Estimates based on U.S. Census figures and preliminary accounts of damage indicate that as many as 3,000 homes or more might have been destroyed in Lahaina, where approximately 12,000 people live.
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Kelly Hoen’s hotel career started at the Ilikai Hotel as a front desk clerk in 1979, and she rose up through the ranks to become general manager at a number of properties. These include the Kapalua Bay Hotel, where she increased occupancy by 26 percent; The Royal Hawaiian, where she was the first woman to serve as the hotel’s general manager; then The Modern Honolulu which she saw through a period of financial growth.
She joined the Outrigger Hospitality Group in 2017, overseeing operations at three properties. Through the Covid shutdowns she practically camped in the lobby to help managers, staff and guests navigate the strange experience. This inspired a career change, the kind a number of Hawaii-based executives might be considering if our local economy remains crippled, and that’s reaching out, professionally, beyond the Islands.
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