Agid garnered his experience over the past 30 years at hotels such as the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City and the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, Calif. His longest tenure was at the AAA five diamond Halekulani in Honolulu.
Credit union is recipient of two Pualu Awards
Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union (HCFCU) was presented two Pualu Awards at the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce annual installation and awards luncheon June 30. HCFCU’s Chairman of the Board John Iwane received the Pualu Award for Lifetime Service. HCFCU also was honored with a Pualu Award for Culture and Heritage.
The Pualu Award for Lifetime Service honors an individual who has made a lifelong commitment to the community exemplified by his or her personal or business achievements. Iwane was recognized for his 46 years of volunteer service with the credit union as well as more than 50 years of work with Boy Scouts of America and Lions Club. Iwane worked as a University of Hawaii agricultural extension agent for 32 years.
The Pualu Award for Culture and Heritage honors organizations or individuals who have exhibited through their actions practices that promote island traditions and preserve the Big Island’s multicultural heritage. The award acknowledged HCFCU as a business whose foundation was built on the tradition of coffee farming and commended the credit union for its continuous support of local culture and heritage through sponsorships, community event support, volunteer work and most recently, a historic mural on display at HCFCU’s new branch and administrative offices at Kaloko.
Parker Ranch and Tom Quinlan also were recognized with Pualu Awards for Culture and Heritage.
Studio offers free classes for cancer patients
Pilates and Yoga Centre of Kona Inc. (www.KonaPilates.com) has become a participating studio in the Life Goes Om project. Great Yoga.com (www.greatyoga.com) is the main sponsor of Life Goes Om, a national community-based project that lets people who are currently undergoing cancer treatments experience the mind, body, spirit connection through the practice of yoga.
The project creates a network of yoga studios across the United States and around the world that provide free access to yoga classes for cancer patients. Patients in Kona and surrounding areas can now take instructions at Pilates and Yoga Centre of Kona.
Launched in March 2006, the Life Goes Om goal for the year is to enroll 1,000 yoga studios across the United States. Studios agree to allow people who are currently in cancer treatments, or just recovering from treatment, to participate in yoga classes at no charge. Studios only need to commit as long as they feel the service is of value to their community and their studio.
Agid heads up food and beverage department
Kona Village Resort recently appointed Gerard Agid as director of food and beverage.
In his new position, Agid is responsible for operations in the oceanfront Hale Moana dining room serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily as well as the resort’s fine dining restaurant, Hale Samoa, which is open most evenings for dinner. Additionally, Agid will oversee logistics for the resort’s twice weekly award-winning ahaaina (luau) and its Tuesday evening Paniolo BBQ night. Beverage responsibilities encompass the Shipwreck Bar, Talk Story Bar and Bora Bora Bar, which offers live entertainment each evening.
Agid garnered his experience over the past 30 years at hotels such as the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City and the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, Calif. His longest tenure was at the AAA five diamond Halekulani in Honolulu.