BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Pacific/Honolulu X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:VEVENT UID:57@laialoha.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20210305T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20210305T133000 DTSTAMP:20220613T211248Z URL:https://laialoha.org/events/aloha-chapter-2021-new-members/ SUMMARY:Aloha Chapter 2021 New Members DESCRIPTION:\nLAI - ALOHA CHAPTER WELCOMES OUR OUTSTANDING NEW 2021 MEMBERS !\nHilarie Alomar\, Senior Planning &\; Development Manager\, Kamehameh a Schools\, Commercial Real Estate Division: Hilarie has over 20 years’ experience in master planning\, entitlements\, community consultation\, as set management and project execution producing mutually beneficial outcome s for economic development and cultural\, environmental\, educational\, an d community values.  Hilarie was instrumental in KS’ nationally award-w inning North Shore Plan.  Other notable projects include Haleiwa Store Lo ts redevelopment\, Kapalama Kai Plan addressing 105 acres of TOD lands\, a nd the Kaiaulu ‘o Kakaako Master Plan.  Her professional experience als o includes many years as a planner with Wilson Okamoto and Associates.  A Hilo native and native Hawaiian\, Hilarie has a BBA in Political Science and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Haw aii at Manoa.  She is a member of the American Planning Association (APA) Hawaii Chapter and Urban Land Institute (ULI) as well as a board member o f Trees for Honolulu’s Future.\n\nMark Babin\, President\, MMR Realty Se rvices: Mark has had a distinguished career in Hawaii commercial real esta te management and leasing with MMI Realty Services\, Inc. since 1984.  Cu rrently its president and principal broker\, he oversees 20+ high profile retail and office properties.  Mark is a Certified Public Accountant and was previously employed by the international accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick.\n\nCatherine (Cathy) Camp\, Senior Vice President\, CRE Lending D ivision Manager\, Central Pacific Bank: Cathy has an exemplary career in c ommercial real estate planning\, development\, asset management\, land acq uisitions and lending.  She joined CPB in 2019 to oversee the bank's comm ercial lending division.  Prior to that\, she was Development Director at Kamehameha Schools for 15 years where she oversaw master planning and dev elopment in Kapalama\, Mo'ili'ili\, Waiawa and Windward Mall and other are as.  She is well-versed in many real estate types and sectors and has wid e-spread industry relationships. She previously served as development proj ect manager with Alexander and Baldwin Properties overseeing numerous resi dential and commercial projects for A&\;B throughout the state.\n\nMike Dahilig\, Managing Director\, County of Kauai: Mike has had a diverse and distinguished career covering many facets.  He previously served as Kaua i’s Planning Director for eight years where his team received top nation al honors from the American Planning Association for the Kauai County Gene ral Plan update. He also served as a Deputy County Attorney for the County of Kauai\, and clerked for the Honorable Randal Valenciano\, Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court. Mike also spent some time working at PBR Hawai i and was a Legislative Staffer for both then-Senate President Robert Bund a and then-Representative Maile Shimabukuro. Recently\, Mike has been busy with the post-disaster recovery from the April 2018 record rains across K auai\, and was deployed immediately after the event to the isolated Haena- Wainiha disaster area to coordinate relief efforts on behalf of the County . Mike is a graduate of Punahou School\, received a BS with Honors in Geol ogy and Geophysics\, and a Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning\, fro m the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He received his JD with an Environmen tal Law certificate from the William S. Richardson School of Law and is a member of the Hawaii Bar.\n\nScott Head\, VP of Resort Operations\, Waikol oa Land\, Hawai‘i Island: Scott has had a distinguished career in the Ha waii visitor industry.  He is the tenured director for resort operations for Waikoloa Land Company where he oversees the development and operations at Waikoloa Beach Resort and the Waikoloa Development Company.  He also oversees other Waikoloa/Transcontinental holdings on Big Island.  He is t he former chair of the State Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s Boa rd of Directors.  Scott is originally from Oahu and a 1990 graduate of th e Shidler College of Business at UH Manoa.\n\nNaomi Kuwaye\, Counsel\, Ash ford+Wriston: Naomi specializes in environmental and natural resource law\ , land use\, real estate development\, telecommunications law\, public uti lities\, and administrative law.  Her practice includes environmental lit igation and regulatory compliance with federal and state laws and regulati ons.  In the public utilities area\, Naomi has extensive experience in th e regulatory aspects of merger\, acquisition and restructuring transaction s in both the electric and telecommunications industries. She recently rep resented a $16 billion renewable energy company in one of Hawaii’s large st energy dockets before the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.  She has also worked on principal market rate authority and transmission cases at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission which have resulted in the establis hment of new policies.  