Oahu native Bobby Young remembers hand-stacking cargo, plans to retire next year By Hilary Reeves Robert “Bobby” Young grew up in the small Oahu neighborhood of Iwalani Place, in Kaimuki, just below the island’s towering Diamond Head crater. In the
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Originally from Hawaii, Megan Rycraft said sense of ‘community, family, and teamwork’ keep her spirits high in the Arctic By Hilary Reeves Megan Rycraft’s parents moved from California to the Hamakua Coast outside of Hilo, Hawaii when she was just
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Seattle-native John Parrott’s maritime experience rooted in childhood at sea By Hilary Reeves When John Parrott was five years old, his parents decided to move the family from Seattle to Portugal. It was 1969. “My dad was working (as a
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Minit Stop marketing manager Kim Robello continues to chart new waters By Hilary Reeves Kim Robello graduated from high school on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in 1978. He immediately went to work as the graveyard cashier for a local
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Jonathan ‘Big Jon’ Kaaihue celebrates 21 years with Young Brothers By Hilary Reeves Machine Operator Jonathan Kaaihue was born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, but moved to Southern California just months before starting high school. After completing
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So-Cal native Fred Gray moved to Haines 22 years ago; credits career longevity to ‘sense of ownership’ By Hilary Reeves As he’s done so many times in the past 22 years, Fred Gray brushes the newly fallen show off his
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Chance Meeting While Surfing Led Guy Beckwith to Job at Foss Maritime By Bruce Sherman (This article first appeared in the December 2015 edition of Foss Tow Bitts, the official publication of Foss Maritime) Guy Beckwith had worked more than three
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Strategic Planning Manager Nami Ohtomo hopes to see more renewable energy across maritime industry By Hilary Reeves The U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories recently began a six-month test of its prototype maritime hydrogen fuel cell generator at the
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Aloha Air mechanic Sun Park is working to help more foreign-born women start careers in aviation By Hilary Reeves Aloha Air Cargo Aircraft Mechanic Sun Park isn’t afraid of the unconventional – especially when it comes to making life-changing decisions.
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Don Stone, Delta Western, and the capital plan to shorten the methanol supply chain to Alaska By Hilary Reeves Don Stone moved to Seattle from California in 2006 in search of a new adventure. After years as a tax consultant,
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After a weekend that began with hope and ended in heartbreak, more than 7,500 employees around the world marked a moment together. By Hilary Reeves At 11 a.m. on October 6, the bell on the Midnight Sun rang out across
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Aloha Air Cargo’s Lynn Tanaka looks to the future – and the past – after life-changing surgery By Hilary Reeves Growing up in Hawaii, Lynn Tanaka was more interested in tea ceremonies than piano lessons, in flower arranging than the
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With more than 60 years combined experience at Hawaii Petroleum, sisters Debra Morioka, Sheri Fujikawa and Tammie Fujikawa prove that when it comes to close family, working together works best. By Hilary Reeves Debra Morioka is the eldest of five
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