OP-ED: why women, why now?(Essay) - Kennedy School Review

The landmark women's right to vote victory is nearly a century behind us. Since then we have witnessed the 1960s feminist movement, Roe v. Wade, Title IX, and finally, a serious female contender for a U.S. presidential bid. It is easy to think that the struggle and strife of the past have paid off. American women can rest easy knowing our job to push the so-called feminist agenda is obsolete. Welcome to the 'post-feminist' era.

Not so fast ...

There is no denying that women have made substantial progress on many fronts. Thirty years ago, the ratio of men to women at undergraduate college campuses was three-to-two, and today the situation is reversed, according to an October 2009 article in TIME magazine. According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, women working full time throughout the year now make 77 percent of what men make annually, compared to 59 percent forty years ago.

In 2008, we had two women running for the highest elected offices in the United States in the same election year--something unimaginable fifty years ago. Furthermore, a recent survey by TIME magazine revealed that 89 percent of both men and women are comfortable with a woman earning more than her male counterpart.

While these relative gains should not be dismissed, there is still a long way to go. Stark statistics reveal areas where women continue to lag behind men. Women still lack equal work for equal pay, and American women make up only two percent of CEOs among Fortune 500 companies, according to a December 2009 article in the Economist. Despite the fact that more women have entered the workforce, the amount of time women spend on housework is still much higher than that of men, on average two times as much, according to sociologists Constance Gager and Scott T. Yabiku in a recent Journal of Family Issues study. Women also pay disproportionately more for health care than men. A recent Service Employees International Union report estimates that, all else equal, a twenty-two-year-old woman will pay up to one-and-a-half times more than her male counterpart for health insurance. Rates of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and harassment as well as legal impediments for proper resolution are still high. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 232,960 women in the United States were raped or sexually assaulted in 2006, averaging to more than 600 women every day.

Treatment of women in the media is disheartening, at best. We are immersed in a society where sexist jokes are commonplace, where the word 'bitch' is used without flinching, where radio is rife with lyrics derogatory toward women, and where many television shows and advertisements still portray women as sex objects. Furthermore, images of women in the media can be very misleading, often displaying unattainable standards of beauty. Twenty-five years ago, the average model weighed 8 percent less than the average woman, while models today weigh 23 percent less, according to a February 2008 Newsweek article. According to psychologists Helga Dittmar and Sarah Howard, actors and models in the popular media are approximately 20 percent below the ideal body weight, a level that meets the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa.

The effects of exposure to such images may also be reflected in the changing trends and rising profits within the beauty industry. In her essay in the New Atlantis, Christine Rosen warns of the 'age dropping' phenomenon in America--the obsession with youth and its increasing association with beauty, which most negatively impacts women. In particular, she discusses the dangers of the rising prevalence and acceptance of cosmetic surgery. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2006 around 11.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed, with women accounting for almost 92 percent of these procedures.

The negative treatment of women in the media was evident in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. In her new book Gender and Elections, a collection of essays outlining the role of gender in American politics, Susan Carroll describes the similarities of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sarah Palin, not on issues, but on the treatment both received during the 2008 election on the basis of their gender. The striking observation that Carroll points out is that the personality and demeanor of each woman was caricatured in terms of a particular gender stereotype. Hillary Clinton was embodied by pantsuits, short hair, and a tendency to emote stiffly--a generally masculine characterization. Conversely, Sarah Palin was pegged as the hypersexualized female with her more stylish attire, designer glasses, and high heels, as evidenced by the infamous photoshopped image of her standing in front of the American flag clutching a rifle in a bikini.

And, to make things worse, six major studies of happiness revealed that over the past three decades women have become increasingly unhappy. This is in contrast to men's happiness levels, which are found to have increased over time and age.

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These disturbing trends should not be acceptable to anyone--man or woman. And, sadly, they will continue unless there is acknowledgement by society at large that they exist and need to be addressed. A widespread feminist movement aimed at achieving equality could be the key to achieving mutual respect within and amongst the sexes. This is in contrast to the recent 'feminist backlash' in which women seek to disassociate with a feminist movement and the 'girls gone wild feminism' that causes women to grotesquely exploit their sexuality under the guise of empowerment. Instead, an all-inclusive contemporary feminist movement could reconnect women with the aspiration of equality that previous generations have worked so hard to achieve.

In a November 2009 op-ed in the New York Times, journalist Judith Warner observed that the inclusion of the Stupak-Pitts amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives version of the health care bill 'passed not just because a group of Catholic bishops bore down on Democratic lawmakers. It passed because it could'--because it could. The realities that women are facing today--unequal pay for equal work, disparaging treatment in the media, discrimination in society at large, and increasing unhappiness--all exist because they can.

Women, let's not forget all our achievements, for we should be proud of what we along with our sisters, mothers, aunts, and grandmothers before us did to get us here. But let's not disappoint them and let's not stop there. We are in need of a resurgence of the feminist movement, led by women but joined by men. An open dialogue between and within the two sexes is necessary to create not only an understanding of the problem but a solution devised by men and women together. In the words of singer Helen Reddy, 'I'm still an embryo with a long, long way to go until I make my brother understand.' Women, be strong and invincible--you are women, let's hear you roar!

FOR THE RECORD.(Business) - The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)

Business certificates

Business certificates for the following companies have been filed at the Onondaga County clerk's office:

Sept. 28

Gateway Glass, 1021 S. Salina St., Syracuse, Petty McClain Jr., 2011 S. State St., Syracuse.

Gold Thread Marketing, 7 Ibis Path, Liverpool, Gary L. Weeks, same address.

JMC Benefits Group, 227 W. Fayette St., Suite 200, Syracuse, Joseph M. Courcy, 407 Durston Ave., Syracuse.

The Billiard Boys, 8075 Plainville Road, Baldwinsville, Leo R. Duger Jr., same address.

All City Snow Removal, 248 Genesee Park Drive, Syracuse, Delvon D. Coker, same address.

JCB Hair, 101 Green St., Syracuse, James Christopher Burtless, 4395 Luna Course, Liverpool.

Kaarta Sports, 60 Presidential Plaza, Apt. 308, Syracuse, Thierno A. T. Diallo, same address.

Cedarvale Farm Alpacas, 4626 Cedarvale Road, Syracuse, Susan M. Isgar, same address.

Universal Maintenance Solution, 8911 Henry Clay Blvd., Clay, David Ososkalo, same address.

My Style Pizza & Deli, 600 S. Geddes St., Syracuse, Kahtan Alhanshali, 918 Gerard Ave., 2B, Bronx.

Real Life Relish, 4937 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, Linda Ann Baker, same address.

Sept. 29

Guardian Angels, 7311 Snowball Run, East Syracuse, Lisa Ann Lopez, same address.

Dannan Plumbing, 101 E. Roswell Ave., Nedrow, Richard T. Dannan Jr., same address.

Tech Bridge, 235 Harrison St., Syracuse, Ping Xiao, 28 Jordan St., Skaneateles.

Grace Children's Academy 2, 213 Beattie St., Apt. D15, Syracuse, Jabriel M. Grace, same address.

Robert L Stroman Delivery Service, 136 Walrath Road, Syracuse, Robert Lee Stroman, same address.

Brasz Ulla, 1 Landscape Drive, Fayetteville, Martha Hellstron, 5035 Bridle Path Road, Fayetteville

Leo Timoshuk Photography, 324 Germania Ave., Syracuse, Leo Timoshuk, same address.

Cauchon Enterprises, 241 Salt Springs St., Fayetteville, Richard Cauchon, same address.

Mama Birth Yoga, 1301 Westmoreland Ave., Syracuse, Sarah Christine Oakley, same address.

Sept. 30

Simply Chic (A Consignment Boutique), 786 Fairway Circle, Baldwinsville, Jennifer Johns Laupheimer, same address.

Kunego Agency, 3569 Oran Delphi Road, Manlius, Chad Thomas Kunego, same address.

Auto Mender, 4530 Kingsford Terrace, Syracuse, Eric J. Woodhouse, same address.

Creature Comforts, 18 Griffin St., Skaneateles, Lisa Mastin Weiss, same address.

BCW, 20 S. Skaneateles St., Jordan, Christine Barrigar, same address.

Hyper Typer, 3335 Warners Road, Camillus, Sandra Marie Dombek, same address

Oct. 3

Yum Yum Gluten Free Bakery & Cafe, 116 Seeley Road, Syracuse, Erin Gridley, same address.

Nicole Hansen Stylist, 5512 Taormina Drive, Clay, Nicole Hansen, same address.

Tarbe Painting Company, 5692 Williamson Parkway, Cicero, David Jacob Tarbe, same address.

DC&H (Digital Custom Homes), 4062 Barkerhill Road, Jamesville, Simon Farrar, same address.

Spencer Shapess, 106 Old Farm Road, Fayetteville, Spencer Heating and Air Conditioning, same address.

SWS Environmental Services, address not given, Progressive Environmental Services, 600 Grand Panama Blvd., Suite 200, Panama City, Fla.

BARLEYS, 2710 James St., Syracuse, T. Tavern Inc., same address.

Mel Shapess And Sons Heating And Cooling, 106 Old Farm Road, Fayetteville, Spencer Heating And Air Condit, same address.

Easy Choice Health Plan Of New York, address not given, Atlantis Health Plan Inc., 45 Broadway, Suite 300, New York.

Nonnies Attic Antiques & Collectibles6585 Lakeshore Road, Cicero, M. E. George Enterprises Ltd., same address.

Mandana Inn, 1937 W. Lake Road, Skaneateles, West Lake Food Inc., same address.

Kids Bouncy Club And Family Fun, 5957 S. Salina St., Syracuse, KBC and Family Fun Inc., same address.

Remington Seal & Paving Of CNY, 6283 Hessler Farm Path, Cicero, Onondaga Paving Corp., same address.

Sonic Snow Plowing, 5233 Cremona Trail, Clay, Anthony J. Ponticello, same address

Cass A Roo Farm, 2915 Gulf Road, Manlius, Sandra Seymour, same address.

Sky High, 626 Butternut Ave., Syracuse, Kara Murray, 1022 Tyson Place, Apt. 1, Syracuse.

Hilary A. Raux NPP, 3219 Holly Ridge, Baldwinsville, Hilary Anne Raux, same address.

Linda's Nails, 3210 Court St., Syracuse, Melinda Calangelo, 160 Hood Ave., Syracuse.

Solvay Super Saver, 1207 Milton Ave., Syracuse, Ismail Wael Deb, 5101 Stagecoach Road, Camillus.

In Your Soul Productions, 609 Robinson St., Syracuse, Stephanie Louise Preaster, 350 Fellows Ave., Syracuse.

Oct. 4

The Insulation Man, address not given, Dundon Insulation Inc., 203 Treadwell Road, Windsor.

WVT Communications, address not given, Hometown Online Inc., 47 Main St., Warwick.

A-1 Mart, 7363 State Fair Blvd., Baldwinsville, A-1 Mart (NY) Inc., same address.

SAFEWARE, address not given, Safeware Insurance Agency, 6500 Busch Blvd., Suite 233, Columbus, Ohio.

Group Foundation For Advancing Mental Health, address not given, Group Psychotherapy Foundation, 25 E. 21st St., 6th Floor, New York.

Grand Central Grill, 581 State Fair Blvd., Building 1, Syracuse, S&B Catering Inc., 7 Hazelhurst Ave., Auburn.

Bridge Street Tavern, 109 Bridge St., Syracuse, Del-Fry Inc., same address.

Johns Antiques And Art, 328 Woodbine Ave., Syracuse, John M. Carr, same address.

Seventh Heaven Holistic Healing, 4846 Onondaga Road, Syracuse, Patrick Joseph Roy, same address.

JL Maintenance, 145 Steuben St., Syracuse, Jeffrey A. Lashomb, same address.

Jet Voice Over Talent, 6 West Lake St., Skaneateles, Joan E. Thomsen, same address.

Mary's Nursing Service, 3895 Rockwell Road, Marcellus, Mary Elizabeth Kimberly, same address.

Jan's Beads, 2103 Brewerton Road, Mattydale, Janice E. Naumann, 100 Aspenwood Circle, North Syracuse.

Partnerships

Business certificates for the following partnerships have been filed at the Onondaga County clerk's office:

Sept. 28

One On One Medical Transport Services, 103 Ardsley Drive, DeWitt, Clara P. Woodall, same address, Homer J. Woodall, same address.

Iris Creek Creations, 4334 Caulfield Drive, Syracuse, Sara J. Forward, same address, Helen M. Forward, same address.

Sept. 29

Swan Investment Club, 6205 The Hamlet, Jamesville, Helen R. Barrett, no address given, Margaret Brown, 207 Hibiscus Drive, North Syracuse, Patricia Camporesi, 459 Severn Ave., Tampa, Fla., Joyce Collins, no address given, Patricia M. Camporesi, no address given, Vicki Greenberg, no address given, Martha Helstrom, 5035 Bridle Path Road, Fayetteville, Joyce Lennon, 8397 Cazenovia Road, Manlius, Dorothy Money, 105 Barker Lane, Fayetteville.

