Category Archives: Awards / Recognition
Couple Postpones Their Big Day and Brings Home Gold and Silver!
By Una Murray
Outrigger on the Lagoon - Fiji Team Chefs: Manish Naidu (bronze medal); Navneet Reddy (3 bronze and 1 silver); Muni Nandan Gounder (2 gold, 2 silver and winner of the Junior Chef of the Year 2011); Saileshni Lata (silver medal); Ilisabeta (gold medal); Alvin Singh (silver medal); and Ayeshal Ram (1 silver and 3 bronze)
Lovebirds Muni Nandan Gounder and Saileshni Lata made one of the toughest decisions of their lives – to postpone their “Big Day” to participate in the annual Salon Culinaire competition, held November 3-5. Read the rest of this entry
Exciting Changes “Down Under”
By William Visser
I am pleased to join Human Resources in announcing the following changes in senior staff at our Australian properties. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger Honored with Waikīkī Improvement Association Award
By Ruthann Yamanaka
On Wednesday, November 16, Outrigger was honored with a George S. Kanahele Ho‘okipa Award at the Waikīkī Improvement Association’s 2011 Annual Membership Meeting held at the Princess Kaiulani Ainahau Showroom. The George S. Kanahele Ho‘okipa Award was one of several Ho‘owehiwehi Awards awarded at the meeting. Read the rest of this entry
Financial Services On the Move
By Mel Wilinsky
I am pleased to join Human Resources in announcing some exciting changes in Financial Services. Read the rest of this entry
Mildred Courtney Honored with Ihe Award
By Dr. Richard Kelley
Mildred Courtney accepts the Hawai‘i Army Museum Society’s Ihe Award
This Wednesday, November 9, I had a delightful breakfast with one of Outrigger’s longest-serving employees, Mildred Courtney. Actually, we were joined by several hundred more people – like me, all admirers of Mildred, including two tables filled with colleagues from the Outrigger ‘ohana. The occasion: the presentation to Mildred of the 2011 Ihe (Spear) Award by the Hawai‘i Army Museum Society (HAMS). Read the rest of this entry
56 Years of Exceeding the Call of Duty
By Dr. Richard Kelley
Mildred Courtney and Jo Christian
Recounting all amazing things that Mildred Courtney has done in her 56 years with Outrigger would take more pages than there are in this newsletter. So let me simply pull a few highlights out of my memory – and from the Saturday Briefing archives. Read the rest of this entry
Aloha and Mahalo, Susana and Siu Hing!
By Kathy Oyadomari
Siu Hing Lee, Dr. Chuck and Susana Lee
On October 28, ‘ohana of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach gathered to bid aloha to Susana Lee and Siu Hing Lee, both retired after 25 years of dedicated service. Read the rest of this entry
Khun Bird • Host of the Month
By Patcharee (Paew) Chanantho
General Manager Darren Shaw, Khun Bird and Chef Robert Czeschka
Chokchai Changkaew’s (Khun Bird’s) friendly and smiley personality towards colleagues and guests is a reflection of our value “MITTRAPAB – FRIENDSHIP.” He is a pre-opening team member whose work performance features hard work, reliability and being a conscientious team player. All of these qualities and more make Khun Bird a worthy Host of the Month for October for the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas!
Federally Employed Women • Aloha Chapter Recognizes Outrigger
By Kathy Foley
FEW National Vice President for Legislative Matt Fogg; Jean Rolles; Gloria Uyehara (in orange) Director, Pacific Federal Executive Board; Kim Foster (back in purple) Western Region Manager; award presentor President Emeritus Caroline Michael; also 2011 National Champion 1st Place - Special Project: Japan’s Multi-crisis and 2009 National Champion of Diversity
On Saturday, October 29, at the John Burns Medical School, Jean Rolles and Robert McConnell were recognized and honored by the Federally Employed Women (FEW) Aloha Chapter at their Annual Awards Luncheon. Read the rest of this entry
Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji October Get Together
By Una Murray
The Reef conference rooms were filled with vuvale (family) wearing their colorful Bula wear in honor of outstanding employees of the month for October. Read the rest of this entry
