Come Enjoy the Annual Christmas Parade and Lights In Historic Hale’iwa Town

Come enjoy the Christmas parade and lights of Historic Hale’iwa Town on the North Shore Friday, December 14, 2012.

This year’s theme is “Great Leadership, Excellent Schools!” The Grand Marshall will be Randiann Porras-Tang, principal of Waialua High and Intermediate School, who was named the 2012 MetLife/NASSP Principal of the Year for being an outstanding school leader by providing high-quality learning opportunities for our students.

Over 40 units are planned for the parade, including the Royal Hawaiian Band and the two high school bands, beauty queens, horse units, hula dancers, scouts, soccer teams, a fire engine, floats, and many other units unique to the North Shore.

The parade starts at 6:00 PM at the Weed Circle roundabout, and will travel through Haleiwa Town, ending at Hale’iwa Beach Park at approximately 7:00 PM. The road will be closed for approximately one hour.

Other festivities include:

• Children of all ages can visit with Santa Claus before and after the parade, and may also have their picture taken with Santa for a donation of $5.00. Santa will be at the North Shore Marketplace under the monkey pod tree from 4:00 – 5:30 PM, and immediately following the parade from 7:30 to 8:30 PM.

• Shops will host sidewalk sales, in-store specials, demonstrations, and other great events before and after the parade.

The Chamber encourages everyone to come and shop in the unique boutiques and stores in Hale’iwa before and after the parade, and to enjoy local North Shore flavors in one of Hale’iwa’s many great restaurants. The annual parade is a great way to bring friends to this plantation-era community, supporting local businesses and in turn helping to create sustainable economic development on the North Shore.

Arrival before 5:00 PM is recommended in order to find parking in the town’s shopping centers, or at the Historic Haleiwa Gym. A flashlight and lawn chairs or blankets are also recommended. The festivities will close the main street for just over an hour, re-opening around 7:15 PM. City buses will be re-routed during this time; please plan accordingly.

For more information, please call the Chamber at (808) 637-4558 or visit our website at
www.GoNorthShore.org

Membership Meeting, Christmas Party and Parade

Aloha Members,
Please be sure to put the following dates on your calendars:

Membership Meeting: Wednesday, October 31st 8am at Haleiwa Joe's
Christmas Party: Wednesday, December 5th 6pm at Waimea Valley
Christmas Parade: Friday, December 14th, 6pm Haleiwa Town

How Can You Support the Chamber's main fundraiser this year?

Become a Sponsor!
Attached you will find information about being a Christmas Party Sponsor for $1000.  This includes a Bronze Sponsor membership for one year and a corporate table seating for 8 people.   Being a Christmas Party sponsor provides additional visibility to your business.  Normally, about 300 people attend this gala event. 

Buy a Corporate Table!
This is a great opportunity to make the Chamber's Christmas Party a company party for your management team, top sales people, or your whole staff if you're a small business.   Or just invite your close friends or business associates to make a fun-filled night while supporting a worthy cause. Corporate tables are $500 and also seat 8 people.

Donate to the Silent Auction!
Volunteers will be coming around to your business soon to request a donation for the auction.  Items or services with a minimum value of $50 will be greatly appreciated. Your business will be listed in the North Shore News mahalo ad.

Volunteer!
We need volunteers on the planning committee, the auction committee, and to work the event the night of the party.  If you're interested in volunteering, please call Antya at 637-4558.

Mahalo!
Antya

Honolulu council OKs Kamehameha Schools' plans for Haleiwa

Kamehameha Schools has received final approval for its redevelopment of the Oahu North Shore town of Haleiwa from the Honolulu City Council.

More at Pacific Business News

Aoki's Shave Ice to close Haleiwa shop next year

The owners of Aoki's Shave Ice say they plan to close their shop in Haleiwa next year, when landlord Kamehameha Schools plans to tear down the building as part of its redevelopment plan for the North Shore of Oahu.

More at Pacific Business News

Waimea Valley Re-Dedication and Pulama 'O Waimea this Saturday 9am-5pm

Dear Members,

Here is an update regarding Chamber member Waimea Valley and information on the special event this Saturday:

Aloha Friends,

The Waimea Valley "Ohana would like to share our excitement, about our current progress and future plans, with our North Shore friends and neighbors. We recently completed a planning process that resulted in clearly defining a culturally appropriate and financially sustainable path forward for the Valley. The plan is based on a number of important premises to including the need for a stronger connection with the community, the cultural sites and the botanical gardens are the heart and soul of the Valley.

