Posted October 18th, 2011 by SMEI Honolulu

Please join us with our guest speaker, Regina Morgan, General Manager of the Victoria’s Secret Flagship Store in Ala Moana.
The Grand Opening of their Flagship store in Ala Moana has proven to be the most lucrative grand opening in their history to date – so what really is Victoria’s Secret? Get first hand info on the branding behind both Limited and Victoria’s Secret, their introduction to the Hawaii market, and the opening of their new location on Kalakaua Ave, in the heart of Waikiki.
Regina Morgan has had 8 years of success in the Retail Industry with Victoria’s Secret. Studying at the University of Southern California she began as a summer intern with Victoria’s Secret Beauty. After success in running High Value Market locations in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area, she relocated to Hawaii as Operations Manager at Ala Moana, the company’s newest premier flagship location, leading a staff of over 350 employees and recently was promoted to General Manager after the successful opening of their second location in Waikiki.
Posted October 10th, 2011 by SMEI Honolulu

Please join us as Mayor Carlisle discusses
- APEC’s Impact on the City of Honolulu and Hawaii Business
- Honolulu’s Sister City Program
- The Honolulu Rail Project and more
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle will discuss the upcoming APEC summit that will bring President Obama and the leaders of 20 other member economies here next month, along with thousands more dignitaries and officials from throughout the Asia Pacific region. Carlisle will also provide an update on Honolulu’s rail transit project and its importance as an alternative to clogged freeways and limited parking spaces. He will also highlight the recent Sister City’s Summit. Carlisle is the 13th Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. He was elected in 2010, after serving as Honolulu’s Prosecuting Attorney for 14 years. Carlisle is a native of Ridgewood, New Jersey, and has lived in Hawaii since 1978.
Peter Carlisle is serving in his first term as Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, the 10th largest municipality in the United States. He is the Chief Executive of approximately 10,000 employees in over twenty departments. Not a member of a political party, Peter has been a City and County employee for 25 years including being elected Prosecuting Attorney for an unprecedented four terms. During Carlisle’s administration, Honolulu experienced historically low crime rates which he credits to inter-agency cooperation and collaboration efforts. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1977, Peter moved to Oahu where he met his wife Judy and raised two children.