Membership Meeting Wednesday October 27th 8AM Haleiwa Joe's

Aloha Members,

Just a reminder that we will be having a meeting Wednesday the 27th 8AM at Haleiwa Joe's.  A continental breakfast will be served for $5.  Andy Anderson will be the key note speaker presenting his conceptual plan for a replica Haleiwa Hotel adjacent to Jameson's restaurant.  Sign-in and networking are from 8:00 to 8:30a.m.  Meetings usually end around 10:00AM.  A continental breakfast will be served and is $5. 

This meeting will be a members only meeting to ensure there is adequate seating and because we think our members have a right to hear the proposal and ask questions in a calm, civil atmosphere.
Call 637-4558 for more information.  RSVP by October 24th if you plan to attend so that we can give Joe an accurate headcount and ensure there is enough food.   

Mahalo,
Antya

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

Chamber Seeks Volunteers

Alice Rogers, Volunteer

Are you interested in spending a couple of hours each week staffing the Visitor Center at our new building or helping with our special events?  If you're available for a shift lasting at least two hours weekly, we'd appreciate hearing from you. Training will be provided.  Interest in the history of the area is very helpful.  Stop by our new office across from the Haleiwa Post Office or give us a
call at 637-4558. 

Refer to the Volunteer Application.

New North Shore Chamber of Commerce map distributed beginning August 27th

The new North Shore Chamber of Commerce map #7 was released August 27. Anyone who would like maps for distribution should contact Darlani Young at (808) 638-8011 or send an email to hmslnd@yahoo.com.  Eight new hotel distribution sites have been added.  They are: Hotel Renew, Park Shore Hotel, New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, Trump International Hotel, Hawaii Prince Hotel, Waikiki Park Hotel, and Ocean Resort Hotel.

Deadlines to submit advertisement and information for the next map, #8, will be January 11, 2011.

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. 

Business After Hours Set for Thursday September 30th

Susan Matsushima (center) & Ed D'Ascoli (right),
admire new walkway.

The next Business After Hours sponsored by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce will be 6 p.m. Thursday, September 30th at the new chamber office and visitor center  across from the Haleiwa Post Office.  This is an opportunity to network , see old friends, and experience how our community effort has transformed the  historic  Mutual Telephone Company Building into our beautiful new home. 

Festivities include pupus, drinks, and door prizes.  (Bring your business card.)  Cost is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.  Become a member at the event, and your entrance fee is waived!

Sunset Homes' owner going ahead with North Shore project

Juliana Simone, owner of Sunset Homes, is moving ahead with plans to develop Anahulu Centre, a three-story commercial building along Kamehameha Highway on Oahu’s North Shore.
The Haleiwa landowner bought the 7,299-square-foot lot at 66-030 Kamehameha Highway seven years ago to build the Anahulu Centre. The parcel is behind an existing single-story building that houses her real estate firm.

The tiny structure was built in 1932 and once was the site of a First Hawaiian Bank branch

Read more at Pacific Business News

Bucks for Bricks

If you haven't taken advantage of this opportunity yet, we hope that you, your family and/or friends, will want to be a part of something special that will last a lifetime by purchasing special bricks.  We are continuing to gather donations for these bricks, which will be used to make a walkway from the parking lot to the front door of our new office, formerly the historic  Mutual Telephone  Company Building.  The funds will be used for paying off the building renovation, maintenance of the building, and for programs of the Chamber.

The bricks, which cost $100 each, are 4"x 8"x 2 ¼ and are engraved using state of the art laser technology. In addition, we offer you the opportunity to purchase a miniature replica of the original for $15 which may be used as a paperweight, remembrance, or just as an every day reminder!  Logos are $75.

Corporate Sponsors may buy four, 8" X 8" bricks, which can include a company logo for $2500. There will only be 14 corporate sponsorships sold for the walkway.  The four 8x8's will be placed together to form a larger image.  Click here for donation form: Bucks for Bricks

New North Shore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

NORTH SHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2010-2011

Susan Matsushima
Chair
Alluvion

Bill Martin
Vice Chair & Membership Chair
Island X Hawaii

Carolyne Lazar
Recording Secretary
Visitor Center Chair
Coffee Gallery

Marianne Abrigo
Corresponding Secretary
Marianne Abrigo Properties

Susan Lau
Treasurer
First Hawaiian Bank

Josh Heimowitz
Past Chair
YMCA Camp Erdman

Bob Boyle
Events
Turtle Bay Resort

Karen Campbell
Events
Waialua Soda Works

Ed D’Ascoli,
Ocean Recreation Chair
Xcel Wetsuits

Jane Duncan
Membership
Patagonia

Kalani Fronda
Haleiwa Main Street Program Chair
Kamehameha Schools

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

Chet Naylor
Fundraising Advisor
Waimea Falls Grill & Sharks Cove Grill

Paul Saccoccio
Legal Advisor
Saccoccio & Lopez

Will Schoettle
Public Relations Chair
Haleiwa Town Center

STAFF
Antya Miller, Executive Director
Wendy Wingate, Bookkeeper
Trish Coder, Photographer
August 4, 2010

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

Membership Meeting August 25th, 8AM at Haleiwa Joe's - HTA Mike McCartney is Guest Speaker

Aloha Members,

Mike McCartney, CEO for Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), will be the key note speaker at the North Shore Chamber's Membership meeting on August 25th at Haleiwa Joe's, 8:00 am. He received his bachelor's degree from Pacific University in Oregon and has held many leadership positions in Hawaii. He joined the HTA early last year. He will speak on the "North Shore's Role in Tourism." Sign-in and networking are from 8:00 to 8:30a.m. A continental breakfast will be served: members $5, non-members $10. The public is invited. Call 637-4558 for more information. Please RSVP by August 23rd.

Also, mark your calendars! Candidate Forum for House, Senate, and City Council races will be held at the Haleiwa Gym on Wednesday September 8, 2010 at 7PM.

MAYORAL DEBATES at CHAMBER OF HAWAII:

When: August 10, 2010, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

The Plaza Club

Join the members of the Main Chamber for a lively discussion of the 2010 Mayoral Special Election. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the leading candidates and hear them debate issues impacting the business community in Hawaii.

Moderator: Bruce Coppa, President, Coppa Consulting, Inc.

Candidates: Kirk Caldwell, Peter Carlisle, and Panos Prevedouros

Cost: $30 per person (Heavy Pupus, Free parking, NO host bar) Includes Q&A and a Full Hour of Networking.

To register: http://cochawaii.com/event-registration.asp

For more information: http://cochawaii.com/

Mahalo,
Antya

Kahuku wind farm lands $117M loan guarantee

First Wind Holdings LLC has closed on a $117 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Energy Department to build a wind farm in Kahuku, the federal agency said yesterday.

The 30-megawatt project is being built by Kahuku Wind Power LLC, a unit of Newton, Mass.-based First Wind. The project is expected to create more than 200 jobs, the Department of Energy said in a news release.

The power will be sold to Hawaiian Electric Co., Oahu's only electric utility, under a 20-year contract. First Wind broke ground on the project this month and plans to complete it by early 2011.

More at the Star Advertiser

Last Chance to Sign Up for North Shore Map. Deadline Friday the 30th

Dear Members,

One of the benefits of being a member of the Chamber is that you get first priority in advertising in the Chamber's map. The 7th edition still has a few spots left, so if you've missed the opportunity before, sign up now! We will be printing 70,000 for this next issue. Call Sharon at 220-1382 or Antya at 637-4558 to sign up or if you have questions.

People who are planning a trip to Oahu or North Shore call us daily to get information and a map of the area. The map is what we send them along with rack cards geared toward their request. This is the only publication that we have as a Chamber to send to them. Other visitor publications do not have much information on the North Shore. The map is completely about and for the North Shore businesses.

In addition to the printed map, the North Shore map is on line giving you additional web presence. http://www.oahunorthshoremap.com/ Check it out.

Our new Visitor Center provides a centrally located, visible, and highly attractive place for visitors as well as residents from the whole state to get information about our North Shore businesses, events, history and more. This map is central to supporting you, our member businesses.

Speaking of the Visitor Center, if you have not already done so, please bring some of your rack cards to us so that we may display them for walk-ins. We also mail them out when visitors are planning their trip.

Lastly, please spread the word that we need volunteers to help staff the Visitor & Business Services Center. (We are providing printing, faxing and other services to anyone needing them). Retired neighbors and friends would be ideal. Of course, we would love to have you volunteer, but we know you're busy running your business. Please have potential volunteers contact me at the office.

