For information or reservations, go to www.AlohaAirlines.com or call (800) 367-5250 from the neighbor islands or U.S. mainland.
VW, Hyundai dealership slates grand opening
The new Kona Volkswagen and Hyundai dealership will hold its official grand opening Saturday at its Palani Road location in Kailua-Kona. There will be free balloons, pupus and sodas from 8:30 a.m. until the celebration is over at sunset. For the keiki, there will be a free party bouncer.
Music for the all-day party will be provided by Kutmaster Spaz, club deejay from Honolulu and host of OC 17’s “Dis-N-Dat” weekly TV show. An appearance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. of KAPA radio’s Tommy “Kahikina” Ching will be highlighted by live remote broadcasts from the site.
A one-day drawing for a trip to Las Vegas for two will be held Saturday afternoon. Every driver who takes a test ride in either a new or used car, truck or sport utility vehicle gets to put his or her name in the hat for the 6 p.m. drawing.
To celebrate the grand opening, all remaining 2006 models will be offered at factory invoice prices, with original factory pricing on their windshields. All used cars, trucks and SUVs will be priced at Kelley Blue Book wholesale prices for Saturday only.
Hessy Ahokovi and Lance Lizares, the new owners of the former McKenna Motorcars, come from a background of service for VWs, Porsches, Audis and other European vehicles.
Twigg-Smiths selected ‘Employer of the Year’
Each year the Rotary Club of Kona looks into the community for a company deserving recognition for upholding the tenets of Rotary as stated in its motto of “Service Above Self” and the “Four Way Test:” Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships. Will it be beneficial to all concerned? The club traditionally chooses a company outside of Rotary that amplifies the Rotary standards in their business practices and honors them with an “Employer of the Year” award.
This year the award went to Christian and Lisa Twigg-Smith, proprietors of CTS Earthmoving Inc. and Kona Blue Sky Coffee.
CTS Earth moving employs about 80 employees. In the last year alone, CTS has donated time and materials to a number of community projects including fill material provided to make the picnic area of Honl’s Beach Park, new basketball courts going in next to Kekuaokalani Gym and the creation of the basketball/hard court for Hualalai Academy.
Kona Blue Sky Coffee, which was incorporated in 1996, employs five farm workers and five to seven retail associates in the Hualalai Road visitor center/retail location. Wholesale and Internet retail sales move the remainder of their yearly production.
Rotary club members are business and professional leaders who volunteer in their communities and promote world understanding and peace. Rotary’s 31,000 clubs in more than 165 countries and regions encourage high ethnical standards and carry out humanitarian projects. For more information on Rotary International, visit www.rotary.org. For local Rotary information, contact Bev Fraser at 936-9965.
Aloha Airlines adds non-stop flights
Beginning Friday, Aloha Airlines will fly non-stop twice daily between Kahului, Maui, and Lihue, Kauai, and between Kahului, Maui, and Kona.
Aloha’s fall schedule includes eight new non-stops from Maui, offering Hawaii travelers air service to Lihue and Kona on full-size Boeing 737 jets.
For information or reservations, go to www.AlohaAirlines.com or call (800) 367-5250 from the neighbor islands or U.S. mainland.