Tuesday, October 31, 2006

SBH & HawaiiReporter.com @ Next Step Shelter

The following are photos and lnks shot at the Next Step homeless shelter on October 28. HawaiiReporter.com and Small Business Hawaii members got together to throw a Halloween Birthday party for the children there.

Click on each photo to see a larger version. (Hosted at photographer's website on Flickr.com & BuzzNet)

Boo!

Boo 2!

Pumpkin Painting

Halloween Friends

Birthday Children

Click on the following image to see more photos at BuzzNet.com:

Year End Pau Hana Socials Finish 2006

The Small Business Hawaii business Pau Hana social mixers are proving to be a success and a major member benefit. A new format created by SBH’s membership events committee headed by Matt Muccio and Jesse James is providing a win-win event for member sponsors as well as members and their guests.

The Pau Hana will be scheduled monthly, the second Thursday of every month, 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

Aaron Okamoto of American Carpet One hosted a well attended Pau Hana on October 12. More than 100 business owners attended. Food, fun and door prizes were plentiful.

The next Pau Hana will be held Thursday, November 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at member Furniture Plus Design, 560 N. Nimitz Highway. There will be pupu, beverages and networking, free to SBH members and only $5 for non-members.

Plan to join us and meet some old friends and new friends too.

The December Pau Hana will be Thursday, December 14 at member Valenti Print Group.

If your SBH member business would like to host a future Pau Hana, please contact Matt at 947-8428 or Darlyn at SBH, 396-1724.

Saturday, October 28, 2006

SBH - Hawaii Reporter at NextStep Shelter Tonight

MEDIA ADVISORY From Small Business Hawaii (SBH) 396-1724

FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2006 - 6 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M.
CONTACT: Darlyn (782-1612) or Malia (306-3161)

SMALL BUSINESS HAWAII (SBH) MEMBERS, HAWAII REPORTER, RALLY TOGETHER TO THROW BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR KIDS AT KAKAAKO HOMELESS SHELTER (WITH A HALLOWEEEN TWIST!)

KAKAAKO, HAWAII: On Saturday, October 28, Small Business Hawaii
members and HawaiiReporter staff will host a birthday party for seven
children living at the Kakaako homeless shelter ranging in age from 1
year old Marymeck Walter to 17 year old Tmlast Kimout. The other
birthdays being celebrated are for 2 year-old Jonathan Ten, 3
year-old Rena Aifana Meicho, 6-year-old Jennifer Valen, 8-year-old
Hokulani Kaahanui and 8-year-old Daisey Betiru.

The Saturday, October 28 event begins just before 6 p.m. and ends at
7:30 p.m. at the Next Step Kakaako Homeless Shelter near Pier 1. The
birthday cake will be brought out around 7 p.m., and at 7:30, the
children will be able to watch the DVD movie, " Monsters Inc."

Several small businesses that are part of Small Business Hawaii's
2,000 members donated a bouncy house, goods for the new Aloha Store,
school supplies, goodie bags with some early Halloween treats and
Halloween costumers.

Volunteers, including the Girl Scouts of Hawaii, will be on hand to
make crafts and paint pumpkins with the kids, and give them the
opportunity to have their face painted by the more artistic members
of SBH.

There are nearly 100 children and 200 adults living in the Kakaako
Homeless Shelter. Governor Linda Lingle set up the homeless shelter
in conjunction with the non-profit, the Next Step Project.

* The media are invited to attend at any time.

SPECIFIC DONATIONS INCLUDE: Education Works (school supplies); AIG
Hawaii (dental floss & yo-yos)The Systemcenter, Inc. and 1HotGarage
(Cash donation); Jillynn J. Rotolo from Bank of Hawaii (Bouncy
House); ALTRES (supplies for Aloha Store), Edwards Enterprises
(Composition books for kids); Wally Amos' Chip & Cookie (cookies);
Safeway (Pali) discount on 100 pumpkins; Aloha Petroleum (candy);
KSSK/Clear Channel Communications (shirts and CDs); Sprint (11
backpacks and other goodies); Lex Brodie (t-shirts); Cheryl Lee (gift
bags with beauty products); Christina M. Cotton and friends
(Halloween costumes and volunteers); Kualapuu Ranch (cash donation);
MacMouse.com (Popcorn, popcorn machine, healthy snacks and water);
Macy's (Kahala) (bags to hold goodies); Frances Hardy (toys and
toiletries); Hawaii Reporter (100 pumpkins and decorating kits -
Malia Zimmerman and Jay McWilliams, coordinators for the event with
SBH); Hanni Hartmann, Hartmann Metals Corporation (candy), and Nancy
Stone, public school teacher (face painting kits and brushes).

* What the Homeless Shelter's Aloha Store Always Needs More of:

Diapers, powdered milk for infants, baby wipes, feminine products,
pads and tampons, deodorant,laundry detergent, large size and we will
place in small zip lock bags, children's under wear, small size
shampoos and conditioners (showers take place at Ala Moana or Kakaako
park), School supplies, paper, pens, pencils, etc. and hair brushes.

Small business Hawaii (SBH), is a private, independent, statewide
business advocacy organization founded in 1976 by Lex Brodie and
involved in community education, literacy and keiki protection.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Conference on Business Opportunities in the Islands

THREE WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER - SIGN UP NOW!

The Department of the Interior is pleased to announce that plans are still going forward for the Secretary of the Interior's Conference on Business Opportunities in the Islands in Honolulu, November 13-14, 2006, and YOU ARE INVITED to join us there!

Featured Speakers

The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior
The Honorable Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii
The Honorable Mufi Hannemann, Mayor of Honolulu
Lieutenant General Daniel Leaf, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
and the leaders of the seven U.S.-affiliated territories and freely associated states!


Learn about dynamic opportunities in many diverse and growing sectors, including:


* Large-scale public infrastructure work of all types (water, power, telecommunications) across all the areas, including efforts to improve energy efficiency. Meet the utility heads from Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia!

* The significant growth in military construction on Guam over the next 10 years, which will require a large amount of new support infrastructure as well as support industries, due to the relocation of 20,000 military personnel and dependents to Guam. Representatives of the Naval Facilities Command, which is responsible for most of the development work, will be joining us on for a panel discussion!

* Tourism of all kinds: these areas are some of the most pristine, beautiful, and unique members of the American family, and present a wealth of opportunities for small- and large-scale hotel/resort development aimed at a wide variety of clientele, as well as opportunities for niches like adventure and ecotourism.

* Shipping/transportation - many of these areas enjoy exemptions or special status under existing cabotage laws and are strategically located near many of the fastest-growing markets in the world; in addition, most of them have excellent air- and seaport facilities that are undergoing upgrades and expansion. Hear from the CEO of Matson Navigation, James Andrasick, and Continental - Air Micronesia Vice President Wally Dias, as well as representatives of the port authorities from several areas.

* AND MORE - explore sessions on specialty products, aquaculture, hospital and health care services development, and much more. Visit www.businessopportunitiesconference.com for more details and the full agenda!


You'll also have a chance to learn about unique incentives for doing business in the U.S. territories and freely associated states, straight from representatives of the local departments of commerce, and to network with island and mainland business and government leaders from both the islands and the fifty states.

Space is limited, REGISTER NOW. Visit www.businessopportunitiesconference.com to register. The registration fee is $185; REGISTER NOW TO RECEIVE THE CONFERENCE RATE AT THE WAIKIKI MARRIOTT HOTEL!

Joseph Gecan
(202) 208-6638

Angela Williams
(202) 208-3003

Office of Insular Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 219-1989 Fax
www.doi.gov/oia
www.businessopportunitiesconference.com

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