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

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

HALEIWA, OAHU , HAWAII - December 3, 2011 - Come enjoy the Christmas parade and lights of Historic Hale'iwa Town on the North Shore Friday, December 9, 2011.

 

This year's theme is "Waialua Complex Schools Succeed!"  The Grand Marshall will be Scott Moore, principal of Waialua Elementary School, representing the only school complex in the state whose schools all met their Annual Yearly Progress.  Waialua Elementary is also only one of three schools in Hawaii and one of 300 through out the U.S. recognized as a Blue Ribbon school under No Child Left Behind.  Congratulations to all of our schools!

 

Over 40 units are planned for the parade, including 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 the website at

www.GoNorthShore.org

Turtle Bay Resort’s new brand ties into N. Shore surf culture

Turtle Bay Resort is launching a new brand and corporate identity — complete with a logo that replaces its honu, or turtle, design with a blue wave.

It is aimed at promoting itself more heavily as an iconic property on Oahu’s famed North Shore and part of the surf culture.

More at Pacific Business News

Oahu wind farm project faces federal grant deadline

Hawaii regulators have two weeks to approve a contract for a wind farm on the North Shore of Oahu in order for developer First Wind to take advantage of a federal grant that would cover 30 percent of the project's costs.

More at Pacific Business News

Happy Thanksgiving!

Aloha Members,
We want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!!  We have much to be grateful for in Haleiwa and the North Shore.  We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, in a wonderful community where people care for one another, and in a place that is thriving economically while much of the rest of the country and world are struggling. 

Here at the Chamber we are grateful and give thanks for you our members and supporters. Mahalo nui. Tomorrow please remember our troops overseas that are not able to be with their families while they are protecting us here, safe in our homes.

Just a reminder, we do one annual fundraiser each year:  a silent auction at the Christmas Party.  If you are planning on donating something, please fax the donation form over by this Friday.  We will have a volunteer pick up the donation.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Mahalo,
Antya

Santa's Coming To Town

Aloha Members and Friends,
It's already that time of year!!  Santa will be visiting the Haleiwa Town Center this Saturday from 5:00 to 8:00pm in front of Kai Ku Hale and Scoop of Paradise.  Photos will be developed by Long's Drugs and more photos or Christmas cards can be ordered from them. 

Santa will also be available for photos at the North Shore Marketplace before and after the annual Haleiwa Town Christmas Parade. 

Mahalo,
Antya

Hawaiian Surfing, Traditions from the Past

The North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Historic Preservation Committee is pleased to present the second illustrated lecture in its Historical Lecture Series by author and historian John Clark on his pioneering work, “Hawaiian Surfing, Traditions from the Past.” This event is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Van’s Triple Crown of Surfing.

This groundbreaking book is a history of the traditional sport narrated primarily by native Hawaiians who wrote for the Hawaiian language newspapers of the 1800s. Clark conducted extensive research into the emerging online archive of Hawaiian language and history called Ho`olaupa`i for references about traditional Hawaiian surfing. He collaborated with Keao NeSmith, one of Hawaii’s most respected Hawaiian language educators, to carefully translate these references providing an exceptional compendium of cultural knowledge about the sport in ancient Hawaii.  The book will be available for purchase at the event.

WHAT:  “Hawaiian Surfing, Traditions from the Past,” an illustrated talk by John Clark

WHEN:  Friday, November 4, 2011, 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

Please join us for a memorable evening celebrating our island heritage through stories of Hawaiian surfing and our traditions from the past.

About the North Shore Chamber of Commerce (NSCOC)
Haleiwa Main Street, DBA the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, a 501 (c )  3 nonprofit, was founded in 1985 to encourage economic development through historic preservation. Today, the Chamber exists to promote, maintain, and encourage the historic, cultural, civic, and economic welfare of the North Shore district through research, education, advocacy, and other related activities.

To learn more about the Chamber, please visit www.gonorthshore.org

Laniakea Traffic Project Needs You!

Aloha Members,

Please see message from Rep. Riviere below on the need for participants in the Laniakea Project Task Force.  Please see link in his email to sign up to participate.

