Learn to sell to the Feds at upcoming seminar

A seminar on how to sell to the federal government will take place Jan. 15. Led by Marge Roberts, the contracting officer for Pacific Air Force privatization initiatives, the seminar will take vendors step by step through the language, key players and procedures of doing business with the government.

Designed for businesses with the potential and desire to sell to the federal government -- including small businesses, suppliers, contractors and vendors -- the educational effort was put together by the Aloha Chapter of the National Contract Management Association. The cost is $50 for the 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. seminar at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel's Pacific ballroom. The fee includes the session, materials, lunch, refreshments and networking.

For information and reservations contact Hector Venegas, phone 523-2931, fax 545-4739, or e-mail hector@pixi.com.

China information minister coming to PTC

Minister Wu Jichuan from the Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China will be a keynote speaker at PTC's 24th Annual Conference.

"PTC2002 Next Generation Communications: Making IT Work" takes place Jan. 13-17 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Wu will address China's role in the future of global telecommunications.

To register go to www.ptc.org/ptc2002 or call 941-3789, ext. 113.

State offers tax help, info on new rules

Tax season is upon us. Changes to the 2001 Hawaii individual income tax forms include new construction and renovation tax credits.

Those who are filing their federal individual income tax return electronically can do a joint electronic filing of state income taxes.

The state's Web site is www.state.hi.us/tax. For a $10 tax information CD-ROM call 1-800-222-7572. Free tax preparation service is available at 830 Punchbowl St., room 124.

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[Taking Notice]

NEW JOBS

>> HTH Corp. has hired Mark McGuffie as corporate director of hotel operations. He will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Pacific Beach Hotel, Pagoda Hotel and King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel. McGuffie was most recently general manager of Keauhou Beach Resort on the Big Island.

>> Gretchen M. Mohen has been named vice chair of technology and operations at Bank of Hawaii. Mohen, who will also serve on the bank's managing committee, will be responsible for oversight of the company's information management and operations functions. She joins BOH after serving as chief information officer at New Jersey-based Mellon Investor Services since 1999.

>> Outrigger Enterprises has named Alan White as the company's vice president of operations and information technology. White will work with the company's Outrigger and Ohana properties to improve productivity and guest services through technology. He previously worked as senior vice president and managing director at Pegasus Solutions in Texas before joining Outrigger Enterprises.

>> Roger Morey has been named senior vice president of sales and marketing at Hawaiian Natural Water Co. He will be directly responsible for all sales and marketing efforts in Hawaii and the expansion markets of North America and Asia. Previously, Morey had served as director of marketing at Eagle Distributors for Budweiser and other Anheuser-Busch brands.

>> Atlantis Adventures has named Denise Clark director of cruise operations for Hawaii. She will work with shore excursion managers of cruise ships to promote, sell and coordinate the securing of adventure tours and attractions throughout Hawaii for passengers in port. Clark most recently worked in the Grand Cayman Islands of the British West Indies as manager of Seaworld Explorer, and general manager of Subsee, two underwater adventure attractions.

>> Pattie V. Herman has been named market director of sales for the Asia-Pacific region at Marriott and Renaissance Resorts in Hawaii. She will lead all sales and marketing efforts in the Asia-Pacific region for the company. Herman served as director of sales at a number of Hawaii resort properties before joining Marriott and Renaissance Resorts in Hawaii.

>> Nancye M. Capri has joined Mauna Lani Realty Inc. in real estate sales. She has lived on the Big Island since the early 1980s and previously owned Capri Properties. Capri has experience in land, home, condominium and developer project sales.

>> Finance Factors has hired Bryan Cadiz as a residential loan officer. He was most recently part owner of the Windward and Leeward Yellow Pages Register.

PROMOTIONS

>> Pacific LightNet Inc. has promoted Nicolas M. Keeler to director of business development and Yvonne Phillipson to director of network operations. Keeler had been serving as district sales manager and Phillipson as manager of sales coordination. In his new position, Keeler is responsible for developing emerging market opportunities and services that will benefit Hawaii businesses. In her new position, Phillipson is responsible for the management of Pacific LightNet's network operations.

>> First Hawaiian Bank has promoted Diane S.J. Chong to assistant vice president in the bank's trust financial management department. Chong has been with the bank since 1979. The following employees also were promoted to new positions at the bank: Susan A. Cooper, trust officer in the personal trust department; and Clayton S. Hirano and Annie O.L. Lui, PC & LANS officers in the PC & LANS Department.

