BUSINESS BRIEFS
Free necklaces for those in need
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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In recognition of Mother's Day, the Black Pearl Gallery is offering a free pearl necklace to local residents who have lost their jobs or homes in the past 12 months.
The offer was inspired by a similar promotion done by Fox Jewelers in Ventura, Calif., according to a news release from the Black Pearl Gallery.
The necklace, valued at $59, contains a freshwater pearl set in silver. The necklace "is a symbol for love, strength and courage — the perfect metaphor to turn challenge into opportunity," the release said.
To claim a necklace, individuals must be able to show proof of their loss, such as a letter, and proper identification. One necklace will be given per person while supplies last through Mother's Day. The offer is available at the store's locations in Aloha Tower and Ward Centre.
DEVELOPER GETS SOLAR ENERGY HELP
A major housing developer in Hawai'i will receive technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy to determine whether it's feasible to incorporate photovoltaic power and smart-grid electricity distribution at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kane'ohe Bay and a state-sponsored affordable housing project on the Big Island.The technical assistance award aims to help reduce energy consumption for 2,092 Marine Corps homes and 2,206 homes slated for construction in West Hawai'i by Forest City Residential Group Inc.
The technical assistance award is part of the Energy Department's Solar America Showcases program, and provides technical assistance from federally funded experts at several energy and engineering institutions.
TRUMP NAMES MANAGING DIRECTOR
Trump Hotel Collection has named Scott Ingwers as managing director of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Waikiki Beach Walk slated to open later this year.Ingwers most recently was manager of The Fairmont Kea Lani hotel on Maui, and has 20 years of experience in luxury resort management.
Before his position at Kea Lani, Ingwers was general manager for the Maui Prince Hotel and Makena golf courses.
Over the coming months, Ingwers will help assemble the senior management team and training program for the 464-unit hotel condominium.
PERINATAL CLINIC GRANTED $35,000
The Perinatal Addiction Services of Hawai'i clinic has received grants totaling $35,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Hawaii March of Dimes.The program, led by John A. Burns School of Medicine Assistant Professor Tricia Wright, offers obstetric and gynecological care for women struggling with addiction.
The OHA grant of $25,000 is being used to create a Native Hawaiian healing garden for pregnant women and their children. The March of Dimes grant of $10,000 is in keeping with March of Dimes' mission of preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant deaths.
