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Welcome to TIM International, Inc.
In the years since the TIM School's first students completed their degrees, TIM graduates have made significant strides in their professional careers in Hawaii, on the US Mainland and in the Asia-Pacific region, fulfilling TIM's mission of educating and training students to assume leadership roles in the travel industry around the world. While the majority of TIM graduates choose to live and work in Hawaii, many begin their careers elsewhere; over 75 percent hold either managerial or professional positions. Many firms in the travel industry recruit their new management trainees from the TIM School. Some graduates find work where they once held internships; others use the TIM School's career placement service for their job leads.
A strong alumni association, TIM International, Inc. provides opportunities for ongoing professional development and a network of TIM graduates. It also is a great way for TIM alumni to keep in touch with their classmates and a way for them to contribute, as one group, back to the TIM School.
The TIM School constantly strives to keep in touch with its fast-moving alumni to keep their data as current as possible. Keeping in touch with the TIM School ensures that alumni receive event and association communication, including the TIM School newsletter. Updates on alumni are also regularly reported in the TIM School newsletter to showcase their success.
If you are an alumnus, and would like to update your contact information, let the School know about your latest job changes, or to become a TIM International Alumni Association member, send an email to tikeno@hawaii.edu or click here for direct access to the UHAA membership page. *Make sure you select TIM International, Inc as your chapter choice.
  
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About Us!
TIM International, Inc. (TIMI), the alumni association for the graduates of the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, was formed in 1968 under the guidance of the then Dean Chuck Gee. In March 1973, TIM International, Inc. received its charter of incorporation from the State of Hawaii and was recognized as a non-profit corporation. The association has grown with the School of Travel Industry Management and currently has over 2,600 alumni in many parts of the world. TIMI now chapters in Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Singapore, as well as active groups in many other countries.
Mission Statement
"The purpose of TIM International, Inc. is to provide active leadership in support of the mission of the School of Travel Industry Management through membership participation, image enhancement, financial commitment, and promotion of synergies among student, faculty, alumni, and friends."
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TIM alumni - Dave Evans, Audrey Higuchi, & Glenn Perry with the TIM School's InterimAssistant Dean, Frank Haas at Planet Hollywood Waikiki for TIMI's general membership meeting.
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TIMI Board Members Paul Peralta and Clinton Inouye along with other industry volunteers help out at the TIM School's Painting Bee.
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TIMI Officers & Board of Directors
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President
Dave Evans
Professor/Program Coordinator
Kapiolani Community College
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Vice President
Dean Nakasone
General Manager
OHANA Waikiki Beachcomber
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Treasurer
Clinton Inouye
IT Systems Manager
Sheraton Hotels in Waikiki
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Secretary
Audrey Higuchi
Media Representative
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Naile Brennan
Catering Manager
MCCS Hawaii - Officer's Club
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Wilson Chan
Owner
Zenshu Restaurant
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Lee-Ann Choy
Manager
Pacific Rim Concepts LLC
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Daniel Chun
Assistant to the Tourism Liaison
State of Hawaii
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Miriam Domingo
Senior Marketing Manager
Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas
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Ren Hirose
General Manager
W Los Angeles - Westwood
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Kathy Inkinen
President
Inkinen & Associates
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Marie Kumabe
Owner
Remedy Intelligent Staffing
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Dr. Roberta Wong Leung
Senior Lecturer & Programme Leader/Professor Emeritus
City University of Hong Kong
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Kylie Matsuda
Managing Director
Kahuku Farms |
Clyde Min
Vice President, Asset Management
Pacific Partners Pty. Ltd |
Glenn Perry
Realtor Associate
Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties
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Joseph Pluta
Real Estate Broker/Owner
Joseph D. Pluta, R/B Real Estate Sales
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Cybil Rawlins
Recruitment & Training Coordinator
Hiipaka LLC dba Waimea Valley
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Lois Sismar
Area Coach
Jack-in-the-Box
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Peter Sit
General Manager
Pono Kai Resort
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Dirk Soma
Owner
DNS Consulting
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 TIM Alumni on the Move!
