A&B to cut energy output at some properties

Alexander & Baldwin Inc. said Tuesday it is working to reduce energy consumption at three of its commercial properties on Oahu.

A&B said Carbon Lighthouse, a San Francisco-based energy-efficiency company, will install energy-efficiency upgrades at Pearl Highlands Center, Kakaako Commerce Center and Manoa Marketplace.

Carbon Lighthouse is contracted to upgrade the properties’ lighting, heating and cooling systems. Some changes Carbon Lighthouse will make to the buildings include installing new digital time clocks and control wire that will schedule how the building’s air circulators service the food court and replacing current lighting with light-emitting diodes.

A&B said the upgrades are expected to result in a reduction of more than 9,700 tons of carbon, which will save more than 22,600 barrels of oil throughout the life of the different projects. Carbon Lighthouse said it guaranteed the savings for A&B for 10 years at the Kakaako Commerce Center and Pearl Highlands, and for 12 years at Manoa Marketplace.

A&B declined to provide details about its contract with Carbon Lighthouse.

A&B said it plans to apply energy-efficiency programs to more of its commercial properties. The next space it plans to upgrade is the Kahului Office Building on Maui.

Leeward job fair scheduled for Saturday

Leeward residents who are tired of spending hours in daily commutes are invited to the fifth annual Hire Leeward Job & Career Fair on Saturday.

The event will take place at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will host more than 50 businesses offering Leeward-based job opportunities. The event is free and open to the public.

There will be free career education seminars to help residents network and learn the skills they need to find a job closer to home. Businesses and organizations are offering job opportunities from a wide range of industries such as health care, financial services, food service, hospitality, retail and administrative, as well as trade apprenticeships.

Event officials ask that attendees dress in business casual attire. Aloha attire is acceptable and suits are not required. The event will be held on the Great Lawn so flat shoes are recommended.

Attendees also should bring copies of their resume.

To pre-register for the event, visit hireleeward.com and click on the registration banner.

ON THE MOVE

Kokua Hospitality has named Lauren Rawlins director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach. Her more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry includes working as director of leisure sales at Turtle Bay Resort. She has also worked at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide as director of catering and convention services, account director for group sales and account director for leisure sales.

The USS Missouri Memorial Association has announced that Bonnie Fong will serve on its board of directors. She is a senior vice president and personal trust manager at Bank of Hawaii and has more than 30 years’ experience in the wealth management industry.

Maui Grown Therapies has appointed Dr. Donald Abrams to its Science & Medical Advisory Board. Abrams currently serves as chief of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Hematology-­Oncology Division, integrative oncologist at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and professor of clinical medicine at UC San Francisco.