Naomi is a member of the American Bar Association \, the Hawaii State Bar Association\, Washington State Bar Association (in active)\, Oregon State Bar Association\, and the Hawaii Women Lawyers Asso ciation. She has served as past chair\, vice-chair and program chair for t he Natural Resources Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association. She has been an invited speaker on issues involving land use and environmental com pliance matters\, and has authored a number of articles on the State of Ha waii’s land use process and environmental compliance issues.\n\nMakani M aeva\, President &\; CEO\, Ahe Group: A Hawaii-based affordable housing developer\, Makani was previously the director of Vitus Group’s Hawaii office. Since 1995\, she has been instrumental in the development and pres ervation of over 2\,200 affordable units. To-date\, she has secured over $ 138 million in debt financing and $116 million in equity for affordable ho using in Hawaii. A frequent speaker on affordable housing topics at both i ndustry events and for the University of Hawaii\, Makani was selected in 2 011 by Hawaii Business Magazine for its annual list of emerging young lead ers as one of “20 For The Next 20.”  Makani holds a BA from Pepperdin e University.\n\nMelissa May\, AICP\, Senior Planner\, Resilience Practice Leader\, SSFM International. Melissa has been designing and facilitating inclusive planning processes encompassing transportation\, long-range comm unity outlook\, infrastructure\, resilience\, and land use for county and state agencies to produce award-winning projects for resilient\, healthy\, and sustainable communities.  She led planning efforts for the County of Kauai General Plan which won APA National Project of the Year 2 years ago \; County of Hawaii (Island-wide Complete Streets Program and Downtown Hil o Complete Streets Project which won an APA Transportation Award\; State O ffice of Planning Disaster and Resilience Planning including Business Resi liency Post Disasters\; State Office of Planning\, Waimanalo Community Pla n\; C&\;C Honolulu Office of Climate Change\, Resiliency and Sustainabi lity\; Department of Transportation Services\, Community Outreach. Melissa is active in the maker economy/community\, having founded the Hawaii Fash ion Institute.  She is a subject matter expert in community engagement\, branding\, and complete streets.\n\nKawika McKeague\, Principal &\; Dir ector of Cultural Planning\, G70 International Inc.: Kawika’s background \, experience\, and passion have resulted in a unique and knowledgeable ap proach to land use planning and cultural resource management. For nearly t en years as a Senior Planner at G70 from 2001-2011\, Kawika effectively ad ministered and advocated a Native Hawaiian perspective in environmental an d land use planning\, as well as architectural design and space programmin g. In January 2012\, Kawika returned to G70 after serving briefly as the S enior Cultural Resource Manager for Kamehameha Schools\, responsible for t he stewardship of cultural resources within nearly 360\,000 acres of conse rvation and agricultural lands. Kawika brings nearly 16 years of experienc e in facilitating local and national level planning efforts that have enab led a diverse clientele base within the private\, public\, and non-profit sectors.\n\nBen Rafter\, CEO\, OLS Hotels &\; Resorts. Ben has had dual careers in hospitality and technology. He leads growth\, strategy and hot el revenue generation for OLS.  Previously\, he was president and CEO of Aqua Hospitality and president of Aston Hotels &\; Resorts\, the larges t hotel operator in the Waikiki market. He grew Aqua Hospitality fivefold in less than four years\, from a small Waikiki operator to the only hotel company on all six Hawaii tourism islands. While at Aqua\, Ben completed m ore than 20 renovations as well as new\, ground-up developments. Prior to Aqua\, he spent more than 15 years guiding successful tech companies. In v arious roles he created global innovation centers\, acted as a principal s trategist for G2000 and startup companies\, and founded companies of his o wn. In 1996\, he co-founded Innerlinx (LiveBid)\, which was acquired by Am azon.com. Ben began his career in the distribution department of Westin Ho tels &\; Resorts. He is also an HTA Board Member.\n\nMichael Shibata\, Director of Strategic Development and Partnership\, University of Hawaii. Mike has covered multiple facets of real estate including planning\, entit lements\, due diligence\, acquisitions/dispositions\, financial analysis a nd construction.  He was recently named to serve at the University of Haw aii.  Prior to joining UH\, he managed land assets at Liliuokalani Trust\ ; served as Vice President at Stanford Carr Development with a focus on th e development of projects on Maui\; and as an Associate at PBR Hawaii wher e he focused on land planning\, entitlements\, due diligence\, and environ mental compliance. He also serves on various boards including the American Planning Association\, Urban Land Institute\, Halau Ku Mana Public Charte r School\, Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii\, and Hawaii Leeward Pl anning Conference.  Mike is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools\, and receiv ed his Bachelor's and MBA degrees from the University of Hawaii. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laialoha.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ 2021-New-Members.jpg CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200305T120000 TZOFFSETFROM:-1000 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR