant Communications Director, Office of the Mayor)! In addition to graduating with her H.P. Baldwin High School class on May19, Kayla was named MVP for Baldwin’s Girls tennis this year, and took second place in the MIL for doubles with her tennis partner and friend Nicole Matsui. Kayla is also a talented photographer and cellist, and plans to attend the University of Hawai’i at Manoa in the Fall. When not on the tennis court, she can often be found SUPing and enjoying afternoons at the beach with family and friends. Kayla enjoys traveling and hopes to further her love for photography and fashion by studying in New York and/or Europe. Her family is proud of Kayla

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and her sister, Christiana Bisquera, who will be heading to Annecy, France this summer for a French languageintensive study abroad session; she will be completing two Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and French language at UH Manoa next spring.

Congratulations Kayla, and keep up the good work Christiana!

Congratulations to H.P. Baldwin High School Summa Cum Laude graduate Amber Burgos who was honored to be the Class Valedictorian, Honor Graduate, the recipient of the Academic Honors Recognition Certificate (Presidential Award). Amber is the daughter of Leon Burgos, Purchasing Technician with the Dept. of Water Supply, and Deana Burgos, a nurse at Hale Makua. Amber is an overachiever who will be attending UH Manoa and aspiring to become an English professor.

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Congratulations to Shelley P. Keahi, a 4-year boarder, who recently graduated from Lahainaluna High School.

She is the daughter of Rochelle Keahi of the Department of Water Supply Plumbing Store at the

Kanaha Baseyard and Robert Keahi. Shelley plans to attend University of Hawaii - Maui College.

Congratulations to Transon Hanalei Dunnam, the eldest son of Planning Department’s Molokai Planner Sybil K. Lopez. He received his diploma from Molokai High School at a commencement held on May 20.

Congratulations to St. Anthony High School Graduate Mindy Harume Caroline Montalvo who plans to attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa and major in civil or mechanical engineering!

She is the daughter of Karen Montalvo of the Dept. of the Prosecuting Attorney and Lionel Montalvo of the Dept. of Fire & Public Safety.

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Congratulations and best wishes to Joshua Acidera, son of Ortaine Acidera, Department of Finance’s Chief Accountant, and . Josh graduated from Seabury Hall on May 27, and was presented the prestigious honor of “Head of School,” an award given to one male and one female student in the class as selected by the Head of School Sara Bakheit.

Josh is one of the Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. He was also named Male Scholar Athlete of the year. During his four years at Seabury, Joshua was a member of the Seabury’s cross country, track and field, and basketball teams.

The basketball team won the MIL championship, and competed in the State where the team took third place. Josh will be attending the University of Washington this Fall. Passionate about the medical profession, he plans to pursue a degree in Biochemistry.

Congratulations to Nancy Mahi, Public Works Administrative Officer, and her husband John who are pleased to announce the graduation of their daughter Tiyanni Makanahiwahiwamaikalani Mahi. She is graduating Salutatorian of Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus Class of 2017. Her favorite quote is, “Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell not stuff to show.” ~ Unknown Lots of love and congratulations from mom, dad & all the ohana!

Congratulations to Todd & Agnes Nolan (Department of Water Supply) on their son Adam Nolan having received his Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic and Web Design from The Art Institute of California Orange County.

He currently lives in Costa Mesa, California, and plans to pursue his career in California, although his wish is to eventually work as a graphic designer on Maui.

Congratulations to Tori Cabatingan, daughter of Kischa Cabatingan, who recently graduated from Wailuku Union Preschool! Tori will be attending Pu`u Kukui Elementary School as a kindergartener in August.

Congratulations to Kolby Kaohula’I Ah Sau, son of Kaeo Ah Sau, Department of Parks & Recreation’s Chief of Recreation, and Desiree Ah Sau, for receiving a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Northern Arizona University! page 23

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Congratulations to Gabriel “Gabe” Gunter, son of Bob Gunter and Department of Fire & Public Safety’s Sutji Gunter, who recently graduated with a degree in Communication from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA on May 13, 2017. The Student Athlete was honored as 2017 First Team All-SCIAC (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Baseball.

Congratulations to Kyra Faye Watanabe who recently graduated from H.P. Baldwin High School.

The daughter of Department of Finance’s Faye Okazaki’s son, Sean Watanabe, Kyra will be attending University of Northern Colorado in August, majoring in Business Entrepreneurship.