To accomplish our critical goal of financial sustainability over the next five years, we will focus on increasing the number of visitors to the Valley, by improving and expanding cultural and botanical programs and obtaining recognition as a world class cultural and botanical site. You will begin to see many positive changes in the Valley that have a much stronger emphasis on cultural programs and activities. We now have a full time cultural greeter at the Visitor Center to welcome, direct and assist our guests.

We're currently creating a cultural and botanical orientation for visitors entering the Valley. Additional cultural programs staff will be hired and we will develop a docent program for both botanical and cultural tours to help ensure we provide the best visitor experience possible. We are in the process of renovating our Visitor Center and will make a number of changes that will better display the historical, cultural and botanical items and aspects of the Valley.

Several other facilities will be renovated to provide venues for special events and activities. This will include reviving our annual hula kahiko competition and establishing a summer concert series. Kama'aina and Military "Mahalo Days? (half price admission) are the third Sunday of every month to tie in with Kanikapila Sunday. We plan to increase the number of cultural practitioners and artisans in the Valley to offer our visitors a more significant cultural learning opportunity. Our additional dining experience will feature The Proud Peacock restaurant, which will be renovated and reopened in the future. We are currently in the process of localizing our Na Mea "Ono menu and our gift shop items. As much as possible we want to promote North Shore gift and food items.

Waimea Valley is a treasure for all to enjoy and we hope you will reconnect with the Valley. We need your support and help to make it a success. Come and volunteer, or join our docent program. If you are a cultural practitioner or artisan, contact our Cultural Programs Department to arrange a time you can be in the Valley. Or, just come to experience the Valley's rich history, deep Hawaiian culture and beautiful botanical gardens.

Finally, the Waimea Valley "Ohana would like to invite our North Shore friends and neighbors to the Valley on August 11th, to join us for Pulama O Waimea, one of our annual cultural celebrations, featuring activities and displays. This event also takes place on the same day as our 6th Annual Kalo Workshop. There will be artisans and cultural practitioners sharing their knowledge and skills throughout the Valley. As a special feature for the keiki that day, there will be a presentation of "The Sleeping Giant of Waimea" puppet show at 3:30pm.

As your North Shore neighbor, Waimea Valley welcomes you back with a special Kama'aina and Military admission of $10.00 for families and $5.00 for individuals for this day. For more information please call: (808) 638-7766 or visit our website at www.waimeavalley.net.

Mahalo,

Richard Pezzulo, Executive Director

Mahalo,

Antya

Waimea Valley welcomes Hale‘iwa Farmers' Market

Hawaii’s Favorite Farmers’ Market is happy to announce their Grand Re-Opening in Waimea Valley. Join in the festivities Thursday, August 9th, 3:00-7:00 pm in Waimea Valley. The Pikake Pavillion and main lawn are the new home of Hale‘iwa Farmers’ Market.

With 50 booths offering fresh fruits and vegetables, honey, nuts, grass-fed beef, pastured-raised eggs, fish, coffee, plants and orchids, fabulous food to eat or take home, and works by local artisans, everyone will delight in the all-local offerings. Enjoy live music by Lopaka Brown, Owana Salazar and Alika Kalauli III. Keiki can play with Rex and Surf Dog as they make free arts and crafts. Waimea Valley will host a bar, to pair with the delicious offering of our food vendors.

Opening Day Pule will be at 3:00pm in the Pikake Pavillion by Waimea Kupuna. Come join the festivities with the North Shore Community.