Mahalo,
Antya

Lack of Public Involvement Slows Laniakea Traffic Project

Membership Meeting This Thursday the 25th Haleiwa Joes 8am & Christmas Party

Aloha Members,
Our membership meeting is this Thursday the 25th at Haleiwa Joe's, 8AM.  The guest speaker will be Kamehameha Schools who will be presenting their plans for the Haleiwa Commercial Redevelopment where Aoki's and Matsumoto's are.  This is an opportunity for you to find out more about their plan and ask any questions you may have.  Please see attached draft agenda.  

Also, if you have not already done so, please mark your calendars for the Christmas Party on December 1st, 6pm at Turtle Bay .  (The parade is the following Friday the 9th at 6pm.)  The Christmas Party is the Chamber's main fundraiser for the year and we are seeking Sponsors for $1000 that includes a table for 8 and also companies that want to get a Corporate Table for $500.  In addition, we will be seeking donations for the silent auction. As always, we really appreciate your on-going support!

Please RSVP for this Thursday so that we may tell Joe how many to expect for the continental breakfast.  You can reply by email or call and leave a message.

Mahalo,
Antya

Turtle Bay expansion plans cut by 60 percent

The owners of the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore plan to build only 25 percent of the 2,500 new hotel rooms originally outlined in a 1985 master plan, according to a supplemental environmental impact statement preparation notice filed with the state.

More at Pacific Business News

Waialua - A hidden find

Once a thriving sugarcane town on the North Shore of Oahu, Waialua town has found new life in the form of a growing cottage industry of homegrown factories and workshops found only in Hawaii.

Find out more about this quiet yet thriving area of entrepreneurship featured on the latest Hawaiian Airlines video produced by Wagnervision.

Waialua

Last Chance to Sign up for North Shore Map & To Order a Brick

Aloha Members,

MAP
The North Shore map is the only Chamber publication that highlights the North Shore and its businesses.  It is the only publication that we have to send to people planning their vacation to the North Shore.  It's purpose is to drive business to our members.  Members are given first preference in advertising. 

The Chamber map publishes 140,000 copies for 12 months  = over 10,000 pickup rate/month. Ads in the Chamber map get twice the exposure at half the cost per copy of the other map!   Also, our map is distributed at 150 locations including the airport visitor information booth and display racks, Arizona Memorial, 18 new hotels and car rental locations,  Navy housing, North Shore businesses and other key locations.

There are only a few spaces left and the deadline is this Friday. Call Bob Schieve today at 638-8015 or 428-1170 to reserve your space by FRIDAY.

BRICK DONATION

If you have been procrastinating on ordering your special brick, you have only until FRIDAY to order!  After over a year, we now have the minimum number of bricks needed to place our order.  For a donation of $100 (completely deductible) you can have your special inscription on a brick that will go into the Chamber's walkway - FOREVER.  It may be much longer before we are able to order again, so send in your donation today!  Just complete the form, make your check out to the Chamber and mail or drop it by our office.  We can also take phone orders and accept VISA/MC- call 637-4558 TODAY!

Mahalo,
Antya

State signs off on North Shore wind farm plans

Developer First Wind LLC hopes to have its second project on Oahu generating electricity by next year

By Alan Yonan Jr.  

A second wind project on Oahu's North Shore, designed to be twice as large as the recently completed Kahuku plant, could be producing power as soon as next year.

First Wind LLC has completed an environmental impact statement for a proposed 70-megawatt wind energy project on former sugar cane land northeast of Haleiwa that would be the state's largest, generating enough energy to supply 14,500 homes.

More at the Honolulu Star Advertiser

Gil Gets It Done

Representative Gil Riviere, District 46, discusses agriculture on the North Shore.




If you have any concerns, suggestions or information that you would like to share with Representative Riviere, please feel free to contact his office.

Emergency sirens targeted by vandals

Reported by: Andrew Pereira

HALEIWA-  Imagine not being able to hear an emergency siren because of vandalism or theft?  That's a real and frightening possibility for residents on Oahu's North Shore after a siren at Haleiwa Beach Park was targeted three times since April.

