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HONOLULU EDITIONMay 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5President's MessageAloha,As I reflect on the Fun – Fresh – Present theme, it’s exhilarating to witness EWI Honolululiving the theme! The energy present is fun. Active networking prior to Chapter meetings,committee meetings, the Jazz it Up event, and most recently the EWISP Judges interviewcreates this energy.Fresh EWI branding promotes the logo and generates interest. Signage at meetings andevents supplement the fresh outlook each of you brings to EWI Honolulu. To theRepresentatives that wear their EWI pin or pendant .THANK YOU! You are activelymarketing the EWI brand.50 people were present to absorb Darryl Turner’s presentation on April 12, 2012. Thoughts from his nineprinciples on uncommon sense included: It’s better to be the horsepower versus the cargo.Over reliance equals under achievement.No news is good news.Never medicate what should be amputated.Element of Surprise!It was impressive to converse with individuals a few days after the meeting and hear what each one personallytook from Darryl Turner’s talk. Some people acted on “Just Do it, now”! If you're thinking, "What were theremaining principles?", connect with Representatives that were present and exchange information. Inspirationand motivation are powerful benefits of EWI. It’s amazing what we’ve done together in a relatively shortperiod.In the month of May, mothers are honored with a day. EWI honors the EWISP recipients. Honor yourself forthe individual you are and the person you are evolving to be.With gratitude for the opportunity to lead,2011-2012 President, EWI Honolulu1
EWI of HonoluluEducation Success2012 ExecutiveWomen InternationalScholarshipProgramDate: May 9, 2012Time: 5:30 p.m.Neal S. Blaisdell CenterPikake Room777 Ward AvenueCost— 35 inclusive&Free ParkingLet us come together to celebrate our topscholarship winners for 2012EWI Honolulu Chapter Scholarship Awards:RSVP if NOT attending or if bringing aguest to Alaynna Miguel by noonWednesday, May 2, 2012 viaemail amiguel@bisihi.com orphone 592-5031.1st Place - 5,0002nd Place – 3,000(2) Finalists - 1,000and the Lynette Tamaye Notebook Award - 5002012 EWISP judges:Patrick Oki, PKF Pacific Hawaii LLPRandy Leong, City & County of HonoluluMike Unebasami, The University of Hawai‘i SystemHighlight Guest SpeakerKimberly Hee, former EWISP recipientEducation A warm mahalo from your EWISP Committee:Jane Rock (chairperson), Brenda Kanno, and Pam Unabia
ewihonolulu.orgHonolulu Chapter Board Meeting HighlightsTreasurer’s Report A revised budget was presented for October 2011 throughSeptember 2012. A motion was made and seconded to increase the EWISP and ASISTbudget to 10,000 utilizing funds currently in the B/C/DP account. A motion was made and seconded to accept the February 2012disbursements outlined in the Board Meeting minutes.Committee Reports:ASIST Due to the increase in the scholarship budget, the scholarshipawards allocated will be adjusted. The awards banquet theme “Write Your Own Story” will be held atOahu Country Club on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. The YWCA’s Dress for Success program will be incorporated into theawards banquet program. Kehaulani Coleman from the YWCA’sDress for Success could be a possible speaker for the evening.Communications and Marketing Will be updating member information on the website. Pleasecontact Cora Kim if you have any changes.EWISP Student interviews were held on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at theNeal Blasidell Center Conference Room.Membership 47 Member Firms 51 Representatives 2 Sustaining Member 1 Life Chapter MemberNew member firms: APP/Creative Strategies, Karen Mendes Go! Mokulele, Jocelyn Palafox Northwestern Mutual, Akiko Sakamoto Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Kelly Nishimura UHA Health, Allison SatoPotential new member firms: Attorney at Law/Counselor, Michele Chess Food Safe Pacific, Jan Gardner3May 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5CHAPTER BOARDTracy Wong, PresidentInsurance SolutionsNadine Uratsuka, VP/President-electAccuity, LLPApril Tengan, SecretaryHawaii Medical Service Association(HMSA)Wanda Sanchez, TreasurerBank of HawaiiDebbie Hirasaki, Sergeant-at-ArmsBusiness Insurance Services, Inc.Leianne Pedro, Membership DirectorPacific Business NewsAdele Tasaka, Program DirectorHawaii Visitors and Convention BureauCora Kim,Communications & Marketing DirectorHawaii Prince Hotel WaikikiMaegan Brandt, Ways & Means DirectorInsurance SolutionsJane Rock, EWISP Director-at-LargeNeal S. Blaisdell CenterAPPOINTED POSITIONSShelley Okubo, AdvisorAqua Hotels & ResortsBrenda Kanno, Bylaws/ParliamentarianResearch Corporation of the University of Hawai'iWendy Kia, ASIST ChairMarie Louise Fine Garment CleanersLauralei Tanaka, Philanthropy ChairHTH CorporationIN THIS ISSUEPresident's MessageEWI Program FlyerBoard Meeting HighlightsDress for SuccessRoving ReporterMay Membership NewsImportant DatesNew Member OrientationArchipelago Hawaii EventGolf Tournament Application123-4567-8891011-12
