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Life coaching services available in West Hawaii

Longtime Hawaii resident Eliza Wille recently launched an innovative West Hawaii business, InScape, which specializes in life coaching. Life coaching is intended to inspire and support a client toward the attainment of their personal or professional goals, especially during major life transitions.

InScape’s focus is to assist individuals seeking to make a career change, find a healthier relationship or a more balanced and fulfilled life. Life coaching is a one-on-one process in which the coach assists clients in drawing out their strengths, identifying and prioritizing their goals and helping them initiate action toward the fulfillment of those goals.

Coaching is a relatively new profession, formalized in the past 10 to 15 years.

For more information or a free initial consultation, contact Wille at 938-8707 or InScapeHawaii@yahoo.com.

Local ACF group wins Little Oscar Award

Members of the American Culinary Federation Kona-Kohala Chefs de Cuisine Inc. in Kailua-Kona have received the 2008 ACF Chef and Child Committee Little Oscar Award at the 2008 ACF Western Regional Conference held April 19 to 21 at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Little Oscar Award recognizes a chapter that has put forth an exceptional effort to advance the mission of the ACF Chef and Child Committee in its fight against childhood hunger and malnutrition. As this year’s Western Region recipient, ACF Kona-Kohala Chefs de Cuisine Inc. is a candidate to receive the national 2008 Chef and Child Little Oscar Award that will be presented at ACF’s National Convention July 14 to 17 in Las Vegas.

Bringing more than 400 chefs, cooks and food service professionals to Salt Lake City, the conference provided attendees with numerous opportunities to advance their professional development and enhance their culinary skills through informative business seminars, forums, clinics and cutting-edge demonstrations. In addition, the conference offered participants the opportunity to learn about the latest cooking trends.

Anthology selected brand steward for Outback

Anthology Marketing Group has won the Hawaii region Outback Steakhouse International integrated marketing account. The scope includes all seven restaurants in Hawaii: on Oahu in Waipio, Kapolei, Waikiki and Hawaii Kai; on the Big Island in Kailua-Kona; and on Maui in Kihei and its newest location opening in April in Lahaina.

As a full-service marketing organization, each division of Anthology contributes its expertise encompassing advertising, media buying, interactive marketing, research and public relations. With the comprehensive scope of the contract and the structure of Anthology, the agency is a strategic partner tasked with developing a fully integrated plan to achieve Outback’s objectives.

Waikoloa Mailbox starts recycle program

Waikoloa Mailbox has started a recycle program for printer, fax machine and copier ink and laser cartridges as well as cell phones. The items for recycling may be dropped off at the store from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Waikoloa Mailbox is in the Waikoloa Highlands Center in Waikoloa Village. The phone number is 883-2626.

CHICAGO

United Airlines shares plummet on 1Q loss, cuts

United Airlines parent UAL Corp. lost about a third of its market value Tuesday after reporting a $537 million first-quarter loss due to soaring fuel costs and saying it is cutting flights and 1,100 jobs.

The sell-off accelerated and shares of other airlines dropped after Delta Air Lines Inc. CEO Richard Anderson said in Washington that in the face of record fuel prices domestic carriers would need to raise fares by 15 percent to 20 percent just to break even. At the same time, crude oil prices jumped by more than $2 and neared the once-unimaginable $120-a-barrel mark.

Anderson said higher fares would likely diminish demand for air travel, and prompt carriers to further reduce their schedules.

By local and wire sources