MCV Law, 313 E. Willow St., Suite 201, Syracuse, William W. Crossett IV, same address, Kimberly A. Slimbaugh Esq., same address, Gary J. Valerino Esq., same address.

Kimry Moor Partnership, 7033 Highfield Road, Fayetteville, Deborah Black, 1730 Oakwood Terrace, Narberth, Pa., Gerald Black, 5132 Muirfield Drive, Fayetteville, Michael Black, 6 Hidalgo, Irvine, Calif., Robert Black, 7033 Highfield Road, Fayetteville.

Sept. 30

Element And Light, 266 Lorraine Ave., Syracuse, Melanie D. Casanova, same address, Lisa M. Lucas, 310 Willimae Drive, Syracuse.

Maytag Corp. Workers Accept New Contract - AP Online

DAVID PITT, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-03-2004
Dateline: NEWTON, Iowa

Striking Maytag workers wave to a passing car while working a picket line outside a Maytag production plant, Thursday, July 1, 2004, in Newton, Iowa. Maytag Corporation and the United Auto Workers said Thursday they have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract. The agreement is subject to a ratification vote by union membership. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Union workers at Maytag Corp.'s flagship factories in this central Iowa town voted Friday to accept a new four-year contract.

Dennis Walker, international representative for the United Auto Workers union, declined to release a vote tally.

Mark Krivoruchka, senior vice president of human resources at Maytag, said the company was 'pleased that union members recognized that cost improvements are a necessity in this competitive environment.'

The 1,525 production workers, who make Atlantis, Neptune and Dependable Care washers and dryers, walked off the job June 10 after negotiations broke down. Talks resumed last week and a tentative agreement was announced Thursday.

The workers were to return to their jobs Tuesday. The plant remains scheduled for summer shutdown Aug. 9-22, officials said.

According to details provided by union members, the contract gives workers incentive bonuses based on production and a cost-of-living increase of $450 in 2005, which rises by $50 in each year of the contract to $600 in 2008.

Wages will remain unchanged until June 2007 when workers will receive a 2.5 percent increase, said Local 997 President Pat Teed.

The average Maytag worker in Newton currently earns about $19 an hour, Teed said.

Workers who now have health care fully paid by the company can opt for one of two plans with deductibles, after which the company will pay either 80 percent or 90 percent of the health care cost.

New workers would be enrolled in a 401(k) plan with a company match and a portable pension plan in which they contribute a percentage of their income. They would not be eligible for the company financed pension offered to current employees.

The 401(k) plan is optional for current workers who have the existing pension.

The cheers of workers attending the closed-door meeting at Newton High School on Friday could be heard outside, but many of them left with glum faces.

Ed McCleary, who has worked at Maytag for 27 years, said many workers were unhappy that they will have to pay more for health insurance.

'It's hard to take a step back, but that's what we had to do,' he said.

CEO Ralph Hake had said earlier this year that Newton is a high-cost factory and costs must be reduced if it is to continue to manufacture new products.

'I hope Ralph Hake makes the right decision and keeps new products here in Newton, Iowa,' Walker said.

Asked if the pact offered any improvements in job security, Walker said: 'With this economy, there is no job security.'

Strikers and several few hundred production workers who recently were laid off crowded Friday into the gymnasium at Newton High, the only location in this town of 15,600 large enough to accommodate the crowd.

The last big strike in Newton was in 1971, when workers were out for five months. Workers staged a one-day strike in 1974, essentially waiting a day to ratify a contract, said Ted Johnson, Local 997 vice president.

The strike had been peaceful, with passing motorists honking horns in support. Yard signs proclaiming support for the workers could be seen in front of homes in Newton and nearby communities.

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On the Net: Maytag Corp. http://www.maytagcorp.com

Florida Hospital Cited for ER Lack Again. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

By Phil Galewitz, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 6--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- St. Mary's Medical Center, already cited by state and federal government health officials for a lack of emergency neurosurgical care, now faces allegations that it doesn't provide adequate neurological treatment in the emergency room either, according to state inspection reports recently obtained by The Palm Beach Post.

The lack of specialists to treat emergencies has resulted in delays in patient care, state officials say in the documents sent last month to St. Mary's officials.

Even though St. Mary's has at least 11 neurologists on staff, it has neurologists working in the emergency room only two weeks a month, spokesman Don Chester said Tuesday. On the other days, emergency neurology patients are seen by internists. Neurologists, who treat injuries to the brain such as strokes, are then consulted and come to treat the patients if they are admitted.

Most neurologists prefer to 'consult' to the hospital rather than work in the emergency room because they can be 'selective' in which patients they treat, an assistant to West Palm Beach neurologist Russell Wilson said, allowing them to avoid the higher risk patients.

Doctors at Palm Beach Neurology, central Palm Beach County's largest neurology group with seven doctors, no longer provides emergency room coverage at St. Mary's, a receptionist confirmed Tuesday. Doctors in the group refused to comment.

State regulations require hospitals that provide elective medical services in a specialty such as neurology to provide around-the-clock emergency care through an agreement with their doctors or a transfer agreement with a nearby hospital. If a hospital does not meet that criterion it must seek an exemption from the rule through the state Agency for Health Care Administration.

Neurologists are among a number of specialists that have reduced emergency room treatment in Palm Beach County as a result of soaring medical malpractice insurance rates. The higher premiums have forced many specialists to drop the coverage and avoid treating emergency patients.

When a Post reporter recently asked state health officials for a list of Palm Beach County hospitals cited for violating the state's hospital emergency care regulations, the state provided records showing St. Mary's was the only hospital cited over the past year.

St. Mary's is not the only county hospital without neurologists treating emergency patients around the clock, however. JFK Medical Center in Atlantis also does not have that level of care in the emergency room, a hospital spokeswoman said.

State officials conducted a surprise inspection at St. Mary's on March 31, after getting a complaint that the hospital is 'dumping patients to other hospitals when they have the capability in house to provide services for neurology and neurosurgery,' according to state inspection reports.

State officials confirmed the complaint through interviews with hospital officials and review of medical records.

A review of 20 neurosurgery or neurology patients at St. Mary's in February and March revealed five cases in which patients faced delays in getting care, state records show. The hospital is trying to recruit more neurologists to treat emergency patients, spokesman Chester said.

St. Mary's rectified its neurosurgical care problem on April 1, by having neurosurgeons in the trauma center also provide care to non-trauma patients.

That was a month after St. Mary's received notice from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that it would be ejected from the Medicare program in April if it did not fix procedures that led to the hospital refusing to provide emergency neurosurgical care to a patient in February.

The notice was later lifted.

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Working Mother magazine's 100 best companies - AP Online

The Associated Press
AP Online
09-08-1998
An alphabetical list of Working Mother magazine's 100 best companies for working mothers. The magazine doesn't rank the companies, but identifies 10 as exceptionally progressive. They are marked with an (x). (Some companies that have merged are listed separately if they applied individually.)

Acacia Life Insurance Co., Bethesda, Md.

Aetna Inc., Hartford, Conn.

Allstate Insurance Co., Northbrook, Ill.

American Express Co., New York

American Home Products Corp., Madison, N.J.

Amoco Corp., Chicago

AT&T, New York

Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif.

Bankers Trust Co., New York

Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, N.Y.

Bayfront Medical Center Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla.

The Benjamin Group Inc., Campbell, Calif.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., Anchorage, Alaska

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York

The Bureau of National Affairs Inc., Washington

Calvert Group, Bethesda, Md.

Chase Manhattan Bank, New York

Chrysler Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich.

CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia

Cinergy Corp., Cincinnati

Citicorp/Citibank, New York (x)

Commercial Financial Services Inc., Tulsa, Okla.

Coopers & Lybrand, New York

Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y.

Dayton Hudson Corp., Minneapolis

Deloitte & Touche, Chicago

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York

DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del.

DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co., Wilmington, Del.

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.

Ernst & Young, New York

Fannie Mae, Washington

Federal Express Corp., Memphis, Tenn.

First Chicago NBD Corp., Chicago

First Tennessee Bank, Memphis, Tenn.

First Union Corp., Charlotte, N.C.

Gannett Co., Arlington, Va.

General Mills, Minneapolis, Minn.

Glaxo Wellcome Inc., Research Triangle Park, N.C. (X)

GTE Corp., Irving, Texas

Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, Mo.

Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.

Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc., Boston

Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J.

IBM, Armonk, N.Y. (x)

Imation, Oakdale, Minn.

JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Fla.

Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J. (x)

SC Johnson & Son Inc., Racine, Wis.

KPMG Peat Marwick, New York

Life Technologies, Rockville, Md.

Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis (x)

Lincoln National Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind.

Lotus Development Corp., Cambridge, Mass.

Lucent Technologies Inc. Murray Hill, N.J.

Marriott International, Washington

MassMutual, Springfield, Mass.

Mattel Inc., El Segundo, Calif.

MBNA America Bank, N.A., Wilmington, Del. (x)

Mentor Graphics Corp., Wilsonville, Ore.

Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J. (x)

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., New York

Millipore Corp., Bedford, Mass.

J.P. Morgan, New York

NationsBank Corp., Charlotte, N.C. (x)

Neuville Industries Inc., Hildebran, N.C.

Northern Trust Corp., Chicago

Patagonia Inc., Ventura, Calif.

Pfizer Inc., New York

Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.

Price Waterhouse, New York

Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa

The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati

Prudential, Newark, N.J.

Rex Healthcare Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

Ridgeview Inc., Newton, N.C.

Rockwell International Corp., Costa Mesa, Calif.

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.

The St. Paul Companies, St. Paul, Minn.

Salt River Project, Phoenix

Sara Lee Corp., Chicago

SAS Institute, Cary, N.C. (x)

The Seattle Times, Seattle

Security Benefit Group, Topeka, Kan.

Sequent Computer Systems Inc., Beaverton, Ore.

Southern New England Telephone, New Haven, Ct.

Stride Rite Corp., Lexington, Mass.

Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas

Tom's of Maine Inc., Kennebunk, Maine

TRW Inc., Cleveland

Turner Broadcasting System Inc., Atlanta

Union Pacific Resources Group, Fort Worth, Texas

Universal Studios, Universal City, Calif.

UNUM Corp., Portland, Maine

UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh, Pa.

USAA (United Services Automobile Association), San Antonio, Texas

The Vanguard Group, Malvern, Pa.

Warner-Lambert Co., Morris Plains, N.J.

Xerox Corp. Stamford, Conn. (x)


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Hospital Corporation of America Wins $8.8 Million Settlement from Humana. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

By Nancy McVicar, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 5--In a battle of health-care giants over slow payment of hospital bills, the largest for-profit hospital chain has won an $8.8 million arbitration settlement from one of the largest HMO companies, a decision some experts say may send a message to other HMOs that are late in paying their bills.

'That's a tremendous positive outcome and we would hope that other HMOs would take notice,' said Ralph Glatfelter, senior vice president of the Florida Hospital Association.

Hospital Corporation of America, or HCA, based in Nashville, Tenn., alleged that Humana Medical Plan Inc. of Florida failed to pay or made late payments involving 3,300 hospital patients' bills at 16 HCA hospitals in Florida. The patients were not liable for the bills.

Glatfelter said that despite laws that say insurers and HMOs must pay undisputed bills within 35 days, that is not happening in many cases.

'There are HMOs that either don't pay their contracted rate -- they pay something less, an arbitrary number they make up, or you have situations where they pay late or don't pay at all,' Glatfelter said. 'It will vary from plan to plan. Some have a very good track record, and others don't have a good track record at all.'

In April, the Florida Department of Insurance fined 15 HMOs, including Humana, for late payments. The fines, totaling $550,000, ranged from $25,000 to $50,000. Humana was fined $50,000.

'We're hoping that the arbitration decision coupled with strong regulatory action by the Department of Insurance will provide some encouragement to the HMOs to abide by the law,' Glatfelter said.

Pam Gadinsky, a spokeswoman for Humana in South Florida, said all the contracts involved in the dispute were from PCA, Physicians Corporation of America, an HMO Humana acquired in 1997. She said she didn't know how those contracts differed from Humana contracts or why the bills became disputed.

'We've had a long and positive relationship with HCA over the years and we believe that will continue,' Gadinsky said.

HCA alleged that between 1997 and 1999 Humana took more than a year to pay some hospital bills and that some bills had to be resubmitted several times before payment was made.

Attorney Edward Pozzuoli of the Tripp Scott law firm in Fort Lauderdale, which represented HCA, said the arbitration process took two years because of all the documents passed back and forth in the case.

A three-member panel of the American Arbitration Association ruled in late October that HCA was entitled to the $8.8 million to be paid within 30 days.

Pozzuoli said payment was not made by the deadline, and he has filed for a judgment in Broward Circuit Court. If payment still is not made, the case would be submitted to the Florida Department of Insurance for action, he said.

