Up and Running at Koloa Substation - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
Up and Running at Koloa Substation - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Up and Running at Koloa Substation - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
52 KIUC CURRENTS By Maile Moriguchi KIUC’S VALUE ADDED SERVICES Cash In On Savings With Your Co-op Connections Card As a cardcarrying member, you can use your Coop Connections Card or key fob at any participating business and receive discounts at restaurants and retail shops, services, hotels and much more. Spotting a participating business is easy. Look for the Coop Connections Card sticker on the door or cash register at the business. KIUC publishes an updated list of participating businesses in each issue of KIUC Currents magazine, but deals are added all the time. The best spot to find the latest deals is online at www.kiuc.coop. Simply click the “Coop Connections” link. If you have a business and would like to participate in the program, please call 246.4348 for more information. Aloha Services, Kapa‘a, Princeville 10 percent discount on all shipping, storage, copies and post office box rentals. Backdoor Hanalei, Hanalei 10 percent off all originalpriced goods, except surfboards and paddleboards. Buddha Boutique, Līhu‘e 10 percent off entire store (discount cannot be combined with other discounts or instore specials). Edward Jones, Kalāheo Free portfolio review. ElectraTech Services LLC, Kapa‘a Receive $500 off any photovoltaic power system. Seniors 65+ ask about addional savings. Hanalei Paddler, Hanalei 10 percent off all originalpriced goods, except surfboards and paddleboards. Hanalei Surf Company, Hanalei 10 percent off all originalpriced goods, except surfboards and paddleboards. Islandwide Solar, Līhu‘e $500 discount or 5 percent off a photovoltaic system, whichever is greater. Jim Saylor Jewelers, Kapa‘a 10 percent discount. JJ’s Broiler, Līhu‘e “Early Bird Special” – Customer must be seated between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to receive a 10 percent discount on food items. Liquor is excluded. Tax and gratuity not included. Save on Your Prescriptions With Coop Connections More than $21.5 million has been saved on prescripons by coop members since May 2007. Discover how much you can save with your Coop Connecons Card. To learn more about Coop Connecons, visit www.kiuc.coop Kalapaki Bay Memorial Park, Līhu‘e $150 discount on cemetary plots. Kaua‘i Floors, Inc., Līhu‘e 10 percent off all area rugs in stock, not already reduced. Kaua‘i Inn, Līhu’e 20 percent off rack rate. Kaua‘i Memorial Gardens, Līhu‘e 5 percent discount on cemetery property and funeral plans (preneed). Not good toward atneed services and merchandise. Kaua‘i SelfStorage, Līhu‘e 10 percent off regular rental rate plus one free lock with rental of any size unit. Kayak Kaua‘i, Kapa‘a 10 percent discount on tours and rentals. Kujo’s Mini Mart, Kalāheo 10 percent off everything, except alcohol, cigarettes and gift items. New Leaf Skin Care, Līhu‘e 15 percent off all skin care services. North Shore General Store, Princeville 20 percent off café prices. Precision Tinting Kaua‘i, Līhu‘e 15 percent off regular price. Progressive Expressions, Kōloa 10 percent off originalmarked prices, except surfboards. Sweet N Sassy, ʻEleʻele 10 percent off all regularpriced merchandise, not including sale items or other instore promotions. The Bikini Room, Hanalei 15 percent off any regularpriced items. Offer not to be combined with any other, not good on sales or discounted items. Tropics Island Therapy, ʻEleʻele $10 off a 30minute massage. Wings Over Kaua‘i, Kalāheo 10 percent off, three passenger maximum, two passenger minimum. Direct booking only. Members can pick up their Coop Connections Card at KIUC’s main office in Līhu‘e. If your business would like to participate in the program, or for more information, please contact Maile Moriguchi at 246.4348.
