Hawaii Tourism Wholesalers Association (HTWA)

Connecting Hawaii Tourism Wholesalers, Business Executives in the Visitors and Related Industries in the Public and Private Sectors both Domestic and Foreign

Robert's Rule (English & Chinese) - bring orders and manage meetings

Officers and Directors - 2011

Johnson Choi, President/Director johnsonwkchoi@yahoo.com
Tom Matthews, Immediate Past President/Director tom1@leis.net
Tom Coyne, Vice President/Director tom@blue-fin.com
Gail Glushenko, Secretary/Treasurer/Director gglushenko@gmail.com
Bobby Chang, Director bchang@kchawaii.com

Monthly Meeting: 5:00 - 7:00pm on 2nd Wednesday at the Sam Choy's Breakfast, Lunch, Crab & Big Aloha Brewery, 580 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu HI 96817, (808) 545-7979, http://samchoyhawaii.com/

Monthly Meeting format: 5:00 - 5:30pm Networking, 5:30 - 6:15pm Speaker Presentation; 6:15 - 7:00pm Dinner

Please RSVP to Gail Glushenko to gglushenko@gmail.com - guests are welcomed

Membership Dues: $100/year

Download Membership Application in PDF format http://www.hkchcc.org/htwamembershipapplication.pdf

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Restaurant - Sam Choy's Breakfast, Lunch, Crab & Big Aloha Brewery, 580 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu HI 96817, (808) 545-7979, http://samchoyhawaii.com/

Monthly Meeting format: 5:00 - 5:30pm Networking, 5:30 - 6:15pm Speaker Presentation; 6:15 - 7:00pm Dinner

Please RSVP to Gail Glushenko to gglushenko@gmail.com - guests are welcomed

Wednesday May 9 2012

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UPS Capital Speaker: Paul Foster, Senior Business Development Manager
UPS Small Package Speakers: Deidree Barnum, Senior Account Manager
UPS Small Package Speakers: Mike Sasaki, Area Sales Manager
UPS Forwarding Speaker: Nobie Kealoha, Senior Account Manager

UPS is the leader in global supply chain management. We believe that global distribution and logistics involves managing not only the movement of goods, but also the information and funds that move those goods. Since becoming a publicly traded company in 1999, UPS has significantly expanded the scope of its capabilities primarily through the acquisition of more than 40 companies, including industry leaders in trucking and air freight, retail shipping and business services. As a result, UPS’ relationship with many of its customers has deepened to include much more than basic transportation services.

Brief: Presenting a broad overview of UPS and introduction to UPS Capital and UPS Forwarding

UPS Capital is the Financial and Insuring arm of UPS. We specialize in financial solutions from a Flow of Funds perspective. UPS Capital has financing solutions that will allow you to leverage your inventory further into the supply chain on the buying side and payment solutions on the selling side which include credit card merchant service, COD direct deposits, and credit insurance for term sales. From a Supply Chain Risk perspective, we focus on marine insurance and small package insurance. Small package insurance through Capital has improved valuation, reduced cost, and the unique ability to cover perishable products such as fresh fish and flowers.

Brief: Presenting on Capital capabilities with a focus on import financing solutions, credit card merchant services, and perishable insurance for fresh fish and flowers.

Topic covering will be: UPS Capital Solutions, Cargo Finance, COD Insurance, Merchant Services and Cargo Insurance

Monthly Meeting format: 5:00 - 5:30pm Networking, 5:30 - 6:15pm Speaker Presentation; 6:15 - 7:00pm Dinner

Restaurant - Sam Choy's Breakfast, Lunch, Crab & Big Aloha Brewery, 580 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu HI 96817, (808) 545-7979, http://samchoyhawaii.com/

Please RSVP to Gail Glushenko to gglushenko@gmail.com - guests are welcomed

Wednesday April 11 2012

Mark J. Storfer, EVP & Chief Operating Officer, Pomare, Ltd., Consultant, Business & Real Estate

In addition to his duties as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Pomare, Ltd dba Hilo Hattie, Mark Storfer is the Director of Commercial Brokerage at Choi International. Mr. Storfer is an experienced business executive having held senior management positions for several high profile apparel and retail corporations including Pomare, LTD dba Hilo Hattie, Liberty House Hawaii, Guess Jeans, Inc. and Bugle Boy Industries.

In Mr. Storfer’s current position at Hilo Hattie, he provides his expertise in the areas of operations management; real estate leasing; sales and marketing; transportation and logistics strategies; and troubled asset turnaround.