>> Central Pacific Bank recently named Christine Fukuhara and Gary Hiramatsu assistant vice presidents at the bank. Fukuhara, a 15-year veteran of the mortgage industry, will work in the mortgage loans section of CPB's loan operations division. Hiramatsu will focus on company benefit and compensation programs as vice president of the human resources division. In addition, Kenneth Nakagawa was named a relationship banking officer at CPB's Waikiki Branch. Nakagawa joins the bank after serving as general manager at Shining River Co. Ltd. in Tokyo.

ON THE BOARD

>> Charles J. Abbe has been named to the board of directors at NovaSol. Abbe, recently retired as president, chief operating officer and director of JDS Uniphase Corp., was elected to the Hawaii-based company's board of directors Dec. 6.

>> Cathy Iwai was elected president of Executive Women International's Honolulu Chapter. She works at Pearl City Nursing Home. Other new EWI officers are Vice President and President Elect Susan Tanigawa, Secretary Kay Sasaki, Treasurer Estelle Hayashi, Sergeant At Arms Sherilyn Tamayose, EWISP Director Shera Tamanaha, Membership Director Jerri Jessop, Program Director Gay-Ann Lambert, Communication and Marketing Director Kim Fortuno, and Philanthropy Chair Joanne Watase-Yang.

>> John Spierling has been elected chairman of the Honolulu Liquor Commission for 2002. In addition, liquor commissioners Chu Lan Kwock and Clyde Eugenio were elected co-vice chairs for the upcoming year.

RECOGNITION

>> Jack in the Box Inc. has named Tom King to the Jack in the Box Circle of Excellence for superior guest service and operational achievement. King, manager at a Pearl City Jack in the Box, was recognized at an awards presentation in California.

>> Jana Mugford, principal broker for Mauna Lani Realty Inc., has won the 2001 Special Recognition Award from the Hawaii Island Board of Realtors. The honor reflects her support of the board and the Big Island community. Mugford is responsible for managing the daily operations and activities of Mauna Lani Resort's licensed real estate brokerage firm. She has more than 15 years of real estate experience, and served for many years as a director and officer on the Kona Board of Realtors.

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Top Disney executives not paid 2001 bonuses

LOS ANGELES >> Disney chairman Michael Eisner and president Robert Iger were not paid bonuses in 2001 because the company ended the year with a net loss, according to documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Walt Disney Co. ended fiscal 2001 with a loss of $158 million after taking a one-time charge of $1.45 billion stemming from the closing of its failed Go.com Internet portal, layoffs and the shuttering of some of its Disney Stores.

Eisner received an $11.5 million bonus in 2000 in light of the company's double-digit growth. In 1999, he and other executives received no bonuses after the company's profits dropped 28 percent from 1998.

Both Eisner and Iger received salaries of $1 million in 2001.

Dietrich penthouse for sale at $1.9 million

New York >> A Manhattan penthouse once owned by the late film star Marlene Dietrich is for sale at $1.89 million, according to the broker.

The cooperatively owned Park Avenue apartment has five rooms, including a domed entrance foyer and a 400-square-foot living room overlooking 84th Street, with a wood-burning fireplace and a white stone mantelpiece, according to Brown Harris Stevens.

Dietrich lived in the apartment, which has about 1,400 square feet of space, before moving to Paris, where she died in 1992. The current owner sanded, restained and resealed the apartment's original wooden floors, replaced all the windows and renovated the kitchen and the two full bathrooms.

German-born Dietrich, who would have turned 100 years old last week, appeared in 50 movies from 1922 to 1978.

J.D. Edwards names Robert Dutkowsky CEO

Denver >> J.D. Edwards & Co., a maker of business-management software, named former Teradyne Inc. executive Robert Dutkowsky as president and chief executive to replace C. Edward McVaney, who is retiring.

McVaney, 61, has been chairman of the Denver-based company since he founded it along with two partners in 1977. He's also been CEO and president since the founding, except for an 18-month period from November 1998 to April 2000.

J.D. Edwards has been trying to revive growth by reorganizing its sales force and adding software for tracking sales and customer contacts. The software maker, which competes with larger companies such as SAP AG and Oracle Corp., said last month that fiscal first-quarter sales would lag analysts' estimates.

International Flavors board adds Cantalupo

New York >> International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a maker of products to enhance foods and perfumes, said McDonald's Corp. Vice Chairman and President James Cantalupo joined the company's board.

Cantalupo, who heads McDonald's international business, brings global experience and an understanding of International Flavors' customers, the company said in a statement. International Flavors operates plants in 42 countries and has sales of about $1.9 billion a year.