2020 A Woman’s Place Is… – Kaua’i edition

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es. All genders are very welcome. We also encourage high school students to attend. Join us. Tuesday, September 22, 2020 from 11:00am-1:30pm "A Womanʻs Place is..." is a celebration and appreciation for women who make the journey upward, reaching new heights, and achieving positions of power and influence that can, in turn, fill our world with better opportunities in business and life. It's a unique event to infuse our Wonder Woman's side with inspiration and encouragement. The Eight Wonder Women being honored are: ISLAND OF KAUA'I Barbara Bennett: Founder, owner of For Kaua'i (news magazine about Kaua'i) ISLAND OF KAUA'I Melia Foster: Founder, president of Meli Wraps (recyclabe wrapping manufacturing) ISLAND OF KAUA'I Lyndsey Mieko Alohalani Haraguchi-Nakayama: Co-owner at Hanalei Taro & Juice Co.; nonprofit Educational Administrator Ho'Opulapula Haraguchi Rice Mill agrarian museum; TV Host of Down to Earth Kaua'i TV; ...; ISLAND OF KAUA'I Beth Tokioka: Communications manager for Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative ISLAND OF HAWAI'I Barbara Garcia: Owner, publisher, editor of Ke Ola Magazine (news magazine about Island of Hawai'i) ISLAND OF MAUI Joyce Juhee Yang Harris: President of Hawaii Commercial Foods Inc. (food processing and wholesale) ISLAND OF O'AHU Monique Van Der Stroom: Dairy farmer, founder, owner of Naked Cow Dairy Hawai'i (butter, cheese producer) WILD CARD Kyla Pumehana Edison: Geology and Material Science Technician with Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) -------- ******* EVENT PARTNERS: Maui Business Brainstormers Hawai'i Small Business Development Center (Kaua'i) ******* EVENT SUPPORTERS: Kaua'i Office of Economic Development County of Kaua'i Hawai'i Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) Innovate Hawai'i Grants Central Station (GCS) RJK LLC (Richard Kehoe, MBA, CPA) Skywriting By Nico Emergent Life Foundation Tricia Morris (Professional Certified Mediator, CDFA®) Women's Fund of Hawai'i -------- About American Business Women's Day (ABWD) is an American celebration, nationally recognized on September 22. It marks the 1949 founding date of the American Business Women's Association, the mission of which is "to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership; education, networking support and national recognition." "September 22" was recognized in 1983 by Congressional resolution. It commemorates the important legacy and contributions of the more than 68 million American working women and 7.7 million women business owners. Please find all the details and RSVP links at: www.MauiBusinessBrainstormers.org -------- A WOMAN'S PLACE IS... If you need assistance in order to participate; such as an Interpreter, assistive listening device, or an alternate format of materials call Therilyn Martin-Haumea at 808-241-4946 by (one week before the event date). See Less