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Stanley Hong to Lead Nature Conservancy's Corporate Council for the Environment

Honolulu, HI—December 4, 2003—Longtime Honolulu business leader Stanley Hong has been named the new chair of The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii's Corporate Council for the Environment, the organization announced today.

Hong, the President of Waste Management of Hawaii, Inc., and a trustee of the King William Charles Lunalilo Trust Estate, is a past President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii (1996 -2002) and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (1984-1993). He has served as a member of The Nature Conservancy's Board of Trustees since 1992.

"Few people know the business community in Hawaii like Stanley Hong," said Suzanne Case, the Conservancy's Executive Director in Hawaii. "He is experienced, well-liked and respected, and his enthusiasm and can-do attitude are contagious. We are very excited to have him lead our Corporate Council for the Environment."

Begun in 1987, the Conservancy's Corporate Council for the Environment works to engage the business community in caring for Hawaii's environment. Its founder and first chair was the late Colin Cameron of Maui Land Pineapple. Other chairs have included Bob Clarke of Hawaiian Electric, Larry Johnson of Bank of Hawaii, Tom Leppert of Castle & Cooke, and Don Carroll of Oceanic Cable.

Companies that donate $1,000 or more to support the work of The Nature Conservancy can become members of the Corporate Council for the Environment. Since 1987, Hawaii companies have given more than $3 million through the Council to help protect Hawaii's natural heritage.

"Business leaders in Hawaii know how important the environment is to our economy and quality of life," said Hong. "The Conservancy's ability to work with business – balancing the needs of people and nature to achieve realistic conservation results – characterizes its approach. It’s an approach that I think the business community believes in."

For more information about the Corporate Council for the Environment, or to become a member, contact Diane Kane at (808) 537-4508.