Summer 2015 Newsletter - Davies Pacific Center

Davies
property managed by
THE SHIDLER GROUP
Aloha!
Welcome to another edition of our newsletter!
Today’s businesses rely on fast Internet speeds more than ever. The Internet plays an
active role in every aspect of business, from operations and accounting to marketing, and
even being able to provide excellent customer service. The speed your Internet service
provider offers not only impacts your business’ response time, it also affects the quality of
your customer’s experience. In fact, enhancing the customer’s experience is a key driver of
satisfaction and loyalty, both of which are vital to any bottom line.
NEWSLETTER
Summer 2015
FEATURED TENANTS
Otto Cakes
The Shidler Group recognizes the growing demand for fast and reliable Internet service,
which is why we partnered with Hawaii Dialogix Telecom (HDT) to provide a dedicated 10
mbps symmetrical circuit, complimentary to all Davies Pacific Center tenants. If you are
currently receiving the building’s complimentary Internet service, please note that service
with the original Cisco LRE modem terminated on Sunday, May 31, 2015. In order to continue
service without interruption, or to begin taking advantage of the complimentary service,
please contact HDT at 808-440-8700, or email [email protected].
DeBartolo Development
Another major change for retailers and the community takes effect July 1, 2015, as we gear
up for an island-wide ban on plastic bags. It is a habit - we head to the grocery store, get
everything we need, then put it in a plastic bag. It’s the same routine many of us have had
for decades, but in about one month, that will change. No more plastic bags when you check
out. Non-recyclable paper bags will also be banned. We will only be allowed to use paper
bags and compostable bags, but not traditional plastic bags. It will be a little bit of a learning
curve for most of us, but please be encouraged in knowing that the change will help decrease
pollution and protect our environment. Honolulu is the last county in Hawaii to make the
switch. Are you ready for the switch? Please see page 5 for details on the ban on
plastic bags.
Hawaii’s Plastic Bag Ban
The Davies Pacific Center Management team and building staff are
grateful for the relationship we have with all of our tenants, and we hope
that you find our newsletters to be helpful regarding the activities at the
Davies Pacific Center.
We welcome and value your comments, so please feel free to e-mail me
at [email protected], or stop by our management office located
on the ground floor in Suite 117.
Denise Ching (S)
General Manager; Davies Pacific Center
UPCOMING EVENTS
Books Are Fun Book Fair
PROPERTY UPDATES
Staff Profiles
Otto, owner of Otto Cakes
Otto Cakes FEATUR ED TE NA N T
The Perfect Cheesecake.
One of the newer members of the
Davies Pacific Center family of tenants is Otto Cakes, a familiar name,
especially if you’re a dessert lover.
Located on the Queen Street side of
the building on the ground floor, Otto
Cakes features many of the popular
cheesecake flavors and assorted
brownies offered at its main Kaimuki
store. The owner, Otto, makes more
than 250 different varieties of cheesecakes from scratch. With flavors
such as Maple Bacon, Cookie Butter,
Root Beer Float, Caramel Apple,
Butterscotch, Cotton Candy, and Red
Velvet, you may be surprised to learn
that the overwhelming crowd favorite
is the Plain cheesecake, which is by
no means plain!
Here’s a short Q&A with the owner
himself, Otto.
What made you decide to open your
second location at Davies Pacific
Center? When we were at our China-
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town location, many of our customers
walked over from the downtown office
buildings. Opening a second location
at Davies allowed us to continue to
serve our loyal downtown customers. So far, it’s been working out
really well.
How’d you get started in the cheesecake business? My mother loved
cheesecake, so one day, I decided
to make one for her as a gift, and it
turned out great. Then, a couple of
weeks later, I made one and took
it to work. I got eight orders from
co-workers that day. That was the
start of it. And, I’ve been in business
now for 25 years. In addition to our
two locations, we provide cheesecake to many of the restaurants
around town.
What makes your cheesecake unique?
I think it’s not so much that our
cheesecake is unique, it’s that other
people’s cheesecakes don’t taste like
cheesecake should. If you taste our
cheesecake blindfolded, you’ll know
its cheesecake. That’s the main difference. And, of course, everything
we make is from scratch and baked
fresh daily.
With over 250 flavors of cheesecake,
how do customers know what’s
available on any given day? The best
way to find out what we’re offering is
by following us on Instagram. We’ll
post the flavors we have that day and
any specials we have going on as
well. Or, just stop by our Kaimuki
shop on 12th Avenue or our Davies
Pacific Center shop, which is on the
ground floor, next to Ahi Lovers on
Queen Street.
OTTO CAKES
Ground Floor on Queen St.
M – F 11AM – 4PM
DeBartolo Development F E AT U R E D T E NA N T
Developing a Better Tomorrow.
