Big Island Eco Adventures provides a fantastic journey through the wild side of North Kohala. Recently, they’ve added a Japanese component to their website to better communicate with their Japanese customers. They also integrated online booking system. For your zipline adventures, this tour is one not to miss!!
Posted: Jul 10, 2010
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Founded by a local naturopathic physician the Mala’ai Garden creates a wonderful opportunity for school age children to gain an understanding of the connection between the land and food supply. In addition, the garden holds opportunities for the community to become involved. We redeveloped the site to breathe life into it’s visuals and get connected with modern email and social networking opportunities.
Posted: Jun 04, 2010
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Centennial Rehabiliation Associates, located in Denver Colorado, restructured some of their services and programs to better meet their customers needs. They wanted the website to reflect both the services they provide, but also as a resource to the kinds of conditions commonly treated at their facility. We redesigned the site and also restructured the content to improve patient services.
Posted: Jun 02, 2010
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Ali‘i Pua Ishibashi spearheads so many quality projects and his latest contribution is the M?mala Hoa website redesign. We appreciate his dedication to the betterment of Hawaiian culture. The site is packed with interesting historical and cultural information and opportunities to support the community.
Posted: May 19, 2010
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I so admire people who make the island a better place. The owners of Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company never-ending support for Hawaii’s workers, growers and their families as well as keeping Hawaii green is at the very core of thier business mission. They purchase all macadamia nuts directly from Hawaii growers and never import or market macadamia nuts from foreign sources. They are environmentally friendly, recycling and reducing wherever possible.
Plus, their product is great! My favorite, Hula Halepeno Macadamia Nuts. I like it spicy.
Posted: May 11, 2010
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In an effort to keep the Keck Nation up-to-date with W.M. Keck Observatory’s latest discoveries and events, they’ve changed the format of its quarterly publication Cosmic Matters into a blog. In addition, the navigation has been changed to better serve their audiences. The home page pulls in excerpts of the latest press releases, calendar events and blog entry. The footer reinforces navigational points: podcasts, Facebook Fan page, and important published papers and thesis.
Posted: Apr 16, 2010
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(ha) Organic Clothing has developed this very trendy, environmentally and culturally sensitive line of clothing. The organic materials are so soft and the ink eco-friendly. We’ve created a ecommerce website that is easy to manage, integrates with PayPal, and has built in marketing features. We’ve debut (ha) Organic Clothing with Merrie Monarch event. Check it out through KFVE and you’ll see some marketing from (ha) there too.
Posted: Mar 30, 2010
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John Bobek approached us with a great idea: give people discounts, increase local business, and use collective buying power for Hawaii businesses. He formed a club and we made aparadisebetter.com to support it. Members can manage their website listings and ads. In addition, the club produces radio and print ads to advertise its members. Using member collective purchasing power, HISC allows for frequent and varied media exposure at a low price. Card holders get 10% regular merchandise and services at any participating store.
Posted: Mar 12, 2010
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W. M. Keck Observatory has a treasure trove of imagery. Recently we upgraded their photo gallery for better presentation, organization and control of information. Contributors can manage the images themselves, adding information to the images, including author, captions, and tags. Keep an eye on this astronomical gallery as they are adding more daily!
Posted: Feb 03, 2010
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The Food Basket – Hawaii Island’s Food Bank is a wonderful organization and we are privilege to create their uniquely Hawaiian web site. We worked closely with Nani Lee, the generous director of the Food Basket and her creative team Mahi’ai Creative who created the beautiful `ulu illustration and photography. Our job was to bring these marketing elements to their Internet presence and provide a valuable resource for recipients and donors alike. We create an agencies partners where their key players can login and find important information. Check out the photo gallery where you can get real insight into Hawaii Food Basket’s scene.
Posted: Feb 01, 2010
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Some days we count our blessings, and working with Kona Historical Society was one of them. I learned about history and people’s passionate dedication to preserve what has come to pass so we may know today. They’ve gained control over their website content, so they can create a modern archive and generate interest in the fascinating opportunities to experience living history in Hawaii.