The hospitals involved include Plantation General Medical Center and Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation; University Hospital and Medical Center, Tamarac; Northwest Medical Center, Margate; JFK Medical Center, Atlantis; Columbia Hospital, West Palm Beach; Cedars Medical Center and Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami.

To see more of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.sun-sentinel.com.

(c) 2002, South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.

Good times/bad times.(TOP 250)(Illustration) - Hawaii Business

 GOOD TIMES / BAD TIMES  BIGGEST SALES GAIN  RANK   RANK                            SALES '04   SALES '03   PERCENT '05    '04    COMPANY                   ($MIL)      ($MIL)     INCREASE  150    230    University of Hawaii               Foundation                  48          22        118.2% 153    223    Group Builders Inc.        46.0        22.2       107.2%  81    142    Hopaco Office Max C33       90          50         80.0% 202     BR    Associated Steel               Workers Ltd.               29.7        17.3        71.7%  20     27    Starwood Hotels and               Resorts Hawaii              358         227        57.7% 228     **    Mac Farms of Hawaii               LLC                        22.3        14.2        57.0% 221     BR    Cheeseburger               Restaurants                24.8         16         55.0%   6     10    Kamehameha Schools         838.7       544.3       54.1%  83    117    King Auto Center Inc.      87.8        59.2        48.3% 181    217    Swift & Co.                33.7        23.3        44.6%  27     46    Aloha Petroleum Ltd.        218         153        42.5%  22     24    Hawaiian Dredging               Construction Co.            347         246        41.1% 187     **    Booz Allen Hamilton               Inc.                       32.4         23         40.9% 196    227    Turtle Bay Resort          30.7        22.1        38.9% 136    155    L&L Drive-Inn and L&L               Hawaiian Barbecue          57.5         42         36.9% 134    148    The Hawaiian Insurance               & Guaranty Co. Ltd.        59.4        43.5        36.6%  43     57    Central Pacific               Financial Corp.             172         126        36.5% 232     BR    Grove Farm Co. Inc.        21.7         16         35.6% 197    220    Avalon Health Care--               Hawaii                     30.6        22.6        35.4%  60     78    Grace Pacific Corp.         119         88         35.2% 193    218    Chaminade University               of Honolulu                 31          23         34.8% 195    219    Hawaii Community               Foundation                 30.9         23         34.3% 144    161    Coldwell Banker               Pacific Properties         52.3        39.1        33.8%  94     **    Cafe Hawaii Partners       79.0        59.3        33.2% 138    149    Maui Divers of Hawaii               Ltd.                        57         43.3        31.6% 148    164    Aloha Auto Group Ltd.      49.6        38.3        29.5%  98     **    North Hawaii Community               Hospital                   75.8        58.6        29.4% 105    132    Wimberly Allison Tong               & Goo                      69.2        54.2        27.7%  30     42    Castle Medical Center       199         156        27.6% 112    134    Na Hoku--Hawaii's               Finest Jeweler Since               1924                       66.7        52.5        27.0% 208    226    BOMAT Ltd.                  28         22.1        26.7% 157    171    Hardware Hawaii ACE        44.9        35.6        26.1%  28     39    D.R. Horton--Schuler               Homes LLC               (dba Schuler Homes)         213         169        26.0%  97    114    Royal Contracting Co.               Ltd.                        76         60.5        25.6% 174    196    Kuhio Motors Inc.          36.9        29.4        25.5% 147    158    Daiichiya-Love's               Bakery Inc.                 50          40         25.0% 186     **    Child and Family               Service                    32.7        26.2        24.8% 158    175    Maui Petroleum Inc.        43.8        35.1        24.8%  25     25    JTB Hawaii Inc.            291.4       236.4       23.3% 171    192    New York Life               Insurance Co.               38         30.9        23.0% 169    189    Atlantis Adventures               LLC                        39.8        32.4        22.8% 204    215    Paradise Cruise Ltd.       29.3         24         22.1%  37     45    Jalpak International               Hawaii Inc.                 188         154        22.1%  62     71    Meadow Gold Dairies--               Hawaii                      117         96         21.9%  87     96    New City Nissan            85.8        70.4        21.9%   4      4    Alexander & Baldwin               Inc.                       1490        1,233       20.8% 214    231    Waterhouse Inc.            26.5         22         20.5% 190    205    Bacon Universal Co.               Inc.                       31.9        26.6        19.9%  61     **    Kauai Island Utility               Cooperative                118.9       99.2        19.9% 242     BR    KHON-TV                    20.3         17         19.4%  75     81    Y. Hata & Co. Ltd.         96.8        81.1        19.4% 163    177    Maui Toyota                41.3        34.7        19.0%  12     16    Kyo-ya Co. Ltd.             561        471.4       19.0%  BIGGEST SALES LOSS  RANK   RANK                            SALES '04   SALES '03   PERCENT '05    '04    COMPANY                   ($MIL)      ($MIL)     INCREASE   82     30    TD Food Group               90          194       -53.6% 245    184    S&M Sakamoto Inc.          19.2        33.2       -42.2% 189    127    Palama Holdings             32          55        -41.8% 152    N/A    Ocean House Builders       46.3        74.5       -37.9% 179    131    The Estate of Samuel               Mills Damon                34.5        54.4       -36.6%  69     44    David S. De Luz Sr.               Enterprises Inc.            104         154       -32.5% 226    188    Allied Builders System      23         32.4       -29.0% 168    N/A    Del Monte Fresh               Produce (Hawaii) Inc.      39.8        55.6       -28.4% 188    151    Keauhou Kona               Construction Corp.         32.0        43.1       -25.8% 132     84    Nordic Construction               Ltd.                       59.9        79.3       -24.5% 103     77    John Hancock Life Ins.               Co. (aka Manulife               Financial)                 69.7         89        -21.7%  39     28    Sony Hawaii Co.             178         220       -19.1%  56     41    Gentry Cos.                 130         157       -17.2% 205    174    Kajima Construction               Services                   29.1        35.1       -17.1%  21     17    Dick Pacific Construc-               tion Co. Ltd.               353         421       -16.2%  18     15    Cutter Management Co.       411         485       -15.3% 216    194    Saturn of Honolulu         26.1        30.3       -13.9% 184    165    U S Pacific Construc-               tion Inc                    33         38.2       -13.6% 231    211    Regal Travel Inc.           22         25.3       -13.0%  84     69    Coastal Construction               Co. Inc.                   87.6        100.3      -12.7% 192    172    Shirokiya Inc.             31.4        35.5       -11.5% 161    143    Pleasant Holidays LLC      42.7        47.2        -9.5%   3      3    Hawaii Medical Service               Association (HMSA)         1600        1,756       -8.9% 126    102    Honolulu Ford Inc.         61.0        65.5        -6.9% 125    103    Fairmont Specialty               Group                       61          65         -6.2% 194    185    WESCO Distribution               Inc.                        31          33         -6.1% 118     98    Fireman's Fund Insu-               rance Co. of Hawaii        64.8        68.9        -6.0% 170    157    MC&A Inc.                  39.5        41.9        -5.7% 246    240    Wailea Golf LLC             19          20         -5.0%  14     12    Verizon Hawaii             492.8       518.4       -4.9% 248    244    Aloha United Way           18.1         19         -4.7% 166    152    Alaka i Mechanical               Corp.                       41          43         -4.7%  68     61    ALTRES Global Business               Services Inc.              107.1       112.3       -4.6%  88     76    Roberts Hawaii Inc.         85          89         -4.5% 178    170    The Sports Authority       34.7         36         -3.6% 211    199    Heide & Cook Ltd.          27.6        28.6        -3.5%  96     86    Valley Isle Motors               Ltd.                       76.1        78.7        -3.3% 123    109    Makena Hawaii Inc.         61.5        63.4        -3.0% 201    193    Graybar Electric Co.               Inc.                        30         30.7        -2.3% 183    180    Airgas Gaspro Inc.         33.0        33.7        -2.1%  33    N/A    RCI Construction Group      196         200        -2.0%  54    N/A    AES Hawaii                  134         136        -1.5%  73     67    Oahu Transit Services               Inc.                        100         101        -1.0% 218    209    Bishop Square               Associates                 25.6        25.8        -0.8% 137    121    Commercial Data               Systems Inc.               57.3        57.6        -0.5% 127    113    Watumull Brothers Ltd.     60.7         61         -0.5% 240    235    3M Hawaii                   21         21.1        -0.5%  26     22    Hawaii Health Systems               Corp.                      286.7       287.5       -0.3% 

Legislation in Florida Allows Four Hospitals to Build Open-Heart Centers. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

By Phil Galewitz, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 15--Ending months of suspense and many years of feuding among the region's hospitals, Gov. Jeb Bush signed legislation Monday that lets four more Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast hospitals perform open-heart surgery.

The governor's decision doubles to eight the area's open-heart programs -- one of the most profitable medical services -- and gives a big boost to nonprofit hospitals in their battle against richer for-profit competitors.

The nonprofits that gain the service are Boca Raton Community Hospital, Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart and Indian River Community Hospital in Vero Beach. The hospitals are expected to begin treating coronary bypass and other open-heart patients in 2005 and 2006.

'This is the biggest decision for the hospital since the decision to found the hospital,' said Ron Assaf, chairman of the board of Boca Community, which opened in 1967. 'I wish I had the words to describe it.'

The last open-heart program approved in Palm Beach County was at Atlantis-based JFK Medical Center in 1987, when the county's population was about 500,000. Today it is 1.3 million.

Bush's decision is a major blow to HCA Inc.-owned JFK and the other three for-profit hospitals that have enjoyed a regional monopoly on heart care. The others that now offer the service are HCA's Lawnwood Medical Center and Heart Institute in Fort Pierce and Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s Palm Beach Gardens and Delray medical centers.

HCA and Tenet officials say there's no need to expand the service, particularly when the number of open-heart surgeries are declining and experienced doctors and nurses are in short supply. They say reducing the volume of heart patients for each hospital will hurt the ...uality of care because caregivers won't stay proficient.

Bush disagreed.

'Even as Florida's population has increased substantially in all areas of our state over the last decade, the number of heart programs has not kept pace,' he wrote in a letter explaining why he signed the bill. 'This disparity between the growth in population and critical health care procedures has not improved access or provided additional care.'

Bush had recently threatened to veto the legislation because its two key sponsors, Sen. Ron Klein, D-Delray Beach, and Sen. Ken Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie, are among his biggest adversaries on medical malpractice insurance reform. But Bush said Monday that just as his malpractice insurance bill is about improving access to care, the open-heart bill has the same goal.

Bush noted that state regulators previously approved open-heart surgery at Boca Community, Martin Memorial and Indian River, but the rulings were bogged down for years in regulatory and judicial appeals. The law Bush signed lets the hospitals circumvent the state's review process for major new hospital services.

The nonprofits have stressed their patients will benefit from ...uicker access to open-heart surgery -- instead of facing many hours of delays in getting transferred to another hospital. But nonprofit hospital officials also acknowledge they hope the service gives them a financial windfall.

Heart care is typically the main reason patients are admitted to hospitals.

Open-heart surgery is one of the few hospital services that remains profitable in an era when Medicare and private health insurers are consistently cutting reimbursements. In addition, having state approval to do open-heart surgery also gives them permission to perform angioplasty, the most common surgical treatment for heart disease.

Angioplasty involves threading a catheter into heart vessels via an artery in the groin or arm and then inserting a balloon-like device to clear blockages. The increased success of angioplasty because of better technology has reduced the need for open-heart surgery.

Open-heart surgery and angioplasty are among the most expensive, high-volume procedures hospitals perform. Hospitals typically charge $40,000 to $50,000 for open-heart surgery, which usually involves a five-day hospital stay including a day or two in intensive care.

Hospitals typically charge $10,000 to $15,000 for angioplasty, which usually involves a one-night stay. Last year, the three Palm Beach County hospitals that perform angioplasty rang up $276 million in gross charges for the procedure, more than any single medical service, according to state data compiled by Intellimed International.

Insurers, however, negotiate lower rates. The nonprofit hospitals hope getting open-heart surgery will put them on even playing ground with for-profit competitors.

'This is the biggest decision for the hospital since the decision to found the hospital,' said Ron Assaf, chairman of the board of Boca Community, which opened in 1967. 'I wish I had the words to describe it.'

Martin Memorial has sought an open-heart program since the late 1980s but has been continually thwarted by rival hospitals in the regulatory appeals process.

'I feel great. ... This is huge,' said Dick Harman, chief executive of Martin Memorial since 1989. 'Nothing bigger than this has happened since I've been here.'

His joy was only tempered by the possibility that HCA or Tenet might file a lawsuit to stop the state law from going into effect. HCA and Tenet hospital officials either refused to comment or were not available for comment Monday on the governor's action.

At Bethesda Memorial -- which last month won a victory over JFK to build a new hospital west of Boynton Beach -- administrators were in a celebratory mood.