This July, DeBartolo Development
will celebrate its 1st anniversary as
a tenant of Davies Pacific Center.
The DeBartolo name is well-known
among the real estate industry as
well as the sporting world. Longtime San Francisco 49er fans may
remember that Eddie DeBartolo,
Jr. was the owner of the franchise
during the Joe Montana and Jerry
Rice era, when the team won five
Super Bowl championships. Today,
DeBartolo Development continues
its winning ways in the real estate
field, with successful investment
projects throughout the United
States. Currently, their largest
project just so happens to be right
here in Hawaii, the Ka Makana Ali’i
development in West Oahu.
Here’s a short Q&A with Rich Hartline,
Vice President of Development.
As a developer, you obviously know
a thing or two about evaluating
properties, so what made you decide
to locate your office space at Davies
Pacific Center? We were looking for
a space in the downtown business
district and Davies Pacific Center
turned out to be the ideal location.
We’re within walking distance to many
of our business partners. The office
space itself was also perfect for our
needs, just the right size and ready to
move in. Denise and her team run a
first-class operation; we’ve been here
nearly a year and are very happy with
our decision.
Tell us a little about the Ka Makana
Ali’i project. West Oahu is one of the
fastest growing regions in the state.
Ka Makana Ali’i will reside in Kapolei
and is the first regional shopping
center to be built on Oahu in more than
three decades. When complete, Ka
Makana Ali’i will be the gathering place
for West Oahu residents and visitors. It
will consist of more than 150 shopping,
dining, and entertainment options, as
well as two hotels and office space.
Construction is already under way
with the first phase scheduled to be
complete next year.
include: Macy’s, H&M, Forever 21,
AT&T, Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic,
Rix and Town & Country Surf Designs.
It’ll have the first Hampton Inn and
Suites in Hawaii. Plus, there’ll be movie
theatres and restaurants, including a
few well-known eateries that will be
entering the Hawaii market for the first
time. We envision Ka Makana Ali’i to be
a family-friendly town center, where
people can find everything they need,
all in one place. This is something the
community needs and deserves.
Does DeBartolo Development have
any other projects in Hawaii? Besides
Ka Makana Ali’i, we have the Aqua
Pearl Resort in Waikiki, which we’ll
be enhancing over the next few years.
And, we’re always on the look out for
new opportunities both here and on
the neighbor islands. We relocated our
West Coast main office from Arizona
to Hawaii last year, as we’re very much
committed to the Hawaii market.
So, what can West Oahu residents
look forward to? Some of the tenants
that have already come on board
Rich Hartline,
Vice President of Development
Rendering showing aerial view of
Ka Makana Ali’i looking makai.
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DEBARTOLO DEVELOPMENT
Suite 1070
Congratulations!
FOODBANK FOOD DRIVE
Building Safety Solutions:
Online Emergency Training Program Winners
APRIL: D
enise Bishop of Remillard & Huynh,
Suite 2302
MAY: John Kronen of AECOM, Suite 500
Take the challenge and you could be next
month’s winner!
To participate in the monthly drawing, visit:
daviespacificcenter.bssnet.com.
After viewing the Life Safety Presentation,
participants can take a short quiz and they’ll
be automatically entered to win a $50 CVS/
Longs Gift Card.
Please contact the Davies Pacific Center
Management Office for more information.
On behalf of the Hawaii Foodbank, the
Davies Pacific Management would like
to extend our gratitude to all those who
participated and contributed to this year’s
food drive. Thanks to your generosity, the
Davies Pacific Center collected a total of
$1,503.00 in monetary contributions and
more than 150 pounds of food!!
Mahalo!
Fourth Annual Kaka‘ako Community Cleanup
The Fourth Annual Kaka’ako Community Cleanup was held on April
18th, in celebration of Earth Day 2015. This year’s event focused
on cleaning and sprucing up Mother Waldron Park with additional
cleanup efforts extending down both the Mauka and Makai sides of
Pohukaina/Halekuwila Streets from Cooke Street to South Street, and
ending at Waterfront Plaza.
The cleanup included picking up trash, pulling weeds, and removing
debris from the street, park, and gutters. The team of over 100 volunteers also removed graffiti, painted the playground equipment, painted
and stenciled the storm drains as part of the city’s “No Dumping”
campaign, and painted the park’s restrooms.
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This annual event is sponsored by: The Shidler Group, Totally Against
Graffiti (T.A.G.), Kaka’ako Improvement Association, and Building
Owners and Managers Association Hawaii (BOMA Hawai’i).
A special thanks to The Howard Hughes Corporation, Armstrong Building
Maintenance, ABM Onsite Services, Hawaiian Building Maintenance,
Servi-Tek, Hawaii DKI, Honolulu Police Department, Hawai’i Community
Development Authority, C&C Honolulu Parks and Recreation, C&C Honolulu
Storm Water Quality Division, Life 360 Network Inc., and many others.