May 13. Emily is the daughter of Jackie Murai and Deputy Corporation Counsel Gary Murai.

She completed her masters program while teaching full-time at Frederick Douglas Elementary School in Philadelphia. Emily plans to continue teaching in Philadelphia.

Congratulations to Mia Rivera, daughter of Carlos & Jenny Rivera (DEM, Solid Waste Division), on completing her final year at ‘Iao Intermediate School.

She will be attending H.P. Baldwin High School in the fall.

During her years at Iao Intermediate School, Mia had many academic accomplishments and we are very proud of her. Mia’s little sister, Baylie, will be graduating from Wailuku Hongwanji Preschool and moving on to Wailuku Elementary School. Baylie is excited to be going to the big kids school! CONGRATULATIONS and great job, girls!

Congratulations to Sage Reardon, daughter of Stacia Ash (Dept. of Environmental Management, Environmental Protection & Sustainability Division) and Deren Ash on her graduation from Seabury Hall on May 27. She graduated with a high GPA and was consistently on the Dean’s Honor Roll. page 24

Congratulations to Emily Murai on receiving a master’s degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education on

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California Polytechnic in San Luis Obisbo for Soil and Environmental Science starting in September, 2017. The university was rated the best public university in the Western US.

Kudos to Brandon Garalde who recently received his high school degree from Maui High School.

Brandon is the son of Dept. of Finance DMVL’s Juvylyn Garalde.

He plans to study at the University of Hawaii - Maui College.

Congratulations to Julia Bissen, the daughter of Ken Bissen (Dept. of Water Supply) and Dr. Charmaine Bissen, who recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii.

Managing Director Keith Regan spoke to the seniors of Hale Mahaolu Elima during their Annual May Day Celebration.

Photo: Ryan Piros

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Kupaianaha “Blessings of Life” BY: TIFFANY IIDA Department of Management We are each so fortunate to have wonderful people in our lives, friends, co-workers, loved ones who are important to us. The High Street Journal wishes to share our employees’ good news, offer a chance to get to know each other better and offer the precious joys that add spark to our lives. These are special moments and stories as written and provided by employees of the County of Maui. This column is your chance to express gratitude, praise and the simple and abundant joy these experiences have brought you- The blessings of life! Please send submissions to tiffany.iida@mauicounty.gov for inclusion in future issues of The High Street Journal.

of Hawai’i Maui College 2017-18 Scholarship Ceremony held on May 2.

Congratulations to Dept. of Parks & Recreation’s Receration Leader III Jacob “Jake” Gusman and Wendy Gusman on his daughter Taylor Gusman getting married to Anthony Badilla on April 13, 2017 at The Twin Oaks House and Garden Estates in San Marcos, CA.

Congratulations to Pu‘u Kukui Elementary 1st Grade Spelling Bee Champion, Raine Lopez.

Raine is the daughter of Leslene and Jason Lopez, Recreation Program Planner with the Department of Parks & Recreation, Recreation & Support Services.

Kudos to Lingli H. Arakaki, the wife of Mayor’s Executive There was a preliminary Assistant Anthony Arakaki on being awarded round held in the $2,000 Dorothy Shimer Scholarship from each of the six 1st grade classes (approximately the American Association of University Women 120 students). The top two students from each (AAUW) and the Maui Chinese Cultural Society Endowed Scholarship for $1,000 at the University class advanced to the final, which was held on Anthony is the son of Robin Badillo-Baker and Bruce Baker of Wailuku and Frank Silva of Oceanside, CA. The newlyweds now reside in Oceanside along with their daughter Leah.

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Lingli is working toward her Associates of Arts (AA) in Liberal Arts (LA) and will transfer to the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Sustainable Science Management (SSM). Her primary interests and career goals center around environmental protection, pollution control and renewable energy. She is a first generation immigrant originally from China, a dancer with an interest in the arts, and, together with Anthony, they have a son Mateu.

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May 11, 2017. Of the 12 top 1st grade students, Raine became the Champion. Congratulations Raine and parents Leslene and Jason.

Congratulations to Sergeant Nicole “Kahala” Martin and her proud family. We wish you continued success.

Heavenly Joy Alburo Olsten arrived on March 23, 2017, weighing in at 7 pounds 6 ounces, 21 inches long.

