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OUR TEAM<\/h3>\n\t
Goldwings Supply Service, Inc. is a Native Hawaiian 8a, SB, EDWOSB, WOSB, and DBE certified technical solutions consultant with over 40 years industry experience. Started in 1984, our clients include private, commercial, military and government agencies spanning the US & Abroad. As a systems integrator, we deliver quantifiable transformation by collaborating with organizations to solve complex critical infrastructure challenges in 6 verticals: Aviation, Asset Monitoring, Critical Power, Renewables, Roadways and Traffic.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Lia Young Hunt:<\/strong> President & Chief Educational Officer<\/p>\n

Lia has a lifetime experience in the aviation industry. From an early age, the HNL south ramp was her backyard. She is an International Baccalaureate graduate of Mid Pacific Institute and went on to Santa Clara University where she was a stand-out athlete leading the Broncos toward back-to-back championships in the West Coast Conference, earning honors all four years. Shortly after, she received her Aviation Maintenance Technician certificate and Private Pilot\u2019s license; then spent several years competing professionally on the AVP Beach Volleyball Tour. While on tour she was featured in several USA and global ad campaigns for Nike, Bolle, Shiseido and more. She returned to Goldwings and in 2007 served as Director of Operations and Strategic Development. In 2015, she was named President and Goldwings received our 8(a), SB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone and DBE certifications. This same year, Goldwings was recognized as a finalist for Pacific Business News \u201cInnovative Company of the Year\u201d. In 2019 Goldwings was among 3 other Oahu businesses selected to meet with SBA Administrator Linda McMahon on her \u201cInspire Tour\u201d and was also selected to be the featured business on Office of Hawaiian Affairs\u2019 \u201cFinancial Loans Campaign\u201d. Lia\u2019s title of Chief Educational Officer reinforces our corporate culture, emphasizing education as a core asset.<\/p>\n

Lia and her family reside in Honolulu, Hawaii and spend nearly every weekend in the ocean. She continues to serve the community working with at-risk youth to discover meaningful career opportunities and in 2012 started a national ranked junior beach volleyball program at the Outrigger Canoe Club, earning college scholarships for future leaders of today. She is a proud member of the Hawai’i Military Affairs Council; serves on the Hawai`i Defense Alliance Steering Committee, the advisory boards of the Hawaiian Islands Freight Association, Honolulu Community College Department of Aeronautics and the University of Hawaii Shidler Family Business Center, where she has also served as Membership Chair for the past 10 years. In 2017 she was a recipient of Pacific Business News \u201cWomen Who Mean Business\u201d award.\u00a0 Most recently, Lia was selected as a member of the prestigious Omidyar Fellows Cohort VII! Our organization is honored to have one of Hawaii\u2019s transformative leaders as part of this societal change program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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INDUSTRY LEADERS<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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