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Kaanapali Land Management Corp. Promotes Howard Hanzawa
By Linn Nishikawa, November, 2011
This week, Kaanapali Land Management Corp. (KLMC) announced the promotion of Howard Hanzawa to Senior Vice President.
Since joining this land-holding company in 2006, Hanzawa has overseen KLMC's operations and projects in West Maui. These include the 913-acre Ka‘anapali 2020 master-planned community that offers a mix of residential, recreational, open-space, and public and commercial uses, including a planned acute care medical facility. The Pu‘ukoli‘i Village Mauka community that offers a diversity of housing, parks, open space, a school site, and community facilities — all capturing the spirit of "coming home." The 200-acre Waine‘e project that provides for a community planned expansion of Lahaina Town with affordable and market housing and other amenities that will enhance the quality of life for residents of West Maui. The 300-acre Ka‘anapali Coffee Farms, a private agricultural community that continues to preserve our island's agricultural roots through the offering of 4 to 7-acre farm lots and their partnership with MauiGrown Coffee who markets the internationally recognized coffee that's grown on the farm. Other efforts include working with Maui Cultural Lands to help ensure the preservation of our island's cultural treasures such as Honokowai Valley.
"Howard is a very dedicated, hard-working individual, and we are honored to recognize his value to this company and our community through this promotion," said Stephen A. Lovelette, Kaanapali Land Management Corp. Executive Vice President. "His commitment to building a strong island company and his passion for working with the people of Maui resonates with our vision of honoring our roots and preserving our spirit. We look forward to continuing to work with Howard to realize the important community-based projects that will ultimately benefit Maui's citizens."
Plantation Living Redefined
By Linn Nishikawa, February, 2010 - Real Estate Maui Style
Manicured rows of coffee plants laden with vibrant colored cherries, inviting shaded lanais framing breathtaking sunsets, romantic strolls and cool quiet evenings. Even those who visit… full story...(pdf)
Ka‘anapali 2020's ten-year reunion bittersweet
November 26, 2009 - Lahaina News
Last week Thursday, more than 130 West Maui residents and community stake holders from all over the island gathered to celebrate the ten-year milestone for the proposed Ka‘anapali 2020 project. full story...(jpeg)
MauiGrown Coffee receives Mayor's Small-Business Award
October 25, 2009 - The Maui News
On October 23, 2009, Kimo Falconer's MauiGrown Coffee won the coveted Mayor's Small Business Award for the category of small businesses with 10 or fewer employees. This prestigious award was established in 2004 to recognize outstanding small businesses in Maui County. full story...(Word)
MauiGrown Coffee predicts fruitful harvest season
October 15, 2009 - Lahaina News
MauiGrown Coffee Inc.'s harvest season is officially under way, and owner James "Kimo" Falconer reported that indicators from seed to cup point to a fruitful season for the six-year-old company. Approximately 350 acres in the Ka‘anapali Coffee Farms will be harvested from October through January. This season, the company anticipates a gross yield of approximately 1,180,000 pounds of cherries with an output of over 350,000 pounds of green coffee - a 17 percent increase over 2008's numbers. Favorable growing conditions, the dedicated field workers who tend the coffee plants year-round, support from landowner Kaanapali Land Management Corp. and a growing consumer base for 100 percent Maui Origin Coffee are factors helping this year's harvest, said Falconer.
Kaanapali Land Management Corp. nominates MauiGrown Coffee, Inc.
On September 3, 2009, Kaanapali Land Management Corp. nominated MauiGrown Coffee, Inc. for the 2009 Mayor's Small Business Awards Program. On October 23, MauiGrown Company's president James "Kimo" Falconer proudly accepted this award on behalf of his company, a business that is widely recognized for its superb coffee and one that is helping to keep agriculture alive in West Maui. Read about this exceptional company. full story...(Word)
