5th Annual Business Expo Presented by Turtle Bay Resort

5th Annual Business Expo Presented by Turtle Bay Resort
“Prepare Today, Succeed Tomorrow”

HALEIWA, OAHU, HAWAII – March 27, 2013 – Registration is open for the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s 5th Annual Business Expo Friday, May 10 at Turtle Bay Resort.  The event is sponsored by Turtle Bay Resort, Hawaii Human Resources, Kamehameha Schools, First Hawaiian Bank, North Shore News, American Savings and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly.

Primarily an educational and networking opportunity for the North Shore business community, this year’s Expo is emphasizing informing businesses about upcoming changes for which they will need to prepare.  One of the biggest changes will be the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as Obama care (ACA) which will go into effect January 1, 2014.
The Expo begins at 8:00am with registration, then a panel discussion on “The New Health Care Law and What It Will Mean to You” will kick-start the day off.  The panel will include Tom Matsuda ACA Implementation Manager from the Governor’s office, Rose Hughes from the Hawaii Health Connector, Mike Cheng, Senor VP of HMSA, Matt Delaney CEO of Hawaii Human Resources, and Dr. Christopher Flanders Executive Director of the Hawaii Medical Association.  The panel will look at the impact of the reform legislation starting from a macro policy view to the micro level of patient care.
A full day of seminars will be presented including topics covering Marketing, Social Media, Tax Changes, New Food Safety Laws, Managing Multiple Priorities, Implementing the ACA, Surviving the Economic Downturn, and possibly others. A continental breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception following the Expo will be included in the registration fee.

Chamber members, non-members, and residents are all welcome. Discounted “early bird” registration is available through Friday, April 5th with a deadline to register on May 3rd. To register or for more information, please visit www.GoNorthShore.org or call the Chamber at (808) 637-4558.

About the North Shore Chamber of Commerce (NSCOC)
Haleiwa Main Street, DBA the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, a charitable 501 c 3, 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 related activities.

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

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.

Proposed Haleiwa Hotel Project

Dear North Shore Chamber Members and Friends,

We are inviting you to see a presentation of the proposed replica Haleiwa  Hotel (see attached conceptual rendering) at the North Shore Neighborhood Board meeting next Tuesday.   Andy Anderson and his designer/architect Joesph Lancor will be presenting the project concept.

When: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010
Where: Alii Beach Park 's Surf Center
Time: 7pm

The boutique hotel will be 80 units in all and comply with the North Shore Sustainable Community Plan, the Haleiwa Town Plan and the Haleiwa Special District.  See link to article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39320535

The North Shore Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors voted "to support the project in concept as presented by Andy Anderson and his architect."

If you have any questions, please call me at 637-4558.

Mahalo,
Antya

HTA Focus - Brand Management and Enhancement of Visitor Experience

Mike McCartney, Chief Executive Officer of Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), was the keynote speaker at the August North Shore Chamber  membership meeting. The HTA Board of Directors has 12 members.  The Governor appoints six, Senate President three and Speaker of House three.  The board sets policy for marketing Hawaii, and HTA is funded through the  7.25%  Transient Accommodation Tax (TAT).

Mr. McCartney reviewed recent statistics which are available on the HTA website at: http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org. Hawaii had 7 million visitors at the height of the visitor industry in 2005.  Now the target is 6.7 million.  There has been a decrease of 22% in visitor spending, and, according to Mr. McCartney, it won't ever be the same as it was before.  However, Hawaii is doing well.  We have the second highest room rates and income per room second only to New York. The average visitor spends $161 per day with Japanese spending $260 and Americans $130.

Mr. McCartney said that we will need to focus on brand management.  People want to experience the culture and people of Hawaii when they come here.  They want to experience the aloha spirit.  Therefore, a large part of the  new HTA strategy is to develop the brand and support communities to make the visitor experience authentic and interesting. 

Laura Figueira Appointed to fill Senator Bunda's Position

Aloha Members,

I am forwarding a press release from Gov. Lingle's office announcing Laura Figueira's appointment to fill Senate District 22's vacant position. Laura has been a member of the North Shore Chamber for many years and we would like to offer our congratulations on her appointment.

