HaHa‘‘ilonoilono “Bringing the News”

VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2 JANUARY 16, 2009

The Ogilvy Blitz at the Mercedes-Benz Championship JANUARY - FEBRUARY LEARN ABOUT HAWAII’S CULTURE Kahu Lyons Naone teaches Hawaiian Language & Culture, which runs for 7 more weeks on Thurs., January 22 - March 5, and Ancient Hawaiian Calendars, which runs for 4 weeks on Tues., January 20 - February 10. Each class takes place in the Kukui Room at Kapalua Resort from 6 to 8 p.m. MLP employees receive 75% off tuition fees. Call 665-9137.

Geoff Ogilvy from Melbourne, Australia led this year’s tournament from the JANUARY 16-18 beginning to claim a six-shot victory in the final round on Sunday before closing WENDY’S CHAMPIONS SKINS GAME with a 68 (5-under par). Former U.S. Open Champion Ogilvy finished at an A Pro-Am golf tournament on Fri. amazing 24-under 268, earned $1.12 million, a Mercedes-Benz SL550, and precedes the 22nd edition of the moved up to No. 6 in the world. What a great start to 2009! Skins Game featuring PGA’s legendary senior pros competing for up to $770,000 on the Royal gilvy took the lead on the 14th hole of the Kapalua Resort. The Mercedes-Benz Oopening round and never looked back over sponsorship expires in 2010 as does the PGA Ka‘anapali Golf Course. Defending the final 58 holes of the tournament. TOUR's contract. champions and Peter (who turned professional in Gary Planos, also senior vice president of Jacobsen meet and 2006) nearly made double eagle on his last Resort Operations stated, “We want to continue more. Free admission. 661-3271 hole to tie for second with Davis Love III. They at Kapalua." both had a 67. Many of the players indicated they want the JANUARY 22 Tournament Chairman Gary Planos and tournament to stay here. “This is a perfect Tournament Director Nancy Cross offered place to start,” Geoff Ogilvy said. OPEN HOUSE AT these words of thanks to all employees involved But PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem MAUI PREP ACADEMY in the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship: remarked, “The way we like to believe you will Are you thinking about enrolling “On behalf of Mercedes-Benz USA, the PGA get better is to constantly challenge what you your keiki or ‘opio at Maui TOUR, The Golf Channel and Kapalua Resort, are doing and ask the question, ‘Can you do it Preparatory Academy? You’re invited we would like to thank you for your tremendous better?’” It doesn’t necessarily mean we will do efforts ... The entire resort once again joined anything particularly different.” He indicated to learn more at this open house forces to show the participants, sponsors, that they are looking at some options. reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Get patrons, volunteers, professionals, networks No matter what happens after 2010, Kapalua admission information, tour the and the world of golf what a great place this is Resort and the Mercedes-Benz Championship campus, and meet the faculty. For because of its people.” are a winning match. more information, call 665-9966. During tournament week there was, however, Here are some snapshot from this year’s speculation about the future of the event at event: JANUARY 24 MAUI NUI PLANT SALE A Native Hawaiian plant sale offering indigenous trees and shrubs will take place at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens on Kanaloa Avenue in Kahului from 9 a.m. to noon. 249-2798

Kapalua Resort’s Events Managment team presents Actors Kevin Dillon (l.) and Luke Wilson (r.) sign with a birthday cake. autographs for golf fans. Hawaiian Word of the Day

KÜKÄKÜKÄ English: to confer, discuss Ilokano: saritaen Spanish: conferir, discutir Karen St. John, Elizabeth Doggett, Debbie Fitts and Harvey Chang, Nancy Cross, Rob Webber and Karin Jucker are part of Kapalua Resort’s Marketing Karin Sagar (with Mike Jones in the back) team in the Media Center. enjoy the Opening Drive ceremony. Po‘okela to excel; to exhibit superior workmanship Face-to-Face with . . . Karen Thompson is creative services manager for Maui Land & Pineapple Co. She began working with Kapalua Marketing over three years ago and has 15 years’ experience in graphics. She and her husband, a Native Hawaiian, moved to Maui from the central coast of California to raise their two children with more integration of the Hawaiian culture.