ewihonolulu.org May 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5Windward Mall, Katy VilliersHagadone printing, Samantha CondryDTRIC, Linh DePledgeHawai'i Pacific Health, Amada PriceThe new member orientation breakfast was held on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 7:00 a.m., at thePacific ClubPhilanthropy 24 boxes filled with candies, magazines, books, and a card was sent out to 3 separate contacts inAfghanistan for the I Troops project. A total of 235 was raised for shipping costs. The School Drive project will be held at the EWISP dinner. Kehaulani Coleman, network coordinator economic advancement programs for YWCA will be invitedas a guest to the ASIST dinner.Program The April Meeting was held on Thursday, April 12, 2012 to accommodate the speaker, Darryl Turner.50 people attended. May Meeting is EWISP June Meeting will be a business meeting. Slate of 2012-2013 Officers & Directors scheduled to bepresented.Ways & Means The ticket sales for the Wine Tasting/Jazz Concert Event ended on Friday, March 24, 2012. Theunsold tickets were returned to Michael Paulo. As of February 22, 2012, 108 tickets were sold. 15,000 net goal was exceeded for this event. The committee is now focusing on the Golf Tournament scheduled for August 24, 2012.AnnouncementNadine Uratsuka, VP/President-Elect, shared her ideas/vision for the upcoming term: Educate directors to gain new skills and gain personal growth. Envision board of directors working as a team. Get the most value out of new membership.Tracy Wong, President Shelley Okubo will represent the Honolulu Chapter at the Southwest and Pacific Regional BoardForum scheduled on June 2, 2012. Attendees must be Board members.Nominations for the Na Wahine Alaka’i award to attend LCAM are due to Shelley Okubo by May 1, 2012. Anemail blast with the form was sent out on April 16, 2012.EWI Mission and VisionMissionExecutive Women International is an organization which brings together key individuals from diverse businesses for thepurpose of promoting member firms, enhancing personal and professional development, and encouraging communityinvolvement.4VisionTo Be the Leading Connection for Business Professionals.
ewihonolulu.orgMay 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5Ladies, it’s time to open up your closets!!!!The Philanthropy Committee is working with “Dress for Success Honolulu” to collect career clothing andaccessories to provide professional attire to women who are in transition to long-term employment.Please give your wardrobe a critical look-over. The following items are needed: ‘Gently used’ career clothing & shoesWork accessories- purses, watches, jewelryNever used make upNever used lingeriePlease have all clothing cleaned, ready to wear, either neatly folded or on hangers and bring to the ASISTmeeting on July 11th at the Oahu Country Club. Tax deductible receipts will be given at time of collection.Come on EWI let’s help fellow women “Dress for Success”!Happy Birthday!Joan GrahamJocelyn PalafoxMaegan Brandt5May 7May 16May 23
ewihonolulu.orgMay 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5EWI Roving Reporter seriesWe asked current EWI representatives . . .“What advice would you give to a person starting out inyour company?”“Find a mentor who can guide you or share his or her wisdom with you so youwill make less painful mistakes.”Ina ChangAloha Data Services, Inc.“I’d tell them to be ready, willing tolearn and a team player. If you don’t know something, don’t hesitate toask, as everyone at Business Insurance Services is very willing tohelp.”Alaynna L MiguelBusiness Insurance Services, Inc.“Have a Can Do attitude and never say “I don’t know.” Say, ‘I don’tknow, but I’ll find out.’”Ada Iwasaki SH Consulting LLC“I would tell them to be sure to take the time to understand thecompany’s environment and processes before trying to make changes.New hires, often eager to impress, come in to new situations withouttaking enough time to fully understand their new environment. My adviceis to slow down, listen and learn from your new team before makingchanges.”Lauralei Tanaka, CPA HTH Corporation6