Mahalo,
Antya


GOVERNOR LINGLE APPOINTS FIGUEIRA AND KOUCHI TO FILL O'AHU NORTH SHORE AND KAUA'I SENATE SEATS

HONOLULU - Governor Linda Lingle today appointed Laura Figueira to fill the vacant O'ahu North Shore Senate seat and Ronald Kouchi to fill the vacant Kaua'i Senate seat. They will serve on a temporary basis until new Senators are elected in the upcoming General Election and take the oath of office. The two vacancies were created by the resignation of Robert Bunda and Gary Hooser in July.

"I have known Laura and Ron for many years, and I look forward to working with them," Governor Lingle said. "I appreciate their willingness to represent their respective districts and serve our state on an interim basis," she added.

Laura Figueira

Figueira, who will represent Senate District 22 (Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa, Hale'iwa, Mokule'ia, North Shore), worked for former Senator Bunda for 14 years, including six years as chief of staff while Bunda was Senate President. She continued to serve as community liaison during Bunda's tenure as Senate President Emeritus. In addition to overseeing the administrative and legislative affairs of the office, she represented the former Senator at neighborhood board and community association meetings, as well as served as his delegate on various ad hoc committees. Although Bunda resigned on July 16, Figueira has remained on staff while the office has continued to serve the district.

Figueira previously worked as the district director of the Honolulu office of the late Congressman Cec Heftel, as well as for the state Departments of Health and Labor and Industrial Relations.

She is a member of the Sunset Beach Community Association and the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. She is a past president of the Hale'iwa Arts Festival; past president and current vice president of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i; and past president and current treasurer of the Hawai'i Council on Portuguese Heritage.

Figueira attended University of Hawai'i Hilo when it was a two-year school and transferred to the University of Hawai'i at Manoa where she graduated with a degree in psychology.

Ronald Kouchi

Kouchi, who will represent District 7 (Kaua'i and Ni'ihau), served for 22 years (11 terms) as a Kaua'i County Councilman, including 12 years as Council Chair. Currently, he is a registered representative of LPL Insurance Brokerage Company and is also the director of community relations for Showe Land and Marine LLC.

Kouchi was a member of the Legislative Committee of the Kaua'i Chamber of Commerce and previously served as a lobbyist for the County of Kaua'i at the Hawai'i State Legislature.

He is a former director of the Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative and the Kaua'i Visitors Bureau, served on the boards of the Kaua'i Veterans Memorial Hospital and YMCA, and chaired the Wilcox Health Foundation's capital campaign. He also worked as a legislative analyst for former Rep. Dennis Yamada in 1982. Kouchi attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Governor Lingle selected Figueira and Kouchi from two lists that were provided to her by the Democratic Party of Hawai'i. The Governor was required under a law passed by the Legislature in 2006 to select a replacement for each vacant seat from separate lists of three prospective candidates submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The Democratic Party submitted the two lists of names to the Governor on August 16, 2010 and the Governor sought public comments on the individuals.

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For more information, contact:
Lenny Klompus
Senior Advisor - Communications
Phone: (808) 586-7708

Russell Pang
Chief of Media Relations
Phone: (808) 586-0043

Old Haleiwa building gets new life

Historic Haleiwa town serves as a link to the past and a bridge to the future.

And the North Shore Chamber of Commerce is giving an old building new life.

Today the Chamber of Commerce opened its new office and visitor center in Haleiwa.

And while many of the businesses in Haleiwa have changed over the decades, much of the overall look has remained the same.

More at KHON2

Grand Opening - Chamber Office Moving Next Week!

Aloha Members,

The Chamber's new building and Visitor Center is FINALLY nearing completion. There are a lot of small tasks to complete, but the major stuff will be completed by Monday. This is a MAJOR accomplishment for our community. It has been a goal of our town to have a visitor center for at least 25 years. Thank you ALL for your wonderful support in getting this project completed.

The June 18th Grand Opening celebration is in just three weeks. This will be great fun as well as an opportunity to thank all the donors and volunteers who made this happen. Also, every member helped make this happen through their on-going support which allowed us to have an office and paid staff which, in turn, allowed us to accomplish this project.