'This decision and the western satellite hospital are the biggest things to happen to Bethesda since the opening of the hospital in 1959,' said Robert Hill, the hospital's chief executive.

Martin Memorial and Bethesda will start construction in the fall of new open-heart wings; Boca Community and Indian River will do the same next year. The four hospitals each plan to spend between $10 million to $20 million establishing open-heart programs.

Most Indian River residents now travel nearly an hour north to Melbourne or 90 minutes to Orlando for open-heart care. 'We are extremely pleased,' said Carl Martin, Indian River's chief operating officer.

Under Bush's approval, the four hospitals each must perform at least 350 open-heart procedures by the third year of operation or they must 'show cause' why they should be allowed to continue the procedure.

Industry observers say the impact of Bush's decision cannot be underestimated.

'It's huge,' said Doug Cooper, a hospital consultant for Ernst & Young in West Palm Beach. 'It helps protect the long-term viability of the nonprofits.'

With more hospitals offering open-heart surgery, insurers in theory should be able to negotiate lower rates that potentially could lower health costs for individuals and employers, health-care analysts said. But it could also drive up costs because greater availability of health services could increase demand.

The for-profit hospitals have fought to protect their monopoly because they know cardiac care is highly profitable and they do not want others to have it, said Josh Nemzoff, a New Hope, Pa., hospital consultant.

'Whether there is a need for eight (heart) programs will be up to the market to decide,' he said. 'At least the nonprofits can now get out on the field and play.'

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The Week: July 17-23 - Honolulu Star - Advertiser

LOCAL

� Oahu residents would see their water bill increase by 70 percent over the next four years, under proposed rate increases sought by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply. A?typical household that uses 13,000 gallons a month would pay $66.72 in July 2015, up from $39.19 now. The water agency said the increases are needed to pay for upgrades to pipes and other infrastructure.

� The East-West Center's future was placed in doubt when the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would repeal the 1960 law that created the center on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. The center receives about $21 million in federal funding a year.

� The Board of Education voted Tuesday to increase bus fares and slightly change meal prices. An annual school bus pass will cost $270, up from $225.

� The Hawaii teachers union filed a motion Monday with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board seeking relief from pay cuts, furloughs and higher health insurance premiums unilaterally imposed by the state July 1. The HSTA?motion also asks the board to force the state to return to the bargaining table.

� More than $3,500 in reward money was offered after vandals chopped down 10 acres of papaya trees sometime between Monday and Tuesday near Tangering Acres, makai of Pahoa, on Hawaii island.

� A?Japanese grand tea master conducted a formal tea ceremony aboard the USS?Arizona Memorial Tuesday as an act of reconciliation and a symbol of hopes for peace.

� Castle &?Cooke's plans to build 5,000 homes, a hotel, medical campus, two schools, parks and commercial space between Waipio and Mililani suffered a major setback on Tuesday. A?Circuit Court judge sided with the Sierra Club, ruling that a state Land Use Commission decision in favor of the Koa Ridge development was invalid.

MAINLAND

� The space shuttle era officially ended early Thursday morning as Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis' return put a cap on 135 shuttle missions spanning 30 years.

�The White House and congressional leaders struggled to avert an unprecedented government default on Aug. 2, desperate to strike a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit, currently $14.3 trillion.

� A heat wave scorched much of the mainland, exposing millions to dangerously high temperatures and straining the power grid. Several deaths were blamed on the heat and officials feared the toll would rise.

WORLD

� Norway was left in a state of shock when a right-wing extremist set off a bomb near government buildings in Oslo and then attacked a summer camp attended by youths affiliated with the ruling party. The bombing and the shooting rampage on an island near Oslo killed at least 92 people and left the Nordic nation searching for answers.

�British Prime Minister David Cameron dragged his political foes into Britain's phone-hacking scandal at a raucous session of Parliament, distancing himself from a former aide at the heart of the allegations and denying his staff tried to thwart police investigations. Cameron's maneuvering came as media baron Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp. stands accused in the scandal, struggled to right the ship.

THE NEXT WEEK: JULY 24-30

Local

� Monday: State Department of Transportation community workshop on possible modifications to Kahekili Highway from Haiku Road to Kamehameha Highway, 6 to 9 p.m., Windward Community College Campus Center. Information: 587-1835.

� Also this week: June visitor arrival numbers could be released as early as Tuesday. Hawaii's visitor industry is hoping for a strong summer to counter the effect the March 11 disaster had on Japanese arrivals.

Mainland

� Tuesday: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Gen. Martin Dempsey to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Rob Steen's cricket World cup diary: That march with Ally MacLeod's brave boys inspires India's answer to Barmy Army - Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh, Scotland)

WE'RE on the march with Sourav's Army, we're all going to SunCity. And we'll really shake 'em up when we win the World Cup, cozIndia are the greatest cricket team.'

Bet Ally MacLeod never guessed the memory of his finest hour wouldinspire a new breed of cricket fan. As England were going down toIndia in Durban on Wednesday, the Bharat Army's extensive songbooktook centre stage.

During the 1999 World Cup, four English Asians - Rakesh Patel,Havinder Mann, Sukhwinder Nijjar and Shailen Tank - put headstogether. Following India's Caribbean tour of 2001-02, they bought a25ft flag and inscribed it with 'Bharat [Hindi for India] BarmyArmy'. The name stuck; soon came a website, and 4000 members. Eightfactions are out here for the tournament, hailing from Belfast,Australia and Dubai to Canada, Norway and yes, even India.

'We are British Asians, and we support England - except whenthey're playing India,' explains Tank, a commercial manager fromSouthampton, who turned up for the game with his fellow-founders,each sporting orange, white and green hair, courtesy of some handycake dye. The Barmies and the Bharatis held a Jets-v-Sharks-typecouncil of war before the tournament: 'There are fundamentaldifferences. You'll never find us nipping away for a drink or fallingasleep because we're drinking. We have very strict family values.'Your mother would like them, honest.

DEVOTION: Owen Appolis was on duty as a media centre attendant atlast weekend's England-Pakistan clash in Cape Town. A sparely-builtblack fortysomething, he had risen at 3am, caught the bus at 4am fromAtlantis, a good 60 miles away, and arrived at Newlands an hourlater.

Monitoring the traffic from the planet's slowest lift was not thebest job he had ever had, but hey, if he squinted a bit and grabbedthe odd fag break, he could catch Shoaib or Vaughan on the press-boxTV through the glass. When the game ended, not long before 10pm, ourcrumpled hero had only another three hours of checks and double-checks to do before catching the bus back to Atlantis.

Overtime for a 23-hour day? Not on your nelly, though unlikethousands of volunteers, he was actually paid a fee, albeit a flat,modest one - which he preferred to keep to himself.

'Wouldn't have missed it for the world, man,' he grinned wearily.'This is the greatest boost cricket in this country could get.'

AN open letter to G McGrath Esq and B Lee Esq:

'Dear Glenn and Brett,

Inviting the curdled cream of British and Australian hackdom tostand in a net at a posh public school in Port Elizabeth and faceyour nasty slings and horrid arrows for the delectation of TV camerasand a biggish crowd doubtless seemed a fine way to spend a Fridayafternoon. Persuading us to sign insurance waivers - 'I do, at my ownrisk, agree to hold [Australian sponsors] Travelex Holdings Ltdharmless from any liability for claims from bodily injury' - was aneven brighter idea.

'Then again, nobody really anticipated any rough stuff. After all,your own journos treat you like Masters of the Universe. And wegentle Poms have acclaimed your control, admired your velocity, wetourselves over the immaculate precision of your bouncers and waxedlyrical over your infinite superiority to our own prissy dobbers. Howdeluded can you be?

'When the man from the Press Association drove one of the spinnerstowards the clock tower and hit a large woman just above the knee,the word went round: sure enough, you almost broke his writing handBrett, you rotter, Rotterdam lover.

'I even shared a matey smile with you, Glenn. Next thing I knew Iwas plunked a millimetre above the elbow. After a moment or two ofdeep panic over whether I'd ever lift a fork again, I received somekind advice from that perfectly-civil team manager of yours, SteveBarnard: have a lie down.

'So I felt obliged, in the interests of fair play and Commonwealthrelations, to retire extremely hurt. I'd forgotten to sign thatwaiver, you see: the guilt was overpowering.

Florida fines 2 hospitals in Palm Beach County area $10,000 each. - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

By Phil Galewitz, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 15--The state has fined Columbia Hospital in West Palm Beach and West Boca Medical Center $10,000 each for failing to alert health regulators before eliminating emergency neurosurgery services last year, according to documents released Wednesday by the Florida Agency of Health Care Administration.

The fines, which the state agency rarely levies, stem from an investigation Gov. Jeb Bush ordered in March into the lack of emergency neurosurgery care in Palm Beach County.

The inquiry was sparked by stories in The Palm Beach Post that revealed how emergency neurosurgery patients are increasingly being transported from Palm Beach County hospitals to hospitals in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, and sometimes as far as Tampa and Gainesville.

One of those patients, Mildred McRoy, 61, of Lake Worth, died in March, six days after being transferred from JFK Medical Center in Atlantis to North Broward Medical Center in Pompano Beach because no neurosurgeon was available to treat her in locally. McRoy faced a more than seven-hour delay in getting care from a neurosurgeon following a stroke.

State regulations require hospitals to inform the Agency for Health Care Administration before reducing medical services. The fines were disclosed in documents dated May 7, though state officials refused to release them until Wednesday. State officials were unavailable for comment.

Columbia and West Boca are among at least five county hospitals that reduced or eliminated emergency neurosurgery services in the past year. And JFK, Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in West Palm Beach have reduced services. It is unclear whether the state plans to issue more fines.

Hospitals in Palm Beach County have struggled to find neurosurgeons to work in their emergency rooms because soaring malpractice insurance costs have made these brain and spine specialists skittish to handle emergency patients for fear of being sued.

Until April, none of the county's 13 hospitals had 24-hour emergency room coverage for neurosurgery. In April, the county's two trauma hospitals, St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach and Delray Medical Center, made arrangements to have neurosurgeons available around the clock to handle trauma and non-trauma neurosurgical patients.

Columbia spokeswoman Jean Wicken said the hospital is appealing the fine. 'We disagree with it,' she said, declining to elaborate.

West Boca Medical Center spokeswoman Millicent Hunter said did not immediately return a call for comment.

The Agency for Health Care Administration contacted Palm Beach County hospitals in March to check the availability of neurosurgeons. It was only then that regulators said they learned that West Boca and Columbia had eliminated emergency neurosurgery care.

In fact, West Boca had eliminated neurosurgery, while Columbia's lone neurosurgeon provides only spine treatment.

The $10,000 fine represents a small amount of money considering both hospitals have annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Columbia is owned by HCA Inc., the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain. West Boca is owned by Tenet Healthcare Corp., another for-profit hospital chain that is the largest hospital operator in the county.

The paucity of emergency specialists has led to a surge in complaints against county hospitals for failure to provide appropriate emergency care.

In the past two years, state and federal hospital regulators have confirmed 17 instances in which county hospitals illegally refused to treat patients seeking emergency medical care.

