8.11.16 Ewa Beach Newsletter

Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine
Honolulu City Council - District One
August 2016
Community Calendar & Announcements
‘Ewa, ‘Ewa Beach, Kapolei, Makakilo, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale,
Ko Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, Kea‘au, Makua
August 2016
Serving on the Council’s
Committees on:
Parks, Community & Customer
Services*
Business, Economic Development &
Tourism**
Public Health, Safety & Welfare
www.councilmemberpine.com
Aloha!
With tropical storm season upon us, I’d like to share a valuable opportunity for Leeward
Residents to get educated and prepared in the case of a natural disaster: The “Get Ready
Ewa Beach” 6th Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair is taking place on Saturday,
September 10, 2016 at Ewa Makai Middle School from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Budget
Executive Matters & Legal Affairs
Transportation
*Chair
** Vice-Chair
Matthew K. Caires
Chief of Staff
E: [email protected]
Direct: 768-5024
The theme of this fair is “Get Trained”. The
Ewa Emergency Preparedness Committee
(Ewa EPC) which consists of local
volunteers is proud to train community
members and equip them with skills on how
to better prepare for natural disasters such
as hurricanes, storms, terrorist attacks or
day-to-day emergencies.
Kathy Davenport
Director of Community Affairs
E: [email protected]
Direct: 768-5089
Cathy Lee
Communications and
Media Relations
Ewa Puuloa Outrigger Canoe Club &
Ewa Beach Lions’ Club Presents
1st Annual Ewa Puuloa Keiki
Ohana Historical 5k Run/
Walk & Hoolaulea
Saturday, August 13, 2016
8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
8:00am for Runners
8:05am for Walkers/Strollers
To register, go here: http://flpregister.com/208
FARMERS MARKETS
Wai‘anae Mall
Saturdays
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Kapolei High School
Thursdays
3:00 - 6:30 p.m.
‘Ewa Beach
The Waterfront at Pu‘uloa
Wednesdays
3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Honolulu City Council · 530 South King Street · Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 · Phone: 768-5001 · Fax: 768-1217
E: [email protected]
Direct: 768-5023
Lana Kau‘i Alapa
Executive Secretary/
Office Manager
E: [email protected]
Main: 768-5001
Chelsea Kewley
Community Liaison
E: [email protected]
Main: 768-5025
Stay Connected:
councilmemberpine.com
facebook.com/Kymberly.Marcos.Pine
youtube.com/user/KymberlyMarcosPine
instagram.com/KymberlyPine
Honolulu 311
The Ewa EPC is also encouraging residents
Councilmember Pine with Ewa EPC members at the 5th
to get involved with their CERT progam— Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair back in 2015.
Community Emergency Response Team,
a corp of trained volunteers who activate themselves immediately after a disaster to assist
families, neighbors and communities until first responders can reach affected areas.
CERT will be hosting FREE training classes in the upcoming months. The first class will
be held on September 21, 2016. During the 9-week session, class will take place every
Wednesday in Ewa. (Location and time TBA).
If you would like to learn more about the upcoming fair, the CERT program, or would like
to get involved as a volunteer, please visit www.GetReadyEwaBeach.com or call (808)
682-0111.
Be Prepared: NIXLE Alerts
I urge you and your family to sign up for free, timely updates from the Department
of Emergency Management regarding traffic safety, flood advisories, road
accidents and other City alerts.
Want to report a pothole, broken
streetlight, cracked sidewalk, illegal
dumping, vandalism, or got a
question?
NIXLE Messaging – The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) highly
recommends signing up to receive emergency email and text messages sent directly to
your cell phone from Nixle. To sign up, text your Zip Code to 888777. Standard text
messaging charges may apply.
Download the Honolulu 311 app via
your smartphone to submit your
City request!
Additionally, feel free to call, email or leave me a message on Facebook with your
concerns and I will be sure to connect you with City help on a timely basis.
Mahalo,
Honolulu City Council · 530 South King Street · Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 · Phone: 768-5001 · Fax: 768-1217
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What’s Happening at Honolulu Hale?
‘Hire Leeward’ connects job seekers
Customer Service Representative
(Ewa Beach)
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Welcome all new customers to Terminix
International.
•Be a customer advocate for all customer
service issues.
•Schedule extra service calls as required by
the customer.
•Follow-up on all re-services to assure complete satisfaction.
•Take ownership of customer service issues
and resolve them to the customer’s satisfaction.