As a licensed real estate broker in Hawaii, Mr. Storfer is also active in several community organizations and professional associations including Director, Retail Merchants of Hawaii; Honolulu Executive Association; past President, Kahala Community Association; Vice-Chairman, Hawaii Technology Institute; and former public official elected to City & County of Honolulu Neighborhood Board #3.

In October 2007, Mark was awarded the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. He joins over 9,400 designees as a recognized expert in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation, and investment analysis. 2012 marks the year that Mr. Storfer became President of the Hawaii Chapter of CCIM.

Wednesday March 14 2012

David Day - International Business Lawyer

Topic is as follows:

(1) What is the most important part of your contract with a non-U.S. party that your lawyer often overlooks and it can kill you?
(2) All this White House and State Department talk of "Soft Power," "Smart Power," and "Strategic Partnerships"-- does it really mean anything? Are there any new business opportunities here?
(3) The new business playgrounds in our Region. Where are they and why are they coming on so strong?

David Day is an international business lawyer in private practice based here in Honolulu with special emphasis on Asia. David is currently involved in commercial projects in Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and Japan. You should know that David, as a private citizen, was instrumental in the brokering of the first public discussions on the subject of economic normalization among several U.S. Ambassadors and Vietnamese Ministers in early 1997 which led to the initial Trade Agreement draft between the U.S. and Vietnam. In 2006, at the request of the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, David was chosen by the State Department as a special advisor and principal speaker in Vietnam on the topics of corruption, bribery, grease payments, corporate governance, and business ethics. David Day is also the Chairman of the Board of the Hawaii Indonesia Chamber of Commerce. David appears frequently as a television talk show host on programs here in Hawaii that relate to international business or foreign policy/geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific Region and he now has his own weekly, live radio program on those same topics called “Asia in Review” and, on alternating weeks, Pacific Forum CSIS’s “Issues & Insights.” You can join David every Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 pm during the prime rush hour on 760 AM (KGU-The Wall Street Business Network) or streaming live on the web at www.760kgu.biz. Mr. Day is also an experienced executive educator and, in addition to teaching MBA and Executive MBA programs here in Hawaii as well as in Vietnam and Korea, he has conducted a series of pioneering anti-corruption programs for Vietnamese government and SOE officials in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. David Day is also a Visiting Professor at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Waikiki.

Next Meeting: Wednesday February 8, 2012

Topic: "Succession Planning for Privately and Family Owned companies"

Kenneth M. Gilbert - Senior Consultant/Partner

A thirty-five year Hawaii resident, Ken is co-founder of Business Consulting Resources. He brings thirty years of consulting knowledge to clients from private and public corporations, not-for-profits, the military and government agencies. Prior to co-founding BCR in 1981, Ken founded his own Life Insurance Agency in Hawaii and expanded into real estate and development, growing his firm to over 40 employees. Business Consulting Resources has consulted with well over 300 Hawaii companies in diverse areas including strategic planning, succession planning, strategic partnering, financial management, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, new business development, career transition coaching and leadership development. Ken is management consultant and coach to many CEOs and senior executives in Hawaii from a number of industries including banking, insurance, real estate, retail, construction, manufacturing, government and military, and the visitor industry. He coaches corporate executives in diverse areas which include strategy development and implementation, leadership skill development and building and creating effective teams. Ken is Hawaii’s premier Family Business Consultant. He serves on the Board of the Family Business Center of Hawaii, which is one of the top-ranked such centers in the U.S. He is equally known as a Master Life Coach, notably guiding individual clients of all ages in creating Life Plans, which give them a map for achieving their life goals and dreams. Ken embodies the entrepreneurial spirit, and learned early on that objectivity is the key to long-term survival. By instilling this characteristic in Business Consulting Resources clients, he has given them the ability to survive any trend, obstacle, or roadblock to success they may face. Ken earned a B.S.B.A. in Personnel and Employee Relations, and his Masters Degree in International Business from the American University in Washington D.C. Ken is quite active in the Hawaii business community and has served on the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the Family Business Center of Hawaii, he is currently serving on the Board of Directors of The Royal State Insurance Company and the Hawaii State Art Museum. Ken is a past-president of the Metropolitan Rotary Club of Honolulu and has served several terms as a member of the Club’s Board of Directors. Ken is a part-time faculty member at Punahou School and also taught at the University of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific University for over 10 years. He is married to Jean Santos. They have twins, Kyler and Miranda, who both attend Punahou School.

