The Hawaiian Humane Society board of directors Wednesday named Lisa Fowler as the nonprofit organization’s new president and chief executive officer.
Fowler, a seven-year veteran of the Society who served as director of development and most recently as director of operations, replaces Pamela Burns, who died Sept. 18 at the age of 65. Burns had been on a leave of absence for health reasons at the time of her death. Fowler formerly served as executive director of the Hawaii Island Humane Society.
“Lisa was our natural and unanimous choice to continue Pamela Burns’ legacy,” said board chairman Bob Armstrong in a letter to supporters. “She has the vision and experience necessary to successfully lead our 134-year-old organization as our next president and CEO. In selecting Lisa, we noted her ability to understand the issues facing the organization and work productively with community leaders, donors and government officials.”
Guardrail work prompts freeway closures
The state plans lane closures on the eastbound H-1 freeway between the Liliha Street onramp and the Aala Street overpass beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday for guardrail improvements.
The state Department of Transportation Highways Division issued notice of the following closures:
>> Right-lane closure on the H-1 freeway between the Liliha Street onramp and the Aala Street overpass starting 9:30 a.m. Friday, continuously through 4 a.m. Monday. Four lanes will remain open.
>> Closure of the Liliha Street onramp to the H-1 freeway starting at 9 p.m. Friday nightly through 4 a.m. Monday. During the onramp closure, two right lanes will be closed on the H-1 freeway. Three lanes will remain open.
Motorists are advised to enter the eastbound H-1 freeway via the Vineyard Boulevard onramp during the Liliha Street onramp closure times. Electronic message boards will advise motorists of the closure. Roadwork is weather permitting.
UberEATS joins Honolulu delivery market
UberEATS, the restaurant delivery arm of Uber, launched service in Honolulu on Wednesday morning.
The San Francisco-based company will give Oahu residents and visitors the option of ordering food from more than 100 local restaurants and having it delivered seven days a week. The service is available in most of the Honolulu area, as well as Pearl City, Kapolei, Kaneohe and Kailua.
Participating UberEATS restaurants include Teddy’s Bigger Burgers, Kakaako Kitchen and Da Hawaiian Poke Company.
Uber adds a booking fee of $5.99 to the restaurant’s menu item prices. Just like with Uber’s ride-sharing application, customers will see prices up front before they order.
The UberEATS app, available for both iOS and Android, is now offered in nearly 200 cities in 29 countries.
UberEATS joins a growing number of companies offering food delivery service, including San Francisco-based Postmates, which added Honolulu this week to the 250-plus cities that it serves, as well as Bitesquad, which also runs Aloha 2 Go.