Posted: Jan 06, 2010
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Gum Design created the logo and web site for HAMFT. This very comprehensive website has membership capacity. Each therapist can login and create/update their own profile information. In addition, the website has a forum where members can collaborate together, answer question, share resources. HAMFT utilizes a communication feature, which allows administrators to email each member ship level individually. All emails are stored in the system, so therapist don’t have to go elsewhere to find HAMFT communications.
Posted: Nov 10, 2009
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In celebration of their 30th anniversary, Canada France Hawaii Telescope kicked off their new website design. Gum Design took a new approach to meet CFHT redesign objectives. Instead of redeveloping the entire site, Gum Design collaborated with their team to provide a flexible CSS template system. CFHT implemented the design, styles, and image handling code to fit their needs. We also provided a “language switch” which manages the site’s language.
Posted: Oct 07, 2009
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It’s always a pleasure to collaborate with Hastings and Pleadwell: A Communications Company. We recently redeveloped hawaiilayer.com for their client, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert: A Law Corporation. The new site provides a better platform to distribute their publications, news and blog. Lawyers can keep their profiles up-to-date themselves via admin component.
Posted: Sep 30, 2009
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Akatsuka Orchid Gardens upgraded their shopping cart technology to a more robust system. The new shopping cart has many valuable features, such as customer reviews, customer accounts, and wish lists. In addition, Akatsuka Orchids has expanding their product line to include rare orchid collections available to hobbiest at a very attractive price. If you’re a hobby orchid grower, I highly recommend checking out Akatsuka Orchid Gardens’ Special Orchid Collections and blossom your hobby today.
Posted: Aug 21, 2009
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Waikoloa Beach Resort calendar just got better. The Resort has an enormous calendar of great fun things to do while on-site. They needed a way to better organize the information. We created a grid view calendar that filters location with easy to identify icons. In addition, we applied some Web2 AJAX technology that shows event details on rollover. For us, its pretty cool. For you, it’s much easier to get the information you need to come on down!
Posted: Aug 18, 2009
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Big Island Eco-Adventures is a relatively new addition to the Big Island, but immediately a popular hit. We took the tour of their lines, which proceed from, “this is nice” to “OMG…I’M FLYING!!” A great bunch of people, some excellent videos and collection of customer photos made the trip and the website a really great experience. Definitely a Do Not Miss attraction.
Posted: Aug 10, 2009
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Recently we completed the Kingsshops.com website. We worked closely with Kings’ Shops marketing team to develop a cohesive brand linking their new website and current print ad campaign. Branding is a key component to marketing and it was a pleasure to work with together and create this symmetry.
Aside from pictures, calendar and center information, the website is translated into Japanese. A great benefit to Kings’ Shops’ merchants to reach this important audience in their native language.
Posted: Jul 17, 2009
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W. M. Keck Observatory has published several issues of their e-magazine, “Cosmic Matters” over the years. These e-magazine publications are rich in content. Each issue can include several animations, videos, images and of course, detailed scientific findings with additional resources.
Recently W. M. Keck Observatory PIO Ashley Yeager made the publication process more efficient, cost effective and easier to manage by integrating Cosmic Matter issues into the new CMS Expression Engine.
While complete integration with the website and e-magazine publication is exciting, we found the greatest asset was the level of customization allowed in the administrative component. In the “back-end” where administrators add content, we streamlined and minimized the tedious code work – contributors only see elements related to their responsibilities and code is kept mostly out of sight. Producers can focus on content and delivery and less on syntactical errors and formatting.
Check out the latest outstanding issue and subscribe for more!
Posted: Jun 27, 2009
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Richard Smart established his trust to fund the beneficiaries: North Hawaii Community Hospital, Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, and Parker School Trust Corporation. Parker Ranch Foundation Trust redesigned their website to better serve it’s beneficiaries, board members, and the public.
Posted: Jun 17, 2009
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I’ve included Greenwell’s summer promotion not only because Gum Design is a component of the Greenwell Farms marketing team, but also because this is a fantastic opportunity for gourmet Kona Coffee drinkers to stock up on a favorite Kona Coffee roast. Greenwell Farms is offering free shipping to US and Canada during the month of June on orders over $75.