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Industry sectors.(F.Y.I.; business finance Hawaii)(Illustration) - Hawaii Business

 INDUSTRY SECTORS                                              SALES 2002    PERCENT INDUSTRY (NO. OF COMPANIES)                   ($MIL)       CHANGE  Agriculture (3)                                  205.3      -9.3% Air Transportation (Non-Interisland) (2)         115.6     -56.5% Conglomerates (8)                              3,692.9     -21.6%  Construction (21)                              1,276.9       3.8% Energy (5)                                     1,941.6      41.7%  Financial Services (15)                        3,402.1      -5.1% Food & Beverage                                  846.5      -4.1% Wholesaling/Distribution (16) Other Wholesaling/Distribution (5)               363.5       4.0%  Health Care (15)                               2,418.9       4.3% Insurance (17)                                 3,146.9      17.9%  Leisure/Recreation (3)                           101.8       6.6%  Manufacturing (11)                               586.3       8.8%  Maritime & Related Activities (4)                141.7       0.8%  Media (3)                                        294.6      22.2% Public Utilities (3)                             342.7     -23.2% Real Estate (15)                               1,514.5     -46.2%  Retailing (48)                                 3,793.1       5.1%  Surface Transportation (2)                         149       0.0% Telecommunications (6)                           856.6     -21.1%  Tourism (33)                                   4,267.1      -8.6%  Other Services (15)                              635.8      15.8%  INDUSTRY (NO. OF COMPANIES)                 COMPANIES (TYPE OF                                             BUSINESS)  Agriculture (3)                             Maui Land & Pineapple,                                             MacFarms of Hawaii, Gay &                                             Robinson. Air Transportation (Non-Interisland) (2)    Japan Airlines, Continental                                             Airlines. Conglomerates (8)                           Hawaiian Electric Indus-                                             tries, Alexander & Baldwin,                                             Servco Pacific, Theo. H.                                             Davies, Kamehameha. Construction (21)                           Commercial and residential                                             contracting and construc-                                             tion. Energy (5)                                  Tesoro, Chevron, Aloha                                             Petroleum, ConocoPhillips,                                             Hawaii Petroleum. Financial Services (15)                     Banks, credit unions, other                                             financial services. Food & Beverage                             Paradise Beverages, An-                                             heuser-Busch Sales of                                             Hawaii, Wholesaling/Distribution (16)               H&W Foods, Y. Hata, etc. Other Wholesaling/Distribution (5)          Sony Hawaii, Webco Hawaii,                                             Hawaiian Isles Enterprises,                                             WESCO Distribution,                                             PaperSource Hawaii. Health Care (15)                            Hospitals, clinics, nursing                                             facilities. Insurance (17)                              Life and property/casualty,                                             HMSA, Hawaii Health, Hawaii                                             Dental Service. Leisure/Recreation (3)                      Polynesian Cultural Center,                                             Atlantis Adventures,                                             Fernandez Entertainment. Manufacturing (11)                          Food & beverage manufac-                                             turing, milk processing,                                             concrete, industrial &                                             consumer products. Maritime & Related Activities (4)           Pacific Marine & Supply,                                             JBG Corp., Hawaii Steve-                                             dores, Paradise Cruise. Media (3)                                   Oceanic Cablevision, Haga-                                             done Printing Co., KHON-TV. Public Utilities (3)                        Citizens Energy Services,                                             AES Hawaii, Kalaeloa                                             Partners. Real Estate (15)                            Campbell Estate, Hawaiian                                             Island Homes, Gentry Cos.,                                             Horita Group, Schuler                                             Homes, etc. Retailing (48)                              Department stores, auto                                             sales, groceries, restau-                                             rant food sales, hardware/                                             building materials,                                             miscellaneous retailing. Surface Transportation (2)                  Oahu Transit Services, Hawk                                             Tree International. Telecommunications (6)                      Verizon Hawaii, AT&T Wire-                                             less, Verizon Wireless,                                             Commercial Data Systems,                                             ITT Industries Systems. Tourism (33)                                Hotels, interisland air-                                             lines, car rentals, travel                                             agencies and tour                                             companies. Other Services (15)                         Nonclassified (ALTRES,                                             Hawaii Pacific University,                                             Parsons-UXB, PROSERVICE                                             HAWAII, Punahou School,                                             etc.) 