Mahalo,
Antya

Oahu wind project selects contractor

RMT Inc., an energy and environmental company, has been selected by First Wind to construct its wind-energy facility near Kahuku on Oahu’s North Shore.

Read more: Oahu wind project selects contractor - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

30-megawatt wind farm breaks ground in Kahuku hills

Oahu is on its way to joining Maui and the Big Island in the effort to harness the state's famous tradewinds.

Today developers will break ground on a wind farm in the hills near Kahuku.

The 30-megawatt project on the North Shore is the first large-scale commercial wind farm on the island and includes several technological advances, such as a battery system that will help smooth out the stability of the electrical load.

The project is being built by Kahuku Wind Power LLC, a unit of Newton, Mass.-based First Wind. The wind farm will feature a dozen state-of-the-art Clipper Liberty wind turbines with a maximum output of 2.5 megawatts each. Based on expected wind speeds at the site, the system will generate an estimated 83 million kilowatt-hours annually, the equivalent of 139,500 barrels of oil.

More at the Star Advertiser

Questions for Elected Officials at Membership Meeting on July 8th Pikake Pavilion

Aloha Members,

Please send us questions (by return email) that you would like asked of our elected officials by noon July 6th for the membership meeting next Thursday. We will compile all questions submitted and ask the most frequently submitted ones.

Senator Bunda, Rep. Magaoay and Councilman Dela Cruz will be present at this next membership meeting Thursday, July 8th 7pm at Waimea Valley Pikake Pavilion. Light refreshments will be served. $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers.

Also, please plan on attending and testifying at the Public Hearing regarding school consolidation (possible closing of one of the elementary schools) next Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Haleiwa Elementary School Cafeteria. More information will be forthcoming. The Chamber Board of Directors voted to support the Waialua Complex's recommendation to keep all schools (Waialua High, Waialua Elem., and Haleiwa Elem.) open.

Mahalo nui,
Antya

Membership Meeting Rescheduled to July 8th in evening @ Pikaki Pavilion

Aloha Members,

The meeting for tomorrow morning has been rescheduled for Thursday the 8th at 7PM in the evening at Waimea Valley Pikaki Pavilion. We needed to reschedule to accommodate the schedules of our elected officials. Please mark your calendars now.

The agenda will be forthcoming.

Mahalo,

Antya

North Shore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2010-2011

Susan Matsushima
Chair, Alluvion

Bill Martin
Vice Chair, Island X Hawaii

Karen Campbell
Recording Secretary, Waialua Soda Works

Marianne Abrigo
Corresponding Secretary, Marianne Abrigo Properties

Susan Lau
Treasurer, First Hawaiian Bank

Josh Heimowitz
Past Chair, YMCA Camp Erdman

Kalani Fronda
Haleiwa Main Street Program Chair, Kamehameha Schools

Ed D’Ascoli
Executive Committee Member, Xcel Wetsuits

Paul Saccoccio
Legal Affairs, Saccoccio & Lopez

Chet Naylor
Fundraising Committee Advisor, Waimea Falls Grill & Sharks Cove Grill

Bob Boyle
Director, Turtle Bay Resort

Jane Duncan
Director, Patagonia

Carolyne Lazar
Visitor Center Chair, Coffee Gallery

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

Will Schoettle
Public Relations Chair, Haleiwa Town Center


STAFF
Antya Miller
Executive Director

Wendy Wingate
Bookkeeper

Trish Coder
Photographer

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 & Installation Dinner

Aloha Members and Business Owners,

The Chamber's Grand Opening celebraion will be next Friday, June 18th. This is a MAJOR accomplishment for our community. It has been a goal of ours 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 next Friday. This will be great fun as well as an opportunity to thank all the donors and volunteers who made this happen. You'll also be able to see our new office and Visitor and Business Resource Center, as well as the newly restored Mutual Telephone Company (now Hawaiian Tel) built in 1924. This historical building has many elements of classic plantation architecture. We will also have a special guest performer, Owana Salazar!

The RSVP's are due this Thursday the 10th. Please send it in along with your payment today.

If you are unable to attend on the 18th, please stop by and visit us in our new digs! It's so comfortable, you may never leave!

Mahalo nui,
Antya