Heavenly Joy is the daughter of proud parents David & Zoila Olsten. David is an Investigator V with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.

David & Zoila thank God for this beautiful blessing.

Congratulations to the Alburo and Olsten Family.

Nicole “Kahala” Martin daughter of Hyenie Martin, Aging and Disability Services Specialist II and niece of Gimberley Almeida, Aging and Disability Services Specialist I of Housing and Human Concerns/Aging Division/Maui County Office on Aging, achieved commandants after completing the Army’s Basic Leader Course (BLC). The BLC is the first of four levels in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES). The focus is to provide non-MOS specific, common leader training to SPC thru SSG. Emphasis of the course is on leadership, duties, responsibilities and authority of Noncommissioned Officers. Soldiers are selected for attendance by their units based on potential to assume NCO Leadership positions. This is a 22-day course designed to immerse the student in a leadership environment. Training is conducted five days a week with the Academy maintaining control over the environment. By design, it is fast-paced and stressful.

The goal is to develop a sense of responsibility; all students are managed as Noncommissioned Officers. The program is designed to test each student, every day on all aspects of performance. Students organize teams, squads, platoons and themselves to carry out assigned tasks to the highest standards. The goal is excellence and all students are expected to strive to meet this goal.

Congratulations to Budget Office’s Tina Silva on the birth of her very first grandchild, Landyn Llayne CordeiroSilva, on March 22.

The son of Dahlton Cordeiro-Silva and Raquel Ah Sing, Landyn weighed in at 6 pounds, 4 oz and measured 20 inches.

Best wishes to Planning Department’s Office Operations Assistant II Laury Kanae, who is expecting a baby boy on June 20. A baby shower was held for her on May 12. page 27

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Maui Taiko celebrates 20th Anniversary BY: BRIAN NAGAMI Mayor’s Office of Economic Development Have you heard of taiko? If you live here on Maui, odds are you’re familiar with the vibrant, ground-shaking rumble of the Japanese drum.

The history of the art here on the island dates back over a century with the introduction of Japanese Buddhism and the Obon festival, but it wasn’t until 20 years ago that Maui’s first non-profit taiko ensemble was created.

Maui Taiko

20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Sunday, July 2, 2017, 2 pm | Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater

Join Maui Taiko and Friends for a special anniversary concert in paradise – powerful, visceral, emotional, moving, unforgettable.

Tickets are on sale at the MACC box office for $20 per seat. Come join us! You may even see a few familiar faces on stage, as a number of county employees and family members are a part of Maui Taiko: Livit Callentine (Planning) Carolyn Cortez (Planning) and daughter Cassidy Cindy Kagoshima (Fire & Public Safety) and daughters Kelsie and Kristen

On July 2, 2017 at Dustin Metzler, 2 p.m., Maui Taiko Jr. (son of celebrates its 20th Sharon Zalsos, anniversary with a Environmental concert at the Maui Management) Arts & Cultural Brian Nagami Center celebrating (Office of Economic the group’s history Development) of perpetuating traditional Paul, Kiana, and Japanese folk Kalena Hiranaga uneme daiko (japan) marco lienhard san jose taiko songs and dances (family of Bev ALSO FEATURING: maui minyo kai, nakayama minyo kai as well as sharing Hiranaga, Housing its growth into & Human Concerns) tickets: $20 + applicable fees • reserved seating a performance reservations: macc box office 808-242-show (7469) or mauiarts.org ensemble Hannah information: 808-283-9999 • www.mauitaiko.com promoting taiko Matsumoto music. Alongside (Housing & Human Maui Taiko will be Concerns) and a number of guest artists who have collaborated daughter Mia with, taught, and inspired the group over the past Riley Regan (son of Managing Director Keith two decades, including dance groups Maui Minyo Kai and Nakayama Minyo Kai, taiko ensembles San Regan & Budget Director Lynn Araki-Regan) Jose Taiko (California) and Uneme Taiko (Koriyama Janine Terry (wife of Sergeant James Terry, MPD) City, Fukushima, Japan), and taiko instructor / shakuhachi master Marco Lienhard of Taikoza (New Kurt Wollenhaupt (Planning) York).

