The High Street Journal - December 2014

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High Street Journal An Official Publication of the County of Maui

Decenber 2014

KAUNOA SENIOR SERVICES IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING & CELEBRATING FIRE DEPARTMENT RALLIES AROUND FIRE FIGHTER & HIS SON APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR BOARDS & COMMISSIONS page 1

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CONTENTS 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 PHOTO COORDINATOR Ryan Piros Jaime Kane CONTRIBUTORS Dana Acosta Mayor Alan Arakawa Karen Arakawa Jennifer Hawkins Lee Mainaga Michele McLean Kimberley Mullen Yassein Oleiwan Geri Onaga Simone Polak Keith Regan Crystal Sakai Brianne Savage Sarah Shim Dee Dee Thyssen Kit Zulueta

Parks Department conducts fire extinguishing & evacuation drills 7 County Kitchen ..................................................................................................... 7 Kaunoa Senior Services in the spirit of giving & celebrating.............. 8 B & C Highlight...................................................................................................... 9 Holiday Safety Tips by National Safety Council ....................................... 9 Holiday Safety Tips from NFPB........................................................................ 10 Fire Department holds fire safety & services demonstration.............. 11 Fire Department rallies around Fire Fighter Joshua Dukes & his son diagnosed with cancer............................................................................... 12 Annual Planning Conference held on Maui this year............................. 13 Did you know that? ............................................................................................ 14 Kupaianaha (“Blessings of Life”)..................................................................... 15 Kulia i ka nu‘u ........................................................................................................ 17 Ho`omana`o ........................................................................................................... 18 Photo Gallery .........................................................................................................

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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Aloha everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. November seems to have flown by very quickly and now Christmas is right around the corner.

Before you know it 2015 will be here, and with it many new projects for the county.

We have a new service center to design and build as well as a new baseyard. We want to finally move forward and start building new office space on the location where the old Wailuku Post Office once stood.

We want to design a new civic center that will one day replace War Memorial gymnasium. It’s a building which has served generations of this community but now we can’t even open and close windows.

We’re 95 percent done with the Waikamoi Flume replacement and we have some major road rehabilitation to get underway involving Hansen and Kokomo roads.

Our restroom repairs are coming along nicely but we still have many more to go. Not to mention the small issue of the sale of Hawaiian Electric and how that affects our Integrated Waste Conversion and Energy Project with Anaergia.

Anyway you get the point. Once again, we have lots to do. But I’m not too concerned because we have the team in place to get things accomplished.

All of you have played an important part in all that we have accomplished already. Whether you’re an engineer, inspector, clerical staff, heavy equipment operator, director, deputy director or anything in between, you are all part of the same team.

As long as we all work together we will continue to accomplish great things for this community.

Happy holidays and I look forward to seeing you in 2015. Aloha and God bless.

Mayor Alan Arakawa

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M.D. Minute

A Message from Managing Director Keith Regan “No one has ever become poor from giving.”

– Anne Frank If anyone might have had a reason to wallow in self-pity and bitterness, it would have been young Anne Frank.

We all know the story of the Jewish girl who kept a diary while in hiding from the Nazis. Her positive spirit and hope for a better world has become an icon for humanity in our search for peace and understanding.

Yet we often overlook a central figure in Anne’s life, someone who overcame the sorrow and loss he experienced by giving a priceless gift to all. This person was Anne’s father, Otto Frank.

Otto was the only survivor out of the eight members of two families who had been hiding in the cramped annex behind Otto’s Amsterdam business.

On August 4, 1944, the families in hiding were betrayed by an unknown person and deported first to Westerbork then to Auschwitz. Miraculously, Otto survived the cruel and inhumane conditions of the labor camps and returned in 1945 to Amsterdam after it was liberated.

The looming question in Otto’s mind was whether Anne and her older sister Margot might still be alive. He had already learned of his beloved wife’s death, but he was clinging to the hope that his girls might have survived the atrocities of the Holocaust. After placing ads in the newspaper and seeking out concentration camp survivors who might know their whereabouts, Otto learned of his daughters’ deaths from a survivor who had been at the same camp with the girls. Anne had died in March, 1945 at the age of 15.

Otto sadly shared the news of his daughters’ deaths with his former employee, Miep, who had helped keep the family hidden away in the “Secret Annex.” Miep then presented the grieving father with a keepsake- Anne’s diarythat Miep had intended to return to Anne in person if she survived the war.

Otto could easily have succumbed to his heartache by putting the book away on a shelf for posterity, yet he chose to honor his daughter’s dream by publishing her writings.

The pages of Anne’s diary have since become required reading for generations of students around the globe, and for adults whose lives have forever been touched by the observations and maxims of the young girl hidden away behind the bookcase.

Otto’s selfless gift to the world was matched only by his devotion to human rights and mutual respect. Until his death in 1980, he answered thousands of letters from people who read his daughter’s diary. Anne’s diary has since been translated into many languages and adapted for film and live stage productions.

This holiday season, as we ponder which gifts should be bought and given to whom, let us remember that gifts do not have to be purchased to be meaningful. They need not be expensive, either; some of the most precious of all are the gifts of our time, attention and shared resources. These simple gifts given with love are often the most treasured gifts of all.

In the words of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart, “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” Just as Otto Frank’s gift to humanity has created an amazing legacy of education and sharing, may your giving tree become a forest of kindness this holiday season and into the new year.

Wishing you all the best, page 4

Keith Regan Managing Director

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Happenings at

THE COUNTY

APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR COUNTY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Applications are now being accepted for Boards, Councils, Commissions and Committees.

Responsibilities include hearing public testimony, reviewing policies and standards and making recommendations.

Positions are appointed by the Mayor, confirmed by the County Council and have terms lasting two to five years. While no monetary compensation is provided for serving on a Board or Commission, the public’s participation helps provide an important government service. Anyone interested in serving on a Board or Commission may apply online at www.mauicounty.gov/Boards. The deadline for applications is December 31, 2014.

Paper applications are also available at the County Building in the Mayor’s Office and in the Information Booth in the main lobby; at all public libraries; at Council Services offices on Molokai and Lanai and in Hana; and at all Parks and Recreation Permit offices (Wailuku, Makawao, Lahaina, Kihei, Hana, Molokai and Lanai). Paper applications should be mailed to: Mayor Alan Arakawa, County of Maui, 200 South High Street, Ninth Floor, Wailuku, HI 96793, or faxed to (808) 270-7870.