So.... please get those RSVP's in now so we're not overloaded at the last minute. With the move and everything, I'd really appreciate your help in this matter.

Secondly, we are moving the first week of June. On June 4th the office will be closed and telephone service will be switched over. We need a few guys with muscle to move the heavy items on Thursday. Please call 637-4558 and leave your name and number or email me back if you are able to help. Johnny Moore has volunteered. Who will help Johnny?

Mahalo nui,
Antya

SAVE THE DATE! FRIDAY, MAY 14TH 5:30pm

Aloha Members,

Please mark your calendars now for the Grand Opening and Board Installation on Friday May 14th at 5:30PM. More information will be forthcoming, but it will be a FUN evening. It will be held at our new home and Haleiwa Gym.

Mahalo,
Antya

Membership Meeting February 25th

As previously announced in January, there will be a Membership Meeting Thursday, February 25th, 8am at the Haleiwa Gym. Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz will be giving a short presentation on Transit Oriented Development and the Governor's Office (Linda Smith and Pearl Iboshi) will be there to address issues affecting business and our community. A full agenda will be forthcoming.

Please put this important meeting on your calendar now. Also forthcoming will be the Chamber's calendar of meetings.

Mahalo,
Antya

Come to Membership Meeting this Thursday, Jan. 29th 8:00 AM at Haleiwa Joe's

Aloha Members and Friends,

Our regular membership meeting will be Thursday the 29^th 8 am at Haleiwa Joe’s.

The guest speaker will be Steve Abdalla of VR Business Brokers: “Recession Proofing Your Business.” Steve has a MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Director of the Honolulu Executives Association and a member of the International Association of Business Brokers, Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, and Entrepreneurs Organization Hawaii. He has written numerous articles on business acquisitions and strategy that have been published in the Pacific Business News.

Haleiwa Joe’s will provide a continental breakfast. $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Remember to use the guest passes we send out in your welcome/thank you packets when you renew.

Hope to see you on Thursday!

Aloha,
Antya

Chamber North Shore Map is Online

Aloha and Merry Christmas!

1. The North Shore Map. This is YOUR map. This is designed to support you folks and drive business to you. Dole Plantation has a coupon on their ad and they find that it works! So don’t miss out on signing up again. Last time I checked, our map cost much less and we print every 6 months instead of 9 mos. like the Map Guys.

2. I received quite a few calls about the enforcement of the Sign regulations and other issues that’s been going on recently. And, no, the Chamber did not make the complaint! We support our members and definitely try to educate you all about the sign and other regulations, but we would not complain. The City’s enforcement is complaint driven; they don’t make routine sweeps. We are working to have the City wait until after Christmas to proceed. Keep your fingers crossed.

3. For those of you who have not paid your dues yet this year, we now have the option of paying in 4 installments of $40 or you can still pay the whole $150 at one time and save $10. Membership dues are the main way we survive and we appreciate all your support. Remember, we are a 501 c 3 so dues and donations are tax deductible. I know most of you don’t need tax deductions this year, but it doesn’t hurt that they’re deductible. Contact Wendy at our office if you would like to do the installments.

4. Finally, on behalf of the Board of Directors and myself, I would like to wish all of you a wonderful Christmas. Most of all, we wish you a prosperous New Year’s. Thank you for all your support over the past year. We’ve made some real progress this past year and I look forward to working with all of you this next year to make even more.

Aloha nui,
Antya

Chamber Christmas Party

Aloha Members,

If you are attending the Christmas Party and Auction tomorrow, remember that it has been changed to the Turtle Bay Resort’s Kuilima Ballroom. A big mahalo to Bob Boyle, his staff and the Party Committee who have all worked very hard to make this event happen. I expect that it will be a great night with all the art, artist demonstrations and great auction items. Thank you so much to all of you who have given the Chamber your wonderful support.

Antya

PS. Remember there will be $3 for validated parking

Mayor Confirmed to be Keynote Speaker at Business Expo

Aloha Members,

We just confirmed with the Mayor’s office that he will be the keynote speaker next Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Business Expo hosted by the Turtle Bay Resort. This is a great opportunity for members to hear what the Mayor has to say and learn from expert speakers on 9 topics that will help you take your business to the next level. This is all for the nominal fee of $20 for the whole day and it includes breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception as well as all the seminars.