Top 250 executive index 2005.(Illustration) - Hawaii Business

 EXECUTIVE INDEX  Abe, Glenn VP/Finance, CFO (Hale Mauna)                           (215) Abe, Roanne VP/Admin. (Commercial Data Systems Inc.)              (137) Achenbach, H.A. 'Dutch' PR, CEO (Kauai Island Utility   Cooperative)                                                     (61) Ah Moo, Duke Staff VP/Operations (Pleasant Holidays LLC)          (161) Ahlo, Keoni CIO (Honolulu City & County Employees   Federal Credit Union)                                           (250) Ai, Steven C. PR, CEO, TR (City Mill Co. Ltd.)                    (130) Ai May, Carol VP, SEC (City Mill Co. Ltd.)                        (130) Alakai, Cliff Administrator, CFO (Maui Medical Group Inc.)        (236) Alcantra, Anacleto R. PR (Group Builders Inc.)                    (153) Alcontra, Charito VP/Estimating and Project Engineering   (Group Builders Inc.)                                           (153) Amemiya, Bonny DIR/Finance (Anheuser-Busch Sales of   Hawaii Inc.)                                                     (72) Anderson, Bruce EVP (Hawaii Pacific University)                    (70) Anderson, John E. CHB (Paradise Beverages Inc.)                    (35) Andrale, Naleen N. MD CHB (The Queen's Health Systems)             (13) Ane, M. Pilialoha Controller (Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel)          (249) Angoco, Vicente VP, GM (Young Brothers Ltd.)                      (114) Apelu, Logoitino V. VP/Operations (Polynesian Cultural Center)    (129) Apo, Cheryl Asst. GM, DIR/Food and Beverage (Hale Koa Hotel)      (128) Arakawa, Matthew VP/Operations (Hawan Stevedores Inc.)            (200) Arita, Ben MGR/Store (Honolulu) (The Sports Authority)            (178) Arnoldus, Clint CEO (Central Pacific Financial Corp.)              (43) Arntzen, Sandra SRVP (Maui Divers of Hawan Ltd.)                  (138) Artaho, Greg Hawaii Region Fleet Administrator (Budget   Rent A Car Systems Inc.)                                        (100) Ashmore, Jeffrey VP (Island Equipment Inc.)                       (238) Au, Thomas MD SRVP/Clinical Operations, Medical DIR   (Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Inc. (REHAB))           (173) Au Doyle, Susan PR, Chief Professional Officer (Aloha   United Way)                                                     (248) Aull, William E. TR (Iolani School)                               (210)  B Bailey, Matthew SRVP/Operations (ResortQuest Hawaii,   LLC dba ASTON Hotels & Resorts Hawaii)                           (46) Baker, Napua University Advancement (Brigham Young   University-Hawaii)                                               (89) Banmiller, David A. PR, CEO (Aloha Airgroup Inc.)                  (15) Banner, Rio MD Medical DIR (AlohaCare)                             (74) Baptiste, Arnold M. Jr. PR (HMAA (Hawaii Management   Alliance Association))                                           (85) Baptiste, Marc J. CEO (HMAA (Hawaii Management   Alliance Association))                                           (85) Bardzik-Cox, Malgorzata Controller (Turtle Bay Resort)            (196) Bates, Patti COO (Child and Family Service)                       (186) Bayliff, Edna PR (Cheeseburger Restaurants)                       (221) Behler, Tracy EVP of Client Relationship (RESCO Inc. dba   Prudential Locations LLC)                                       (160) Behling, John SRVP, Asset Manager (General Growth   Properties, Inc.)                                                (40) Belsby, Kirk VP/Endowment (Kamehameha Schools)                      (6) Beneducci, Joseph COO (Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. of Hawaii)    (118) Benjamin, Christopher J. SRVP, CFO (Alexander & Boldwin Inc.)       (4) Berry, Stan B. FACHE CEO (North Hawaii Community Hospital)         (98) Bettini, Richard CEO (Waianae District Comprehensive   Health & Hospital Board Inc.)                                   (207) Blangiardi, Rick SRVP, GM (KHON-TV)                               (242) Bliss, Michael VP for Administrative Services (Brigham   Young University-Hawaii)                                         (89) Bloom, Kelvin PR (ResortOuest Hawaii LLC dba ASTON   Hotels & Resorts Hawaii)                                         (46) Boehm, Laura RN VP/Patient Care Services (North Hawaii   Community Hospital)                                              (98) Bookatz, Steven J. EVP, COO (Na Hoku--Hawaii's Finest   Jeweler Since 1924)                                             (112) Botticelli, Max G. MD CEO (University Health Alliance)            (113) Boulware, Florence Y. S. SEC (HIE Holdings Inc.)                  (212) Boulware, Florence Y.S. SEC (Hawaiian Isles Enterprises Inc.)     (149) Boulware, Sidney E. Jr. PR, VP, TR (HIE Holdings Inc.)            (212) Boulware, Sidney E. Jr. PR, VP, TR (Hawaiian Isles   Enterprises Inc.)                                               (149) Bowman, Donald MGR/Resort (Kahala Mandarin   Oriental, Hawaii)                                               (139) Bradley, Scott MAN DIR (Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties)       (144) Brant, Robert W. PR, CEO/Gentry Homes Ltd. (Gentry Cos.)           (56) Brown, Hilary PR (Mac Farms of Hawaii LLC)                        (228) Brown, Hugh VP (U S Pacific Construction Inc.)                    (184) Brown, Kenneth F. CHB (Mauna Lani Resort)                         (140) Brown, Stan VP/Pacific Islands and Japan (Marriott   International Inc.)                                              (17) Brown, Zadoc W. Jr. SRVP/Investments, Branch   MGR/Maui (Smith Barney Inc.)                                    (225) Brust, Stephen MGR/Claims (Geico Direct)                           (63) Burch, Ed MGR (3M Hawaii)                                         (240) Burgoyne, Eric VP/Marketing (Atlantis Adventures LLC)             (169) Bush, Larry PR, CEO (YMCA of Honolulu)                            (234) Butt, Abid MAN DIR (Turtle Bay Resort)                            (196)  C Caliri, Mark PR (Makena Hawaii Inc.)                              (123) Campaniano, Robin K. PR, CEO (AIG Hawaii Insurance Co.)            (67) Capplonch, Mike VP (Heide & Cook Ltd.)                            (211) Carey, W. David P. III PR, CEO (Outrigger Enterprises Inc.)        (16) Carroll, Don E. CHB (Oceanic Time Warner Cable)                    (24) Castle, Carnie Controller (KHON-TV)                               (242) Cayetano, Vicky PR, CEO (United Laundry Services Inc.)            (227) Cecil, II, Alvin A. Area MGR (Fresenius Medical Care North   America--Hawaii)                                                (164) Chaffin, Lloyd EVP (Fairmont Specialty Group)                     (125) Chaffin, Michael E. MD PR/Hawaii Permanente Medical   Care Group (Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program)               (7) Chogami, Michael SEC, TR (Clark Automotive Group Inc.)            (165) Chang, Noel Y.F. SRVP (Webco Hawaii Inc.)                          (91) Chee, William CEO (RESCO Inc. dba Prudential Locations LLC)       (160) Chen, James CFO (Waianae District Comprehensive Health   & Hospital Board Inc.)                                          (207) Cheng, Ping VP/Operations (Airgas Gaspro Inc.)                    (183) Ching, Han H. CHB (Aloha Airgroup Inc.)                            (15) Chong, Byron VP Sales (Daiichiya-Love's Bakery Inc.)              (147) Christensen, Debbie VP (Cafe Hawaii Partners)                      (94) Chun, Carlton VP, General Counsel (Hawaii Employers'   Mutual Insurance Co.)                                            (86) Chun, Dana H.Y. PR, COO (King Food Service Inc.)                  (199) Chun, David PR, CEO (Honolulu Ford Inc.)                          (126) Chung, Frankie DIR/Operations (McDonald's Restaurants   of Hawaii)                                                       (31) Chung, Patrick MGR/Store (Waikele) (The Sports Authority)         (178) Clark, Alan PR (Clark Automotive Group Inc.)                      (165) Clarke, Robert F. CHB, PR, CEO (Howaion Electric Industries   Inc.)                                                             (2) Cleveland, Bob CFO, SEC, TR (Valley Isle Motors Ltd.)              (96) Coal, Michael VP/Admin. (Hawaiian Cement)                          (66) Cole, David C. CHB, PR, CEO (Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc.)       (47) Colin, Daniel PR, COO (Territorial Savings Bank)                  (133) Conley, Herb MAN DIR (Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties)         (144) Conti, Michael EVP (Cheeseburger Restaurants)                     (221) Cook, Charles I. CHB, SEC (Group Builders Inc.)                   (153) Coppedge, John Agent (Bishop Square Associates)                   (218) Cordova, Gary VP/Institutional Advancement (Chaminade   University of Honolulu)                                         (193) (ormany, Gerrit C. PR/Castle & Cooke Resorts LLC (Castle   & Cooke Inc.)                                                    (19) Cottral, Allen R. CEO, CFO (Waikiki Trader Group)                 (143) Cowen, James E. PR, GM (Oahu Transit Services Inc.)                (73) Creps, Robert M. SRVP (Grace Pacific Corp.)                        (60) Cribbs, Laurie REG DIR/ Finance (Starwood Hotels and   Resorts Hawaii)                                                  (20) Custodio, Ric MD Medical DIR (Waianae District   Comprehensive Health & Hospital Board Inc.)                     (207) Cutter, Gerald H. CHB (Cutter Management Co.)                      (18) Cutter, Nick S. PR (Cutter Management Co.)                         (18)  D Darmon, Richard CHB/AES Corp. (AES Hawaii)                         (54) Davies, H. Norman Jr. EVP/Operations (Hawaiian Airlines Inc.)       (8) Davis, Gregory CHB (Honsador Holding LLC)                          (55) Day, Sandra L. TR, CFO, VP (Grove Farm Co. Inc.)                  (232) Dayton, Timothy M. GM (Geico Direct)                               (63) De Luz, David S. Sr. CHB, CEO (David S. De Luz Sr.   Enterprises Inc.)                                               (69)) Deer, Brian L. VP, SEC, TR (BOMAT Ltd.)                           (208) Deer, Donald G. CHB, CEO (BOMAT Ltd.)                             (208) Deer, Jeffrey H. PR (BOMAT Ltd.)                                  (208) Delorey, Cliff Area DIR/Operations, Pacific Islands and   Japan (Marriott International Inc.)                              (17) Delos Santos, Nicholas CLO (Honolulu City & County   Employees Federal Credit Union)                                 (250) Dempsey, Len VP/Heavy Power & Industry (Dick Pacific   Construction Co. Ltd.)                                           (21) Denot, Gerard Vice CHB (BancWest Corp.)                             (1) DePledge, Linh VP/Sales and Marketing (DTRIC Insurance   Co. Ltd.)                                                       (155) Deuchar, William PR (U S Pacific Construction Inc.)               (184) Dinsmore, Jeffrey VP, Development (General Growth   Properties Inc.)                                                 (40) Doane, Allen PR, CEO (Alexander & Baldwin Inc.)                     (4) Dodds, Larry CHB (Castle Medical Center)                           (30) Dods, Walter A. Jr. CHB (BancWest Corp.)                            (1) Donle, Robert VP/Operations (Nordic Construction Ltd.)            (312) Dosanjh, Inder PR (Saturn of Honolulu)                            (216) Dove, Robert PR, CEO (Hawaii Employers' Mutual   Insurance Co.)                                                   (86) Doyle, Timothy L. SRVP (Webco Hawaii Inc.)                         (91) Dreher, Nicholas C. Partner (Codes Schutte LLP)                   (239) Driskill, Thomas M. Jr. PR, CEO (Hawaii Health Systems Corp.)      (26) Dryden, Greg COO, GM (Valley Isle Motors Ltd.)                     (96) Duncan, Hugh VP/General Sales Manager (Better Brands)             (108) Dunkerley, Mark B. COO, PR (Hawaiian Airlines Inc.)                 (8) Dydasco, Vince Sales MGR (Panasonic Corp. of North   America--Hawaii)                                                (209)  E Erwin, Mark A. PR/Asia Pacific Division, PR,   CEO/Continental Micronesia (Continental Airlines)                (71)  F Falk, James J. PR, CEO (Valley Isle Motors Ltd.)                   (96) Farias, Damien J. CEO (Maui Toyota)                               (163) Farias, Damien J.K. VP, MGR/Sales (Maui Toyota)                   (163) Farmer, Robert VP/Operations (Group Builders Inc.)                (153) Fernandez, Linda PR, CEO (Fernandez Entertainment Inc.)           (203) Fernandez, Scott PR/E.K.Fernandez Shows & Fernandez   Events LLC (Fernandez Entertainment Inc.)                       (203) Field, John D. Jr. VP/Finance and Admin, TR (Punahou School)      (116) Fields, Levi VP/Finance (North Hawan Community Hospital)           (98) Finch, Jeff PR (Airgas Gaspro Inc.)                               (183) Finley, Howard Operations MGR (Aloha Auto Group Ltd.)             (148) Fisher, Ken Principal (Boaz Allen Hamilton Inc.)                  (187) Fleckles, John VP/Academic Administration (Hawaii   Pacific University)                                              (70) Flood, Mary SRVP/Sales and Marketing (D.R. Horton--   Schuler Homes, LLC. (dba Schuler Homes))                         (28) Flores, Eddie Jr. PR, CEO (L&L Drive-Inn and L&L Hawaiian   Barbecue)                                                       (136) Foster, Noe Marketing/PR. DIR (Aloha Care)                         (74) Fowler, Terence P. GM (Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel)                 (249) Fraher, Francis D. VP, TR (The Queen's Health Systems)             (13) Freestone, Fooney PR (Ocean House Builders)                       (152) Fujii, Richard SEC, TR (Yukimura's Inc.)                          (175) Fujikawa, Ronald PR, TR (Associated Steel Workers Ltd.)           (202) Fujimoto, Wesley SEC (New City Nissan)                             (87) Fukada, Jun VP (Kawailoa Development Co. LP)                       (77) Fukeda, Ernest H. Jr. PR, C00 (The Hawaiian Insurance &   Guaranty Co. Ltd.)                                              (134) Fukumoto, Michael SRVP (MC&A Inc.)                                (170) Fukunaga, Eric S. PR, COO (Servco Pacific Inc.)                    (11) Fukunaga, Mark H. CHB, CEO (Servco Pacific Inc.)                   (11) Funai, Ronald VP (Associated Steel Workers Ltd.)                  (202) Furukawa, Michael H. VP, Asst. SEC (Grove Farm Co. Inc.)          (232)  G Gardiner, Gregg CHB (Kauai Island Utility Cooperative)             (61) Gartner, Laren CHB, CEO (Cheeseburger Restaurants)                (221) Geiger, James R. PR, COO (Waikiki Trader Group)                   (143) Gentry, Norman PR/Gentry-Pacific Ltd. (Gentry Cos.)                (56) Gilbert, Mark VP/Sales and Marketing (Commercial Data   Systems Inc.)                                                   (137) Gilliland, Lance GM (West Maui Resort Partners LP)                (102) Goda, Alan M. CHB (Pacific Guardian Life Insurance                 (90) Goessing, Jan GM (Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Hawaii)               (139) Gold, Michael A. COO (Hawaii Medical Service   Association (HMSA))                                               (3) Games, Gregory R. PR (Webco Hawaii Inc.) Goo, Darrell VP/Paving Operations (Grace Pacific Corp.)            (60) Goo, Donald WY SRVP (Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo)                 (105) Gormley, Jim VP/Underwriting (DTRIC Insurance Co. Ltd.)           (155) Gotbaum, Joshua Trustee (Hawaiian Airlines Inc.)                   (8) Goto, Douglas M. EVP (Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Co.   Ltd.)                                                           (90) Goya, David T. VP, CFO (Roberts Hawaii Inc.)                      -(88) Grace, P. Alfred VP/Sales and Marketing (Polynesian   Cultural (enter)                                                (129) Graef, Steve VP, Area MGR (Kiewit Pacific Co.)                    (99) Grimes, Tom VP, CFO (Aloha Petroleum Ltd.)                        (27) Grune, Randy PR, CEO (Hawaii Stevedores Inc.)                     (200) Guard, Robert T. PR (JBG Corp.)                                   (146) Guerrero, Anthony R. CHB (Oahu Transit Services Inc.)             (73) Gushikuma, George M. SREVP (Alaka'i Mechanical Corp.)             (166) Gushikuma, Herbert DIR (The Daiei (USA) Inc.)                     (45) Guss, Barron L. PR, CEO (ALTRES Global Business Services Inc.)    (68)  H Hagadone, Duane CHB (Hagadone Corp.)                              (191) Hamilton, Bob Managing PrInc.ipal, General Agent (ING Hawaii)     (180) Hanley, J.W. Jr. CEO, PR (Inter Pacific Motors Inc.)              (106) Hanley, J.W. Sr. CHB (Inter Pacific Motors Inc.)                  (106) Hanley, K.S. SEC, TR (Inter Pacific Motors Inc.)                  (106) Hanna, Greg Controller (Seven-Eleven Hawaii Inc.)                 (50) Hannon, Larry CMO (Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. of Hawaii)        (118) Hanrahan, Paul PR, CEO, AES Corp. (AES Hawaii)                    (54) Hansen, Ronald R. VP, COO (King Auto Center Inc.)                 (83) Haruki, Warren H. PR, CEO (Grove Farm Co Inc.)                    (232) Haruki, Warren H. Trustee (Parker Ranch)                          (244) Hashimoto, Glenn T. EVP, GM (Suisan Group Inc.)                   (122) Hashimoto, Ronald G. EVP (AIG Hawaii Insurance Co.)               (67) Hata, Frank J. CHB (Y. Hato & Co. Ltd.)                           (75) Hayashi, Corine CHB, PR, CEO (HTH Corp.)                          (93) Hayashi, John VP, TR (HTH Corp.)                                  (93) Haynes, James II CEO (Hawaii Petroleum Inc.)                      (156) Haynes, James II CEO (Maui Petroleum Inc.)                        (158) Haynes, James J.C. II CEO (MINIT STOP Stores)                     (172) Haynes, Kimo PR (MINIT STOP Stores)                               (172) Haynes, Kimo PR (Maui Petroleum Inc.)                             (158) Haynes, Kimo PR (Hawaii Petroleum Inc.)                           (156) Head, Janice PR/Hawan Region (Kaiser Permomente Medical   Care Program)                                                    (7) Hee, Kathleen A. PR (Maui Toyota)                                 (163) Heenan, David CHB/Trustees (The Estate of James Campbell)         (36) Hewett, Melvin B. Trustee (Parker Ranch)                          (244) Hiam, Robert P. PR, CEO (Hawaii Medical Service   Association (HMSA)) (3)                                          (3) Higa, Dane TR (Robert M. Kaya Builders Inc.)                      (220) Higa, Merle SEC (Robert M. Kaya Builders Inc.)                    (220) Higa, Scott PR (Robert M. Kaya Builders Inc.)                     (220) Higa, Ward Z. EVP (Robert M. Kaya Builders Inc.)                  (220) Higaki, Wayne Assistant VP (North Hawaii Community   Hospital)                                                       (98) Higashi, Scott EVP/Sales (RESCO Inc. dba Prudential   Locations LLC)                                                  (160) Higgins, James W. SRVP/Investments, Branch MGR/Kona   (Smith Barney Inc.)                                             (225) Hinton, Rick MGR/Branch (Graybar Electric Co. Inc.)               (201) Hiranaga, Paul Controller (Wailea Golf LLC)                       (246) Hiraoka, Calvin SRVP (First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Ltd.)         (38) Hirasawa, Mitzi VP/Sales and Marketing (Paradise Cruise Ltd.)     (204) Hirayama, Guy MD PR, CEO (Maui Medrcal Group Inc.)                (236) Ho, Stuart PR, CEO (Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific   Inc. (REHAB))                                                   (173) Hodges, Tameron VP/Human Resources (Hale Makua)                   (215) Holecek, Ronald J. PR, CEO (Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo)          (105) Hollander, Mark R. PR, CEO (Only the Best Inc.)                   (154) Hong, Glenn K.Y. PR, CEO (Young Brothers Ltd.)                    (114) Hoover, Jim Controller (Meadow Gold Dairies--Hawaii)              (62) Hopkinson, James N. CFO (Polynesian Cultural Center)              (129) Hori, Darren CFO (Pacific Marine & Supply Co.)                    (107) Horikami, Mel PR (Verizon Hawaii)                                 (14) Horneman, W. William VP/Concrete & Aggregates   Operations (Hawaiian Cement)                                    (66) Horner, Donald G. EVP (BancWest Corp.)                             (1) Houghton, Mark VP/Maritime Operations (Young Brothers Ltd.)       (114) Howard, Ronald D. PR (Paradise Cruise Ltd.)                       (204) Hudelist, Edwin PR (Hagadone Corp.)                               (191) Hughes, Karen VP/Sales and Marketing (Starwood Hotels   and Resorts Hawaii)                                             (20) Hughes, William D. CHB (King Food Service Inc.)                   (199) Hughes, William J. CEO (King Food Service Inc.)                   (199) Hulihee, David C. PR, CEO, TR (Royal Contracting Co. Ltd.)        (97) Hulihee, Edwin S. CHB (Royal Contracting Co. Ltd.)                (97) Hunt, Cheney Account Executive (John Hancock Life Ins. Co.   (aka Manulife Financial))                                       (103)  I Ideue, Wil SRVP/Federal Division (Dick Pacific Construction   Co. Ltd.)                                                       (21) Inglett, Terris H. PR (Honsador Holding LLC)                      (55) Inouye, Lance M. PR, TR (Ralph S. Inouye Co. Ltd.)                (243) Inouye, Ralph VP (Alaka'i Mechanical Corp.)                       (166) Inouye, Ralph S. CHB (Ralph S. Inouye Co. Ltd.)                   (243) Irita, Tsuneo PR, CEO (JTB Hawaii Inc.)                           (25) Irwin, Tim PR, CEO (Pleasant Holidays LLC)                        (161) Isemoto, Larry CHB (Isemoto Contracting Co. Ltd.)                 (104) Isemoto, Leslie PR (Isemoto Contracting Co. Ltd.)                 (104) Ishihara, Janice DIR/Sales and Marketing (Turtle Bay Resort)      (196) Iwamoto, Robert N. Jr. CHB, CEO (Roberts Hawaii Inc.)             (88) Iwamoto, Troy PR, COO (Roberts Hawaii Inc.)                       (88) Iwasa, Takao VP, TR, SEC (The Daiei (USA) Inc.)                   (45) Iwashita, Val T. Headmaster (Iolani School)                       (210) Izumi, Melvyn A. EVP (Allied Builders System)                     (226)  J Jackson, Jack PR, CEO (Jackson Auto Group)                        (109) Jackson, W. Stephen SVP, CFO, TR (Hawaiian Airlines Inc.)          (8) Jefferis, John GM (Hale Koo Hotel)                                (128) Jeffery, Lisa VP (Yukimura's Inc.)                                (175) Johns, Timothy E. COO (The Estate of Samuel Mills Damon)          (179) Johnson, Michael E. VP (Saturn of Honolulu)                       (216) Johnson, Steve GM (Kazi Foods Corp. of Hawaii)                    (124) Jones, Chuck MGR/Development (Seven-Eleven Hawaii Inc.)           (50) Jones, Chuck Partner (Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.)                   (187) Jones, Herman S. VP/Finance, SEC, TR (Cutter   Management Co.)                                                 (18) Jones, Michael T. PR/Division (D.R. Horton--Schuler   Homes, LLC. (dba Schuler Homes))                                (28) Jones Jr., Fletcher Owner (Reed/Jones Acquisition HI LLC)         (34) Julius, John D. CEO (Wahiawa General Hospital)                    (131)  K Kagamida, Robert K. MGR/Hawaii District (WESCO   Distribution Inc.)                                              (194) Kahana, Barbara A. VP, CIO (Hawaii Health Systems Corp.)          (26) Kahn, Mary Beth SRVP (MC&A Inc.)                                  (170) Kai, Gordon U. Reg. MGR/Sales and Marketing (Budget   Rent A Car Systems Inc.)                                        (100) Kai, Gordon U. Reg. MGR/Sales and Marketing (Avis Rent A Car)     (119) Kaji, Akihiko Deputy PR (Sony Hawaii Co.)                         (39) Kajiwara, Gary PR, CEO (Kuakini Health System)                    (58) Kalahiki, Sandra SEC (Stoebner Holdings Inc.)                     (141) Kaluhiokalani, George DIR/Pacific Islands (Merrill Lynch   Pierce Fenner & Smith)                                          (176) Kam, Kwock Yum CHB (L&L Drive-Inn and L&L Hawaiian)   Barbecue)                                                       (136) Kamitaki, Guy TR (Maui Varieties Ltd.)                            (142) Kamitaki, Wayne PR (Maui Varieties Ltd.)                          (142) Kamoto, Kip MGR/Branch (Kajima Construction Services)             (205) Kanahele, Jill Controller (Maui Clothing Co. Inc.)                (244) Kanazawa, Chris J. CEO (Parker Ranch)                             (244) Kanda, Neal PR, COO (Central Pacific Financial Corp.)             (43) Kaneko, Veronica MAN DIR (McDonald's Restaurants of Hawaii)       (31) Kaneshige, Glen PR (Nordic Construction Ltd.)                     (132) Kaneshige, Mitsuru CHB (Nordic Construction Ltd.)                 (132) Katsuda, Henry M. PR, CEO (TD Food Group)                         (82) Kavitsky, Chuck PR, CEO (Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. of   Hawaii)                                                         (118) Kowamoto, Michael K. EVP, Sr. Loan Administrator Hawaii   National Bank)                                                  (222) Kawamura, Glenn CFO (Polama Holdings)                             (189) Kawano, Randall T EVP, CFO (Finance Factors Ltd.)                 (182) Kawashima, James CHB/Board of Governors (Ioloni School)           (210) Kawatani, Eric SEC (Shirokiya Inc.)                               (192) Kazi, Zubair PR (Kazi Foods Corp. of Hawaii)                      (124) Kekua, Dexter S. VP, CFO (Heide & Cook Ltd.)                      (211) Kelley, Richard R. MD CHB (Outrigger Enterprises inc.)            (16) Kellner, Larry CHB, CEO (Continental Airlines)                    (71) Kennedy, Kraig VP (JBG Corp.)                                     (146) Kennedy, Thomas C. EVP, CFO (Vanguard Car Rental USA,   Inc. (Alamo Rent A Car National Car Rental))                    (51) Kennett, E. Alan PR (Gay & Robinson Inc.)                         (219) Kenny, Michael CFO (Airgas Gaspro Inc.)                           (183) Keppel, Daniel VP (Pflueger Automotive Group)                     (49) Keppel, Michael GM (Kuhio Motors Inc.)                            (174) Kim, Don K. PR (Sony Hawaii Co.)                                  (39) Kimata, Deborah PR, CEO (Hawaii State Federal Credit Union)       (185) King, Bill VP/Admin., CFO (University of Hawaii Foundation)       (150) King, Charles G. PR (King Auto Center Inc.)                       (83) King, Mary Bea P. SEC, TR (King Auto Center Inc.)                 (83) Kitagawa, Allan CHB, CEO (Territorial Savings Bank)               (133) Kitagawa, Brian I. PR (I. Kitagawa and Co. Ltd.)                  (115) Kiyan, George SRVP (Sen Plex Corp.)                               (217) Kobayashi, Michael K. CHB, PR (Kobayashi Travel Service Ltd.)     (235) Kobayashi, Peter K. VP (Kobayashi Travel Service Ltd.)            (235) Kobayashi, Tatsukichi VP (Kobayashi Travel Service Ltd.)          (235) Koenig, Dick Agency Field Executive (State Farm Insurance   Cos.)                                                           (32) Koga, Malcolm T. CHB (Koga Engineering & Construction Inc.        (233) Koga, Michael CFO (Tony Hawaii Automotive Group Ltd.)   (dba Tony Group))                                               (42) Kojima, John CFO (Atlantis Adventures LLC)                        (169) Koorenhof, Albert MGR/Plant (Pepsi Bottling Group)                (92) Kopp, Kerry A. VP (ALTRES Global Business Services Inc.)          (68) Kowalski, David A. RVP (Avalon Health Care--Hawaii)               (197) Krauer, Ulrich GM (Kona Village Resort)                           (224) Krieg, Anthony J. PR, CEO (Hale Makua)                            (215) Krueger, Ronald EVP, CFO, COO (Pleasant Holidays LLC)             (161) Kudo, Frank CHB, CEO (New City Nissan)                            (87) Kurihara, Kevin K. TR (TD Food Group)                             (82) Kurihara, Roy VP (Hawaiian Sun Products Inc.)                     (230) Kurren, Faye W. PR, CEO (Hawaii Dental Service)                   (52) Kuruyama, Stanley M. CEO/A&B Properties (Alexander &   Baldwin Inc.)                                                    (4) Kwan, Eric DIR/Sales and Marketing (Kahala Mandarin   Oriental, Hawaii)                                               (139)  L Laeha, David K VP/Finance and Admin. (Hawaii   Community Foundation)                                           (195) Lam, Frederick PR (Keauhou Kona Construction Corp.)               (188) London, Allan R. CHB, CEO, PR (Bank of Hawaii Corp.)               (9) Langille, Patrick Executive VP (Hawaii State Federal   Credit Union)                                                   (185) Langley, Linda MGR/Sales and Customer Service (Geico Direct)      (63) Lau, Constance H. PR, CEO/ASB (Hawaiian Electric   Industries Inc.)                                                 (2) Lau, Daniel B.T. CHB (Finance Factors Ltd.)                       (182) Lau, Russell J. Vice CHB, CEO (Finance Factors Ltd.)              (182) Lau, Steven Y.H. VP, CFO (Fernandez Entertainment Inc.)           (203) Laulhere, Larry TR (Island Equipment Inc.)                        (238) Laulhere, Marc VP, SEC (Island Equipment Inc.)                    (52) Lee, Gabriel S.H. CHB (Hawaii Dental Service)                     (52) Lee, Galen VP/Finance (DR Horton--Schuler Homes, LLC)   (dba Schuler Homes))                                            (28) Lee, Henry MGR/Sales (Meadow Gold Dairies--Hawaii)                (62) Lee, Howard K. F. VP, CFO, COO (University Health Alliance)       (113) Leis, Dorvin D. CHB (Dorvin D. Leis Co. Inc.)                     (145) Leis, Stephen T. PR (Dorvin D. Leis Co. Inc.)                     (145) Lenci, Jay SRVP/I.S. (HMAA (Hawaii Management Alliance   Association))                                                   (85) Lentes, Rich MGR/Customer Service (Graybar Electric Co. Inc.)     (201) Leong, Donna Y. L. Partner (Codes Schutte LLP)                    (239) Leong, Leonard K.P. VP, SEC (Royal Contracting Co. Ltd.)          (97) Leong, Mark VP (Hawaii Petroleum Inc.)                            (156) Lerch, Gail VP/Human Resources and Marketing (Hawaii   Pacific Health)                                                 (10) Lialoha, Donna SEC (Keauhou Kona Construction Corp.)              (188) Licina, Leonard CFO (Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health)               (223) Littleton, Eduardo GM (Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii) Inc.)     (168) Lloyd, Kate General Counsel, VP/Charitable Planning   (Hawaii Community Foundation)                                   (195) Lobeck, William E. PR, CEO (Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc.   (Alamo Rent A Car National Car Rental))                          (51) Lock, Allan K. 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(219) Lundquist, barry EVP, COO (Hardware Hawaii ACE)                   (157) Lundquist, David PR, CEO (Hardware Hawaii ACE)                    (157) Lundquist, Mary SEC, TR (Hardware Hawaii ACE)                     (157) Luther, Johanna DIR/Finance (Four Seasons Resort)                  (80)  M Mackey, Danny PR (Kuhio Motors Inc.)                              (174) MacMillan, Stephen H. CEO (The Estate of James Campbell)          (36) Maeda, T SRVP (Suisan Group Inc.)                                 (122) Mailer, Dee Jay CEO (Kamehameha Schools)                            (6) Maikut, Gerry GM, SRVP/Dick Pacific (Dick Pacific   Construction Co. Ltd.)                                           (21) Mann, Don VP, GM (Windward Auto Sales Inc.)                       (162) Mannix, John PR (HRPT Properties Trust)                           (151) Marsh, Carl SRVP (Maui Divers of Hawaii Ltd.)                     (138) Martin, Verna General Sales MGR (Hawthorne Pacific Corp.)         (121) Martinez, Chris MGR/Store (Maui) (The Sports Authority)           (178) Marting, Brian DIR/Finance (Y. Hata & Co. Ltd.)                    (75) Marullo, Geri PR, CEO (Child and Family Service)                  (186) Marumoto, Marshall VP/GM for Wholesale Div. (Local   Motion Inc.)                                                    (229) Marutani, Mark TR (Shirokiya Inc.)                                (192) Masamitsu, Stan PR (Tony Hawaii Automotive Group Ltd.   (dba Tony Group))                                                (42) Masamitsu, Tony CHB (Tony Hawaii Automotive Group Ltd.   (dba Tony Group))                                                (42) Mashburn, Luke VP (Mary) Group Inc.)                              (111) Masutani, Les VP (Coastal Construction Co. Inc.)                   (84) Matsu, Hidejiro PR (Marukai Corp.)                                (159) Matsu, Kozaburo VP (Marukai Corp.)                                (159) Matsu, Richard EVP, TR (Marukai Corp.)                            (159) Matsuda, Earle S. PR (Heide & Cook Ltd.)                          (211) Matsumoto, Colbert M. CHB (Island Insurance Cos.)                  (27) Matsunaga, Joel VP/External Affairs (Verizon Hawaii)               (14) Matsuno, Rex Y. PR (Suisan Group Inc.)                            (122) Matsuyama, Erlene TR (Sen Plex Corp.)                             (217) May, T. Michael PR, CEO/HECO (Hawaiian Electric   Industries Inc.)                                                  (2) Maynard, Bob PR, CEO (Aloha Petroleum Ltd.)                        (27) Mayo, Rodolfo MAN DIR (Hopaco Office Max)                          (81) McCarthy, Thomas Sales MGR/Hawaii Area (Morgan Stanley)           (198) McClain, David Interim PR (University of Hawaii System)             (5) McComas, John CEO (AlohaCare)                                      (74) McCoy, David PR/Gentry--Waiawa Development Corp.   (Gentry Cos.)                                                    (56) McCully, Sean Controller (Hagadone Corp.)                         (191) McGrath, Don J. PR, CEO (BancWest Corp.)                            (1) McKenna, Michael R. SEC, TR (Makena Hawaii Inc.)                  (123) McKenna, Mike Chairman (Makena Hawaii Inc.)                       (123) McNish, Bruce VP/Support Services (Starwood Hotels and   Resorts Hawaii)                                                  (20) McPhail, Dean CEO (Cafe Hawaii Partners)                           (94) McPhail, Scott SRVP (Cafe Hawaii Partners)                         (94) McWade, Rene Y. VP, General Counsel (Hawaii Health   Systems Corp.)                                                   (26) Meier, Greg PR (Cafe Hawaii Partners)                              (94) Melchor, D. John Reg. VP (John Hancock Life Ins. Co. (aka   Manulife Financial))                                            (103) Merola, Guy VP/Finance (Commercial Data Systems Inc.)             (137) Meyer, Edward CFO (JBG Corp.)                                     (146) Meyer, Pat MGR/Market Development (Coca-Cola Bottling   Co. of Hawaii)                                                   (65) Miller, Martin E. VP (RCI Construction Group)                      (33) Minami, Koji PR, CEO (Local Motion Inc.)                          (229) Mitchell, Dr. Mark R. CEO (Kaki Mohala Behavioral Health)         (223) Miura, Patrick M. VP (Heide & Cook Ltd.)                          (211) Miyashiro, Raymond PR (Regal Travel Inc.)                         (231) Mizoguchi, Paul VP (Maui Varieties Ltd.)                          (142) Mizutani, Hideo VP, TR, SEC (Alaka'i Mechanical Corp.)            (166) Mock, Tim GM/Retail Div. (Local Motion Inc.)                      (229) Molyneaux, Paul Project MGR (ITT Industries Systems Division)     (167) Monturi, Randy VP/Region (Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc.   (Alamo Rent A Car National Car Rental))                          (51) Moon, Richard VP (T S Restaurants of Hawaii & California)          (76) Moore, Randolph G. CHB/Trustees (Punahou School)                  (116) Morgan, Clark 'Skip' Jr. PR, CEO (Alaka'i Mechanical Corp.)       (166) Morton, J. Roger SRVP, DIR/Operations (Oahu Transit   Services Inc.)                                                   (73) Mosko, Richard ASST. MGR/Hawaii Area (Morgan Stanley)             (198) Mugiishi, Mark M. SEC (Iolani School)                             (210) Mukai, Stanley CHB (Waterhouse Inc.)                              (214) Mulkey, Stan Publisher, COO (Hagadone Corp.)                      (191) Muranaka, Glenn K. PR, GM (Meadow Gold Dairies--Hawaii)            (62) Murata, Ernest T. SREVP Cashier, CFO (Hawaii National Bank)       (222) Murdock, David H. 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(90) Narimatsu, Deems VP/Sales/Westbound (Roberts Hawaii Inc.)          (88) Neathery, Drew CFO (Honsador Holding LLC)                          (55) Ness, Tee PR (Hawthorne Pacific Corp.)                            (121) Nezu, Kentaro PR, CEO (Jalpak International Hawaii Inc.)           (37) Ngo, Sandra C. Managing Partner (New York Life Insurance Co.)     (171) Nicolai, Joseph P PR (JN Group Inc. (formerly, Wholesale   Motors Inc.))                                                    (41) Nielsen, Caroll MGR/Sales (Bacon Universal Co. Inc.)              (190) Niemeyer, Patti GM (Maui Clothing Co. Inc.)                       (247) Nii, Errol SRVP (Honsador Holding LLC)                             (55) Nishimoto, Gayle SEC (JN Group, Inc. (formerly, Wholesale   Motors Inc.))                                                    (41) Nishizaki, Ernest EVP, COO (Kyo-ya Co. Ltd.)                       (12) Nohara, Glenn M. PR (Koga Engineering & Construction Inc.)        (233) Nugent, John K. 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(39) Okumura, Lorraine M. TR (VIP Foodservice)                         (120) Okumura, Miki Managing Partner (Goodsill Anderson   & Stifel LLP)                                                   (237) Okumura, Nelson T. PR (VIP Foodservice)                           (120) Okumura, Roy H. CHB (VIP Foodservice)                             (120) Okuno, Glenn Controller (Ameron Hawaii)                            (95) Oncea, Cheryl MGR/General Sales (KHON-TV)                         (242) Ontai, Eddie VP/Program Support Services (Catholic   Charities Hawaii)                                               (241) Orgill, Von D. PR, CEO (Polynesian Cultural Center)               (129) Osada, Stanley H. SRVP, GM/Operations (Hawaiian   Dredging Construction Co.)                                       (22) Osano, Takamasa PR (Kyo-ya Co. Ltd.)                               (12) Osborne, Pauline SRVP & CFO (Rehabilitation Hospital of   the Pacific Inc. 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(208) Phillips, Owen Vice CHB (Pflueger Automotive Group)                                                                    (49) Ploeger, S.M., Bro. Bernard J. EVP, Provost (Chaminade   University of Honolulu)                                         (193) Plotts, Diane CHB/Trustees (Kamehameho Schools)                     (6) Portnoy, Jeffrey Partner (Codes Schulte LLP)                      (239) Prater, Lawrence S. SRVP, CFO (No Hoku--Hawaii Finest   Jeweler Since 1924)                                             (112) Pula, Fely DIR/Nursing (Avalon Health Care--Hawaii)               (197) Purington, David VP (Hardware Hawaii ACE)                         (157)  R Rakay, Shufen MAN DIR (Regal Travel Inc.)                         (231) Ramos, Nancy DIR/HR (Turtle Bay Resort)                           (196) Rauckhorst, Jerry CEO (Catholic Charities Hawaii)                 (241) Ray, Jay PR, GM (Ferguson Enterprises)                            (117) Ray, John B. 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(26) Roberts, Keith VP/Academics (Brigham Young University-Hawaii)                                                                    (89) Roberts, Kevin A. PR, CEO (Castle Medical (enter)                  (30) Robertson, Ronald C. CHB (Waikiki Trader Group)                   (143) Robinson, Bruce VP (Gay & Robinson Inc.)                          (219) Robinson, Warren S. CHB (Gay & Robinson Inc.)                     (219) Rondeau, Molly Field VP/Hawaii (Fireman's Fund   Insurance Co. of Hawaii)                                        (118) Roohan, Edward C. PR, C00 (Castle & Cooke Inc.)                    (19)  S Saeki, Ted MGR/Hawan Office (Panasonic Corporation of   North America--Hawaii)                                          (209) Saiki, Mel H. Reg. DIR (John Hancock Life Ins. Co. (aka   Manulife Financial))                                            (103) Sakamoto, Gerard PR (S&M Sakamoto Inc.)                           (245) Sakamoto, James M. EVP (S&M Sakamoto Inc.)                        (245) Sakamoto, Lisa M.K. VP/Finance and Govt. Affairs (Young   Brothers Ltd.)                                                  (114) Sakihama, Bruce TR (New City Nissan)                               (87) Sakurai, Kenneth M. PR, SEC (Coastal Construction Co. Inc.)                                                                    (84) Sakurai, Nancy C. VP, TR (Coastal Construction Co. Inc.)                                                                    (84) Sato, Charmian Controller (Sony Hawaii Co.)                        (39) Satsuma, Sandra SEC, MGR/Business (Maui Toyota)                   (163) Saunders, Harry PR/Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii Inc.   (Castle & Cooke Inc.)                                            (19) Saxten, John 'Sandy' OWN, CHB (T S Restaurants of   Hawaii & California)                                             (76) Scanlan, Chris CEO (Kazi Foods Corp. of Hawaii)                   (124) Schall, Peter H. SRVP/Hawaii (Hilton Hawaii)                       (23) Schaper, Steve COO (Tony Hawaii Automotive Group Ltd.   (dba Tony Group))                                                (42) Schapperle, John F. PR (Island Insurance Cos.)                     (57) Schmicker, Michael VP/Corporate Communications (Pacific   Marine & Supply Co.)                                            (107) Schulman, Roxanne CFO (HMAA (Hawaii Management   Alliance Association))                                           (85) Schulmeister, David Partner (Codes Schutte LLP)                   (239) Scott, James K. PR (Punahou School)                               (116) Seeger, Dieter GM/Hilton Waikoloa Village (Hilton Hawaii)                                                                    (23) Sen, Brian PR (Son Plex Corp.)                                    (217) Sexton, Glenn O. VP, GM (Xerox Hawaii)                            (110) Shaindlin, Peter C00 (Halekulani Corp.)                            (78) Shibata, Myles S. COO (Kawailoa Development Co. LP)                (71) Shibuya, Joel Agency Field Ex. (State Farm Insurance Cos.)                                                                    (32) Shibuya, Michael M. PR (Paradise Beverages Inc.)                   (35) Shimabukura, Gregg DIR/Purchasing (Y Hato & Co. Ltd.)                                                                    (75) Shimomi, Lianne SEC, TR (Saturn of Honolulu)                      (216) Shiokawa, Tomotoshi SRVP, SEC, TR (Halekulani Corp.)               (78) Shiramizu, Jimmy CHB (Honolulu City & County Employees   Federal Credit Union)                                           (250) Shishido, Joan VP/Finance (DTRIC Insurance Co. Ltd.)              (155) Shonka, Jeffrey CFO (First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Ltd.)                                                                    (38) Shumway, Eric B. 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(232) Smith, Donna EVP/Fernandez Events LLC (Fernandez   Entertainment Inc.)                                             (203) Smith, Nathaniel (Hate) PR (Oceanic Time Warner Cable)                                                                    (24) Smith, Rodney MGR/Facilities Business (Covanta Honolulu   Resource Recovery Venture (H-Power))                            (213) Soeda, Thomas MGR/Sales (Hopaco Office Max)                        (81) Solomon, Rob SRVP/Sales and Marketing (Outrigger   Enterprises Inc.)                                                (16) Sonobe, Tetsuya PR (Mauna Lani Resort)                            (140) Sorenson, Perry COO (Outrigger Enterprises Inc.)                   (16) Spangler, Rob VP/Estimating (Nordic Construction Ltd.)                                                                   (132) Stanford, Kenneth VP (JN Group Inc. (formerly, Wholesale   Motors Inc.))                                                    (41) Sted, Chuck PR, CEO (Hawaii Pacific Health)                        (10) Steinhauer, Thomas GM, Reg. VP (Four Seasons Resort)                                                                    (80) Stepien, Rick VP/Admin. (Hawaii Pacific University)                (70) Stockholm, Charles M. CHB (Alexander & Baldwin Inc.)                (4) Stoebner, Camille VP (Stoebner Holdings Inc.)                     (141) Stoebner, Morris PR, TR (Stoebner Holdings Inc.)                  (141) Stoltenberg, Dennis VP, Human Resources (Maui Land &   Pineapple Co. Inc.)                                              (47) Sugi, Takashi VP, GM (JTB Hawaii Inc.)                             (25) Sugihara, Gary MGR/Service (Bacon Universal Co. Inc.)                                                                   (190) Sultan, Edward D. PR, CEO (No Hoku--Hawaii's Finest   Jeweler Since 1924)                                             (112) Sumida, Adele H. 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(64) Taniguchi, Hidetoshi CHB (Puna Plantation Hawaii Ltd.)                                                                    (64) Taniguchi, Ronald I. SRVP, Branch MGR/Honolulu (Smith   Barney Inc.)                                                    (225) Taniguchi, Todd G. CFO (Only the Best Inc.)                       (154) Taylor, Robert M. PR, CEO (Maui Divers of Hawaii Ltd.)                                                                   (138) Taylor, Truxton Financial Controller (Mac Farms of Hawaii LLC)                                                                   (228) Terayama, Lance C00 (Hawk Tree International)                     (206) Teruya, Steven J. PR, C00 (Finance Factors Ltd.)                  (182) Toba, Akito SRVP, TR, SEC (Mauna Lani Resort)                     (140) Tobler, Ruedi GM (Kalaeloa Partners L.P.)                          (53) Todd, Jeffrey MGR/Claims (Geico Direct)                            (63) Togami, Steven SEC (Associated Steel Workers Ltd.)                (202) Tom, Sister Beatrice CEO (St. Francis Healthcare System   of Hawaii)                                                       (29) Toma, Darrell TR (JN Group Inc. (formerly, Wholesale   Motors Inc.))                                                    (41) Tomas, Laurie DIR/Nursing (Kahului) (Hale Makua)                  (215) Toner, Paul Area DIR/Sales, Pacific Islands and Japan   (Marriott International Inc.)                                    (17) Toyofuku, Ronald PR (DTRIC Insurance Co. Ltd.)                    (155) Trainor, Noel G. GM/Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort   & Spa (Hilton Hawaii)                                            (23) Trevino, Victor D. Esq. CFO, DIR (David S. De Luz Sr.   Enterprises Inc.)                                                (69) Tsuchiyama, Clayton SRVP, CFO (M(&A Inc.)                         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(2) Yee, Glenn VP, Finance (Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co.)        (22) Yokotake, Blake MGR/Human Resources (Seven-Eleven   Hawaii, Inc.)                                                    (50) Yonemura, Ken M. Sr. GM (Swift & Co.)                             (181) Yoneshige, Karl PR, CEO (HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union)          (177) Yoshii, Albert CHB (HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union)               (177) Yoshikawa, Lisa VP/Operations, MGR/Honolulu (Smith   Barney Inc.)                                                    (225) Yoshimi, Jason SRVP/Finance & Accounting (Hawaii   Employers' Mutual Insurance Co.)                                 (86) Yoshimura, Dwight SRVP, Senior General Manager (General   Growth Properties Inc.)                                          (40) Yoshimura, Gary SEC (Marukai Corp.)                               (159) Yoshioka, Gary VP, GM (Pepsi Bottling Group)                       (92) Yoshizowa, Eric VP/Maui Operations (AmeronHawaii)                  (95) Young, Russell PR, CEO (Albert C. Kobayashi Inc.)                  (48) Young, Wilhelmina Business Admin. (Kalaeloa Partners L.P.)         (53) Yoza, Albert Controller (Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Hawaii)        (139) Yukimura, Peter PR, CEO (Yukimuro's Inc.)                         (175)  Z Zidek, Steve Area DIR/Finance, Pacific Islands and Japan   (Marriott International Inc.)                                    (17)