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Photo Gallery A photo-essay of activities in the County

A Pitch, Hit & Run event was held at Lanai’s softball field on April 28, 2017. Twenty-four participants under the guidance of Norraine Pascua, parks staff and her volunteers taught keiki how to hit a ball from a tee as shown here. They learned how fast they could run from second base to home plate. The smiling group had lots of fun challenging themselves and others.

The Upcountry Track Meet was held by the East District on April 1 at the Kamehameha High School Track and Field. Participants were boys and girls from grades 3 to 5 from a variety of schools with the majority from the Carden Academy and Kamehameha Schools. Events included the standing long jump, softball throw, and 30 meter and 60 meter runs with medals given to all participants.

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Forty-five youth with ten being from Lanai enjoyed a volleyball clinic conducted by Tai and Kalei of the University of Hawaii Women’s Volleyball team. When the athletes contacted Danae Marin, West District Parks Supervisor with a willingness to conduct a clinic, she quickly enlisted Sean Gordan and Norraine Pascua, Recreation Specialists to coordinate a clinic in the Lahaina Civic Center gym on March 21-23. One of the students said in her evaluation, “I learned that in order to be successful, you’ll need to work with your teammates, and you gotta communicate and do your job as a player on the court.” Sounds like a lesson to be used throughout one’s life.

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Andrew Beerer, owner of Aloha 808 Skateboards visited Molokai to run a skate clinic at Molokai’s skate park on May 6. Children and adults learned how to ride skateboards safely in the skate park. Mahalo Andrew Beerer and Dave De Leon and his daughter Kelani De Leon for sharing their knowledge, wisdom, and love of skateboarding with the children of Molokai.

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The Parks and Recreation Molokai District has been very busy hosting a baseball event and a basketball clinic. On April 8, the Pitch Hit and Run event was held at the Little League baseball park for ages 8-12 years. Participants who qualified in their age group were able to participate in the Pitch Hit and Run event held on Oahu on May 20. Mahalo to all the keiki who participated in this years event!

The district also hosted a two-day basketball clinic that was held at the Kaunakakai Gym for coaches and players ages 6-16 years. Mahalo to Brandyn Akana and his Kahuku High School coaching staff (Jay and Robby) and Player of the Year Jessiya Villa and All-State Samuta Avea.

Coaches and participants enjoyed hours of basketball drills and fun games. Each participant and coach walked away with a free shirt sponsored by Nason Coleman of Goat Island Hawaii and Kalani Soren of Hukilau Cafe Restuarant. Mahalo Akaku Media Center for the short clip of the clinic and mahalo to all who made the event a success.

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The High Street Journal

An Official Publication of the County of Maui

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Kaunoa’s RSVP volunteers and staff help teach ti leaf lei making techniques in preparation for the Blossoms for the Brave event. A total of 2,846+ lei were needed to recognize each veteran at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao on Memorial Day.

The High Street Journal

An Official Publication of the County of Maui

2017 Barrio Fiesta

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The High Street Journal

An Official Publication of the County of Maui

2017 Blossoms for the Brave

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The High Street Journal

An Official Publication of the County of Maui

Valley Isle Keiki Fest at the UH Maui College (Photo: Ryan Piros)

Staff from the Mayor’s Office volunteered to sell newspaper in front of Walmart to help raise funds for PACT (Parents and Children Together) (Photo: Ryan Piros)

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County of Maui’s

save the ! e t a d

Wellness Market Kalana O Maui Front Lawn July 20, 2017 • 12pm–2pm

More details forthcoming!

For more information, call the Managing Director’s Office at 270-7855

Maui County Business Resource Center June Workshop Schedule Maui County Business Resource Center workshops are offered to the general public through the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development. All workshops are held at the Maui County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall and are subject to change or cancellation. Workshops are free unless otherwise noted.

Call to reserve your seat at 270-5770

ABCs of Social Media Marketing Instructor: Danielle Miller Thursday, June 8, 2017 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Q&A til 1:30) Using social media to generate buzz about your business is the new norm. Discover the three strategic phase every business goes through when taking on social media as a marketing tool.

Learn simple tips for getting people to like your page, comment on your post, and share their contact information with you. This is an introduction to the 6-hour class taught through Edventures at UHMC by instructor Danielle Miller.

Danielle is a Social Media Coach and Founder of Miller Media Management. She specializes in authentically marketing small businesses on social media.