I know it’s a stretch for many of you to leave your business for a whole day or send one or more employees, but you’ll be glad you did it!

So please get your registration and seminar sign-up forms in right away, but no later than Friday, October 17, 2008.

Mahalo,
Antya

Inaugural Business Expo by First Hawaiian Bank Deadline Approaching! Sign up today!

Aloha Members and Friends,

The deadline for signing up to attend the Inaugural Business Expo is approaching FAST. So if you have not done so already, please send in your Registration and Seminar Sign-up forms TODAY. As a member you can attend for only $20 which includes breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception! PLUS, you can attend 9 different educational seminars, hear the Mayor give the keynote address and Peter Apo, an Hawaiian Hospitality consultant, the luncheon talk. This is a great value! If you want to have a booth, which includes entrance for 2 people, it is $200. Partner with another business to share the booth fees and staffing!

Link to forms is: http://www.gonorthshore.org/business_press_080916_business_expo_fhb.htm

The benefits of attending are many: Network with other North Shore businesses to promote your business and create partnerships, invigorate yourself and employees, and learn ways to take your business to the next level. It will be a fun and exciting event!

We are thankful to our sponsors: First Hawaiian Bank, Kamehameha Schools, North Shore News and Turtle Bay Resort for helping make this event such a deal for our members.

Mahalo,
Antya

North Shore Chamber of Commerce's Inaugural Business Expo Sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank

Aloha Members and Friends,

I hope that all of you will participate in our inaugural Business Expo. It should be great. We have wonderful seminars and speakers lined up, there will be a dynamite keynote speaker (Mayor is invited), a great luncheon speaker, and exciting exhibitors making North Shore businesses and residents aware of their products. NOT to mention, that the food and company will be great too! For members, you can get an exhibitor booth for $180 if you pay by October 1st. If the fee is a little too much for you, look for someone you can partner with on the booth. It will make staffing easier too. If you "just" want to attend, members only pay $20!! $20 will pay for a continental breakfast, lunch, entrance to Exhibitor Booths and the Cocktail Reception/Business After Hours.

This event will help businesses in many, many ways. So, please sign up today! Registration form, event flyer, and seminar signup form are all available on the chamber website.

Mahalo,

Antya Miller, Executive Director
North Shore Chamber of Commerce

First Haleiwa Art Walk - Saturday, July 26th

The North Shore Chamber of Commerce is assisting with the start of a monthly event that we are calling "Haleiwa Art Walk" that will be held the last Saturday of every month. It is similar to "First Friday" events which are great events that many Main Streets across the country use to promote the arts in their towns. Patty Golden of Scoop of Paradise is the spark plug for getting the event started. The first event will be held Saturday the 26th from 6 to 9pm. We encourage the merchants to offer specials, sidewalk sales/events and demonstrations and stay open until 9:00 PM that night.

The purpose of this event is to bring shoppers to your business! We want North Shore and Oahu locals, as well as visitors, to enjoy discovering art in Haleiwa. Support our "Buy Local" campaign by buying from our North Shore merchants!

HOW MERCHANTS CAN PARTICIPATE:
. Dress your store up the last Saturday of each month! We hope that this event will grow to the point that there will be 100% participation in staying open until 9pm.
. Have a sidewalk sale and/or demonstrations/music the evening of the Art Walk. Merchants feel this is the best way to advertise the town.
. Advise customers to park in Haleiwa and walk the town. Parking is available at Haleiwa Shopping Plaza, North Shore Market Place and Waialua Community Association.
. Let us know if you want to participate in this monthly event by calling or emailing us.

For more information or to participate, call the Chamber at 637-4558 or contact Patty Golden at 637-2284.

Release of funding for Disaster Preparedness Grant-in-Aid

Aloha Members,

Attached for your information is a letter to the Governor to release the $100,000 grant-in aid funds for North Shore Disaster Preparedness and Training. The funds need to be released by the end of the month or funding will lapse. Please write, fax, or call the Governor by the end of day on Tuesday the 24th to release the funding. Please download the attached sample letter for your use.




