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Kupu Students Learn About Sustainable Development and Operations as Part of Mentorship Day

Submitted by Bennet Group on Tuesday, May 14th, 5:21 pm

Students participating in Kupu’s CommunityU program spent the day with The Howard Hughes Corporation to learn about local careers available in sustainable development and operations. Throughout the day, the students shadowed employees in various fields and heard about their life stories and paths to their current positions.

Kupu’s CommunityU program is designed for young adults looking to complete a CBASE (competency based high school diploma) while gaining real world job experience completing natural resource management projects for community nonprofits and government partners. The eight-week program focuses on conservation, sustainability and positive mentorship and provides training and support in the areas of job readiness, personal development, team work and life skills.

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Shoreline makes waves in Waikiki with grand opening celebration

Submitted by Rachel Wagenman on Thursday, May 9th, 6:41 pm

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Honolulu Cookie Company introduces new, flower-shaped cookies for Mother's Day

Submitted by Rachel Wagenman on Tuesday, April 30th, 5:40 pm

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HONOLULU, April 15, 2013 – The plumeria, commonly used to make leis and traditionally given to visitors as a welcoming gesture and symbol of Aloha, serve as the inspiration for the Honolulu Cookie Company’s Mother’s Day collection and new flower-shaped cookies.
The five Mother’s Day gift ideas are available in limited quantities. The beautiful collection is filled with delicious bouquets of flower-shaped premium shortbread cookies.

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Hawaii Nature Center Expands Facilities with New Rain Pavilion

Submitted by Valerie Moore, Pineapple Tweed PR

Saturday, March 30th, 2013, 7:33pm

Hawaii Nature Center Expands Facilities with New Rain Pavilion

Hawaii Nature Center board members, supporters and community participants gathered today to celebrate the blessing of the newly constructed rain pavilion at the environmental education site. The pavilion was made possible through the generosity of companies, individuals and foundations.

“The Rain Pavilion will increase our capacity to serve up to 10,000 more children through our school programs, field trips and the popular Sensational Nature Adventures Program (SNAP),” said Bettina Mehnert, Hawaii Nature Center board president and chief operating officer of Architects Hawaii Ltd.

“We are especially grateful for the generosity of every business, organization and individual who supported the idea and made it a reality.”

Donors are recognized with transparent green leaves at the Pavilion

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Bishop Street commercial adds Serena Longo Esq. to staff

Submitted by Valerie Moore, Pineapple Tweed PR

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 5:17pm

Bishop Street commercial adds Serena Longo Esq. to staff

Bishop Street Commercial (BSC) announced the addition of Serena Longo Esq. as director of the Offices Service Group. She will be responsible for developing new business representing both tenants and landlords, and represent BSC’s new leasing assignment, Waikiki Trade Center, as well as a multitude of other tenant-clients.

Previously, Longo was the managing attorney for Crowell Law Offices in San Francisco where she handled litigation and transactional law for nearly 10 years. She brings an informed legal perspective to landlord-tenant matters, new client screening, lease preparation, turnovers, unlawful detainers, evictions and other aspects of the law where it intersects with commercial real estate

Longo earned her Juris Doctor degree from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and her B.A. degree in psychology from University of California, Davis. She remains a member of the California State Bar Association and is a licensed real estate agent in Hawaii.

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LA PIETRA’S HOOPLA RETURNS TO THE GREAT LAWN FOR UNDER THE TUSCAN MOON

Submitted by Valerie Moore, Pineapple Tweed PR

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, 3:02pm

LA PIETRA’S HOOPLA RETURNS TO THE GREAT LAWN FOR UNDER THE TUSCAN MOON

La Pietra’s HOOPLA event will be back under the stars this year! HOOPLA has been one of the premier fundraising events in Honolulu for decades. It was one of the first to incorporate an auction into the event and the first to use electronic bidding for all facets of the event.

Proceeds from HOOPLA support La Pietra’s financial aid program, which provides tuition assistance for families who would not be able to attend the school otherwise.

What: La Pietra’s HOOPLA 2013 – Under the Tuscan Moon

Where: La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls, Great Lawn

2933 Poni Moi Rd.

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Harry Winston Limited Edition to Benefit Hawaii’s Rehab Foundation

Submitted by Valerie Moore, Pineapple Tweed PR

Sunday, February 10th, 2013, 4:41pm

Harry Winston Limited Edition to Benefit Hawaii’s Rehab Foundation

Harry Winston, Inc., the American fine diamond jeweler and watchmaker, selected Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation to be a recipient of the new Harry Winston Hope Collection™ bracelet, which was developed to support leading charitable organizations throughout the United States.

The limited edition bracelet features a sleek white gold and engraved mother-of-pearl design set with a delicate Winston diamond at the center. Retailing for $2,500, the bracelet will be sold in Honolulu exclusively at the Harry Winston retail salon at Ala Moana Center, beginning February 8.

Harry Winston, Inc. will donate 100 percent of the retail sales price* from each bracelet sold in Honolulu to Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation for their philanthropic leadership and support of local communities.

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