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Congratulations to Nyla Brennan on her new position as Catering Manager for MCCS Hawaii - Officer's Club. Nyla previously worked for The Kahala Hotel & Resort as the Senior Sales Manager. She is also a new member of the TIM International Board of Directors. |
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Congratulations to Paul Yokota on his new position working for FCH Enterprises, Inc (Zippy's) as the new Chief Operating Officer. Paul previously worked for Prince Resorts, Inc as their Senior Vice President of Operations/Chief Operating Officers and served as General Manager for Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki & Golf Club. |
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Congratulations Debbie Ann Ogata on her recent job move to work for Sub-Zero/Wolf Hawaii as their Product Specialist. Debbie previously worked as a project administrator for Brett Hill Construction Inc and also worked as an administrator or events coordinator at the Pacific Beach Hotel, Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, and the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort. |
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Congratulations to Ren Hirose ('85 grad) on his recent move to Los Angeles, California for his new job as General Manager of the W Los Angeles - Westwood. Ren worked as the Regional Director of Six Sigma (Hawaii & French Polynesia). He lead project teams for Starwood North America and the Region that focuseson productivity, operations and service improvements. |
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Congratulations to Paul Peralta on his recent move to the St. Regis Monarch Beach Hotel in California where he will be the Director of Rooms. Prior to his move to the St. Regis, Paul worked as the Director of Rooms for the Sheraton Waikiki. Paul was also recently appointed as a new board member of the Travel Industry Management International, Inc. alumni association. |
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Congratulations to Roberta Wong Leung on her recent departure from Shunde Polytechnic to City University of Hong Kong. She is now the Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the Associate Bachelor Degree of Hopsitality Management Program. Roberta has been very active overseas as a TIMI representative planning numerous TIMI gatherings in Asia to stay connected to our Asia TIM alumni. |
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Congratulations to Cybil Rawlins ('02 grad) on her new job at the Hiipaka LLC dba Waimea Valley. She is their new Recruitment & Training Coordinator. Cybil previously worked for the Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association as their Education Coordinator. She is also currently serving on the TIM International Alumni Association Board. |
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Congratulations to Tia Graham ('04 TIM grad) on her recent appointment as the new Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing for W Hotels in New York City. She was the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sheraton Kauai Resort and Westin Princeville Resort for the past two years. Prior to that she was the Management trainee and Sales Manager for Starwood Hotels in Waikiki. |
If you are a TIM alumni and have some important announcements that you'd like to share with us please email tikeno@hawaii.edu and we'd be glad to post it on our website. Just email us with the following: your name, grad year, a brief description (4-5 sentences) of your news, and a couple photos (jpeg format only). We enjoy sharing the stories of our alumni and staying connected.
 News and Events...Read all about it!
Ed Wary ('68) Inducted in to HRA Hall of Fame
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The Hawaii Restaurant Association (HRA) will induct Ed Wary, owner of Auntie Pasto's and Dixie Grill Restaurants, into their 3rd Annual HRA Hall of Fame.
Honorees are chosen based on their contributions to the restaurant and food & beverage industry in Hawaii, their service to the industry through civic, philanthropic or educational outreach, and their dedication to the growth and future of the industry
After earning his degree, Ed started the Bishop Street Cafe in 1979 in downtown Honolulu. Now 26 years in the restaurant business, and still going strong, Ed continues to offer great service and affordable menus to his customers while still providing fresh and innovative foods. He is Director Emeritus of the National Restaurant Assocaition, having served twice as its president, In his role as chairman of NRA's International Committee, Ed was the first American invited to speak in China on behalf of the US Foodservice industry. Since 1995, he taught the Restaurant Management course for the TIM School and was inducted into the 2008 TIM alumni Hall of Honor.
