Gender

Male

Location

Haiku, HI

Birthday:

March 31

Intro

Aloha Folks, I am involved in business and community development, based on the island of Maui. Another passion is music ranging from calypso to Bach chorales. My parents were diplomats, so I spent the first third of my life so far, living overseas. The second third on the East Coast of the U.S getting my formal education and initial formal work experiences, as well as some forays into the arts and entrepreneurship. And the last third I have been living in Hawaii with my wife raising a son, and planting roots in some very rich soil. What will come next?

Education

Most recently I spent 19 years operating (after launching) the Small Business Development Center on Maui working with, learning from, and hopefully helping over 3,000 entrepreneurs in a wide variety of ventures from snorkle boats, and great restaurants; to the world's leader in community-based biodiesel production. Prior to moving to Hawaii I worked with the Queens County Economic Development Corporation in NYC. I joined my first online social network in 1983 (no typo). My first entrepreneurial venture was in a musical partnership (i.e band) playing night clubs, hotels and private parties in Barbados. My formal education is from Yale University and New York University where I received an MBA. Most of my high school was in Barbados in the British system. I did get a U.S. high school diploma from the International School of Bangkok.

Relationship Status

Married

What are your dreams? What are you here to create? How can the AWElife community help you realize your dreams?

I think many of us have been and are currently rediscovering the importance of community - both geographic and communities of interest. I am particularly interested community finance and business development and would like to help build an global network or community of people developing their own local communities. I also have a dream band that I would like to create, record and tour with. More on that later. On the political front, I would like to see us get money out of politics, so we can start to work in a more healthy way to reach our potential in meeting the other opportunities and challenges that we face.

Activities, Interests, Hobbies

Currently I am spending a lot of time playing with the Logic music recording software. I would like to be swimming and getting to the beach more frequently. Over the last year I have been learning a lot about healthy food, body and soil - how to grow and prepare. I read at least a book a week--mainly fiction.

Website

https://CoolProjectsMaui.com

Everybody is Special - What is Special About You?

I like to break down the barriers (not always successfully) between the cultures without flags.

Favorite Media - Authors, Musicians, Film, Artists

The Mighty Sparrow, Bjork, Joe Strummer, The Art Ensemble of Chicago. Thomas Pynchon, Neal Stephenson, Patrick O'Brian, Leo Tolstoy, and most recently Amy Cortese's "Locavesting"

Most Inspiring People

Charles Ives, Brian Eno, Stafford Beer, Joseph Juran, Frank Burns, Michael Gerber, Stephen Sondheim, Bishop Desmond Tutu, #OWS, Barak Obama, Keli'i Tau'a

Who are interested in meeting here?

Friends