BUSINESS IN THE THINK TANK WITH MBB MEMBERS (FREE) -Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Maui Business Brainstormers (MBB) invite you to bring your business challenge to our Brainstorming Segment OR If you want to feature your business (or business concept) in our “Think Tank” segment (that’s 20 minutes just for you), submit a form on the MBB meetup site, OR come along to brainstorm and be showered with ideas.

FEATURES • Mingling, Introductions • Get to Know Your Neighbor An opportunity to interact with new faces and strengthen your own ability to communicate succinctly with others in fast-paced situations • Featured Business in the Think Tank A 20-minute segment in which a selected business is featured for focused brainstorming with the group.

Owners of startups and small businesses benefit from this activity. You are qualified if you have a business concept fully researched and planned but with questions or obstacles remaining, or if you are a business already in operation with sales, but facing challenges to achieve further growth. The

business owner needs to be an MBB member. To be featured in the 20-minute case-study “Think Tank”, fill out and submit the online form describing your business challenge.

On the day of the meeting, the candidate chosen presents a 5-min overview of the business, including the current challenges. The audience then brainstorms on ideas to address the problem area with the "build it, measure it, learn from it, improve it!" spirit.

• 5-min Think Tank Attendees have the opportunity to present a challenge they are experiencing in their own business for ideas and suggestions from the group. No prior submission is required – just come to the meeting with your ideas and questions, to help others and be helped toward your own success!

To attend, please RSVP at www.Meetup.com/MauiBusinessBrainstormers. Non-members need first to join the FREE membership of MBB.

Pricing Your Ag and Value Added Product Instructor: Richard “Buddy” Nichols Wednesday, June 14, 2017 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Are you or are you thinking of working off the land and being a farmer? Are you considering developing a value added product? Would you like to have a financial sustainable business?

Then pricing your product will determine if your business works for you or if you work for your business. In this workshop, Buddy Nichols will help you to achieve what you want out of life. He will focus on assisting you analyze the valuation of your product to make sure you receive what you and your product are worth. We will investigate all of the resources that are currently available to you and provide information on how to best utilize these resources in order to become a successful Ag. Businessman. The end result would be a fulfilling life for the business, as well as, for the entrepreneur. Buddy Nichols is the USDA Farm Loan Manager on Maui. He has a BA in Animal Science and an MBA in accounting. He is a fourth generational farmer who owned/managed cattle, fruits, vegetables, as well as processed and marketed value added agricultural related products. He understands all aspects of Ag Business from the farm to the table and what is needed to be financially sustainable.

Lei Ho’olaha CDFI – Providing Financial Education, Training and Loans Instructor: Peter Hanohano, Executive Director of Lei Ho’olaha Friday, June 16, 2017 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Lei Ho’olaha is a certified Native CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) that was established initially in 2011 to provide financial assistance and services to rural, low income and Native communities throughout the State of Hawaii. First established to assist charter schools and their support nonprofit organizations, Lei Ho’olaha now provides financial products, primarily in the form of loans, but is working actively to complement these loans with grants to eligible communities and business ventures.

Through this workshop, we will share how Lei Ho’olaha and its partner CDFI’s, both locally, regionally and nationally, can bring much needed funding and technical assistance to Maui. Lei Ho’olaha continues to develop loan products and business services for mission-driven for-profits and non-profits and is funded by a Financial Assistance award through the Native American

CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program), of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Peter Hanohano is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, and went on to pursue his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University Hawaii, and graduate degrees at BYU in Provo, Utah, in Educational Psychology (MEd) and Law (JD), and his PhD in First Nations/Indigenous Peoples Education from the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His dissertation title was: Restoring the Sacred Circle - Education for Culturally Responsive Native Families that described culturally resilient factors that Indigenous families could incorporate in creating enriched learning environments at home.

An Introduction to “Be Strategic: Grow your Business and improve Profitability” Instructor: David Daly Wednesday, June 21, 2017 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. **light meal to be served** The MEO Business Development Center (MEO BDC) has brought the “Be Strategic: Grow Your Business” series to Maui County. MEO BDC is actively recruiting 8–10 local entrepreneurs for the upcoming series.