Applications are being accepted for: • Affirmative Action Advisory Council • Animal Control Board

• Board of Ethics • Board of Variances and Appeals • Civil Service Commission • Commission on Persons with Disabilities • Committee on the Status of Women • Council on Aging • Fire and Public Safety Commission • Hana Advisory Committee • Kula Agricultural Park Committee • Lanai Planning Commission • Liquor Control Adjudication Board • Liquor Control Commission • Maui County Arborist Committee • Maui County Cultural Resources Commission • Maui Planning Commission • Maui Redevelopment Agency • Police Commission • Real Property Tax Review Board • Salary Commission • Urban Design Review Board For more information, call the Office of the Mayor at (808) 270-7855 or visit www.mauicounty.gov/ boards.

SLURRY SEALING TO BEGIN ON SOUTH ALU ROAD IN WAILUKU The Highways Division of the Dept. of Public Works will be applying slurry sealing to the roadway of South Alu Road December 15-19,

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2014 as part of the department’s pavement preservation program.

for agriculture use valuation form is due by December 31st to be effective the following year.

Motorists are asked to be attentive to traffic control personnel and to expect delays as traffic will be restricted to one lane only. Access to driveways in affected areas will not be available due to a drying time of approximately 4-6 hours; temporary walkways will be provided in designated areas. Work will take place Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Also, if your taxes are delinquent as of December 31st, you will lose your home exemption.

Slurry application will start at the south end of South Alu’s cul-de-sac and move north.

Residents will be notified through door hangers two days before they will be directly impacted.

Residents are advised to remove all vehicles along the roadway, to park outside the work zone and to stay off newly resurfaced areas to allow proper curing time. Residents are also asked to shut off all irrigation systems while crews are working on the street. Any questions regarding the sealcoating project may be directed to Public Works’ Makawao Highways Division Office at 572-7272, Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Slurry sealing is designed to extend the life of County roads, saving money for taxpayers and providing safe, drivable roads for the public.

Slurry seals generally consist of a mixture of emulsified asphalt, water, mineral fillers, cement and other materials that are applied directly to the surface of an asphalt pavement.

The slurry seal serves to protect the top layer of asphalt from oxidation and wear caused by exposure to the sun, air, water and chemicals such as oil and gasoline.

MAYOR”S OFFICE HOLDS HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE Please help bring the joy of the holidays to deserving children in need by donating a new, unwrapped toy to Maui United Way’s Annual Holiday Toy Drive. Last year, 600 toys were given to children on Maui through Maui United Ways’ 40 non-profit partner agencies. For many children, it was the only Christmas gift they received. This would not have been possible without caring, generous community members like you.

Please drop off toy donations to the Mayor’s Office (9th floor of the Kalana O Maui Building) now through December 15th. Mahalo for making this holiday season bright for children on Maui!

SEAL COATING BEGINS ON AINAKEA ROAD IN LAHAINA The Highways Division, Lahaina District, of the Dept. of Public Works will begin seal coating the roadway of Ainakea Road this month as part of the department’s pavement preservation program.

The Department of Public Works is responsible for the pavement management system for the County of Maui. Since 2008, the department has been using iWorQ Pavements as its pavement management system, which monitors inventory, data collection, inspections, data management, and updates. iWorQ Pavements also tracks historical data, pavement treatments and condition histories.

Motorists are asked to expect delays as traffic will be restricted to one lane only, and access to driveways in affected areas will not be available due to drying time of approximately 4-6 hours; temporary walkways will be provided in designated areas. Residents are asked to remove all vehicles along the roadway and to shut off all irrigation systems while crews are working on the street.

The department appreciates the public’s cooperation and patience, and apologizes for the inconvenience.

Follow-up memos are being sent to residents to inform them which areas will be affected. Any questions regarding the sealcoating project may be directed to Public Works’ Lahaina District Office at 661-0501, Monday-Friday from 6 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT DIVISION WANTS TO KNOW! A friendly reminder from the Real Property Assessment Division of the Finance Department.

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Please visit www.mauicounty.gov/index. aspx?nid=1952 or call 270-7297 for more information.

With December 31st right around the corner, there are some forms due by the 31st….if you purchased a house or condo this year…if applicable, the claim for home exemption form, condo use declaration form and the request

The department appreciates the public’s understanding and cooperation, and apologizes for the inconvenience.

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Parks Department conducts fire extinguishing & evacuation drills BY: YASSIN OLEIWAN Safety Specialist For this past year, Parks and Recreation was engaged in conducting Fire Extinguishing and evacuation drills for all of Parks and Recreation districts around Maui County. Safety Specialist Yassin Oleiwan led the training with the assistance of District and Maintenance Supervisors (Mary Kielty, Jeff Anderson, Duke Sevilla, Daneford Wright, Willard Asato, Norraine Pascua, Ray Catiel, Sheryl Sumera-Cordeiro, Boysie Septimo, Donna Caires, Leland Parker, Mice Kahula, Sonia Helekahi, Gerard Starkey, Benito Piros, Richard Ped, Lance Tokushima, Doug Myers, and many others).

This month, Parks and Recreation conducted its first ever evacuation drill for its

establishments around War Memorial Complex. Facilities involved were Administration, Recreation, Permitting, Enforcement, Maintenance, and Aquatics. Intensive evacuation education and training for all district preceded and prepared for the actual evacuation drill.

A trained staff of ladies and gentlemen wearing safety vests and equipped with radios maintained smooth flow of evacuation toward assembly area. Employees with special needs were assisted by assigned employees. Assembly area was designated behind Sakamoto Pool near Little League field.

Supervisors and evacuation respondent staff conducted various tasks including checking offices, storages, gym, restrooms, and roll calls.

When all tasks were performed successfully the all-clear call were given and staff were clear to return. Interim Director Brianne Savage addressed the staff at the assembly area and highlighted the importance of being prepared for a variety of potential emergency scenarios.

Staff met at Parks and Recreation Conference Room for post evaluation.

Thanks go to the wonderful staff of Parks and Recreation for supporting the drill. The Safety division would like to acknowledge the support of Chief of Recreation Jason Lopez, Maintenance Superintendent Brad Pierce, Aquatics Chief Marian Feenstra, and Planning and Development Chief Robert Halvorson.

County Kitchen VERY CHRISTMAS CHERRY TRIFLE

by Sarah Shim 1 1 1 Âź 1 2 Âź

Dozen Bakery Brownies Package (4 servings) Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix Cup Milk Carton (16 oz.) Whipped Topping (Kraft Cool whip) Cans (21 oz.) Cherry Pie Filling cup Dried Cherries Chocolate Sprinkles

Break brownies into large chunks. Layer them over the bottom of a trifle dish or deep clear glass bowl. Combine pudding mix and milk in a deep mixing bowl. Beat with a whisk or hand mixer until pudding is firm. Fold in 1 cup of whipped topping; spread mixture over the top of brownies. Spread pie filling over pudding. Top trifle with remainder of the topping, and sprinkle with dried cherries and chocolate sprinkles. Refrigerate until served. Can be made up to 8 hours in advance. Makes 10 to 12 Servings. page 7

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Kaunoa Senior Services in spirit of giving & celebrating BY: DANA ACOSTA The Tea Room with Sarah Shim Seniors enjoyed and learned a lot about tea varieties and proper etiquette, followed by samples and finger foods at this November special occasion, presented

by Sarah Shim. Lynn Hashizaki and Sandy Shimabukuro enjoyed the fine company and marked the occasion by taking selfies!