We’re humbled by the outpouring of support, and hope you will join us
again for future community cleanup projects!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Books Are Fun Book Fair
TUE SDAY, SEP TEMBER 1 S T - 7:0 0AM–1:30PM
Did you know that when you make a purchase at the Books Are Fun Book Fairs, you are also
contributing to the Hawaii Foodbank? It’s true! At the conclusion of our last book fair, which was
held on April 14th, Books Are Fun was able to make a generous contribution of $78.33 to the local
non-profit organization on behalf of the Davies Pacific Center and its tenants.
We’d like to thank Peter Lum, who is always wearing a bright smile every time he brings a new
collection of books to share with us.
For more information on Books Are Fun, or if you’re interested in seeing where the next book fair
will be held, please visit www.booksarefunhawaii.com
Hawaii’s Plastic Bag Ban
OVERVIEW
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Effective July 1, 2015, businesses shall be
prohibited from providing plastic checkout
bags and non-recyclable paper bags to their
customers at the point of sale.
Nothing in the ordinance shall preclude a
business from making available to customers,
with or without charge, at the point of sale:
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eusable bags, compostable plastic
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bags, or recyclable paper bags for the
purpose of transporting groceries or other
merchandise; or
on-recyclable paper bags to protect or
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transport prepared foods, beverages, or
bakery goods.
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Bags provided by pharmacists to contain
prescription medications;
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Newspaper bags for home newspaper
delivery;
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Door-hanger bags;
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Laundry, dry cleaning, or garment bags,
including bags provided by hotels to guests
to contain wet or dirty clothing;
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Bags sold in packages containing multiple
bags intended for use as garbage, pet waste,
or yard waste bags;
BANNED PLASTIC BAGS
Plastic Checkout Bag means a carryout bag
that is provided by a business to a customer
for the purpose of transporting groceries or
other retail goods, and is made from non-compostable plastic and not specifically designed
and manufactured for multiple re-use.
The following types of bags are excluded
from the ban, and may continue to be used:
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ags used by customers inside a business
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to package loose items, such as fruits,
vegetables, nuts, ground coffee, grains,
candies, or small hardware items;
Bags
used to contain or wrap frozen foods,
meat or fish, flowers or potted plants, or
other items to contain dampness;
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Bags used to protect or transport prepared
foods, beverages, or bakery goods, including
takeout bags used at restaurants, fast food
restaurants, and lunch wagons, to transport
prepared foods;
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Bags used to contain live animals, such as
fish or insects sold in pet stores;
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Bags used to transport chemical pesticides,
drain-cleaning chemicals, or other caustic
chemicals sold at the retail level, provided
that this exemption shall be limited to one
bag per customer; and
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ith the Biodegradable Product Institute
(“BPI”) logo as meeting the ASTM standard
for compostability; and
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ith “Compostable” on both sides of the
bag in either green lettering that is at
least one inch in height, or as otherwise
specified; or within a green band that is
at least one inch in height in order to be
readily and easily identifiable.
Recyclable Paper Bag means a paper bag
that: (1) is one hundred percent recyclable, (2)
contains a minimum of forty percent post-consumer recycled content, and (3) displays the
words “Reusable” and “Recyclable” in a highly
visible manner on the outside of the bags.
“Reusable Bag” means a bag with handles
that is specifically designed and manufactured
for multiple reuse and is made of: (1) cloth or
other washable fabric; or (2) durable material
suitable for reuse, including plastic that is at
least 2.25 mils thick.
For questions or assistance, please contact
the City’s Recycling Branch at 768-3200 or
[email protected].
Compostable plastic bags.
ACCEPTABLE BAGS
Compostable Plastic Bag means a checkout
bag that is provided to a customer for
the purpose of transporting groceries or
other retail goods, which meets current
ASTM D6400 Standard Specifications for
compostability and is labeled:
REFERENCE:
www.opala.org/solid_waste/archive/plastic_bag_ban.html
GARLIC TOA S T
SMALL AND SAVORY, PERFECT FOR SUMMER!
Kick off your summer with this must-try recipe!
1 HEAD garlic
1 TEASPOON grated lemon zest
1/2 CUP (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 TEASPOON crushed red pepper flakes
1 CUP grated Parmesan
1 BAGUETTE sliced in half lengthwise, then crosswise
2 TEASPOONS chopped oregano
Cook cloves from 1 head garlic in 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter in
Heat broiler. Slice a baguette in half lengthwise, then crosswise.
a small covered saucepan over medium-low heat until golden brown
Broil, cut side down, on a foil-lined baking sheet until golden
and very soft, 15–20 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl; let cool.
brown, about 2 minutes (watch carefully). Let cool slightly, then
Add 1 cup grated Parmesan, 2 teaspoons chopped oregano, 1
spread cut side with garlic paste. Broil until cheese is golden and
bubbling, about 2 minutes. Slice.
teaspoon grated lemon zest, and 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
flakes to garlic and mash to a paste; season with salt.