When: every Thursday, beginning August 9th from 3-7pm
Where: Pikake Pavillion, Waimea Valley, Hale‘iwa
Who: The Fabulous Vendors of Hale‘iwa Farmers' Market
Why: To celebrate locally grown food, community, art, and music
Contact: Pamela Boyar   808-388-9696
              Annie Suite       haleiwafarmersmarket@gmail.com

What’s for dinner? Fresh-baked Mushroom and Melted Cheese Croissants from Baker Dudes, Happy’s famous Endless Summer Rolls, Hawaiian Cheesecakes with local flavors, Fresh-made Pasta & Sauces from Onda Pasta, Hawaiian Style Off Da Hook Poke, Sweet or savory WowWow Waffles, Grilled Pesto Pizza from Big Wave Flavors, Farm-fresh healthy wraps from Aunty’s Lil Green Hut, Tahitian-style ceviche from Waialua Sweets, Madre’s amazing Bean-to-Bar Chocolate, Sugarcane juice, and a special treat from KavaJava Bar! Come hungry.

Ron Valenciana

Aloha Members,

It is with a heavy heart that I write to let you know that our member and editor of the North Shore News died Sunday morning.  It is a shock to many of us as he kept his illness private.  Pastor Ron did so much for our community that we will feel his absence for years to come.

 

He kept his fingers on the pulse of the community and communicated what was happening for at least 20 years through the North Shore News; he helped the homeless with his food bank and Once a Month Church; he started Operation Backpack and Operation Toy Box; and he was a faithful and constant supporter of HMS/Chamber over the last 15 years I've been involved with the organization.  He did this by sponsoring the Chamber through free advertising for our events, MC'ing the Christmas Party most years and helping raise money for the new building through an impromptu Bucks for Bricks drive that raised a substantial amount of money, amongst many other things.

 

I could always count on Ron to give me advice when I needed it and he always made the time to do so.  He was a friend to so many people in so many ways.  When we walked together along the Christmas Parade route, with which he helped me every year, I could hear so many people calling out to him and wishing him a Merry Christmas.  He was a loved and appreciated pastor to the whole community.

 

Aloha Ron.

 

Service details to be announced shortly.

 

Mahalo,

Antya

Haleiwa Arts Festival is This Coming Weekend July 21st-22nd

Aloha Members,
The 15th annual Haleiwa Arts Festival is this coming weekend. Stop by the Main Street/Chamber's booth to say hello and take one of the historical bus tours of the area. Tours are 11:00am, 12:30, 2:30, and 4:00pm.  Our local historians/docents narrate the tours and you get to go off-road to some interesting sites!
Hope to see you there!
Mahalo,
Antya

Coffee with the Mayor for Members on Wednesday June 27th at 8am Haleiwa Joe's

Aloha Members,

We are having a coffee with Mayor Carlisle next Wednesday, the 27^th 8am at Haleiwa Joe's.  It is a talk story format, so you will be able to ask him any questions you may have about issues affecting the North Shore, your business, etc. Cost for members is $3.

 

We hope that you plan on attending as it is a great opportunity to let him know your concerns. We should also express our appreciation for Mayor Carlisle's support in obtaining $2.835 million for the planning and design of the walkways as well as funding for an assessment of the Haleiwa Beach Park in order to restore this treasure.

 

Please RSVP by return email or calling 637-4558 if you have not done so already. 

 

Mahalo,

Antya

4th Annual Business Expo Keeps It Local with “Living Farm to Table” Dinner

Registration is open for the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual Business Expo and “Living Farm to Table” Dinner, Thursday, May 17 at Turtle Bay Resort.  The Business Expo is an educational and networking opportunity for the North Shore business community.  This year’s Expo is featuring seminars on agriculture business and marketing with a focus on retail and food service on the North Shore. The highlight of the event is a “Farm to Table” dinner with tasting stations featuring local chefs and ingredients.   

The featured chefs will be: John Armstrong of 21 Degrees North; Fred DeAngelo of Ola; Mark Fitzek of Haleiwa Joe’s; Hector Morales of Turtle Bay Resort; Mike Neubert of Lei Lei’s; and Luis Silva of LuiBuenos.  The dinner keynote speakers will be Drs. James and Paul Brewbaker.  The senior Brewbaker is a professor emeritus in horticulture at UH College of Tropical Ag and Human Resources and developed the Hawaiian Supersweet, also known as Kahuku Sweet Corn.  His son, Dr. Paul Brewbaker, is a well-known economist and the Chair of the Council on Revenues for the state of Hawaii.       