Governor's Office:
Phone: 586-0034
Fax: 586-0006

We really appreciate your taking the time to help out on this.

Mahalo,
Antya

Antya Miller, Executive Director
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 878, Haleiwa, HI 96712
Historic Haleiwa Gym, 66-434 Kamehameha Hwy.
Phone: (808) 637-4558 Fax: (808) 637-4556
Email: info@GoNorthShore.org
Website: www.GoNorthShore.org

Governor signs bill to acquire Turtle Bay

With North Shore business and environmental leaders looking on in approval, Gov. Linda Lingle last night signed a bill into law authorizing the state to acquire the Turtle Bay Resort and keep some of the undeveloped land in preservation.
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The bill signing at a North Shore Chamber of Commerce banquet in Waimea Valley was a ceremonial yet important moment for an idea that began as a surprise in the governor's State of the State speech in January.

More at the Honolulu Advertiser

We Need Your Support Now to Preserve the Telephone Exchange Building to Help Your Business

Aloha Members and Friends,

Your help is needed now! We are getting close to having all the permits we need to move the Telephone Exchange Building. It will be the new home of the Chamber, an information center with a historical display, and it will have your promotional materials available to people/visitors requesting information. The Ace Hardware owners need to have the building moved as soon as possible, but at the most within six weeks. We have been going through the permitting process for over a year now and they want to be able to get their store expansion project under way.

However, we still need an additional $15,000 to cover the cost of building a new foundation and getting the building moved to the new site. While this is a large amount, we are confident we can raise the necessary funds in the next few weeks. We have just received two very generous matching fund donations. One is from an anonymous donor of $7500. The second a $4500 donation from Jack Tyrrell, Rainee Barkhorn Foundation's President. So with an additional $3000, we will have enough money to receive both of these matching gifts and have the $15,000 needed to get the building to the new site!

Once the building is moved, we will head into our final stage of fundraising to get the building operational. One great way to participate in this fundraising campaign is to Donate $100 for a Brick! We will be building a red brick walkway to the front porch of the relocated building with engraved bricks with your own personal message on it. Please use the attached forms to make a donation by May 31st!

I would also like to recognize other major donors that have previously donated to this effort: Atherton Foundation, Bob Fox of Fox Hawaii, Kamehameha Schools, Lee Bryant of North Shore Equipment Rentals, South Pacific Design Center, and Joe Green from Surf and Sea for cash and in-kind donations.

Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Thank you for your support of this important project that will provide a much-needed, valuable service to you and our community!

Mahalo,

Antya

Chamber's Position on Turtle Bay Resort's Proposed Expansion

Aloha Members,

I am writing to inform you of a motion that was passed at our February Board of Directors Meeting and share some of the general feelings of the board. The motion that I am referring to is as follows:

"The Board of Directors of the NSCOC previously decided to NOT take a position on the proposed Turtle Bay Resort expansion. However at the recent January membership meeting, a motion was presented and passed which does not reflect the position of the board nor its entire membership."

As stated in the motion, the board had previously discussed the proposed expansion of the Turtle Bay Resort and felt that as a Chamber of Commerce it would be inappropriate to take a position in this situation. The Chamber's key role is to support business and educate members regarding issues.

Here are the circumstances that led to the above action. At the general membership meeting on Jan 31st a motion was made, in accordance with our Bylaws, to amend our meeting agenda to include a discussion about Turtle Bay . The motion was seconded and we allotted 5 minutes on our agenda to discuss this item. When we reached this item on the agenda the following motion was made and passed:

"The North Shore Chamber supports the existing Turtle Bay Hotel and Operations and opposes the full expansion plan as proposed.”

As I have already stated above, the board does not feel it appropriate to take a position in this situation. Furthermore, I feel while the motions made at the membership meeting were within the guidelines of our bylaws, it was not a fair and open way to deal with this issue. If the Chamber is going to take positions of this nature, I would expect that we would provide a forum to hear from both sides and make our entire membership aware that we would be having this type of discussion. I am not suggesting we do this, rather pointing out that this motion was made and passed without due diligence.

Please feel free to contact me or any of our board members should you want to comment on this issue.

Mahalo,

Josh D. Heimowitz
Chairman
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 637-4615 Ext. 32