The city’s deputy director of Emergency Management says the vandals broke into steel boxes that contain the siren’s wet cell batteries.  Peter Hirai says without the batteries the sirens may not function.

“We're asking for the public to assist us in monitoring these sirens and if they see any kind of suspicious activity call 911 immediately,” said Hirai.  “These sirens are locked and they are secure but folks are getting into them.”

More at KHON2 News

Membership Meeting with Elected Officials Changed to Thurs, July 14th 6:30pm

Aloha Members,

The meeting with our elected officials has been changed to Thursday, July 14th 6:30pm at Waimea Valley's Pikaka Pavilion. So make sure you change the meeting on your calendar from this coming week to July 14th.  This evening meeting is to accommodate those members who are unable to attend morning meetings. 

This is a great opportunity to hear from our newly elected officials about the status of the City and State's affairs, any legislation or issues impacting the North Shore and to ask any questions you may have.

The cost will be $5 for members and $10 for non-members.  Please RSVP by July 8th!

Mahalo,
Antya

Hawaiian Airlines video features Haleiwa

A great HD video produced by Hawaiian Airlines' Hawaiian Skies features the charm and uniqueness of Haleiwa. The video features our own volunteers Francis Forsythe and Boyd Ready. It tells the history of and what to see and do in Haleiwa Town.

Haleiwa redevelopment has businesses fretting over future

Some owners are concerned that new buildings will lack space fit for them

Looking for more sources of revenue through additional lease space, landowner Kamehameha Schools hopes to "revitalize" a block of historic Haleiwa Town that is home to the popular Matsumoto and Aoki shave ice stores — a change prompting some businesses there to rethink their future.

"We're not sure we're going to be part of the change. We're not sure what we want to do," said Cathy Aoki, one of the owners of Aoki's Shave Ice.

A draft environmental assessment for the Kamehameha Schools Haleiwa Commercial Redevelopment Project is available for review at the state Office of Environmental Quality Control website (1.usa.gov/ l3bltw) in its current notices.

More at the Honolulu Star Advertiser

North Shore Map vs Map Guys Map

Aloha Members,

Just a note to let you know that the Chamber's map, the North Shore Map, will be republished in August because our pick-up rate has been higher than expected and we will be contacting you soon.

Currently, the Map Guys are selling their map, but a word of caution:  their circulation is one-half that of our map.  They are selling ads for roughly the same amount as our ads, but for one year and their flyer says, "50,000 to 75000 annually."  We are distributing 70,000 maps twice a year or 140,000 per year.  Also, they do not distribute from key places like the airport.

So, if you must choose between one or the other of the maps, please compare carefully and call us if you have a question.  I'm biased, but I think the Chamber has a better product. 

Antya 637-4558 or Bob Schieve at 428-1170

The 2011-2012 North Shore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

NORTH SHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2011-2012

Paul Saccoccio
Chair
Saccoccio & Lopez

Laura Figueira
Vice Chair & Legislative Advisor
Resident

Susan Lau
Treasurer
First Hawaiian Bank

Glennel Warren
Recording Secretary
Wealth Strategy Partners

Marianne Abrigo
Corresponding Secretary
Marianne Abrigo Properties

Ed D’Ascoli,
Ocean Recreation Chair
Xcel Wetsuits
637-6239

Matt Eagle
Public Relations Chair
Aloha Surf Guide

Kalani Fronda                      
Haleiwa Main Street Program Chair
Kamehameha Schools

Danna Holck
Director
Turtle Bay Resort

Bill Martin
Membership Chair
Island X Hawaii

Susan Matsushima
Ag Chair
Alluvion

John E. Moore
Infrastructure Chair
Strong Current & Grass Skirt Grill

Chet Naylor
Director
Sharks Cove Grill

Bill Quinlan
Director
Retired

Will Schoettle
Signage Committee Chair
Haleiwa Town Center

STAFF
Antya Miller, Executive Director
Wendy Wingate, Bookkeeper
Trish Coder, Photographer

Updated June 14, 2011