The Expo begins at 1:00 pm with an afternoon program of seminars, panel discussions, and a keynote speaker during dinner. A cocktail reception will follow the expo and precede the “Farm to Table” dinner.  Seminars will include “History of Agriculture & Food on the North Shore” and a panel discussion on agriculture with a theme of “Working Together Works.”  The panel will be comprised of a cross section of North Shore agriculture businesses with a focus on key issues facing Ag on the North Shore:  Land, Water, Financing and Distribution.

Two seminars will focus on marketing: “Effective Online Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses in 2012,” by Nate Burgoyne of Integrity Online Marketing and “What the Chamber’s Recent Visitor Study Means to You” by Jodie Young Wilmott of Ocean Promotion and BYU Hawaii’s marketing class.

Chamber members, non-members, and residents are all welcome. Deadline to register is May 11th. This event is sponsored by Turtle Bay Resort, Kamehameha Schools, the North Shore News, First Hawaiian Bank, and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly.

Registration form

To register or for more information, please visit www.GoNorthShore.org or call the Chamber at (808) 637-4558.

Annual Meeting/Elections Wed. April 25th & Business Expo May 17th

Aloha Members,

Please plan on attending the Chamber's annual meeting next Wednesday at Haleiwa Joes, 8am for the annual meeting and election of new Board members. Please RSVP by next Monday.

Secondly, please register for the Business Expo to be held at Turtle Bay Resort Thursday, May 17th from 1pm to 8:30pm. If you pay by Friday the 27th, you will get the Early Bird Registration!!

This year we've changed things up a bit with a theme of "Living Farm to Table." The event will be in the afternoon with a "Farm to Table" dinner.  You can sign up to just come to the afternoon sessions for $20 which includes the cocktail hour, or the expo, cocktail hour and dinner for only $70!  Get an exhibitor's table for only $150 which includes dinner for two, or round up your friends and get a corporate table for $500.  There will be a buffet and tasting stations featuring specialty dishes made by your favorite local chefs.

Thanks to Turtle Bay Resort and our farmers, the prices for the dinner and to attend are very affordable.  We will have some great break-out sessions including a panel discussion with our farmers and we are working on a great keynote speaker to address the future of agriculture.

The purpose of the event is to provide networking opportunities for all, but especially our farmers, restaurants, and distributors to meet and start doing business with each other.  Our hope is that there will be relationships built that will increase the use of locally grown, fresh products from the North Shore, which will increase agricultural production, which will ensure ag is viable on the North Shore into the future. 

Let's all work to make the North Shore the breadbasket of Oahu or aina mamona by buying local.  Sign up today for a great day of learning, networking, and eating great food!!

Mahalo,
Antya

Fifth Annual Taste of Waialua

On Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 8:30 am - 3 pm, Island X Hawaii, with support from the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, will host a celebration of North Shore community and cottage industry at the Waialua Sugar Mill. Come join us on Saturday, April 7th for a gathering of local art, food, music, community groups and to celebrate the rebirth of the Old Historic Waialua Sugar Mill town at the 5th Annual Taste of Waialua Festival.

                                                  

Event Schedule and Highlights

 

8:30 a.m.     Waialua Farmers Co-op Market opens featuring Waialua grown fruits and veggies. 

 

9:30 a.m.     At Island X Hawaii, the Hawaii Coffee Association and Dr. Shawn Steiman of Consulting will present a history of coffee in Hawaii and the emergence of Waialua Coffee. Throughout the day, free behind the scenes Waialua Coffee & Cacao Mill Tours will be offered by Derek Lanter from Dole.

 

10:30 am and 1:00 p.m.     Historical and Agricultural Tours hosted by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. We will provide two narrated bus tours that will visit historic sites around Waialua, highlight the agricultural history of the area and briefly visit farms such as a taro farm and Dole's cacao farm. Tours are free, depart at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. but space is very limited. Call 779-7439 to pre-register.

12: 00 p.m.    Also at Island X Store, Madre Chocolate's David Elliot will lead a chocolate making demonstration where attendees can learn how this delectable food is made from bean to bar.

