A New Face in the Office

Kelli Turansky joined the North Shore Chamber of Commerce as its Executive Director, effective January 17.She’s been a Haleiwa resident for the past 6 years and has lived on Oahu for 25 years. She looks forward to working with the Chamber to make the North Shore “a better place to work, live and play.”

“I am thankful for this opportunity and very excited for the future,” she says.

She encourages people to stop by the Chamber at 66-434B Kamehameha Hwy. across from the Haleiwa Post Office to meet her and see the “freshened up” office. Open hours are Monday through Friday, 10 am – 4 pm. Business services including printing, faxing, and computer internet access are available. Out-of-area visitors are provided information about our beautiful community and regularly referred to points of interest and member businesses.

The Chamber still has a couple of volunteer time slots available for people who are available to spend a few hours a week to greet visitors from all over the world and provide business services to people in the community. It’s a lot of fun working with other Chamber volunteers, who are the mainstay of the organization. If you’re interested in helping out, call the office at 808-637-4558, or email Kelli at director@ gonorthshore.org.

Entrepreneurial Opportunity

The publisher of the Chamber’s North Shore map which is distributed island-wide has retired. The Chamber is now looking for someone to take over this venture on a long-term basis. The project includes a marketing and advertising component and is capable of providing someone a full- time business opportunity. Anyone interested in further information is encouraged to contact the chamber by calling 808-637-4558 and talking to Executive Director Kelli Turansky; or emailing her at director@ gonorthshore.org.

Safety Concerns at Laniakea Beach Parking

As of Monday, January 24, parking at Laniakea Beach was still closed. A temporary injunction and settlement agreement in a 2014 lawsuit won by Save Laniakea requires that parking be available.

Last November, Mary Wood sent a letter to the state Department of Transportation citing safety concerns about barricades and crosswalks set up in October to designate the Laniakea Beach parking area. The lack of openings in the barricade for crosswalk access has resulted in people jaywalking and walking along the dangerous road shoulders to access the beach. Narrow automobile turn-in to parking, illegal left turns and poor crosswalk placement have made for more dangerous conditions. Add in the lack of progress by DOT and the recent heavy rains and Laniakea conditions have worsened.

An interview with President Wood in the Star Advertiser on Sunday, January 23 further outlined the difficulties. To date the Department of Transportation has not responded.