In the Spirit of Giving Campaign Kaunoa’s Toys for Tots drive is being conducted in conjunction with the Marine Corps Recruiting Hawaii office on Maui, and continues through Friday, December 12.

New, unwrapped toys for boys and girls, from babies to teens, can be brought to either Kaunoa Spreckelsville or West Maui locations. Meals on Wheels Aide, Wendy Condry, donated 2 bicycles, which will definitely help make Christmas a little brighter here on Maui.

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Kaunoa’s 3rd Annual Angel Tree drive resulted in 100% of the Needs & Wishes of homebound seniors being met. RSVP Advisory Council members Teresa Lopes, Grace De Porter, Cecilia Balinbin and Elaine Minford

help Sarah Shim, director of Kaunoa’s Assisted Transportation program, prepare gifts for delivery to clients. MAHALO to all who contributed to the success of this important project! 1 photo December Happenings Longtime Maui musician Joel Katz, presents Hawaiian Steel Guitar as part of Kaunoa’s Lunch & Learn series at its Spreckelsville campus on Thursday, December 18, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. His most recent CD was a 2013 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Instrumental Album of the Year finalist. Reservations required; contact Kaunoa for availability, cost information and details.

Ring in the holidays with Kaunoa, as Jazz Maui presents Holiday Swing with the Big Band sounds of The Moonglow Allstars with guest saxophonist Eric Schneider of the Count Basie Orchestra and Hollywood vibraphonist Emil Richards, and dance demonstrations coordinated

by Sumek Dance. Mark your calendar for an evening of joy at the Four Seasons Resort & Spa on Sunday, December 14, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Reservations required; contact Kaunoa for availability, cost information and details.

Kaunoa’s volunteer opportunities, classes and activities are open to people 55 and better; pre-registration is required, unless otherwise noted. For a full listing of events and opportunities, with complete details, call the Kaunoa offices at 270-7308 or 661-9432 to receive the monthly newsletter and listing of ongoing activities.

Kaunoa Senior Services is a division of the County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns.

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B & C Highlight Liquor Control Adjudication Board BY: LOIS WHITNEY The Liquor Control Adjudication Board hears and determines administrative complaints of the Director regarding violations of the liquor control laws of the State or of the Rules of the Commission, and imposes penalties for violations as may be provided by law.

Highlights: Recent Adjudication Board agenda items included restaurant general and dispenser general liquor licensed premises within Kihei, Wailea and Lahaina accused of serving liquor to patrons who were already under the influence of liquor and a retail general liquor licensed premise on Molokai accused of providing liquor to a minor.

Members of the Lanai Planning Commission:

• Wayne Pagan (Haiku) 3/31/2018

• Marilyn Chapman (Kihei) - 3/31/2015

• Jerrybeth L.M. De Mello (Lahaina) - 3/31/2019

• Linda Fernandez (Lanai) 3/31/2015

Additional Info:

• Kaulana Mossman (Kula) - 3/31/2016 • Henry A. Kauka, Jr. (Molokai) - 3/31/2016 • Doris Tanaka (Wailuku) 3/31/2017 • Bernard Despins (Wailuku) - 3/31/2017 • Donald Fujii (Wailuku) 3/31/2018

Supporting Department: Department of Liquor Control Ph. 244-4666 Note: This column will feature a County board, commission or committee each month, as well as announcements and recent member changes. Chairs are encouraged to submit items for this column to Lois.Whitney@ mauicounty.gov.

Holiday Safety Tips by the National Safety Council SUBMITTED BY RONALD STEBEN When preparing a holiday meal for friends and family, be sure to wash hands, utensils, sink, and anything else that has come in contact with raw poultry. Keep in mind that a stuffed bird takes longer to cook.

Never defrost food at room temperature. Thaw it in the refrigerator, in cold water or in the microwave.

While doing holiday cooking, keep your knives sharp. Most knife injuries occur due to dull blades.

When displaying a tree, cut off about two inches off the trunk

and put the tree in a sturdy, water-holding stand. Keep the stand filled with water so the tree does not dry out quickly.

keep three points of contact on the ladder whether two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand.

Stand your tree away from fireplaces, radiators and other heat sources. Make sure the tree does not block foot traffic or doorways.

When climbing, keep your hips between the side rails and do not lean too far or overreach.

Reposition the ladder closer to the work instead.

When putting up holiday decorations, always use the proper step stool or ladder to reach high places. Don’t stand on chairs, desks or other furniture.

Prepare your car for the winter by checking items such as the brakes, spark plugs, battery, and tires. Check your owner’s manual for the recommended interval for a tune-up.

When you climb, always face the ladder and grip the rungs to climb – not the side rails. Always

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Holiday Safety Tips from NFPA SUBMITTED BY RONALD STEBEN An estimated 250 home fires involving Christmas trees and another 170 home fires involving holiday lights and other decorative lighting occur each year.

Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), an estimated 250 home fires involving Christmas trees and another 170 home fires involving holiday lights and other decorative lighting occur each year. Together, these fires resulted in 21 deaths and 43 injuries.

Following a few simple fire safety tips can keep electric lights, candles, and the Christmas tree from creating a tragedy. Learn how to prevent a fire and what to do in case a fire starts in your home. Make sure all exits are accessible and not blocked by decorations or trees. Help ensure that you have a fire safe holiday season.

Christmas Trees Keep the tree watered. Christmas trees account for hundreds of fires annually. Typically, shorts in electrical lights or open flames from candles, lighters, or matches start tree fires. Wellwatered trees are not a problem.

A dry and neglected tree can be.

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Needles on fresh trees should be green and hard to pull back from the branches, and the needles should not break if the tree has been freshly cut. The trunk should be sticky to the touch.

Old trees can be identified by bouncing the tree trunk on the ground. If many needles fall off, the tree has been cut too long and, has probably dried out, and

is a fire hazard.

Do not place your tree close to a heat source, including a fireplace or heat vent. The heat will dry out the tree, causing it to be more easily ignited by heat, flame, or sparks. Be careful not to drop or flick cigarette ashes near a tree. Do not put your live tree up too early or leave it up for longer than two weeks. Keep the tree stand filled with water at all times.

