Haleiwa Christmas, Parade and Event Notice

Aloha Members:  
                                                       
The North Shore Chamber of Commerce's annual "Christmas in Historic Haleiwa" Haleiwa Town Christmas Parade is tomorrow, December 9th .  Photos with Santa will be at the North Shore Marketplace from 4:00 to 5:30 PM before the parade and after the parade until 8:30 PM.  The parade will include up to 50 units.

The purpose of this event is to bring shoppers to your business!  We want to encourage locals to shop here while inviting the rest of the island to enjoy doing their Christmas shopping in Haleiwa also.  Support our "Buy Local" campaign by buying your Christmas gifts from fellow North Shore merchants and save on your carbon footprint too!  If we all support one another, we help create jobs for our neighbors and residents on the North Shore .

HOW MERCHANTS CAN PARTICIPATE:
·         Dress your store up in lights.  I am glad to see that most everyone has their lights up already!! The lighting is getting better and better every year.  The town really looks so festive every year!
·         Promote Photos with Santa  4:00 to 5:30 PM the night of the parade at the North Shore Marketplace and after the parade until 8:30pm.  
·         Have extended holiday store hours.  We would like to see the stores stay open until 9 PM the last two weeks before Christmas from December 9th to the 24th.  If we want to encourage North Shore residents to shop at our stores, we need to stay open at least an hour or two after they get back from work from Honolulu , which is often not until 6 PM when our stores are closing.
·         Have a sidewalk sale, in-store special, and/or demonstrations/events both nights.  This was chosen by the merchants as the best way to advertise the town.
·         Advise customers to arrive and park in Haleiwa before the parade by 5:00 pm and that it will be over around 7:30 pm to avoid not being able to get to or from your place of business due to the street closure for the parade.


For more information or to participate, call the Chamber at 637-4558:

Also, see event flyer for a Christmas Celebration at Alluvion on Saturday the 10th from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Mahalo,
Antya