January 3rd, 2024
David C. Livingston
http://www.ThingsWorthSaving.com
303 Kipukai Place
Honolulu, Hawaii 96826
808 542-4945 808 441-6836 Fax
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“Things Worth Saving Vol 1154”
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Sales & Marketing Executives Present
Leianne Pedro
The Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/let-pbn-do-the-work-for-you-supercharge-your-sales-and-marketing-strategy-tickets-1114201138599?aff=oddtdtcreator:
Visit us www.smehonolulu.org. For questions, reach out to info@smehonolulu.org or call 808-285-1265.
Mahalo,
Pauline Penano, Executive Director
Sales and Marketing Executives (SME) Honolulu
P.O. Box 15828 Honolulu, HI 96830
(808) 285-1265
SME Honolulu | info@smehonolulu.org
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Mercury Club Guest Speaker - Noah Pomeroy
Monday Noon, January 13th, at the Pacific Club
Noah Pomeroy, CMT-P, is a UCLA-trained mindfulness expert and founder of Mindful Work. With over a decade of experience, Noah has been helping leaders and teams stress less, focus more, and create workplace cultures people actually want to be part of. His science-backed and practical teaching style has earned praise from global corporations, the US Army, top universities, and local Hawaii organizations. Whether coaching leaders 1:1 or guiding teams through mindfulness programs, Noah is on a mission to prove that mindful workplaces aren’t just good for people—they’re great for long-term business success. And no, he won’t ask you to don a robe and move into a cave—but he might just inspire you to get out of your head and into the present moment.
Unlock Your Leadership Potential and Empower Your Team with Mindfulness
In today’s fast-paced business world, mindful workplaces succeed by enhancing focus, improving well-being, and cultivating resilient cultures where people thrive. In this engaging session, mindfulness expert Noah Pomeroy will demystify mindfulness and reveal how it can transform leadership and workplace dynamics. Get ready for live mindfulness practices and actionable strategies to strengthen leadership, bring out the best in your team, and unlock the clarity and focus to lead with purpose—no incense required, just a willingness to meet the moment and unleash your full potential.
Lunch is $45 Call me for a reservation – Dave Livingston 808 542-4945
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President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter, RIP
Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States passed away this weekend, at age 100, the first former president to ever reach that milestone.
The Election of 1976, when Carter won, seems like it happened in a different country. The Democrats swept all the states of the Confederacy with the exception of Virginia. The Republican candidate, Gerald Ford, won a large group of states that included Illinois, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Oregon, and Washington. (Look it up if you don’t believe it!)
Although many political and economic conservatives still associate the Carter presidency with economic mismanagement, high inflation, and recession, his Administration’s policy choices and experience were not unique to his Administration.
Yes, inflation hit double-digits under Carter, but it did so in the Nixon Administration, as well. Yes, Carter tried to fight inflation by imposing credit controls on the banking system, but the Nixon Administration imposed economy-wide wage and price controls to try to address inflation.
Yes, Carter’s first choice to lead the Federal Reserve was G. William Miller, a lawyer with no particular insight into monetary policy or fighting inflation. But, when the going got rough, he replaced Miller with Paul Volker, who brought inflation back under control and was later re-appointed by President Reagan. Nixon’s Fed chief was Arthur Burns, who supported tight money when he was an academic but then bent over backwards to appease Nixon’s desire for loose money when running the Fed.
In the meantime, Carter was willing to take on many special-interest economic sacred cows and deregulate major parts of the US economy. Believe it or not, before Carter, bureaucrats in Washington, DC at the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) would set the ticket price for every seat on every airline that flew. They controlled which airlines flew which routes and only allowed airlines to use amenities, like food or seat-types, to compete. That’s why back then flying was expensive and unusual for the broad middle-class and below.
Carter appointed Alfred Kahn, who despised regulation, as his inflation czar. While most don’t remember, Kahn was a lightning rod, much like Elon Musk is today. He was outspoken and got in trouble for talking about “recession,” so he started to call it a “banana.” The banana industry got upset, so he then called it a “kumquat.” And all this happened before Twitter or X, or any modern social media existed.
Kahn tried to resign, but Carter wouldn’t let him, and appointed him to head the CAB. He is the only agency head in the history of Washington, DC to take over an agency and then dismantle it. The Civil Aeronautics Board is gone, and airline deregulation happened because of Kahn and President Carter.
The Carter Administration also led on deregulating trucking. We understand this is going to sound completely ridiculous, maybe even made-up, but before Carter a truck that left one state with a load and delivered it elsewhere was required to go back empty to the original state before it could make another round trip. (Seriously, we are not making this up!)
In addition, the Carter Administration led the fight to deregulate government rate-setting for trains and remove restrictions on long distance phone service. Older readers will remember their parents telling them to hurry up when talking to friends or relatives long-distance because it cost so much more!