Call it Cost-effective Economical Penny-wise Prudent Sparing Thrifty Frugal Use it, and people will call you brilliant. No matter what you call it, the Coop Connections Card will save you money on goods and services of all kinds. Just take it with you wherever you go. Pull it out anywhere you see a Coop Connections sticker. And say hello to the savings. The card is yours. The savings are yours. All because you’re a member of a Touchstone Energy cooperative. To learn more, visit www.kiuc.coop. We’re always looking out for you. DECEMBER 2011 53
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52 KIUC CURRENTS<br />
By Maile Moriguchi<br />
KIUC’S VALUE ADDED SERVICES<br />
Cash In On Savings With Your<br />
Co-op Connections Card<br />
As a cardcarrying member, you can use your Coop Connections Card or key fob <strong>at</strong> any particip<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
business <strong>and</strong> receive discounts <strong>at</strong> restaurants <strong>and</strong> retail shops, services, hotels <strong>and</strong> much more. Spotting<br />
a particip<strong>at</strong>ing business is easy. Look for the Coop Connections Card sticker on the door or cash register<br />
<strong>at</strong> the business. KIUC publishes an upd<strong>at</strong>ed list of particip<strong>at</strong>ing businesses in each issue of KIUC Currents<br />
magazine, but deals are added all the time. The best spot to find the l<strong>at</strong>est deals is online <strong>at</strong><br />
www.kiuc.coop. Simply click the “Coop Connections” link. If you have a business <strong>and</strong> would like to<br />
particip<strong>at</strong>e in the program, please call 246.4348 for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Aloha Services, Kapa‘a, Princeville<br />
10 percent discount on all shipping, storage, copies<br />
<strong>and</strong> post office box rentals.<br />
Backdoor Hanalei, Hanalei<br />
10 percent off all originalpriced goods, except<br />
surfboards <strong>and</strong> paddleboards.<br />
Buddha Boutique, Līhu‘e<br />
10 percent off entire store (discount cannot be<br />
combined with other discounts or instore specials).<br />
Edward Jones, Kalāheo<br />
Free portfolio review.<br />
ElectraTech Services LLC, Kapa‘a<br />
Receive $500 off any photovoltaic power system.<br />
Seniors 65+ ask about addional savings.<br />
Hanalei Paddler, Hanalei<br />
10 percent off all originalpriced goods, except<br />
surfboards <strong>and</strong> paddleboards.<br />
Hanalei Surf Company, Hanalei<br />
10 percent off all originalpriced goods, except<br />
surfboards <strong>and</strong> paddleboards.<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>wide Solar, Līhu‘e<br />
$500 discount or 5 percent off a photovoltaic system,<br />
whichever is gre<strong>at</strong>er.<br />
Jim Saylor Jewelers, Kapa‘a<br />
10 percent discount.<br />
JJ’s Broiler, Līhu‘e<br />
“Early Bird Special” – Customer must be se<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
between 5 p.m. <strong>and</strong> 6 p.m. to receive a 10 percent<br />
discount on food items. Liquor is excluded. Tax <strong>and</strong><br />
gr<strong>at</strong>uity not included.<br />
Save on Your Prescriptions<br />
With Coop Connections<br />
More than $21.5 million has been saved on<br />
prescripons by coop members since May 2007.<br />
Discover how much you can save with your<br />
Coop Connecons Card. To learn more about<br />
Coop Connecons, visit www.kiuc.coop<br />
Kalapaki Bay Memorial Park, Līhu‘e<br />
$150 discount on cemetary plots.<br />
Kaua‘i Floors, Inc., Līhu‘e<br />
10 percent off all area rugs in stock, not already<br />
reduced.<br />
Kaua‘i Inn, Līhu’e<br />
20 percent off rack r<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
Kaua‘i Memorial Gardens, Līhu‘e<br />
5 percent discount on cemetery property <strong>and</strong> funeral<br />
plans (preneed). Not good toward <strong>at</strong>need services<br />
<strong>and</strong> merch<strong>and</strong>ise.<br />
Kaua‘i SelfStorage, Līhu‘e<br />
10 percent off regular rental r<strong>at</strong>e plus one free lock<br />
with rental of any size unit.<br />
Kayak Kaua‘i, Kapa‘a<br />
10 percent discount on tours <strong>and</strong> rentals.<br />
Kujo’s Mini Mart, Kalāheo<br />
10 percent off everything, except alcohol, cigarettes<br />
<strong>and</strong> gift items.<br />
New Leaf Skin Care, Līhu‘e<br />
15 percent off all skin care services.<br />
North Shore General Store, Princeville<br />
20 percent off café prices.<br />
Precision Tinting Kaua‘i, Līhu‘e<br />
15 percent off regular price.<br />
Progressive Expressions, Kōloa<br />
10 percent off originalmarked prices, except<br />
surfboards.<br />
Sweet N Sassy, ʻEleʻele<br />
10 percent off all regularpriced merch<strong>and</strong>ise, not<br />
including sale items or other instore promotions.<br />
The Bikini Room, Hanalei<br />
15 percent off any regularpriced items. Offer not to<br />
be combined with any other, not good on sales or<br />
discounted items.<br />
Tropics Isl<strong>and</strong> Therapy, ʻEleʻele<br />
$10 off a 30minute massage.<br />
Wings Over Kaua‘i, Kalāheo<br />
10 percent off, three passenger maximum, two<br />
passenger minimum. Direct booking only.<br />
Members can pick up their Coop Connections Card <strong>at</strong> KIUC’s main office in Līhu‘e. If your business would like<br />
to particip<strong>at</strong>e in the program, or for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion, please contact Maile Moriguchi <strong>at</strong> 246.4348.