Never put tree branches or needles in a fireplace or woodburning stove. When the tree becomes dry, discard it promptly.

The best way to dispose of your tree is by taking it to a recycling center or having it hauled away by a community pick-up service.

Holiday Lights Inspect holiday lights each year for frayed wires, bare spots, gaps in the insulation, broken or cracked sockets, and excessive kinking or wear before putting them up. Use only lighting listed by an approved testing laboratory.

Do not link more than three light strands, unless the directions indicate it is safe. Connect

strings of lights to an extension cord before plugging the cord into the outlet. Make sure to periodically check the wires— they should not be warm to the touch.

Holiday Decorations Use only nonflammable decorations. All decorations should be nonflammable or flame-retardant and placed away from heat vents. If you are using a metallic or artificial tree, make sure it is flame retardant.

Don’t block exits. Ensure that trees and other holiday decorations do not block an exit way. In the event of a fire, time is of the essence. A blocked entry/exit way puts you and your family at risk.

Avoid using lit candles. If you do use lit candles, make sure they are in stable holders and place them where they cannot be easily knocked down. Never leave the house with candles burning.

Never put lit candles on a tree.

Do not go near a Christmas tree with an open flame—candles, lighters, or matches.

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Fire Department holds fire safety & services demonstration

BY LEE MAINAGA PHOTOS BY KIMBERLEY MULLEN

The Maui Fire Dept held a Fire Safety and Services Demonstration at the Keopuolani Park Horseshoe field on November 29, 2014. Fire Chief Jeffrey Murray was on hand to welcome everyone and stayed to talk with all who attended. With approximately 250+ people, the event drew a bigger crowd than expected.

The Fire Dept’s show included 12 pieces of equipment including Fire Engines, Rescue Truck, Haz Mat Truck, Tanker, a Ladder Truck, Ocean Safety Jet Ski, Preventions Fire Safety House Trailer and Air 1 helicopter. With over 30 personnel on site to demonstrate rescue, fire fighting and extrication techniques and talk to the families about fire safety, it was a really “Big Show!”.

The event concluded with families taking pictures and talking with the fire fighters, lifeguards, and the pilot while checking out the trucks, helicopter and other equipment.

Ladder 14 from Wailea added a “cool” break from the heat with a spray of water from the 100 feet aerial platform for anyone who wanted to get wet!

It was a great event and the comments from the community were very positive and gratifying. From the Maui Fire Department, mahalo to all who made it possible and to all who attended. We look forward to next year’s event!

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Fire Department rallies around Fire Fighter Joshua Dukes and his son diagnosed with cancer

BY JUNE HARPER

The Maui Fire Department is rallying for Kihei fire fighter Joshua Dukes and his family.

Trucker Dukes, the youngest of four children, is receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatment for neuroblastoma at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children on ‘Oahu.

Neuroblastoma is a children’s cancer diagnosed in approximately 500 to 1,000 children per year in the USA. Trucker is in the late stages and high-risk category of neuroblastoma and is experiencing rapid and aggressive growth of his tumor located in his abdomen, according his doctors. The neuroblastoma tumor cells have already spread to 50% of his bones.

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On November 24, 2014, Trucker was hospitalized for a mass in his abdomen at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He received a blood transfusion and was flown to Oahu where doctors diagnosed Trucker with neuroblastoma.

Chemotherapy and radiation treatment began on December

3, 2014.

Fire Chief Murray and Crystal Sakai, Secretary to the Fire Chief are teaming with friends and family to raise awareness and funds for Trucker’s medical treatment and subsequent financial burdens. One effort is the sale of special “Keep On Truckin’ Trucker Boy” t-shirts at participating fire houses throughout Maui County. Fire fighters at the stations are volunteering their time to sell the shirts to the public with all proceeds going to Trucker Dukes cancer fund. The shirts are also available at the main office of the MFD located behind the Kahului Fire House.

Also available at participating fire houses are “Team Trucker” stickers designed with the Maltese Cross, the symbol of fire fighters.

Team Trucker began as a group on Facebook that has obtained more than 3,700 “likes” from around the world. The Team Trucker Facebook page serves as an informational hub for updates from Joshua and his wife Shauna Dukes.

A campaign to ask people to draw Trucker a picture is underway whereby people can post a photo of the drawing so that Trucker and his family can see the art work online. Fire houses are also collecting these drawings so they can all be presented to Trucker in a book in time for Christmas.

Donations of silent auction items are being accepted at this time, although the details of the auction are in the process of being finalized. Anyone willing to donate items for the auction can send their information to keepontruckintrucker@gmail. com.

Social media and an online donation page have helped in raising more than $60,000.

Monetary donations can be made out directly to Joshua and Shauna Dukes and can be dropped off at participating fire houses.

For more information, call Crystal Sakai at 270-7561.

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Annual Planning Conference held on Maui this year BY: MICHELE MCLEAN Deputy Planning Director Every year, the counties and state take turns hosting an annual planning conference. This year, Maui hosted the Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials conference on September 10 - 12 at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kaanapali. The conference theme was SHIFT -- Shaping Hawaii For Tomorrow.

We challenged conference participants to SHIFT: to consider our approach to how we plan, think, act, communicate, work and govern.

Conference participants universally praised the Planning Department for putting on one of the best conferences to be held in years, giving Ann Cua -- Planner VI and Conference Chair -- a standing ovation at the final day’s luncheon. Keynote speakers included Bill HolsingerRobinson from The Understaning Group in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jennifer Keesmaat, the Chief Planner from the City of Toronto, and Sustainable Development expert Jim Heid from UrbanGreen, along with a panel of “Island Voices” that included Maui’s Tim Bailey, Oahu’s Rob Iopa and Kauai’s Michael Dahilig, who discussed how their island upbringing and traditions influence their work today.

Maui was proud to set the bar very high for next year’s host -- the state Office of Planning.

Next year, we hope to learn how this year’s participants were able to SHIFT and what positive changes come about from these important and inspiring conferences. page 13

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DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .?

BY: SIMONE C. POLAK The holiday season is upon us, ready or not, here comes the season of delicious food, and even more delicious sweets such as cookies, chocolates, and fruitcakes.

Of course, it will be practically impossible to resist such sweat seducers, and as the saying goes, “if you can’t beat them, then join them.” So every year around Thanksgiving through the end of the year, most of us devise a clever plan. We allow ourselves to partake in the enjoyments of these sweets in exchange for the promise to ourselves that we will exercise any weight gain right back off in the New Year. And we will do it the high tech way! With the appearance of endless exercise apps, there surely is an app for us which will help us meet our goal in the New Year.

But is there any evidence that these fitness apps actually work?