•Survey existing customers to determine
quality levels by employee. Make regular
contact with customers to create a communications channel and improve the quality of
our customer interaction.
•Be responsible for handling all initial customer requests for service cancellation. Work
to identify and correct customer service issues. Do whatever it takes to save a customer.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
•High school diploma or general education
degree (GED);
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City and County of
Honolulu
Check out the City’s
latest job vacancies by
visiting by visiting:
www.honolulu.gov/hr
Click ‘Job Opportunities’
with information and awareness of
employment opportunities, trade apprenticeships, training seminars for entrepreneurs and career development.
Assistant Store Manager
(Ewa Beach)
•Understands and is totally sales and service
focused on Spirit’s unique guest. Selling is
our priority.
•Assists the Store Manager in the overall
efficient and profitable operation of the
store.
•Demonstrates knowledge of store products
and uses this knowledge to build sales.
•Practices suggestive selling, offering every
guest related items in order to build multiple
sales.
•Protects company assets and physical
inventory.
•At the direction of the Store Manager,
supervises Store Associates.
•Leads by example and maintains the highest
standards of integrity, quality and timeliness
in all of our business practices both internally
and with our external partners.
•Assists in merchandising the store following
the company guidelines and Supervisor’s
instructions.
•Maintains merchandise displays.
•Understands and supports the Store
Manager in maintaining store standards.
•Follows all Company policies and
procedures.
Full Council Meeting
8.03.16
At the August 3 Full Council Meeting,
Councilmember Pine was proud to
honor Ewa Beach resident Michael
Kitchens, creator of Facebook group
‘Stolen Stuff Hawaii’ for his outstanding
community service to the residents of
Oahu and Kapolei Middle School
Principal Bruce Naguwa for being
recognized as the 2016 National
Distinguished Principal.
Councilmember Pine was proud to present
Ewa Beach resident Michael Kitchens with a
honorary certificate on behalf of the Honolulu
City Council.
Humane Society – 946-2187
Blue Zones Project—Creating a
healthier Leeward Coast
The Blue Zones Project is a community-wide well-being
improvement initiative designed to make healthy choices
easier through permanent changes in environment, policy
and social networks.
Blue Zones Project recently connected with
Councilmember Pine’s office to round up community
support for their initiative to launch in the Leeward Coast.
Councilmember Pine and BZP organizers hosted a meeting
at Island Pacific Academy to inform residents, community
leaders, and volunteers about how we can get people,
places, and policy in our City engaged and informed about
this exciting movement.
Councilmember Pine is happy to announce that the Phase
1 application to have Kapolei and Ewa designated Blue
Zones Project areas was recently accepted. The Blue
Zones Project is now moving on Phase 2 of their initiative,
which involves a comprehensive site visit of the areas. The
community will know in October if we are selected as a Blue
Zones Project area.
Kapolei Middle School Principal Bruce Naguwa
was accompanied by Campbell-Kapolei Area
Complex Superintendent Heidi Armstrong.
Useful City and County Contact Information
Refuse Collection – 455-9644
Councilmember Pine provides guidance and assistance to
community members when they have general questions or need
help with City services.
Go to www.councilmemberpine.com and fill out the
Request Help With a City Service form with your concern!
As a part of their shared commitment to improve the wellbeing of the state of Hawaii, Blue Zones is now beginning a
second wave of community selection, which includes the
Kapolei & Ewa area.
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Assistant-Store-Manager/
J3F07R70DYV6HFHTQY4/
Visit www.HireLeeward.com to
access our job engine with the
latest Leeward jobs openings in
Leeward Oahu.
Councilmember’s Community Column
Planning & Permitting — 768-8117
Honolulu City Council · 530 South King Street · Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 · Phone: 768-5001 · Fax: 768-1217
Councilmember Pine looks forward to hosting future
community meetings and presentations to get our
residents, ohana and keiki involved in this project that is
happening on our Leeward Coast. For more information,
feel free to reach Councilmember Pine at
[email protected] or visit www.BlueZonesProject.com.
City Council and Committee Meetings
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Public Health, Safety & Welfare | 9:00 a.m.
Parks, Community & Customer Services | 10:30 a.m.
Executive Matters & Legal Affairs Committee | 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Budget Committee | 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Zoning & Planning | 9:00 a.m.
Transportation | 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Full Council Meeting | 10:00 a.m. | Honolulu Hale