Ana Downgraded to Tropical Storm

INDUSTRY UPDATE #9

Ana Downgraded to Tropical Storm 

The National Weather Service has downgraded Ana to a Tropical Storm. Kauai County remains under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Flash Flood Watch. The City & County of Honolulu remains under a flash flood warning, as the storm continues to move west past the Hawaiian Islands. Heavy rainfall and high surf is expected across the state through Monday. 

Visitors and residents should continue to exercise caution and heed all warnings by state and county officials. The HTA has safety tips available on their Travel Smart Hawaii website (www.travelsmarthawaii.com) in English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. 

An updated list of flight cancellations as well as closures of statewide parks, attractions and activities can also be found on the HTA website at http://hawaiitourismauthority.org/news/special-alert/. 

For official updates, we recommend regularly checking the following websites: 

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center: www.weather.gov/cphc
• Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/

This will be the final update from the HTA regarding Tropical Storm Ana, pending further developments.

Industry Update #5 Tropical Storm Watch Continues for All Counties

INDUSTRY UPDATE #5

Tropical Storm Watch Continues for All Counties

Hawaii County, Maui County, Kauai County (including Niihau), and the City & County of Honolulu remain under a Tropical Storm Watch. Hurricane Ana is forecast to slowly weaken, returning to a Tropical Storm by Sunday morning and is expected to bring heavy rainfall, flash flooding, strong and damaging winds, high surf and coastal inundation across the state from Friday through Monday.

As the storm nears, we continue to encourage visitors and residents to stay out of the ocean, avoid shorelines and other outdoor activities, and heed all warnings by state and county officials. The HTA has safety tips available on their Travel Smart Hawaii website (www.travelsmarthawaii.com) in English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Visitors currently in or traveling to the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days should continue to monitor weather reports and follow up with their accommodations and airlines to confirm reservations. Visitors should contact their airlines to confirm flight reservations prior to leaving for the airport.

The HTA will continue to monitor the storm through the weekend. Updated lists of flight delays or cancellations due to the storm, as well as closures of statewide parks, attractions and activities can be found on the HTA website athttp://hawaiitourismauthority.org/news/special-alert/.

For official updates, we recommend regularly checking the following websites:

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center: www.weather.gov/cphc
• Hawaii Emergency Management Agency: http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/

Aloha Members,

I am writing to ask that you send testimony in advocating that the Laniakea project be put in the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) via the Oahu Metropolital Planning Organization's (OMPO) website:  

http://www.oahumpo.org/public-review-draft-ffys-2015-2018-tip/

Attached is documentation that the OMPO Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) ranked Kamehameha Hwy. safety Improvements from Haleiwa to Kahaluu,  with emphasis on Laniakea, as the #1 priority recommendation from the CAC for the TIP.

Additionally, there is $7 million in the state budget a 20/80 split between the state and federal funding (see attached). Federal funding can't be used if the project is not in the TIP. The Environmental Assessment is currently underway and should be completed within a year making this project "shovel ready" a requirement for it to be in the TIP. 

Please send in testimony today explaining why this is such an important project for the North Shore! Let's get rid of those ugly barriers as soon as possible by getting this project funded. 

http://www.oahumpo.org/public-review-draft-ffys-2015-2018-tip/

Mahalo nui,

Antya

6th Annual Business Expo - North Shore Experience

The North Shore Chamber of commerce annual Business Expo is the premier networking opportunity for the North Shore. Sponsorship puts you front and center among the North Shore business community, and is a prime opportunity to reach and gain visibility with your target arudience. Your support makes our event possible. Mahalo!

Download the sponsor form or contact the North Shore Chamber of Commerce for more details on how you can get involved with making this event even better.

North Shore Chamber of Commerce

Sponsor Form

Business After Hours Sponsored by Oceanside Assisted Living

Aloha Members and Friends,
Please join us for our Fall Business After Hours on Thursday, August 22nd from 5:30 to 7:30pm.  These networking sessions are always great fun!  Get a preview of our historical walking tour at 5:00pm.  Reservations by Monday the 19th. Call 637-4558.

5th Annual Business Expo Presented by Turtle Bay Resort

5th Annual Business Expo Presented by Turtle Bay Resort
“Prepare Today, Succeed Tomorrow”

HALEIWA, OAHU, HAWAII – March 27, 2013 – Registration is open for the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s 5th Annual Business Expo Friday, May 10 at Turtle Bay Resort.  The event is sponsored by Turtle Bay Resort, Hawaii Human Resources, Kamehameha Schools, First Hawaiian Bank, North Shore News, American Savings and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly.

Primarily an educational and networking opportunity for the North Shore business community, this year’s Expo is emphasizing informing businesses about upcoming changes for which they will need to prepare.  One of the biggest changes will be the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as Obama care (ACA) which will go into effect January 1, 2014.
The Expo begins at 8:00am with registration, then a panel discussion on “The New Health Care Law and What It Will Mean to You” will kick-start the day off.  The panel will include Tom Matsuda ACA Implementation Manager from the Governor’s office, Rose Hughes from the Hawaii Health Connector, Mike Cheng, Senor VP of HMSA, Matt Delaney CEO of Hawaii Human Resources, and Dr. Christopher Flanders Executive Director of the Hawaii Medical Association.  The panel will look at the impact of the reform legislation starting from a macro policy view to the micro level of patient care.
A full day of seminars will be presented including topics covering Marketing, Social Media, Tax Changes, New Food Safety Laws, Managing Multiple Priorities, Implementing the ACA, Surviving the Economic Downturn, and possibly others. A continental breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception following the Expo will be included in the registration fee.

Chamber members, non-members, and residents are all welcome. Discounted “early bird” registration is available through Friday, April 5th with a deadline to register on May 3rd. To register or for more information, please visit www.GoNorthShore.org or call the Chamber at (808) 637-4558.

About the North Shore Chamber of Commerce (NSCOC)
Haleiwa Main Street, DBA the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, a charitable 501 c 3, was founded in 1985 to encourage economic development through historic preservation. Today, the Chamber exists to promote, maintain, and encourage the historic, cultural, civic, and economic welfare of the North Shore district through research, education, advocacy, and related activities.

To learn more about the Chamber, please visit gonorthshore.org.

Last Chance to Advertise in the Summer Edition of Chamber's Map!

Aloha Members,

We still have some space left for the Summer edition of the North Shore Map 2013, but we need a response by tomorrow, Tuesday the 12th. Our map is distributed island wide March, 2013 thru August, 2013 and we print 70,000 copies for the 6-month period.

See pricing information below:

Prices & Sizes (+4.712% GETx)

Full Panel (inside) $1470
3.582" x 8.625"

Half Panel $850
3.582" x 4.187"

1/4 Panel $490
3.582" x 1.965"

1/8 Panel $295
1.7" x 1.965"

Pay for two issues now and SAVE! Call Bob for details.

Ph. No. 638-8015 email: greenturtlepub@yahoo.com