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Two TIM Alumni Inducted into TIM Hall of Fame
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Generous, kind, hard working, and dedicated are just a few words to describe this year's TIM alumni honorees, Audrey Higuchi and Alan Ong. They have both achieved much success in their careers and have continued to support the TIM School and their communities throughout the years. They wer both recently inducted into the TIM Alumni Hall of Honor at the 10th annual Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism luncheon event co-hosted by the TIM School, TIM International alumni association (TIMI), and the Hawaii Hospitality Hall of Fame (HHHF). The honorees were presented with a plaque to commemorate this special occasion and each of them gave a short speech thanking their family and friends. Also honored at this event were six HHHF honorees Alfred Apaka Jr., Fred Dailey, Stanley Kennedy, Jr., Richard Kimball, Annalie Tatibouet, and Ruddy Tongg. It was a great event with wonderful entertainment, a silent auction, and good food. On behalf of TIMI, we would like to send out a big mahalo to everyone who came and supported the TIM School and TIMI. |
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TIMI Donates $10K to the TIM School
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Dave Evans (BS '79 & MS '06) presents Interim Dean Juanita Liu with a $10,000 check at the 2009 Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism luncheon event.
These funds will be used to purchase audio-visual and computer equipment and software for the School's Conference Room and the Gee Tech classroom in George Hall. TIM International also funds the school's graduation receptions and the Netlinks networking event, and the TIM International Outstanding Teaching and Student Awards.
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The Ambassador L.W. "Bill" Lane Lecture
on Sustainable Tourism
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The Ambassador Bill Lane Lecture on Sustainable Tourism was held on October 28 at the TIm School. This year's topic was Economic Sustainability for Hawaii Tourism: Asisan Perspectives. Four distinguished alumni from Asia share their expertise: Aliana Ho ('73), VP of Sales and Travel Trade Marketing for Hong Kong Disneyland; Clyde Min ('71), VP of Asset Management for Pacifica Partners in Singapore; Tsuyoshi Sakata ('71), President of TSC Consulting in Hawaii; and Alex Kong ('94), Founder of AsiaTravelMart.com in Hong Kong. The event was attended by 100 faculty, staff, students, and guests, including Senator Will Espero and Representative Karen Awana.
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The presentations underscored the competitiveness of tourism as a global industry and what Hawaii needs to do in order to attract and accommodate the lucrative Asian market, which represents 60 percent of the world's population. Their message was that the tourism picture is fast changing and now other destinations in the Asia Pacific region are offering superior infrastructure and facilities, technologies and service.
The speakers warned that Hawaii is falling behind and is in danger of being bypassed. They were consistent in calling for Hawaii to take a hard look at its product development, service quality and innovative communication technologies. They emphasized that in order for this to work, it requires the political will and commitment, building relationships within the industry here and abroad, as well as support and collaboration from the community.
As a primary vehicle for tourism education in the State that supports the visitor industry, the TIM School has a vital role to play in all these areas.
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TIMI Alumni Mixer - ZenShu Restaurant
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TIMI hosted a TIM Alumni Mixer at ZenShu Restaurant in Kapahulu on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, to welcome four international TIM alumni who had traveled here from Asia to guest speak at the TIM School's Lane Lecture event. The Mixer turned out to ba a fun-filled evening.
The food at the restaurant, which was specially prepared by the owner and fellow TIM alumni Wilson Chan, was great! the kalbi and mochiko chicken were delicious and there was also a unique Asian infused green salad that was very tasty. The atmosphere was perfect in a laid-back Japanese style sports bar, great for an event or a night out with friends. The event turned out to be a huge success and everyone had a wonderful time. Mahalo to Wilson for allowing us to have our event at his restaurant and for preparing such good food!
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TIM Alumni Receive Hotel Awards
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Karen Li, Executive Director for Lanson Place Hotel Hong Kong
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2009 Best Hotel & Resorts in Asia Awards for Best Boutique Hotel
2009 China Best Design Hotels Award - Judge's Choice Award
2009 Finalist for the World Luxury Hotel Award in two categories: Luxury Business Hotel & Luxury City
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Aldrin Leung, General Manager for the Salisbury YMCA of Hong Kong pictured with wife and TIM Alumni Roberta Wong Leung
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2009 Best Hotel & Resorts in Asia Hotel Club Awards for:
Best Affordable Hotel
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Most Popular Hotel in Asia.
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TIM Alum Brings Holiday Cheer into Your Home!