A recent published study entitled “Evidence-Based Apps: Most Weight-Loss Apps are Losers” demonstrated that “introducing overweight patients to one of the most popular weight-loss apps didn’t help them shed pounds.”

The study was a prospective, randomized, controlled trial with 212 patients in primary care clinics.

The 212 patients participating in the study used the free MyFitnessPal app. The study used research assistants who helped patients download the app during a regular clinic visit and patients were shown an instructional video developed by MyFitnessPal. A week later a follow up phone call was made to assist patients with any technical problems they might have with the app.

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Sadly, no significant weight loss occurred with the fitness app group. In fact, Dr. Brian Laing noted: Patients in the app group seldom bothered to open it after the first month, with open rates dropping from 94 patients in the

diet, so calories are not usually a problem. There are days when I have to skip the walk, but I am strongly motivated to make sure I keep up with my physical exercise.

Reviewing the history of the Runtastic app also helps to continually feel motivated!

So go ahead, plan on losing weight next year, download a fitness app and become familiar with its use, and stay motivated to reach and stay at your desired weight!

Happy Holidays! first month (97%) to 34 patients in the sixth month (35%). The ones who stopped using it complained in a survey that the app was “tedious,” or said they were too busy or stressed to use it, or dropped it for other reasons.

Nevertheless, Dr. Brian Y. Laing believes that there is in fact a place for fitness apps in our lives, commenting “I think what it tells us is the app still can be a very powerful tool for patients who are truly motivated to track calories, but not for everyone.”

To be fair, this study seems to have focused on a fitness app based on weight loss through reduction of caloric intake. Of course, there are many fitness apps which actually track physical fitness activities such as walking, running, cycling, sit ups, push ups, I use an app called Runtastic and it keeps track of my walks with my dogs, indicating the distance, duration, average pace, average speed, elevation gain & loss, as well as my dehydration level. It organizes the activities by week, and periodically sends me a nice message congratulating me on my physical exercise. Most fitness apps will do this. For me, tracking calories is not the most important thing; I try to walk about three miles with my dogs each day.

I am eating a mostly plant based

------------------------------------. http://www.practiceupdate.com/ news/6443, retrieved on December 5, 2014. . According to the website www. myfitnesspal.com, the MyFitnessPal app is a fast and easy to use calorie counter, claiming to be a nutrition and calorie database with over 4 million foods. It makes food entry easy by listing many restaurants meals to chose from. You can enter “Subway Turkey Chipotle” in the search bar of the app, and instantly, your calories are displayed and you can then save them to your records. http:// www.myfitnesspal.com retrieved on December 5, 2014.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…? Is a monthly column written by Simone C. Polak, a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Drug Unit at the Prosecutor’s office. A former NYC Emergency Medical Technician & medical/surgical technician in the Air Force Reserve, she has maintained an interest in medical developments, news, and advances, especially as they pertain to our daily lives. Any opinions expressed in these articles are her opinions and do not constitute those of her department or the County of Maui.

These articles are informational only, and are not intended as medical advice.

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Kupaianaha “Blessings of Life” BY: TIFFANY IIDA We are each so fortunate to have wonderful people in our lives, friends, co-workers, loved ones who are iimportant 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.

On November 24, 2014, Eric and Jennifer Hawkins, Economic Development Specialist II, Small Business Specialist, Jennifer, Eric & Hopie Office Hawkins of Economic Development, Kuha’o Business Center celebrated their 20th Wedding Anniversary. Jennifer stated, “We may not have it all together, but together we have it all!” Pictured are Jennifer, Eric and their daughter, Hopie.

Congratulations to the Hawkins’ family!!!

Another Employee Down the Drain - One of Maui County’s long time employees is retiring this month. He is a man who has contributed over three decades to a County and division that supplies you with a service that you probably use every day with hardly a thought. More importantly, he has done this job with enthusiasm, professionalism and simply because he enjoys it. For the most part, it has never appeared to just be a job for him, it’s been more of a mission.

So do you think you know this man? Have you seen him in the halls? Have you read his name in the newspaper or magazines? You might answer yes to one, maybe two of these questions. Yet surprisingly, your kids may be more likely to recognize his name. It’s Steve Parabicoli of the Wastewater Reclamation Division. The man with the dirty water, microscope and “doo-doo” jokes.

Steve Parabicoli Seriously though, while holding several positions over the years, he is most notably recognized as the former Coordinator of the Wastewater Reuse Program.

In that capacity for 20 years he traveled the classroom circuit (elementary, middle and high school, and yes, even Maui College) giving presentations on the wastewater process and its byproducts. He also led hundreds of tours at wastewater facilities showing

children and teachers the magic of micro-organisms and providing education on what should and shouldn’t go down drains and toilets. Ask any kid on this island and it’s pretty apparent he has convinced them, as well as adults and community groups, that reusing wastewater is one of the best choices we can make for an island ecosystem. Maui Magazine even included him last year in their Environmental Hero’s 2013 article and touted him as “Maui’s effluent evangelist.”

Steve started his career in April of 1984 at the Kahului Wastewater Plant as an operator and moved up to Supervisor a year later. In 1993 he moved to the Recycling Coordinator position that now defines his employment with the County. Under Steve’s leadership, Maui County became the leader in the state in reusing wastewater for irrigation purposes. He designed the Division logo.

He managed the Kaunakakai Plumbing Retrofit program that lowered water use 15% thus delaying a plant expansion. He was instrumental in developing the Wastewater Reuse Ordinance that mandates use of recycled water if it is made available to a property. He worked with Maui College to develop the UH Maui College Sustainable Science Degree program to begin the training process for new water resource professionals. In 1996 he was

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the Maui County Employee of the Year.

Steve has convinced people that this waste byproduct, once treated to R-1 quality, is actually a very valuable resource. So much so, that 50% of Kihei’s wastewater is currently reused and nearly 35% is recycled in Lahaina. He would be proud to tell you that “We’re not just irrigating golf courses these days. We also supply water to agriculture, construction dust control, parks, churches, apartments, condominiums, schools and shopping centers. It’s used for irrigation, toilet flushing and in those purple fire hydrants.” A great byproduct of this usage is that recycled water is currently diverting over 600 million gallons/year of clean drinking water from irrigation uses.

Always looking at the future of this community and understanding the value of education, Steve has participated on the West Maui Watershed Committee, Public Education Committee for the Hawaii Wastewater Environment Association, the UH Maui Sustainable Science Program, acted as an instructor for the Statewide Operator Training Center, and has spearheaded many statewide conferences on water reuse. For the last two years, Steve moved from our Wailuku office to the Kihei Plant in order to oversee all of the Maui County Wastewater Reclamation Facilities. This allowed him to more readily pass on his treatment process and institutional knowledge to the next set of wastewater professionals and to help train a new Recycled Water Coordinator. (Oh yea, it also got him his high three.)