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Monthly Meeting format: 5:00 - 5:30pm Networking, 5:30 - 6:15pm Speaker Presentation; 6:15 - 7:00pm Dinner

Please RSVP to Gail Glushenko to gglushenko@gmail.com - guests are welcomed

Next Meeting: Wednesday January 11, 2012

PLACE: Hawaiian Sealife at 3239 Ualena Street, Suite 100, phone +1-808-841-8080
TIME: 5-7pm; Drinks and pupus will be served - complimentary by Richard Xie, Our speaker, Owner of Hawaiian Sealife.

Mr. Xie was featured at the Hawaii Business Magazine and Midweek Magazine (click on the link to read full articles)

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Monthly Meeting format: 5:00 - 5:30pm Networking, 5:30 - 6:15pm Speaker Presentation; 6:15 - 7:00pm Dinner

Please RSVP to Gail Glushenko to gglushenko@gmail.com - guests are welcomed

Next Meeting: Wednesday - December 14 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

Why Branding is important for your business? Why branding in Hong Kong make Sense? While California Companies is putting resources to build their brand in Hong Kong with their eyes in China and throughout Asia - why Hawaii is still sitting on the sideline?

Johnson Choi is the President of Hawaii Tourism Wholesalers Association and Hong Kong.China.Hawaii Chamber of Comemrce. He has been assisting American firms to take their products and services to Asia since 1985. More information on Johnson Choi, please go to http://www.hkchcc.org/johnson.pdf

Next Meeting: Wednesday - October 12 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

http://www.apec2011hawaii.com/

Gregg T. Yamanaka is President and CEO of APEC 2011 Hawaii, a non-profit corporation formed in Hawaii for the purpose of assisting the United States government’s planning of the APEC 2011 Economic Leaders meetings in Hawaii. He is also President of The LearningBiz Group, a consortium of companies that provide training, executive coaching, and business process consulting; and President of both Green Era LLC and BCG BioEnergy, two Hawaii companies that specialize in developing green energy companies. His experience in the visitor industry was as President of MC&A, Inc, a Hawaii destination management and event planning company that grew to be among the top six in North America. He is a graduate of Punahou School, Stanford University and the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law. Gregg has been long involved in business, community and social service organizations. He was chair of the State Workforce Development Council for the past eight years and is an active board member of the Good Beginnings Alliance for early childhood intervention. Among the boards he has served on are the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Aloha United Way, the Hawaii Executive Conference and the Young Presidents Organization. Gregg is married to Ruthann Yamanaka, Sr. V.P. of Human Resources at Outrigger Enterprises, and they have a daughter, Kelsey, who attends Punahou School.

Gregg T. Yamanaka is the President and CEO of APEC 2011 Hawaii. Mr. Yamanaka and the Head of Secret Service in charge of APEC2011 answers general securities questions, discuss both long and short term benefits for the State of Hawaii

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Next Meeting: Wednesday - September 14 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

Kim F. Scoggins, Vice President; Co-Division Manager, Colliers Monroe Friedlander, Inc.

Subject: Waikiki Retail update - what's new and where is it going?

Kim F. Scoggins brings to Colliers Monroe Friedlander, Inc. 22 years of experience in leasing and sales of retail and investment properties in the State of Hawaii. Mr. Scoggins has developed statewide knowledge of both the resort real estate market, as well as an integral working knowledge of commercial properties on the Island of Oahu.

Mr. Scoggins is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Hawaii. He is also a current or past member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); the Hawaii Retail Merchants Association; the American Management Association; the Better Business Bureau; the Chamber of Commerce; the Hawaii Hotel Association; the Hawaii Visitors Bureau; the National Retail Merchants Association; the Rotary Club of Honolulu; and the Waikiki/Oahu Visitors Association.

http://www.colliersinternational.com/Kim.Scoggins

Next Meeting: Wednesday - August 10 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

Topic: Hawaii Centers for Independent Living - M J Kimo Keawe, Executive Director

The Hawaii Centers for Independent Living (HCIL), serves and empowers people of any age with any type of disability to live independently. The Center has provided independent living skills and core services to more than 97,000 consumers since June 15. 1981. HCIL is a non-profit organization operated by and for people with disabilities to ensure their rights to live independently and fully >integrated into the community of their choice, outside of institutional care settings and was formed on the historical constitutional beliefs of civil rights and the empowerment of people with disabilities to have equal access, opportunities and creating choices in life, regardless of the severity of their disability. Headquartered in Honolulu, the Center services the State of Hawai`i >through its statewide core services, with offices on the islands of: Hawai`i, Maui, Kaua`i, Moloka`i, with outreach services on Lana`i and currently oversees the Center for Independent Living in Guam. Under the leadership of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, M. J. Kimo Keawe and the Center's dedicated Independent Living Specialists and staff, HCIL celebrated its 30th Anniversary on June 15, 2011 and continues to provide Statewide service to all people with disabilities and of all ages. Hawaii Centers for Independent Living (HCIL) is located at 414 Kuwili Street, Suite #10, Honolulu, HI 96817