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Candes, Miss Hawaii 1999 and TIM Alum '98, is very excited about the release of her third album. With over 35 songs available via digital download on sites such as iTunes, Amazon, eMusic & the likes, Candes has decided to ring in the Holidays with a promotional tour to celebrate and promote her first Holiday Album. Christmas Will Find Us Wherever We Are consists of 12 songs, 3 of which are original songs that speak of Christmas in the Islands: the title song “Christmas Will Find Us Wherever We Are” by Ron Creager & Tina Tessina; “A Christmas Love Song” by Kristin Zambucka, & “Aloha, The Spirit of Christmas” by Randy Hongo. You will also find several Hawaiian Christmas favorites as well as some surprising twists on all time Holiday classics.
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2010 Calendar of Events: TBD
2009 ARCHIVE NEWS & PAST EVENTS
To keep the website fresh and the scrolling to a minimum all articles will now be archived each month or every time the website is updated. It will help with over crowding the website with too much info and allow everyone access to the latest news and calendar
updates. If you have any questions please feel free to email Tia Ikeno at tikeno@hawaii.edu
TIMI NEWS 2009 ARCHIVE 1 TIMI NEWS 2009 ARCHIVE 3
TIMI NEWS 2009 ARCHIVE 2
CALENDAR OF PAST TIM INTERNATIONAL EVENTS:
APRIL EVENTS:
Friday, April 17, 2009 - HACTE Future Fortune 500 Lunch
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - TIM Dinner Honoring Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee. RSVP to Tia Ikeno at tikeno@hawaii.edu.
Thursday, April 23 2009 - Na Kukui 2009: TIM School's Netlinks and Awards Event, at the Ala Moana Hotel - Hibiscus Ballroom from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. RSVP to timevent@hawaii.edu if you are interested in becoming a mentor.
Monday, April 27, 2009 - TIMI Gathering hosted by Roberta Wong Leung, Dinner with retired Professor & Mrs. John Cox in Sequim, Washington at Dungeness Golf
Links and Resorts at 6pm. RSVP to Roberta at robertawongleung@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - TIMI Gathering in Seattle for Lunch. For further details or to RSVP please email Roberta Wong Leung at robertawongleung@gmail.com
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - TIMI Gathering hosted by Roberta Wong Leung, Dinner and Jazz music social at the Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport at 7:00pm. The General Manager, Michael Payton used to work at Hawaiian Regent Hotel and IHG Maui and is connected with many TIM alumni although he himself is not a TIM grad. RSVP to Roberta at robertawongleung@gmail.com
MAY EVENTS:
Sunday, May 3, 2009 - TIMI Gathering in LA. For further details or to RSVP please email Roberta Wong Leung at robertawongleung@gmail.com
Friday, May 15, 2009 - Spring/Summer 2009 TIM Graduation Reception (sponsored by TIMI) - Place, date and time: TBA
Friday, May 15, 2009 - Hong Kong TIM Alumni Gathering at the Lions Kowloon 50th Anniversary Dinner at 7:00pm located at the Kowloon Shangri La Hotel. Entertainment (tentative): Nohelani Cypriano and her hula halau. RSVP to Roberta at robertawongleung@gmail.com
JUNE EVENTS:
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - TIMI BOD Meeting, TIM School - George Hall, 4:00-6:00pm
SEPTEMBER EVENTS:
Saturday, September 5, 2009 - TIM Alumni Gathering in Macau at a coffee shop in the Sofitel Hotel in Macau. Organized by Roberta Wong Leung (TIM alum & TIMI Board of Director) if you are interested in attending please RSVP to her by August 28, 2009 at robertawongleung@gmail.com.
OCTOBER EVENTS:
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - Sustainability Lane Lecture Event, Place: UHM TIM School, George Hall 227 & Sunset Reference Center 201, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Pupus and refreshments will be served. Invitations will go out in late August/early September so if you are interested in attending please email Tia Ikeno at tikeno@hawaii.edu your name, title, company, address, and how many attending.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism LUNCHEON Event, Place: Hawaii Convention Center, Time: TBA
PATA Educational Conference
NOVEMBER EVENTS:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - TIMI BOD Meeting, TIM School - George Hall, 4:00-6:00pm
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For more information, please contact:
TIM International, Inc.
2560 Campus Road, George Hall 346
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
phone: (808)956-3617 Fax: (808)956-5378 email: tikeno@hawaii.edu
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