Creating Island Life for the Pacific
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Honolulu hosts the 4th Annual Pacific Water Conference. Great workshops, product/technology exhibits, and presentations by renowned water resource specialists. This years theme, “Preserving our living water resources.” I’m hoping to take what I’m learning at this event to apply to the needs of island communities across the Pacific.
High school students on Oahu learned about how local conflicts can evolve into global conflicts through the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. “Learning about the issues our neighbors must deal with locally help us understand their perspectives, and they in turn can better understand ours”, said Ron Gonzales of ISLE, LLC.
Ron noted that many of the basic issues discussed on the field trip were ones that have been brought up across the world, and throughout history. ” Many of the basic issues that lead to conflict are often not new – they’re just framed in new settings. So there are probably already solutions, which both sides simply need to be willing to explore and adopt.”
The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies offers training to regional leaders from several countries on how to manage and resolve conflict, and this year has included a student outreach component for the future leaders of our region.
Mahalo Nui Loa to Chris Isakson for her work and guidance in creating this website!
I thought I’d use this first blog post to tell you a little bit more about who we are — about our core beliefs.
Founding Principles
I founded this company in part on the principles adopted from my tenure as President of the Rotary Club of Palau. Rotary International emphasizes the concept of “Service Above Self”, in all the things we do. This resonates with me as a civil engineer’s duties are to provide designs for facilities serving the public.
Another guiding principle from Rotary I’ve embraced is the simple exercise called the “4-Way Test”. It goes something like this:
In all things we think, say or do, we should strive to pass the 4-Way Test –
In conjunction with these founding principles, Island Life Engineering (ISLE) follows the example of island communities throughout the Pacific. This examples is that all members of an island community contribute to the well-being of that community as a whole – we all rely on each other to do their part. This is the concept of “it takes a village….to raise a child”. ISLE operates as a community citizen, a corporate citizen, contributing in many ways to the betterment of the communities we serve.
Core Values
Unquestioned Integrity – unwavering openness, honesty, fairness and moral strength
Unblemished Reputation – proven track record of consistent performance as verified by the clients and communities served
Depth of Knowledge – demonstrated understanding of technical principles and methods necessary to perform the needed services
High Quality – accurate, complete, and effective services
Consistent Reliability – consistency in quality, timeliness and cost effectiveness of services provided.
Effective Efficiency – performance of services on time and within budget
Comforting Trust – assurance of services performed with integrity, quality and reliability
Sincere Empathy – connection with and understanding of clients’ and communities’ needs and goals
email us: info [at] islandlifeengineering [dot] com
