Grants • Awards
Chamber appoints small-business advocate
Advertiser Staff
In support of its increased advocacy and services on behalf of small business, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i has named local small-business spokeswoman Beverly Harbin director of Economic Development and Small-Business Advocate.
Harbin has earned the respect of small businesses, state government leaders and community leaders during her years of work as coordinator of the Small Business Economic Revival Force and president of the Kaka'ako Improvement Association. She will provide support for the Chamber's Small Business Council, chaired by Christine Camp, principal and general manager of Avalon Development Co.
The Chamber's new small business program comes under the operations of Executive Vice President Jack Carreiro.
"We're delighted to have Christine Camp and Bev Harbin leading this exciting new venture for the Chamber. Our small business members deserve strong leadership in the community, and Christine and Bev are the best," said Carreiro.
Carreiro added, "The SBC has always provided excellent service to Hawai'i's small-business community. In order to raise our small business advocacy and services to new levels, permanent dedicated support for SBC was needed on the Chamber's team. Bev Harbin is by far the best person for the job."
• Edward R. Long of Kihei has been named recipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2001 Personal Achievement Award for Hawai'i.
Long, 63, was selected because of his extensive record of professional achievement and his longtime service to people with disabilities.
The honor is part of the MDA's annual national award program recognizing the personal and professional accomplishments and community service of people with any of the neuromuscular diseases in the MDA's program.
Long has worked in the advertising and banking industries and at independent living centers in Boston and San Diego. The author of several books on disability, he was for many years an employment counselor for people with disabilities. He has also lived and worked in Japan and India.
Long learned in 1943 that he had Becker muscular dystrophy, which gradually weakens the voluntary muscles of the limbs and trunk. He has used a power wheelchair since 1970 and a ventilator full time since 1988.
• Michael Holtel, M.D., has been named a recipient of the Honor Award bestowed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. He is the chairman and residency program director for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center. He specializes in facial plastic surgery and telemedicine.
The academy is one of the oldest medical associations in the nation. It serves more than 11,000 members by providing a medium for the advancement of the science and art of medicine related to otolaryngology and by representing the specialty in governmental and socioeconomic issues.