Website: www.cil-hawaii.org Email: kimok@pacificil.org

"The Hawaii Centers for Independent Living 's mission is to offer and promote programs designed to empower people with disabilities to take personal responsibility so they may achieve or continue independent lifestyles within the community"

HCIL is a recognized 501c3 Non-Profit Organization under the Internal Revenue Service of the United Sates of America

Next Meeting: Wednesday - July 13 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

Topic: APEC 2011 by Steve Craven

"Steve Craven is owner and general manager of an international consulting firm, Kekepana International Services, with operations in Honolulu and Kuala Lumpur. He also chairs the Hawaii Pacific Export Council, a non-profit helping Hawaii firms go global and an advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Commerce on American export policy. Members are appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Before founding Kekepana in 2004, Steve spent 31 years with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Much of that time was as a U.S. Commercial Service officer in both domestic assignments and overseas positions with American embassies: Honolulu, Taipei, Bonn, Singapore, Vienna, Bratislava and Denver. Steve was a negotiator in the Tokyo Round multilateral trade talks, ran Commerce’s trade negotiations and European Union divisions, and managed the U.S. Government’s industry consultations program for trade negotiations. He closed out his Commerce career directing Commerce’s Rocky Mountain and Southwest region from Denver. Steve and his staffs generated more than $50 billion in American exports.

Steve has also worked in the shipping and marine technology industries.

He was co-creator of the acclaimed “Business Beyond the Reef” talk show on Hawaii Public Radio. BBR continues as a blog that may be accessed through Kekepana’s website www.kekepana.com

Check out the Hawaii Pacific Export Council’s new website, providing Hawaii’s first export portal to the world: www.hawaiiexportsupport.com

Please RSVP no later than July 11, 2011

Next Meeting: Wednesday - June 8 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

http://endeavourgroup.co/

Our speaker will be Roger Morey. Roger is the president of The Endeavour Group, a Kailua-based company that provides “local solutions for local companies”. His background is built on senior sales and marketing positions he has held with companies that are leaders in their fields: Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Revlon and the Hawaiian Natural Water Company. The Endeavour Group specializes in marketing and sales. However, in partnership with mainland companies they provide sound business solutions in areas as diverse as start ups and closings, operations, administration and general management.

Please RSVP no later than June 6, 2011

Next Meeting: Wednesday - May 11 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

"High End Visitors to Hawaii" and "Education Tourism" By Richard Xie

Mr. Xie was featured at the Hawaii Business Magazine and Midweek Magazine (click on the link to read full articles)

Mr. Xie operate a wide range of businesses in Hawaii:

Export: Tropical fish, Sea weed and Shrimp broodstock

Tour and study operation: High end Chinese tours in Hawaii, High end Chinese children summer camp in Hawaii,
Chinese student 2+2 program and High end American bachelors culture and dating trip in China

Service operation: Living Art Marine Center (Do-It-Yourself), Reef Walk, Birthday party, School outreach program and Marine biology summer camp

Investment: Produce on-line auction web site and Agriculture land management

Please RSVP to Gail Glushenko by May 9th to gglushenko@gmail.com - guests are welcomed

Wednesday - April 13 2011 5:00 - 7:00pm at Sam Snead's Tavern and Restaurant

Jessica Lani Rich, Executive Director of the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii http://www.visitoralohasocietyofhawaii.org/ email: visitorexec@hawaii.rr.com

While Hawai‘i still remains among one of the safest tourist destinations in the world, and our police and prosecutors do a fantastic job within the scope of available resources, we unfortunately will never prevent all crime against visitors. We must therefore ensure that each and every traumatized visitor receives timely assistance and experiences the true aloha spirit of our people. VASH has demonstrated that committed and well-trained volunteers offer the most efficient and cost-effective way of delivering that service. The citizens of Hawai‘i are well aware of the enormous negative impact that crime is having on our visitor industry, our state economy, and the future of our children and grandchildren. We are not only concerned but want something done about it. Thousands of people are willing, given the opportunity, to volunteer to reach out to these victims with caring aloha. VASH provides them with that opportunity. It is simply a matter of aloha, which is, after all, what most visitors come to Hawai‘i for in the first place. We the people, our government, and visitor industry leaders cannot afford to disappoint them. The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai’i is a private, 501(c)(3) Non-Profit, Volunteer organization that is dedicated to sharing the Aloha Spirit with Visitors. Its funding comes from the Hawai’i Tourism Authority.