Posted: Jun 01, 2009
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Solar Jakku is the only solar charger outlet in Hawaii. A great way to go green with all of your electronic devices, Solar Jakku offers three unique products. The first, and arguably the best, is the iPhone solar charger. No more dead phone, no more plug it in! Put on this case and it’s always charged. The second product is a backpack that charges your electronic devices as you hike around. Two pack sizes are available, one for city folk, on for the rugged adventurer. HA! Do rugged adventures take electronic devices? Either way, time to go green with those electronics; harness the sun and take it with you.
Posted: May 21, 2009
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Fire Prince, a Kauai singer-songwriter, is known for his raw, sexy vocals and lofty, lucid lyrics telling tales of unvarnished truth streaming through a mellow, funky folk flow. The new website has improved navigation, visual appeal, and integrates the digital outlets. In addition to listening from his site, Kai made his music widely available for download on broadjam.com, myspace.com and itunes.
Posted: May 20, 2009
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David Gallegos is a master artist whose latest fine works are of gourmet cuisine, fantastic classic cars in renowned cities and several demanding commission pieces which follow the footsteps of Leonardo Da Vinchi. See his pieces by visiting his newest website Gourmet Art Lifestyle and our latest website creation.
Posted: May 15, 2009
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What a privilege and honor to work for this dedicated group of people! Kohala Preserve Conservation Trust’s vision is a model for sustainable stewardship, Kohala Preserve respects, preserves, and perpetuates the natural open spaces of Kohala at the vibrant intersection of conservation, agriculture, community, and economy. Take some time to check out their new website; it’s easy for them to update on a regular basis and can become your source for Häwï and Kapa‘au community news.
Posted: May 13, 2009
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This newly constructed log house opened their doors to travelers who want their rooming experience to be a little more memorable. Da Log House is the only log house bed and breakfast in Hawaii Volcano National Parks area. The host and hostess are generous people, willing to make any guest feel at home and at peace in this tropical environment. German guest may feel especially comfortable as the hostess is a native German speaker.
Posted: Apr 16, 2009
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Online customers can find products faster and easier with their new store home page. Each store department has a visual representation – a picture – for quick identification to customers. Customers can also get a glance at the latest and ever changing product line at top. We’ve selected the most popular and recent additions to showcase.
What’s best, however, is Parker Ranch Store’s Aloha Friday demonstrations. The demonstrations have become extremely popular in the Kohala area and is now considered a tourist destination. Visitors can plan their trips around these free and informative demonstrations, while connecting in an unique way to the grassroot producers on the island. The schedule is posted on the store home page, updated every month, included in the newsletter and available by RSS.
Posted: Apr 02, 2009
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Convenience while travelling and another great member benefit, the Big Island Visitors’ Bureau launched the first official state mobile leisure site. Visitors can find member locations, directions, phone numbers and general information for visiting destinations across the Big Island.
In addition, guests get the latest events calendar in an easy to see display, specific for mobile phones. Plus they can’t miss the latest deals, BIVB mobile site pulls in the What’s Sizzlin monthly publication that showcases the great happenings and bargains across our beautiful island.
Posted: Apr 02, 2009
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We’ve reorganized the site for faster access for those busy media professionals. Journalists can download Big Island b-roll requests, get the media contact information, schedule a media event, see the latest news and gain great story ideas just from the home page. Dig a little deeper and media professionals will find top notch Big Island images for promotion and the ever popular What’s Sizzlin’ monthly release. All available in RSS feeds, of course.
Posted: Mar 31, 2009
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W. M. Keck Observatory was ready to take the cutting edge and implement the latest web technology for their new content management system. Gum Design is fortunate to work with such a stellar crew and inspiring website. Gum Design acted as consultant and then executor on a variety of technology, security and hosting decisions. Now Ashley Yeager is leading the public information agenda and pointing everyone towards the future.
Posted: Mar 01, 2009
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High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) sponsored Gum Design and Hastings & Pleadwell to conducted two workshops about the world of new media and ecommerce as it relates to growing business. Attendees were exposed to modern online marketing strategies such as building a blog and social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In.