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So if you happen to see Steve in the halls this month, on a softball diamond, basketball court, running his dogs along the shoreline in Paia, or hiking near his house in Haiku in the future, thank him for his many

years of service and ask, “Hey what’s a rotifer?” because we all know he will still be dying to tell someone about wastewater, bio solids, the treatment process, and especially how to recycle the water. Submitted

by Yvonne Miyasato, Secretary II, Wastewater Reclamation Division, Department of Environmental Management and written by Scott Rollins, Civil Engineer VI, Wastewater Reclamation Division, Department of Environmental Management.

Lauren Arakawa, Scott Wells, & Tracy Maenaka Deanna Thyssen, Executive Secretary to the Director of Finance stated that on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Real Property Tax and Collections of the Department of Finance celebrated their November Birthdays. They celebrated with Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Red Velvet Cake w/cream cheese, Coconut Cake w/cream cheese, and Angel Food Cake w/whipped chocolate frosting all made

by Fresh Bakery & Catering.

Pictured from left to right are Lauren Arakawa, Collections Tax Clerk I (November 23rd), Scott Wells, Real Property Appraiser IV (November 24th) and Tracy Maenaka, Tax Map & Records Tech I (November 5th). Not pictured is Vanessa Ribao, Collections Delinquent Tax Assistant (November 13th).

Happy Birthday to all the November babies!!!

The Finance Department

Vina DeGuzman with Mayor Arakawa & Finance Dept.

Personnel would also like to to recognize and thank Vina DeGuzman, Intern. While interning, Vina completed 225 hours with the payroll division for the winter semester. She is currently attending University of Hawaii, Maui College and pursuing her accounting degree. Vina has been a great asset to the Department of Finance/ Payroll division. Good Luck to Vina in her accounting career and future endeavors Pictured left to right: Danielle Navarro (Payroll Manager), Julie Patao (Intern Coordinator UHMC), Vina DeGuzman (Intern), Diane Grogan (Payroll Supervisor), Mayor, Wayne Fujita (Accounts Administrator), Andrea Monteiro (Pre-Audit Clerk) and Director Danny Agsalog.

Sarah Shim Congratulations and Best Wishes to Sarah Shim, Senior Services Program Specialist IV, Senior Services Division, Department of Housing and Human Concerns on her

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upcoming retirement. Sarah stated, “It’s been twenty plus years being blessed to be employed by the State of Hawaii and the County of Maui.

I enjoyed being the Editor of the Food Section of the High Street Journal because cooking is one of my favorite hobbies. I am looking forward to exceptional experiences and opportunities that will make my retirement years the best years of my life. Thank you to everyone for the support and trust bestowed upon me all these years. I want to share a guide for using good judgment that was given to me by my mentor. It guided me daily and I hope it can help others. “If you can’t do it safely don’t do it. Protect the integrity of the Division and its long-term financial stability.

Exceed the client’s expectation.

Treat every individual with

respect (including your team members). Action gets us closer to the Division’s mission and goals.” Happy Holidays to everyone and a prosperous 2015.

Congratulations to Karissa Ginoza, daughter of Kim Ginoza & Dept. of Environmental Management Director Kyle Ginoza who won Pu`u Kukui Elementary School’s Spelling Bee held on November 21st. She, along with runner up Riley Regan, son of Managing Director Keith Regan & Lynn Araki-Regan, will be competing in the Maui District Spelling Bee next month.

Both Karissa & Riley were recently recognized by their respective 4th grade teachers to be Pueo of the Month.

Riley Regan & Karissa Ginoza

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

The Department of Personnel Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ralph Thomas as EEO Specialist with the County of Maui, effective October 20, 2014.

Ralph filled the vacancy created by Cheryl Kelly who left in January. He will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the County’s equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs and coordinating the County’s effort in complying with applicable federal, state, and county laws and requirements. As the County’s EEO Specialist, Ralph will serve as a technical resource person on matters relating to the County’s equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs.

Ralph brings a wealth of experience to the County which he gained during 24+ years in the United States Air Force (10 years as a police officer and 14+ years in various assignments related to equal employment opportunity) and more recently with the U.S. Department

of Veterans Affairs in Long Beach, California, where he worked as an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist for two years.

Please help us welcome Ralph to the County of Maui. He may be reached at 270-3168.

The Maui Fire Department is honored to announce the promotions of five Fire Fighters effective November 16, 2014. The five are as follows: Chad Pacheco - promoted from FFIII to Fire Captain at the Kaunakakai Fire Station on Molokai. Captain Pacheco is a 15 year veteran with 9 years served at the Lahaina Fire Station.

He was promoted to a FFII on HazMat for 6 months, and then promoted to FF III working out of the Pukoo Fire Station on Molokai for the next year. From Pukoo, he transferred to the Kahului Fire Station where he has been stationed till his recent promotion.

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Modesto Jacinto promoted from FFII to FFIII. He is a 9 year veteran, joining the department in April 2005.

FF III Jacinto has spent time at the Makawao, Wailea and Kahului Fire Stations. He was a FF II, both on the Hazmat and Rescue Companies and is assigned to the Training Burea.

John Rosa – promoted from FFI to FFIII. Joining the department in July 2002 , he is a 12 year veteran with 4 years served at the Hoolehua Fire Station and 8 years at the Kaunakakai Fire Station. He will be assigned to the Hoolehua Fire Station.

Shane Adolpho – promoted from FF I to FF II Hazmat Technician.

Hired in April 2005, FF II Adolpho has worked at the Wailea, Hoolehua and Kahului Fire Stations. He is the first fire fighter from Molokai to promote to a FF II Hazmat Technincian. He is being assigned to the Hazmat Company at the Kahului Fire Station.

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Owen Deatrick promoted from FF I to FF II Hazmat Technician. FF II Deatrick has been employed with the Fire Department for over 12 years. He began his career with the opening of Wailea Station on Ladder 14.

He transitioned to Ladder 3 in Lahaina for 2 ½ years. His last 8 years has been on an Engine company in Napili on Engine 11. He is being assigned to the Hazmat Company at the Kahului Fire Station.

Ho`omana`o A section of reflection, meditation, or any other way you may feel appropriate, to help our fellow employees (that wish to express themselves) get through a challenging time BY: TIFFANY IIDA Roland Prieto, Economic Development Specialist II, Office of Economic Development: I have been the bishop for about 6 months now for the Kahului Ward in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. On the first day that I was called and asked to address the members of my ward as their new bishop, I read them the following letter: Confessions of a Mormon Bishop I pulled into my driveway at 12:30 this morning. I sat in the car in front of our dark house for a few minutes. Everyone inside was asleep. The whole neighborhood was still. And yet my mind was racing. So many questions. So many emotions.