ewihonolulu.orgMay 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5Meet our newest EWI members!Karen Mendes, APP HawaiiKaren Mendes has been in the printing and advertising industry since1991. With over two decades of experience producing printed goods, Karenoften jokes that she has ink in her veins. Having worked at GeneralPrinting Company for 16 years and FCA Hawaii for 2 years, one of hermore notable projects included overseeing Print Production of the State ofHawaii Election Ballots at both companies over a 13 year span.Partnering with APP Hawaii since September 2011, Karen is excited towork with her colleagues who have a combined 40 years in PromotionalProducts. APP Hawaii has been servicing Hawaii for 30 years with customers in every industry, coveringthe gamut of large to small business and taking pride in Customer Satisfaction and Service. Her executive isGary Ching, Owner of APP Hawaii. Promotional products range from pens and Post-Its to umbrellas andtents and everything in between. If they can print on it, you can put your logo on it.Kelly Nishimura, Remedy Intelligent StaffingKelly Nishimura is a Staffing Specialist for Remedy Intelligent Staffing andjoined the Remedy team in early 2011. She handles the sales, recruiting,screening and placement for various clients on Oahu. Kelly enjoys gettingto know each employee and strives to provide them with job opportunitiesthat are an ideal fit. Kelly has over seven years of marketing and salesexperience which has helped her to develop strong relationships with bothour employees as well as our clients and prospective clients.Kelly earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with afocus in Information Systems and Marketing from the University ofWashington in Seattle. She is a Mid-Pacific Institute alumnus and has beenan active member of the Alumni Board since 2006. Kelly is a local girl - born and raised in Honolulu. In herspare time she enjoys early morning jogs, singing karaoke and spending quality time with her husband, Skylerand their three children.“I am very excited to join such a great group of strong, professional women! Remedy and I are veryappreciative to be a part of a great organization.”Jun Look, Hilton Waikiki Beach HotelJun Look is the Corporate Sales Manager at the Hilton Waikiki BeachHotel. Many people still refer to the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel as the“Prince Kuhio Hotel,” although they have been a Hilton since 2007! HiltonWaikiki Beach is the home of MAC 24-7. In addition to the restaurantwinning a Hale Aina Award, MAC 24-7 was featured in Travel Channel’s“Man vs. Food” show with the MAC-Daddy pancake challenge. Please askJun if the host, Adam Rich, won that challenge.7
ewihonolulu.orgMay 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5Jun is a proud graduate of Kalani High School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is a life-longKaimuki girl and is a mother to two wonderful daughters who are college students in Seattle and Boston. Junenjoys traveling and even when traveling for work. She’ll try to find time to explore the place that she’s in.Her next big trip will be to Rome for the canonization of Mother Marianne Cope, who worked in Kalaupapa,Molokai.Jun hopes to meet very interesting professionals in this dynamic organization, gain new knowledge at themembership meetings and through committee work, and network with other members to see if her hotel canhelp them with the work they do.Akiko Sakamoto, Northwestern Mutual Financial NetworkAkiko Sakamoto is a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual FinancialNetwork. She has over 12 years of experience in banking in New York andTokyo before she joined Northwestern Mutual 6 years ago. The servicesthat she offers include disability insurance, life insurance, long-term careinsurance, education savings and tax qualified retirement plans. She lovesto share some different investment ideas with clients to plan forretirement and beyond and to discuss exit plans with business owners topreserve the value of their businesses. Akiko can also help businessowners to set up group benefit plans and an executive plan in order to retain valuable employees to protecttheir businesses.Akiko was born and raised in Japan. She enjoys spending time with her 10-years old twin sons and beinginvolved in their school activities. Akiko is also a part of Ala Moana Rotary Club and loves helping schools inthis community with other Rotarians. She feels very fortunate to be connected with EWI and looks forward tobeing involved with EWI’s activities and the community involvement.Important Dates8May 9:EWI Scholarship Dinner, 5:30 p.m. – Neal S. Blaisdell CenterMay 30:Board of Directors meeting, 5:30 p.m. – HMSA Center, MultiPurpose RoomJune 13:Membership Meeting, 5:30 p.m. – Plaza ClubJuly 11:EWI ASIST Scholarship Dinner, 5:30 p.m. – Oahu Country Club
ewihonolulu.orgMay 2012 Vol. 4, No. 5Figure 1 - Tracy Wong, EWI Honolulu, PresidentFigure 2 - Leianne Pedro (Pacific Business News), Allison Sato (UHA), K
DTRIC, Linh DePledge Hawai'i Pacific Health, Amada Price The new member orientation breakfast was held on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 7:00 a.m., at the Pacific Club Philanthropy 24 boxes filled with candies, magazines, books, and a card was sent out to 3 separate contacts in Afghanistan for the I Troops project. A total of 235 .