Posted: Feb 01, 2009
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Kahilu Theatre launched its new website this week. Noticeably, the new site features a stunning home page announcing the upcoming event. Also on the home page are links to their Web 2 initiatives on Facebook and MySpace. Take time to visit the Gallery, a recent addition the the Kahilu space in Waimea, which showcases local artists. Besides an already stellar Youth Program, the website provides additional materials prepared in compliance with Hawaii’s Department of Education mandates, a great bonus for an already educational experience. Sponsors have ad space available; we thank them for their support! Kahilu Theatre website plans includes a phase two, online ticketing is coming this year. Kahilu Theatre are able to update the website themselves, so be sure to check back frequently.
Posted: Nov 13, 2008
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The Internet is a better place, as Shal Wahl features her fine watercolor paintings online at last. Discover island beauty on her website, where you can see the fine art meeting island inspiration. Shay Wahl’s watercolors on silk, paper, or in giclee reproduction are in the form of Chinese Tradition, learned in school and from masters. Her art work is featured in many island locations, all of which are listed on the website. Contact her today to meet a remarkable artist.
Posted: Nov 07, 2008
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UH Chemistry department launched a new website this week. The new website is modern and trendy, giving a the University a boast to its already attractive facilities. This website packed with information to help students select course. The site is updated regularly by staff members. Visitors can download the course syllabus, review lab and tutor schedules, or gain access to any of their professors contact information. Professors showcase their published works and other projects with detail biographies for the entire department. We recommend you set aside some time for this site, you can even tour their labs!
Posted: Oct 13, 2008
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The Ranch recently revived its long-running hunt program. On the new web site, hunters can find all the information necessary to participate in guided hunts for Big Island game, which includes big game (bulls, boars, pigs, and goats), upland birds, and wild turkeys. Important details are given for each tour, about the experienced guides, and the game found at Parker Ranch. Visitors can find valuable information about Hawaii’s hunting regulations and answers to the most frequently asked questions. Parker Ranch features some of the most dramatic and beautiful scenic terrain, with thousands of acres on which to experience nature at its finest.
Posted: Oct 13, 2008
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Greenwell Farms launched a new e-commerce website this month. They’ve experienced good feedback from customers. Products options are clearly presented and product reviews help make decisions easier. The shopping cart keeps customer accounts, tracking orders history and payment information, both contributing to easy reordering. Let’s not forget the Coffee Club, a fantastic way to keep their customer’s coffee stocked with at a discount price. In addition to customer improvements, the site has also benefited Greenwells internal processes. The shopping cart wasn’t the only portion of the site that was reamped. They’ve added coffee facts, interesting tidbits about coffee and coffee processing. Learn about Kona coffee and get a sample of some of the best on the island.
Posted: Sep 19, 2008
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An exciting opportunity for any Pacific Aviator – join the Hawaii Flight Academy today. Hawaii Flight Academy revamped their website and registration has never been easier. Their company offers more than just a licensed. As the website informs visitors, accelerated courses, college degree and specialty certifications are all available from this Big Island academy. Take a facility tour on the site, find direct resources to FAA requirements or event buy an airplane, just by visiting their website today.
Posted: Aug 01, 2008
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Island Hoppers launched a new website this week. The new website has current information regarding tours features, times and cost. Visitors can check availability and register online for any of the tours. IN addition to service information, the site provides and exciting tour a day at Island Hoppers, plus the latest volcano eruption information. Don’t miss your opportunity for a first class flying tour – Window Seat, Row 1.
Posted: Aug 01, 2008
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Where to start on this fantastic website? We recommend checking out the activities and events, because something’s going on everyday at Waikoloa Beach Resort. This new online calendar features weekly events, perfect opportunity for locals and travelers alike, to learn about Hawaii’s hula, arts, and and other cultural traditions. In addition to weekly Kohala Coast events, the resort features extravagant special events on major holidays, and in between those, they make up a few of their own!
If you’d like a quick overview of the Resort, check out the very cool interactive map of the Waikoloa Resort area. The Resort includes two top notch golf course, the Beach Course and the Kings’s course. Not into golf? The Resort has premier shopping and you must stop at the Queens’ MarketPlace or the Kings’s Shops, both of which have complete shop listings online. And let’s not forget the two unbelievable decadent resort hotels, The Waikoloa Beach Marriot Resort & Spa and the Hilton Waikoloa Village.
The entire website is packed with video, so sit back and enjoy Waikoloa Beach Resort online, at least, until you get here.
Posted: Jul 16, 2008
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