Sadness. Hope. Inadequacy. Welcome to the life of a Mormon bishop.

Like pastors, priests, and clergy in other religions, those of us asked to serve as a bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spend hours behind closed doors meeting with people who allow us into the darkest corners of their lives.

They come to us for various reasons. Because of guilt. Because they have lost hope. Because they have been betrayed. Because they don’t know where else to go. Because they feel worthless.

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they have doubts. Because they believe in a forgiving God yet feel disconnected from Him. They come and sit in front of me. Some hesitate. Take a deep breath. And grasp for courage to say out loud what they have been hiding inside for days, weeks, or years. Others almost run in. They spill before I sit.

They’re anxious to clear their conscience or announce their doubts. Each one is different. For hours every week I sit. And listen.

I did not ask for this opportunity.

I never considered I might someday have an office in a church. I have no professional training for this position. I am not a scriptural scholar. I have not walked through vineyards with robe-wearing monks. And, if you’re wondering about vows of celibacy let me introduce you to my four kids. All I did was answer a phone call. Show up for a meeting. And nod when asked if I would serve.

I don’t sometimes wonder why me. I always wonder why me. And yet they come. Share their stories. And look to me for wisdom. I’m not sure any of them have learned from me.

But, I have learned so much in the hours I’ve sat in that office listening to them. I have learned that we believe it is a strength to conceal weakness. I have learned that it is easy to want others to overlook our flaws as we expect perfection in them.

I have learned that it is hardest to show compassion and grant forgiveness to those closest to us. I have learned that while curiosity is a strength it can also be a curse. I have learned that we are creatures of habit.

I have learned that faith is a muscle. I have learned that it is far easier to deny deity than to deny desire. I have learned the mystery surrounding death forces a consideration of spiritual matters. I have learned that observance of the Sabbath recalibrates perspective

and improves judgment. I have learned that most of us bear scars from the failure, disappointment, and fear in our lives. And, we prefer to wear long sleeves. I have learned that to deal with life’s pain most of us choose one of the following: alcohol, drugs, pornography, or spirituality. I have learned alcohol and drugs are the easiest path. As long as you’re willing to never stop drinking, smoking, or swallowing. I have learned pornography is highly addictive and has nothing to do with sexual appetites and everything to do with escape.

And that the habit is never overcome in isolation. I have learned that we feel like a failure when we make mistakes even when we profess a belief that the purpose of this existence is to make and learn from them.

I have learned that forgiveness is the greatest gift we can offer someone. And ourselves. I have learned that many know about Jesus Christ but more of us could make an effort to know Him. I have learned that the strongest among us are those with the cleanest mirrors. I have learned that the sins of parents profoundly affect children. And are often repeated by them.

I have learned that affection from parents profoundly affects children. I have learned that most communication between parents and children is what psychologists call “superficial.”

Strong relationships are built on the “validating” variety. I have learned that children desperately desire parents who listen. I have learned that churches are not museums or catwalks for perfected saints but rather labs for sinners. I have learned that “tolerate” and “love” are two very different verbs despite what popular culture professes.

I have learned that there’s more sadness in this world than I had realized. I have learned there is more goodness in this world than I had realized. I have learned that to be happy is a choice. I have learned those preoccupied with serving others

have less time to count their problems. I have learned that a habit of one brief moment of spirituality a day can alter one’s entire direction. I have learned that we want God to grant us space to make decisions but step in to stop others, nature, mortality, or illness from hurting us or those we love. I have learned those who have made more mistakes have a great gift.

Empathy. Now to the matter of searching out someone who hungers for it. Indeed, I have learned I have much to learn.

The names of those I meet with will never be known.

Confidentiality demands I never disclose their stories. But, late last night as I sat in my car on the driveway I decided I should compile a list of what the people I meet with are teaching me.

And, I wanted to share it.

In my short time thus far as a bishop for the Kahului Ward, I have already experienced and learned many of these things that this bishop has shared. I have seen so many struggles financially, physically, and spiritually. Several of these magnified during this holiday time of year. They are all compounded by my own struggles. Sometimes I wonder if I have the strength to carry on.

What keeps me going is the love I have for the many members I have stewardship over, even though there are hundreds of whom I do not know. What keeps me going is my family and my love for them and their love and support for me in my calling. What keeps me going is my love and faith for Our Father in heaven and His love for me.

I’m not looking for sympathy.

I’m not looking for accolades.

I’m not even looking for a pat on the back. I just wanted to reflect and share my experiences as a Mormon bishop and let everyone know that I love them as well. page 19

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Councilmember Bob Carroll & Managing Director Mayor Arakawa & Managing Director Keith Regan discuss Keith Regan at a holiday party in West Maui. pertinent county issues during their weekly one-hour radio shows on KPMW 105.5 FM (Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m.) and KAOI 1110 AM (Thursdays at 7:00 a.m.). Joining them on Tuesdays at KPMW is Mayor’s Chief of Staff Herman Andaya, Jr. WANTED: Your best shots for the County Gallery

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Want to submit a photo of a County event or employee at work? Email your photo for consideration to lynn.araki-regan@mauicounty. gov. Caption info must include name and title of each person whose face appears in the photo.

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Managing Director Keith Regan reads a proclamation proclaiming December 4, 2014 as BEST BUDDIES MAUI DAY throughout Maui County and urge all residents to recognize the contributions and community service provided by Best Buddies middle school and high school student and faculty volunteers in Maui County.

Mayor Alan Arakawa reads a Children’s Christmas book to a group of preschoolers during a MEO Head Start class visit on December 8, 2014.

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Ho‘okipa Park’s new lifeguard station

Managing Director Keith Regan and Council Chair Gladys Baisa with Michael McCormick the State Director of Best Buddies Hawaii.

Ho’olaule’a no Na Ka’i -- An Evening with the Maui Invitational 2014 Coaches. Keith Regan & Dr. Arleen Ricalde-Garcia served as the emcees at this well-attended event!

There were coaches, basketball players, and fans from Arizona, BYU, Chaminade, Kansas State, Missouri, Pittsburg, Purdue, and San Diego State.

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Mayor Alan Arakawa welcoming all the seniors at the Maui Hotel & Loading Association Kupuna Dinner on December 5, 2014

December 2014 Call to reserve a seat: Ph. 873-8247 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.

CHAOS TO CAREFREE… 5 Steps to optimize Your Business & Affect Your Bottom Line Instructor: Gylian Solay, MS Wednesday, December 3, 2014 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Did you know that by clearing your mind, you may be able to optimize your business, which consequently affects your bottom line? In this workshop, you will learn about the 5 steps to clear your mind: C larify your present business situation.