The “Be Strategic: Grow Your Business” series was developed for established, local entrepreneurs to grow sales and improve profitability over the course of eight evening sessions, held over a six month period. Participants will: · Develop a strategic business plan · Improve business skills critical for growth · Build a network of like-minded entrepreneurs · Adopt the “growth mindset” and overcome common barriers to growth “Be Strategic: Grow Your Business” is a proven series and has demonstrated significant success in sales growth and profitability improvement for businesses. Come to this workshop to get information about this series of evening sessions. More information is also available at MEO BDC/Be-Strategic.

Content Marketing - What to Say and How to Say it to Keep your Audience Engaged Instructor: Mckenna Hallett Tuesday, June 27, 2017 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Q&A til 1:30) The goal of this workshop is to help you learn to use both words and images to craft your marketing messages. Learn to grow your influence with your clients and nurture deeper relationships. We all know the advice in real estate "location, location, location” and for online marketing, it's "content, content, content!" What you say, and the way you say it (tone, date & time, frequency) is how you will attract, engage and be shareworthy to your audiences.

What are the Keys to Great Content? Be Compelling!

This workshop will teach you the timesaving tips, techniques, and yes, even apps that will help your content wow your audience. It's not just what you share, but how you share it, too. You'll learn how to create compelling content based on what your clients are already asking for.

Learn the tricks that the pros use to curate (gather up) articles and news that your audience craves.

Extend the life of your content by re-purposing on a myriad of marketing channels.

With a little help from this presentation, you will learn how get from being Known to being Liked to being Trusted through good content creation. Emails, Blogs, Social Media Posting everything depends on what you put in front of your prospects and devoted fans. Mckenna Hallett is a professional marketing consultant, wordsmith, and owner of MyGoldenWords.com She blogs business savvy hints and tips to a worldwide audience, and teaches seminars throughout the state and on the mainland. With over two decades of experience with her own small business on Maui, she brings practical and easy-to-use advice to all business owners at any stage. She had her first business at the age of seven and has been in sales and marketing roles in both retail and wholesale with both small and large businesses for over 50 years.

THE ABC’s OF A BUSINESS PLAN Instructor: David Daly Tuesday, June 28, 2017 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Maui Economic Opportunity Business Development Center’s Core Four Business Planning is a 36-hour course on how to write a business plan while providing the information you need to know in order to start, operate and grow your business.

This workshop is a one hour introductory workshop which will provide you with a better understanding of the course outline for the Core Four Business Planning.

David Daly, Director of the MEO Business Development Center, will discuss the numerous reasons for writing a sound business plan. He has more than 25 years of experience in business ownership, financing, education and economic development. His background includes residential lending and being a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority-licensed financial advisor. Participants will receive an outline of the business plan taught by MEO’s Core Four Business Plan Course.

Free counseling sessions with experienced SCORE and Small Business Development Corp. (SBDC) counselors: Thursday afternoons – 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. and Friday mornings – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit Mahalo To Our Sponsors

Friday, June 30 Maui Beach Hotel, Elleair Rainbow Room Regis. & Networking 7:30am, Program 8:30am-3:30pm (includes continental breakfast and lunch)

BUILDERS

Tickets are: $55pp with early registration by 6/23 or $65pp after that to 6/28

The Summit will address these questions: ● Where Is The Affordable Housing? ● What Are The Economic Realities of Affordable Housing? ● If We Build It, Can They Buy It? ● Where IZ The Sweet Spot? ● What Tools Are Needed? ● How Do We Fast Track Affordable Housing?

Register Today!

PARTNERS

Visit MauiChamber.com & Click On Affordable Housing Summit to register for this event and learn more about the various session topics and presenters For additional assistance, please call 808-244-0081.

Co-Hosted by the: County’s Housing & Human Concerns Department & Maui Chamber of Commerce

Maui County Enrichment Program 2017

June Maui Jim Ocean Shootout June 3-4, Kaanapali Beach.

Formerly known as the Maui Jim OceanFest, the MJOS is a unique, two-day ocean-lifeguard-style competition comprised of 10 individual sprint races and two co-ed relay races in multi-disciplined events.

Participants will have the opportunity to test their skills and challenge others in a series of individual races culminating in points over the two days for a $50,000 prize purse, the largest in the world of its kind. MJOS is in its third year and is anticipated to draw over 100 participants. For more info and/or to register, visit http://mauijimoceanshootout.com.