The Carter-era, in general, happened before tribal politics made it impossible for the left to trust free markets. In addition to deregulating so many sectors, Carter supported a cut in the capital gains tax rate, in effect reducing the top tax rate on long-term gains to 28% from a prior 35%. Yes, Reagan then cut it to 20% for several years, but Carter cut it first.
Today the greatest economic challenges are different than in the late 1970s, but in remembrance of President Carter, we suggest politicians in DC think back to that era. Learning from history is important. Deregulating industries helped the American people with lower prices and more choices. Today, the US economy is like Gulliver tied up by a thousand strands of thread by the Lilliputians. Carter was the one who started to cut those threads.
Let’s do it again.
Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist
Robert Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist
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Shared by Hanni Hartmann
15 Interesting Facts You May Not Know About Hawaii
1. Hawaii is the only U.S. state composed entirely of islands, with 137 islands in total, though only 7 are inhabited.
2. It became the 50th state of the United States on August 21, 1959.
3. Hawaii is home to the world’s most active volcano, Kīlauea, located on the Big Island.
4. The state has its own time zone: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST), and it does not observe daylight saving time.
5. Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee commercially. The Kona coffee region is particularly famous.
6. Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the Big Island, is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from its base on the ocean floor.
7. Surfing was invented in Hawaii, with ancient Polynesians riding the waves long before it became a global sport.
8. The Hawaiian language is one of the official state languages, along with English.
9. The state flower is the yellow hibiscus, or "pua aloalo" in Hawaiian.
10. Hawaii is the most isolated population center on Earth, over 2,400 miles from California and 3,850 miles from Japan.
11. It’s the only state that was once a monarchy, ruled by King Kamehameha and Queen Liliʻuokalani.
12. Hawaii has no snakes in the wild, as they are banned to protect native wildlife.
13. Spam is a staple food in Hawaii, with unique dishes like Spam musubi.
14. Each island has its own distinct identity: Oahu is known for Waikiki Beach, Maui for its Road to Hana, and Kauai as the "Garden Isle."
15. The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic activity as the Pacific Plate moved over a hot spot in the Earth’s mantle.
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Love your comments!
Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas, Dave from Tokyo.
Thanks always for the news from around …..always interesting and helpful for calendar planning for events to go to … or a recap and peak at events I missed and wished I had attended.
Nice wrap up on SME event and list of honorees. Nice update on Christmas in the islands. All good, always. Loved the Tesla joke!
Keep staying young my friend.
And Happy New Year to you!
MAHALO!
DAVE
Dave Erdman | Founder, CEO & President
808-469-4833| derdman@pacrimmarketing.com
Aloha and Mahalo Dave,
As always the photos are awesome, Mahalo for what you do. I'm glad you got to prove to your wife you were working.
Much Aloha
Warmest Regards,
Lis
Hi David,
Just sending you a note of aloha and thanking you for the many wonderful events, pictures, charities you have supported since we met back in 2007. Amazing!
Thank you for leading and setting great example for everyone.
You truly are an "Artiste Extraordinare".
3 Cheers for you.!!!
Aloha
Carla von & Geoff Milford
Navy League event pals
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Award-winning American cartoonist, Stephan Pastis, recent strip of Pears Before Swine covered the subject of “What kind of funeral do you want to have?” His characters, Rat and Goat continued the discussion with Rat once again taking the negative approach. “I don’t care.” said Rat. A number of commenters agreed with Rat. However, Commenter scote1379 said, “Pre-arrangement will save you and your Family a world of Grief, Plus you don’t feel rushed making decisions!” g.p.hardy wrote, “I work in the area of bereavement. People ‘not caring’ about what happens when they die are a huge problem for the loved ones they leave behind.” g.p.hardy is correct. You do not want to wait until there is no time left. You’ll leave people in pain at your loss, trying to figure out what you wanted. Tell your Pre-Planning Advisor what you want now
A Pre-Plan is for you to decide whether you want a traditional/casket or cremation. You can make the decisions now as to where you will be buried, or whether you want to be cremated and your ashes scattered, or whether you want a niche, a family plot, or have your own mausoleum, etc. With a Pre-Plan, you will be able to give peace of mind to those close to you and to yourself. As they both said, being prepared is an important part of the life you are living. I can help you prepare yourself for the inevitable no matter when it might arrive. If you plan well in advance, you will prevent your loved ones from suffering and financial costs. Don’t know where to start? Give me a call. You will be able to give peace of mind to those close to you and to yourself. Please call me today. I can help you just like I have assisted more than 10,000 Hawaii families and individuals make their plans for cremation or burial. And, if you travel often, you can also purchase a lifetime travel plan for $599 that, in case you should die while away from Hawaii, will pay to bring your body back – a procedure that can cost thousands of dollars and occurs more often than you may think. This is something you can do that is positive.
Linda Rose Herman
Pre-planning Advisor
Hawaiian Memorial Park & Funeral Services/Borthwick Mortuary
(808) 864-3505
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