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BY ERIKA ENGLE

Wednesday, July 11, 2001



Pins and needles,
both figurative
and literal

THE pins and needles are over for organizers of the "Idea Exchange & Deal Making" event July 18-20 on Maui. Freshly former Liberty House President and CEO John Monahan will appear, as scheduled.

The International Council of Shopping Centers Hawaii Chapter earlier this year invited Monahan to be one of two key speakers for the event at the Outrigger Wailea Resort. His topic: "Doom to Boom: Reinventing Retail." Then Federated Department Stores announced its purchase of Liberty House and Monahan's willingness or ability to participate fell into question. Monahan traveled to Ohio for Monday's closing of the deal as his last official act, and upon returning confirmed his appearance.

The council statement announcing the event, dated June 16, said Monahan would discuss his part in expanding Liberty House to Guam, "initiating strategic growth beyond Hawaii's shores. He also successfully headed up the restructuring of Liberty House and its operations, focusing on the company's strengths -- its department stores, its local customers and its employees."

Yesterday morning Monahan said he would speak on "generally the same subject."

More on pins and needles

They may be in use at another upcoming trade event -- to keep dead enemies on display. The Hawaii Pest Control Association Annual Conference and Trade Show will be in October on two islands.

Executive Director Tim Lyons said that Oct. 5, the industry will virtually shut down so some 250 professionals can attend all-day training at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Speakers will come from the University of California-Riverside, he said, and from "Purdue University which seems to be the bug capital of the world -- the bug training capital of the world." The trade show is free to the public.

The two-day managers' and owners' portion of the conference then moves to the Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club in Lihue for educational seminars, banquets and the requisite golf tournament. Then they'll really have to get back to work. It's estimated that Formosan ground termites alone cause $100 million in annual damage in Hawaii, Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina; and they won't be on holiday.





Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin.
Call 529-4302, fax 529-4750 or write to Erika Engle,
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 7-210,
Honolulu, HI 96813. She can also be reached
at: eengle@starbulletin.com




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