26th Annual Slack Key Guitar Festival June 25, 1-7pm,

Maui Arts & Cultural Center A&B Amphitheater. Join us for one of Maui’s favorite family events - admission is FREE! Some of Hawai‘i’s best slack key guitar players will perform a full afternoon of melodious Hawaiian music. Artists performing in the festival this year include Kevin & Ikaika Brown, Stephen Inglis, Blayne Asing, George Kahumoku & Friends, Brother Noland, Danny Carvalho, Makana and more. Festival-goers are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, or lauhala mats. For more info call 242-SHOW (7469).

July Maui Jim’s Molokai Holokai Weekend July 8-9. Part of

Maui Jim’s 2017 Ocean Racing Series, the Molokai Holokai is a 2-day paddle race series that includes the Maui 2 Molokai Challenge (Saturday), a 27-mile downwind Maui-to-Molokai crossing of the Pailolo Channel, and the Molokai 4 Molokai (Sunday), a downwind shoreline race alone Molokai’s scenic reefs. The Maui 2 Molokai Challenge is celebrating its 15th anniversary and is the 2nd oldest Pailolo Channel crossing event next to sailing canoes. It was also the very first event to do Stand Up Paddling across the Pailolo Channel in 2008. For more info visit http://supmolokai.org.

Please contact event organizers for more information, subject to change.

SAVE THE DATE 10TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS CONFERENCE AUGUST 23, 2017 – AUGUST 25, 2017

This year, the 2017 Annual Statewide Municipal Attorneys Conference will be held in Maui, Hawaii. The host hotel is The RitzCarlton, on the West side of Maui in beautiful Kapalua. The conference will surely exceed your expectations this year, and will provide you with the ability to meet your necessary credits in continuing legal education in ethics and professional responsibility. The agenda will include topics such as employment law, land use law, contract drafting and procurement law, cyberliability, parliamentary procedure, trial practice (judge’s perspective), appellate practice, alternative dispute resolution, and first amendment litigation.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Training in Hawaii SUBMITTED BY: SEARAY BELTRAN Safety Specialist III, Department of Corporation Counsel UL offered training sessions for code officials of all disciplines, with a focus on fire and building code enforcers.

Working closely with Al Ramiraz and Howard Hopper to bring free education UL training to the Hawaii Island and not just Maui. After years of talks and meeting UL at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) conferences, it finally happened. All four counties received UL code training plus other open mic for those with more questions about UL codes. Maui County was the first four counties to receive the training.

UL instructor are as follows: In blue UL polo, Howard Happer, FPE – UL Regulatory Services Program Manager, San Jose, CA In red polo Al Ramirez, UL Codes and Advisory Services Manager, Northbrook, IL. Mayor Alan Arakawa in the center, MFD Capt. Paul Haake Coordinated by: SeaRay Beltran Corporation Counsel/RMD/Safety Specialist III,

The training included the following sessions: A code official’s guide to UL This session provides an overview of UL and its product certification programs. It will provide you with a better understanding of the implications associated with codes that require products to be listed versus approved. The program includes an interactive Q&A on common questions code officials may hear during their normal work and inspections. Bring your UL questions to this session and answers will be provided.

Instructor: Howard Hopper

Determining code compliance using UL online tools and resources An interactive class that focuses on how code officials can utilize online information to verify if products are suitable for use in compliance with locally enforced codes. Will also cover how to locate fire resistance rated assemblies and firestop systems. Bring your smart phone and note pads.

Instructor: Al Remirez

Energy storage systems, fire safety considerations Energy storage systems are being installed in ever increasing numbers to address business and community energy needs. These include stationary storage battery systems, fuel cells, capacitor energy storage systems and combinations of renewable energy systems that provide load shedding and load sharing capabilities. This session will provide an overview of fire safety considerations associated with these systems and changes to fire and electrical codes that address hazards associated with new energy technologies.

Instructor: Howard Hopper

Carbon monoxide safety This session provides an in depth review of this subject, including an overview of the new CO detection requirements that were completely rewritten in the 2015 IFC, a review of CO poisoning physiological effects, how this relates to detection thresholds in CO alarms, response considerations, and information needed for potential outreach to the public. Open mike – As time permits an open discussion on questions you have with a particular product or related code requirement.

Thank you to Mayor Alan Arakawa, Al Remirez, Howard Hopper of UL, Maui Fire Prevention inspectors, and Public Works –DSA staff and inspectors for attending the first of its kind UL training in Hawaii.