RECIPE COURTESY OF EPICURIOUS.COM
S U M MER B B Q I NS PI RAT ION S
There’s nothing simpler than hosting a backyard barbecue with DIY food bars! They’re simple, yet creative, and with these
mouth-watering displays, we hope you might find your summer inspiration from these delicious ideas.
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Bruschetta Bar
Burger Bar
Hot Dog Bar
Sandwich Bar
Baked Potato Bar
S’mores Bar
Ice Cream Bar
BUILDING NEWS
DPC STAFF PROFILES
HOLIDAYS
Jessica Vogt
Independence Day FRI, July 3rd **
Labor Day MON, September 7th**
**Building & Management Office Closed
WELCOME TO NEW TENANTS
JenJa Beauty
154
Edu Insights, LLC
904
CELEBRATING TENANT ANNIVERSARIES
APRIL
Bistro! Downtown
103
ABM Parking Services, Inc.
116
BAE Systems Information and
300
Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
SecurityNational Mortgage Company
924
M. Tyler Pottenger, AAL
1710
Perry Confalone, LLLC
2116
Weston Solutions, Inc.
2301
MAY
The Learning Coalition
301
Roeca Luria Hiraoka LLP
900
Aloha Securities & Investment Company
940
Barron Song
1617
JM Sales Hawaii, LLC
1622
JUNE
Law Office of Kory W.J.I. Young LLLC
121
Longs Drug
105
Tribalco, LLC
726
Porter McGuire Kiakona & Chow, LLP
1500
Andrew O. Egseth, Jr., AAL
1608
e-World Enterprise Solutions, Inc.
1830
RENEWALS
Born and raised on Oahu, Jessica brings over a decade of
customer service, hospitality, and administrative experience
throughout various industries, ranging from food service
to fashion. Jessica has been with The Shidler Group
since January 1, 2014. She was assigned to the Property
Management Office at our sister property, Waterfront Plaza,
as a temp, and was hired permanently shortly thereafter.
Besides being a new addition to the Davies Management Office,
she is currently a full-time student with an online institution,
completing her Associate degree in Applied Science in Information Technology. She
and her husband currently reside in the Salt Lake area with their two young children,
Samarra, 8, and Elijah, 3. In her free time, Jessica enjoys cooking and hosting dinner
parties for her friends and family. Among other things, Jessica especially enjoys being
outdoors, crafting projects with her children, and planning for her future business as a
café/restaurant owner.
If you see her around the property, please don’t hesitate to say hello and
introduce yourself.
Vickie L. King
I was raised as a townie in Jamesport, Missouri, and grew
up with hardworking parents who continue a forty-year
tradition in the construction business.
In 1992, I decided to become a globe-trotting Marine
(Aviation-Flight Line Supply). After attending boot camp
in Parris Island, South Carolina, I was stationed in Yuma,
Arizona for three years and Iwakuni, Japan for fourteen months. After serving in
the military, I was a Correctional Officer in a minimum-security men’s prison in
Cameron, Missouri for over a year.
In 1997, I relocated to New York City to embark on a new career and worked as
an Administrative Assistant to the Trump Organization’s Security Director in
Property Management for five years. While working with the Trump Organization,
I obtained my New York real-estate license and worked as a sales agent for eight
years. For two years I worked as a Field Security Supervisor/Building Evacuation
Specialist for Classic Security. I joined Securitas Security in 2012, and worked
at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City as a Fire Safety Director/Supervisor.
I was granted a transfer to Honolulu in 2015, so I could be closer to a family
member who serves in the United States Army.
In my leisure time, I enjoy reading, exploring Hawaii and going to the beach. I also
don’t mind having a nice glass of Merlot with family and friends, paired with some
good food, of course!
LE A S ING INFO R M ATIO N
Aloha Securities & Investment Company
940
Mei Nakamoto, AAL, ALC
1020
Bishop & Company, Inc.
1614
Barron Song
1617
Solera Integrated Medical Solutions, Inc.
2250
Bishop Street Commercial is proud to represent The Shidler Group at
Davies Pacific Center. Matthew G. Bittick and Serena C. Longo look
forward to assisting you with all of your leasing needs. Office, retail and
storage spaces are available.
Matthew G. Bittick (PB)
CCIM SIOR
808-695-3500
[email protected]
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Serena C. Longo,
Esq. (S)
808-695-3506
[email protected]
T ENANT ANN I V ERSARI ES !
Hawaii National Bank
Barron Song
BAE Systems
The Shidler Group
Perry
Confolone
M. Tyler Pottenger
McKeague & Haley
08 | TENANT ANNIVERSARY