Growing up having spent most weekends viewing "open houses" with his family,
After completing college, Rick worked in the import auto performance industry as a technician, tuner and fabricator. For a couple of years, he moved to Maui to help start up and manage an import auto performance tuning shop.
Rick returned to Honolulu in 2000 and worked in the hotel industry in the guest services department at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach hotel in Waikiki. During his five years at Outrigger, Rick also ran a small business called WestZero which imported specialty products and auto parts from Japan.
Aside from work, Rick enjoys foreign travel, new computer and device technologies, home renovation, mechanical engineering and fabrication, car racing and design, gourmet foods, restaurants and cooking. He also frequents cafes and hopes to one day open one of his own.
In keeping abreast of community affairs, Rick tracks neighborhood community activities affecting Oahu residents, including Waikiki and East Oahu neighborhoods.
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