 

10:00 am - 3:00 pm   The music starts with a performance of Makua's (Coco Leong) Sunset Beach Elementary School Ukulele Class, This will kick off a special day of North Shore Hawaiian music, featuring The Abrigo Ohana, Kalei Gamiao, Halau Hula Makana a ke Aloha and Roshan & Shivani / Clear Sky. For more information about Taste of Waialua, or to reserve a booth, please contact event coordinator Bill Martin at (808) 779-7439 islandxhawaii@msn.com,  www.tasteofwaialua.com, 

 

Mahalo nui loa to: City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Castle and Cooke Waialua LLC, Kamehameha Schools, First Wind, Friends for Waialua Town, Kathleen Pahinui, Waialua Estate Coffee and Chocolate, Dole Foods, Waialua Community Kitchen, and the North Shore Chamber of Commerce.

First Wind gets financing for North Shore Oahu wind farm

First Wind    has closed on $236 million in financing for what will be the largest wind power project in Hawaii, the 69-megawatt Kawailoa Wind farm on Oahu’s North Shore.

A subsidiary of Boston-based First Wind closed on a loan of $220 million and $16 million in letters of credit for the project from lead lender Union Bank, along with Bayern AB, Rabobank    and Siemens Financial Services    , the company said in a statement. CIBC and CoBank also participated in the financing, the company said.

More at Pacific Business News

D.R. Horton to lease 18 acres at Hoopili to Oahu's Ho Farms

D.R. Horton    has signed a letter of intent with Ho Farms on Oahu's North Shore to lease 18 acres on the site of a 11,750-home residential subdivision the developer plans to build on 1,554 acres in Ewa.

The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports D.R. Horton's local Schuler Division said the letter of intent with Ho Farms, which grows specialty tomatoes and other vegetables on 40 acres in Kahuku, underscores the developer's plan to integrate 159 acres of commercial farms within the planned Hoopili community.

More at

Honolulu Star Advertiser

Sign up for the Chamber's North Shore Map Today!

Aloha Members,

I have the pleasure of announcing the 10th Edition of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce's "Business Locator Map."

The Chamber Project That Promotes Your Business... "the North Shore Map"

IMPORTANT:  Based on Edition #9 "pickup" rate, the print count will be 60,000 and no increase in ad price.  This means GREAT visitor exposure."

Distribution is from March 1st, 2012 through August 2012

Ad Reservatons by January 27th

This is the only "map" project that the Chamber sanctions for its members.  Your participation helps fund the Chamber's programs and support you, our members.

Call or email Bob Schieve at Green Turtle Publications to reserve your ad today:
808-638-8015. schiever001@hawaii.rr.com

Mahalo,
Antya

WASPs & Aviation History of North Shore

Aloha Members,
Please plan on attending the next exciting historical lecture about WASPs and the North Shore's own aviation history sponsored by Stearman Biplane Rides.  Tickets are available at the Chamber Monday thru Friday 1-5pm, Kai Ku Hale, and Strong Current.  See press release below and watch the video of Vera Williams, author, on our website: http://www.gonorthshore.org/

The North Shore Chamber of Commerce's Historic Preservation Committee is pleased to present two North Shore residents in the third presentation in its Historical Lecture Series on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Historic Haleiwa Gym. Author Vera Stone Williams will present an illustrated talk on her groundbreaking book, "WASPs, the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II," recently republished by the Pacific Historic Parks in 2011. Aviator and historian Captain Rick Rogers will also present an illustrated talk on the fascinating history of aviation on the North Shore This event is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Stearman Biplane Rides.

The WASPs was a pioneering organization of highly skilled civilian female pilots employed to fly military aircraft in essential noncombat missions under the direction of the United States Army Air Force during World War II. "WASPs, the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II' is a lively, reminiscent, and beautifully illustrated tribute to these irrepressible "fly girls" of the forties.  Long on stories and vivid remembrances, this book captures the spirit of their great adventure and shows how the experience changed these women's lives and broadened the horizons for all women."

WHAT:  "WASPs, the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II," an illustrated talk by Vera Stone Williams and "The History of Aviation on the North Shore," an illustrated talk by Captain Rick Rogers

WHEN:  Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 7 p.m.

WHERE:   Historic Haleiwa Gym across from Haleiwa Post Office

ADMISSION:  $10 pre-sale and $12 at the door (includes light refreshments)

TICKETS:  Available at Kai Ku Hale, Strong Current, and the Chamber office Monday to Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

CONTACT: Phone:637-4558 website: www.gonorthshore.org