As creative services manager, you work on the ones that require creativity, consistency throughout the entire company. A coordinate marketing needs for all brainstorming and problem solving. Embrace common misconception is that everything divisions. What should employees keep in magazine is an interesting project because it related to the company’s websites falls under mind when they request these services? encompasses all of the different amenities and our kuleana for handling. The Technology First of all, make sure you have received features of the resort. It is also put together Services Dept. actually handles booking the approval from your supervisor and have with a lot of teamwork, so it’s nice to see it web pages and other backend functionality. checked your budget prior to submitting your come together at the end after everyone’s part The live site (that you see on a browser) is a request. Secondly, make sure you work as far in has been compiled. combination of both teams’ efforts. If you advance from your deadline as possible to What are some of the things you get aren’t sure which department should handle insure that we will have enough time to fulfill requests for that should be diverted to your request, please feel free to call us at your request. There are several factors and another department in the company or Marketing and we can direct you to the right variables that can go into even a simple outsourced? team or individual. request, so it’s best to notify us (the Marketing With regard to outsourcing, we recommend What do you like to do in your “free” time? Dept.) early on so that we can plan ahead and that you first contact us at Marketing for any “Free time.” What’s that? Oh, that’s what I implement the best schedule for your project. printing, advertising or promotional needs. We had BEFORE having two children! In all Please describe some of the projects constantly do research to compare capabilities seriousness, I’m thrilled to spend as much time you’ve had the pleasure of working on or and competitiveness among outside vendors so as I can with them. We try to enjoy the that you’ve liked the best: we can find the right fit for every project and outdoors at the beach or checking out I enjoy pretty much any project that needs a budget. By sending us your requests, we can different hiking trails. new concept or identity. I’ve found it’s fun to obtain lower pricing and gain better Malama‘aina to care for, protect and preserve the land Compost - Good for Your Home and the Land

hy should you compost? Well, it’s a per acre for each crop application, which Wnatural way to make your soil more averages 60 tons per acre overall. The robust and healthy; it adds organic matter farm has 25 acres of organic pineapple to the soil that helps it retain water (so you and seven acres in vegetables and other irrigate less) and it allows you to recycle produce. food and yard waste that would otherwise “The compost center is the heart of our go to a landfill. You end up with a well organic program. We don’t use sewage balanced soil full of nutrients. You won’t sludge in the compost and it’s certified need to use fertilizer but if you do, it will go organic,” said Mauricio Avila, research and much farther. quality control supervisor for Kapalua At Kapalua Farms, employees have Farms. “This is the one big thing we’re been researching and working with doing for the land.” compost technology for four years, using Composting is good for your home and green waste from the resort and the ‘äina. Keeping organic matter in a commercial landscapers. Currently, they are landfill produces methane, a greenhouse using all the compost they make. They have Kapalua Farms Compost Center tractor at work. gas, which contributes to global warming. found that “turned windrow” technology Kapalua Farms’ compost center helps works best, which flips the material to aerate high temperature that kills weed seeds and extend the life of Maui’s landfill and it and decrease carbon dioxide in the pile. pathogens. reduces the company’s trucking miles for They add water to help the compost reach the Kapalua Farms uses 30 tons of compost green waste disposal. Ho‘ohanohano Career Congratulations To conduct oneself with distinction Warren Suzuki, MLP’s senior vice New Places. . . Congratulations on your new position! president of Community Relations, celebrated his retirement at a Florencio Castaneto, Maintenance 2/C, Facilities Maintenance, KLC luncheon at The Dunes at Maui Lani Danton Hong, Maintenance 1/C, Facilities Maintenance, on January 4. After 20 years of KLC service, Warren has decided to trade Brian McGee, Assistant Golf Pro, The Plantation Course, his office for more time with his family KLC and friends. The lunch was hosted by Warren Suzuki and Ryan Churchill Melvin Ragudo, Maintenance 1/C, Facilities Maintenance, Ryan Churchill, SVP of Corporate KLC Development for MLP. Warren received words of admiration from Councilmember Mike Molina, his friend and colleague Randy Endo of MLP, and a tribute by Ryan Churchill. Former Council Chair Riki Hokama offered the toast after Ryan’s tribute. Warren received certificates of honor from the Hawai‘i State Senate and Maui County Council. He and his wife, Kathleen, received so many congratulatory lei, it looked more like a graduation party than a retirement party. We’d like to extend a big mahalo to Warren along with wishes for many happy retirement years! Congratulations to Claude Brousseau PGA, 2008 Aloha Section PGA Teacher of the Year! He will be honored during an award ceremony on Friday, January 16 in Honolulu. If you happen to be a spectator at the Sony Open in Aia ke ola i ka hana. Hawai‘i (January 15-18), you will be able to take a 10-minute golf lesson with (There is life in labor.) Claude or another Aloha Section PGA professional. Work will produce what is needed.

“Cultivating Our Next 100 Years with Aloha for Hawai`i and Her People”