Paul Klink

Paul Klink is an American businessman and author known in the state of Hawaii for having authored the words "Live Aloha" [ [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Jul/03/ln/ln16p.html "Stickers to teach Iraqis"] Posted on: Sunday, July 3, 2005 By Mike Gordon Honolulu Advertiser] . The Live Aloha campaign utilizes bumper stickers with the words Live Aloha and has hundreds of thousands of participants in Hawaii and worldwide. Klink serves is on the board of the Live Aloha Organization which is designed to rejuvenate the aloha spirit for which Hawaii is so famous. Klink also is President of The Aloha Foundation whose sole purpose is to focus on spreading the Aloha Spirit through community based action.

Positions holding in non-profit organizations:

President and Founder of The Aloha Foundation (2001-)Member of the "Group" and Author of Live Aloha (1994-)President and Founder of Natioal Security Advisors (2001-)Industry Co-Chairman (1998-) of the United States Postal Customers Council (1991-) Member of the Board of Directors of Small Business Counsel, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii (2000-)Member of the Board of Directors of Friends of Italy (2003-)President and Founder of Kapu.com Hawaiiana Internet Site (1996-)Member of the Board of Directors of American Advertising Federation Honolulu Chapter (1996-97) Honolulu Rotary Club International, Co-Chairman of the Weekly Speakers Committee (1996-)Member of the Board of Directors of First Night Honolulu (1997-)Member of the Board of Directors of Aloha United Way's Student Aloha (1997-) Board Committee Member for the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Cherry Blossom Festival (1992-)Course Marshall for TINMAN Competition (1993-) Founder of Rock'n Vote Hawaii, Voter registration drive with over 10,000 members (1994-) Membership Chairperson, American Marketing Association, Honolulu Chapter (1998-)Director of American Diabetes Association (Hawaii) (2001-)Member of Iolani Board of Governors, March of Dimes Chapter of the Pacific (2001-)

Positions now holding in for-profit organization:

Chairman, President and C.E.O. of Klink, Inc. (1997-)President and Founder of Aloha Direct, Full-service direct response advertising and marketing (1996-)Chairman and Founder of HawaiianAuctions.com., Auctioneering services (2001-)President and Founder of ReviewedMovies.com, Movie review web site (2000-)Chairman and Founder of EasyAuctions.com., Online auctioneering services (2001-)Vice President and Founder of Real Estate Auctions Hawaii, Inc., Auctioneers of Premier Real Estate (2001-)President and Founder of 888China.com, Inc. (2000-)Shareholder and Director of Marketing of DaFin Surf Products, LLC (1996-), Las Vegas, NevadaPresident and Founder of E-fax (1995-1998)President and Founder of Information Technology (1979-)President and Founder of DataPhone (1990-)President and Founder of SkyTel Hawaii (1993-) President and Founder of LaserPointers.com (1997-)President and Founder of Hawaii Visitors Database Bureau (1986-)Member of the Board of Directors of Murder Mystery, Inc., (1985-) Vice President of Phytotech USA, (1996-1998), Las Vegas, NevadaVice President of Japan Online, Inc. (1997-1999), Honolulu, Hawaii Professional Memberships:

Honolulu Rotary Club International (1996-) (100% attendance record)Listed with the Better Business Bureau (Thousands upon thousands of transactions, zero complaints.)Delegate to APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (1999-)Delegate to PBEC Pacific Basin Economic Counsel (2000-)American Marketing Association, Honolulu Chapter (1997-)Advisor: Univ. of HI PBL-FBLA (1985-) Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau (1985-)Direct Marketing Association (1989-) Honolulu Advertising Federation (1988-) Ad 2 Honolulu, Young Professionals in Advertising (1989-) (Past Chairman)Hawaii Publishers Association (1989-) American Advertising Association (1989-)Retail Merchants Association of Hawaii (1997-)Sales and Marketing Executives, Honolulu (1998-) Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii (1997-)Japanese Chamber of Commerce (1997-)Chinese Chamber of Commerce (1997-)Korean Chamber of Commerce (1997-)Filipino Chamber of Commerce (1997-)National Auctioneers Association (1997-)Hawaii Auctioneers Association (1997-)

Social Memberships:

The Pacific Club (1997-) Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks #616 Diamond Head (2000-)La Mariana Sailing Club (1991-) Chaine des Rotisseurs (1998-)Friends of Italy (1998-)

Beneficiaries:

Ad 2 Aloha FoundationAloha United WayAloha United Way Student Aloha BoardAlzheimer Association American Advertising FederationAmerican Diabetes AssociationAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Lung AssociationAmerican Marketing AssociationAmerican Red CrossBetter Business BureauCatholic CharitiesChamber of Commerce of HawaiiChild and Family Service of HawaiiChinese Chamber of CommerceDiamond Head TheatreDirect Response Advertising and Marketing AssociationDirect Marketing AssociationEarth TrustFilipino Chamber of CommerceFilm and Video Association of HawaiiFirst Night Honolulu Friends of ItalyFriends of Waialae SchoolGirl Scouts of HawaiiGood Neighbor LineHavana Pacific ClubHawaii Broadcasters AssociationHawaii Food BankHawaii Public TelevisionHawaii Theatre CenterHawaii Visitors and Convention BureauHonolulu Advertising FederationHonolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of CommerceHonolulu SymphonyHonolulu Zoological SocietyHOBY Hugh O’Brien Youth LeadershipInternet Advertising and Marketing AssociationJapanese Chamber of CommerceJapanese Junior Chamber of CommerceKorean Chamber of CommerceLaw Enforcement Officers FundLife FoundationLive AlohaManoa Valley TheatreMarquis Who’s Who of AmericaMissing Child Center of HawaiiMuscular Dystrophy AssociationNational Security AdvisorsNavy LeagueOahu Visitors BureauPacific Asia Travel AssociationPhi Beta Lambda Eta Beta Epsilon ChapterPostal Customer CouncilPresidential Inaugural CommitteeRetail Merchants Association of HawaiiRiver of Life MissionRotary Club of HonoluluRotary InternationalSales and Marketing ExecutivesSalvation ArmyState of Hawaii Organization of Police OfficersTemple Emanu-ElU. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for TotsU. S. Olympic CommitteeWaimea Valley ArboretumWaikiki Community CenterWaikiki Health CenterWinners at Work

Education:

Full- & part-time collegiate study in New York, Hawaii and abroad majoring in business, psychology and computer science. Continuing collegiate study to compliment requirements to earn additional degrees pending.

Continuing Education:

Real Estate Licensing Course (2001)Dale Carnegie Course Graduate (1983)Norman Vincent Peale Course Graduate (1982)PSI Course Graduate (1987)Robbins Research Course Graduate (1986)Customer Insight Service's Marketing Customer Information Database Conference (1993)Pam Chambers Public Speaking Course (Private lessons) (1995)Dr. Steven R. Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Course (1995)American Film Institute's Storytelling in the New Millennium Conference (1996)United States Postal Service Business Partner Certification Course (1995 & 1996)Joe Sugerman's Direct Marketing and Infomercial Course (1994)Alan Greer's Direct Response Advertising and Infotainment/Infomercial Course (1995)Three Marketeers' Do It Yourself Direct Response Advertising Course (1994)Guerrilla Marketing Course (1997)

Commendations:

Lieutenant Governors Award for being selected as one of Hawaii's 100 High Tech Executives (2000-)Invited to the Inauguration of George W. Bush as President of the United StatesTwice invited to the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton as President of the United States1998 GTE Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee1997 Association of Independent Commercial Producers Mea No`eau Award for Directing (Aloha Direct's Staff)1997 Association of Independent Commercial Producers Mea No`eau Award for Music and Sound Design (Aloha Direct's Staff)1997 Association of Independent Commercial Producers Mea No`eau Award for Art Directing (Aloha Direct's Staff)1996 American Advertising Federation Addy Competition Pele Award of Merit (Account Executive)1994 Best of Show Pele Award from American Advertising Federation District 13 (Copywriter)1994 Pele Award (Copywriter)Honorary member of Phi Beta Lambda1992-2004 Marquis Who's Who of the World1997-2004 Marquis Who's Who in America1991-2004 Marquis Who's Who in the West1993-2004 Marquis Who's Who of Industry and Technology1993-2004 Marquis Who's Who of Business and Finance1985-1998 Certificates from the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve for support of Toys for Tots1992 certificate from Federal Emergency Management Agency for response to Hurricane Iniki 1996 American Advertising Federation National Competition, Placed for Club Management1996 American Advertising Federation National Competition, Placed for Cultural Diversity1996 Pele Award of Merit (Creative Director)

Published Articles Speaking Engagements Television Appearances/News Stories

Published Articles (Partial list):

HAWAII HIGH TECH JOURNAL The Use of Microcomputers in Marketing

INFORMATION TIMES Document Image Processing for Marketing

STATE OF HAWAII CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Where marketing effectiveness and creativity become one

ADVANTAGE MAGAZINE Direct Response and Database Marketing

Speaking Engagements (Partial list):

HONOLULU PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION (100 people attended) Spoke on the topic of the use of databases and census information for publishers and use in research.

POSTAL CUSTOMERS COUNCIL (85 people attended) Spoke on the use of sophisticated data processing tools in creating databases

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FUND RAISING EXECUTIVES (125 people attended) Spoke on use of databases for donor acquisition and fund raising.

AD 2 (85 people attended) Spoke on the new technologies in Direct Marketing

POSTAL CUSTOMER COUNCIL (180 people attended) How Databases Win Elections

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (Department of Journalism.) (90 people attended) Database and direct marketing capabilities for politics and research.

PACIFIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (40 people attended) Marketing on the Internet was the topic, which spread into areas of advertising, promoting URL's and research on the net.

PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (1,670 people attended) Facilitated two-hour workshop focusing on Designing Compelling World Wide Web Pages on the Internet.

I-NET SOCIETY (1,300 people attended) Conducted a workshop centered on teaching the process of designing compelling World Wide Web pages RUTGERS COLLEGE (300 people attended) Conducted seminar teaching commercial use and security on the Internet.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (Department of Advertising and Marketing.) (80 people attended) Direct Response Advertising and Marketing vs. General Advertising

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FUND RAISING EXECUTIVES (100+ people attended) Putting power into your marketing and databases.

SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVES (120 people attended) Sales and marketing in the new millennium.

HUGH O'BRIEN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP (180 students attended) From education to the real world, how I succeeded with three words "Stick With Truth."

HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (Integrated Marketing) (45 students in class) The future of the Internet and how to succeed.

APEC TECHNOMART (Taipei, Taiwan) (3,000 attendees) Electronic commerce between Orient/Asia and the US.

Television, Radio and Newspaper News Stories (Partial list): KGMB 9 • Direct Mail Maze; how direct mail technologies are progressing • Track days Exotic Car Racing of Lamborghini, Maseratti, Lotus, Bugatti and Chevy’s • Businesses based in Hawaii are best suited for international communication

KHON TV2 • Computer Viruses and how they affect the business community; especially the advertising industry. • Postal Reform and automation at the United States Postal Service • Kirk Mathews interview regarding First Night's popularity • Malia Mattoch News Story about Postal Reform of July 1, 1996

KITV 4 • Direct Mail in Politics. • Databases, Direct Mail, Catalogues and Paul Klink • Anne Bonticelli story on direct mail and catalog mailings and database

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN • Computer Virus Prevention for Business. • Changing Christmas terms with Internet and computer terms • GeekSpeak • Youngest member of the oldest Rotary Club • Live Aloha Hybrid Multi-Media Non-Linear Interactive CD • Maui Writers Conference with Ron Howard, Jack Cambell, Jackie Collins,... • Consolidation into Klink, Inc. of Information Technology, Aloha Direct, etc. • Report of our meeting with Steven Spielberg during filming of Lost World.

PACIFIC BUSINESS NEWS • Elected as President of Ad 2 Honolulu Professionals in Advertising • Political Databases and How They Win Elections. • E-Fax Computerless Internet E-mail • Databases hit the Isle • Advertising for McDonalds Association of Hawaii • Harley Davidson selects Aloha Direct for Catalog Project (Front Page) • Database Marketing into the Year 2000 (Front Page)

Sun Press Mid Week • Entrepreneur focus story on Aloha Direct

Published Booklets • Ethical Business Practices on the Internet • Don't Toss Your Cookies on the Internet • Internet 101: 101 Secrets to Internet Success

CNN - NATIONAL - CABLE HEADLINE NEWS NETWORK • Urgent Computer Virus Prevention and Detection During and After Michael Angelo Virus Date.

KHNR - HONOLULU - CNN HEADLINE NEWS RADIO • Feature story about databases in government and public access and use of these databases. • Voter registration public service • Direct Marketing public service

FOX/ABC/NBC/CBS/MTV/CNN/VH1/Honolulu Star Bulletin/Honolulu Advertiser • Founded Rock 'n Vote: Personal voter registration drive with the major gubernatorial candidates--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PAUL KLINK

Born, raised and educated in upstate New York, Paul, fed up with all the snow and ice has followed the sunto Hawaii and has made it his home since.

Currently, as President and C.E.O. of Aloha Direct, a full-service direct response advertising and marketingservice organization, a division of Klink, Inc. Worldwide, he is bringing sophisticated electronic marketing,video infotainment and database services to the state. In addition to this he is the Chairman and Founder (1979)of Information Technology, a multinational company that designs, builds and maintains information systems for public,private and academic organizations.

Deeply committed to the community, Paul was installed as Chairman of Ad 2; professionals in advertising and in1994 spearheaded a project (Rock'n Vote) that brought Major candidates face-to-face with the young people, the mostunderrepresented segment of the population. He also authored the words "Live Aloha" and sits the board of the Live Alohaorganization which is designed to rejuvenate the aloha spirit for which Hawaii is so famous. The Live Aloha campaignprovides a bumper sticker effort that has hundreds of thousands of participants in Hawaii and worldwide.

Most recently, Paul has accepted the position as President of The Aloha Foundation. An organization whose solepurpose is to focus on spreading the Aloha Spirit through many actions.

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External links

* [http://www.ealoha.com/livaloha.htm] "Live Aloha Foundation"
* [http://uhcc.hawaii.edu/aloha/liveAloha.php] "University of Hawaii Community Colleges"]