Ka Makana Ali‘i Welcomes Nikkirae Padilla as its New Marketing and Common Area Coordinator

KAPOLEI, HI (December 6, 2017) – Ka Makana Ali‘i welcomes Nikkirae Padilla as its new marketing and common area coordinator. In her position, she will be charged with center-wide marketing initiatives including merchant relations, digital/interactive strategies, social communications, public relations, special events and tourism marketing at the center for West Oahu.

“We are very excited to welcome Nikkirae to the Ka Makana Ali‘i ohana,” said Stephanie England, general manager of Ka Makana Ali‘i. “With her background in retail marketing and event coordination, we know she will make a huge impact at the center for West Oahu.”

Previously, Padilla worked as the marketing coordinator for Pearlridge Center from 2012 until 2016. While there she collaborated with the marketing director to develop effective communication plans, while also managing events, website content and assisting in the design and production of Pearlridge Magazine.

From early to mid-2017 Padilla worked as the project coordinator for PLATFORM HI, where she coordinated window display projects and managed tenant relations. Most recently, as the managing editor of Pearlridge Magazine, Padilla collaborated with the publishing team to create editorial content, oversaw the final production and layout of the magazine, and assisted with the art direction on photo shoots, among other duties.

Padilla graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Visit our website at www.kamakanaalii.com for more details about upcoming promotions and exciting center events. For the latest news and updates, follow Ka Makana Ali‘i on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, all with profile name @kamakanaalii.

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About Ka Makana Ali‘i
Ka Makana Ali‘i – The Center for West O‘ahu – offers residents and visitors a family-friendly, mixed-use center in the heart of Hawai‘i’s fastest growing community. Phase one of the 1.4 million-square-foot Macy’s-anchored regional mall features more than 100 exciting stores, restaurants, a state-of-the-art Consolidated Theatres and the state’s first Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton on property. Serving as the premier gathering place for the community, Ka Makana Ali‘i fulfills the shopping and dining demands of West O‘ahu, where more than 80,000 new homes are projected to be constructed by 2025. Its convenient location offers excellent highway access, ample parking and public transportation for shoppers. A partnership between DeBartolo Development and the State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Ka Makana Ali‘i will financially support programs benefiting Native Hawaiian interests statewide for decades to come. For more information, please visit www.kamakanaalii.com.

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