H armonize the various aspects of your business.

A ctualize your business vision.

O rderly Time Management …. Be more efficient…Get more done!

S paces where you work become functional, manageable and easy to maintain.

Come to this inspiring workshop to create your Mission Possible! (Optimizing Your Business)

Over the past 40 years, Gylian Solay has honed her expertise as an organizer, teacher, lecturer, and counselor. As a small business owner, she will has amassed a wealth of experiences, challenges, and successes. Gylian will help you take you from overwhelming chaos to user-friendly order. The results are empowering!

BECOMING A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR: Leveraging the World's Greatest Marketing Secret by Writing, Publishing and Promoting Your Book to Better Market Your Business Instructor: Patrick Snow Friday, December 5, 2014 - 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Are you looking for a better way to market your business? Do you have a burning desire to become a best-selling author? Attend this seminar and learn how to make your publishing and business goals come true. If you want to stand out from your competition, strengthen your credentials, and get free publicity, then writing and publishing book is your best marketing strategy. Let international bestselling author, Patrick Snow, guide you through the process. In this two-hour seminar you will learn your three publishing options, top five requirements for becoming a best-selling author, and 18 mistakes to avoid. Most importantly you will learn how to monetize your passion and even better market your business, or start a new business using your book as a platform from which you can launch! Come early, and stay late for his Q/A session that will answer all questions on your book project.

Patrick Snow is an international best-selling author of Creating Your Own Destiny, The Affluent Entrepreneur, and Boy Entrepreneur has sold between 250,000 and one million copies of his three books in five languages and 108 countries. As a professional speaker he has given more than 2,500 speeches on three continents. As a publishing, book marketing, and speaker coach he has mentored more than 750 clients worldwide to achieve their publishing goals. He has been featured as a cover story in USA TODAY, The New York Times, and Forbes. When he is not traveling the world presenting, he lives in Wailuku, HI. For more information visit www.PatrickSnow.com or www.ThePublishingDoctor.com. Patrick is also hosting is 29th Best-Seller Publishing Institute in Maui on February 6-8th, 2015

Choose Your Market and Grow Your Business Now! Instructor: Mike Kern Monday, December 8, 2014 – 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

In this hour-long workshop, you will learn a new approach to rapidly grow your business and/or entering new markets with dramatically reduced risk and enhanced confidence. Whether you are marketing/selling offline or online via Google, Face Book, or other social media sites, this is the beginning of the end of your frustration in getting enough customers, keeping them, leveraging their full lifetime value, and building a lucrative, emotional fulfilling, and genuinely fun enterprise for yourself.

You will learn how to research and implement “irresistible” messages for your market and its segments, how to use these messages to get people to LEAVE the competitive field and bond to YOU and YOUR COMPANY via follow up “touch points” (newsletters, audios, teleconferences, webinars, and much more…so they become more or less convinced that you’re the ONLY possible solution for their problem.

You start to want everything to be accountable, trackable, and measurable. (You also realize you don’t have $50,000 to spend on branding like all the big box stores…so you have to look for a different strategy.

Most importantly, you will learn now to build your marketing system around extremely high quality research…you must target your specific customer today…and make this an integral part of your business…something to be cherished and enjoyed instead of feared and avoided.

Discover that everything is oriented first and foremost around PRODUCING RESULTS. So attend, enjoy the process, let it become part of you and…LEARN HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR MARKET AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS NOW!

BUSINESS ON THE GRILL WITH MBB MEMBERS (FREE) – 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - Maui County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall Ste B-9 At MCBRC, Maui Business Brainstormers (MBB) members meet every month to discuss, share and learn subjects related to starting, running and growing own business.

Spirited discussions result in information, education and fun.

The attendees and the expert business coach contribute with substance to the featured segments: 1) Get to Know your Neighbor: an opportunity to interact with new faces and strengthen own abilities to socialize with others in fast paced situations; 2) Business on the Grill: This segment creates a case study for mutual learning. A MBB member submits own business to be grilled. To apply for this segment, the business must be in operation with sales and the need to grow, but facing challenges.

3) Regular Brainstorming: Attendees have opportunity to present a challenge they are experiencing in their own business for group ideas and suggestions.

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

How Not To Be Overwhelmed By Financial Choices Instructor: Dr. Phil Lenefsky, DDS Monday, December 15, 2014 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Financial decisions are made with the best possible intentions, usually one at a time, over years.

Then one day, you wake up and wonder how come there is no money left at the end of the month.

You also wonder why so many different companies and governments have their hands in your pockets. Why not make a list of all the companies and government agencies you pay each month?

Don’t forget the government and all the government fees you pay, including the GET tax and built in regulatory fees.

In this hour presentation we will discuss how the lack of understanding our financial and tax system and the lack of planning caused you to slowly sink into being overwhelmed. How then do you get out of being overwhelmed and back into security and peace of mind? We will also discuss where you received your financial knowledge from, whether it is accurate, and whether the sources of your information have your best interests in mind.

For example, is Snoopy on the television commercial really a good source of insurance and investment advice? Is Nationwide really on your side? Do high schools and colleges really teach useful financial and tax information? Is the credit card company that rebates 1% of all purchases really concerned about your happiness? Is 0% financing on cars really a good deal?

For the most fun and learning during this course please bring information on a commercial or better yet, copy down a bumper sticker and let us analyze how these ideas create bad decisions.

Dr. Phil Lenefsky, DDS, operated a private dental practice from 1974-1994 in the State of Colorado and now practices as a locum tenens dentist and teaches financial principles in a private setting.

Using his advanced training in finance, taxes, real estate, mortgages, and commodities, he was able to retire at age 41. Since then, he has been coaching and teaching others to achieve their financial independence.

His presentation is strictly for educational purposes. Please review any action or plans you might undertake with your accountant, financial planner or attorney.

Engage! How to Create Content for your Brand…. and Then What???!!!

Instructor: Nico Fisher Wednesday, December 17, 2014 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and Q&A till 1:30 p.m.

In this fascinating and exciting workshop, presented by Nico Fisher, you will learn how to: Curate Content Choose the right approach for the right audience Share information on multi-sites Stay in control What is the “Circle of Content”? How do you get traffic to your website? Get answers to these questions, plus more….. Nico is an energetic entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in marketing and social media. She is presently a Marketing Strategist, Social Media Consultant and Trainer and is passionate about taking businesses from good to great through various marketing avenues.

MAUI COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVES MAUI ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Monday, December 29th 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 30th 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 31st 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Schedule an appointment today!

1-800-372-9966 or BBH.org