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A Call for Teams for This Year’s NACE Hawaii/OWA Tabletop Design Contest

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:55:00 +0000

The joint NACE Hawaii / Oahu Wedding Association Party is coming October 12, and the boards of directors for both associations are planning a very fun and lively networking event at the Sheraton Waikiki. A highlight of last year’s party was the Tabletop Design Contest, which had six teams entered with the winning design produced by Kelly Sugano of A Perfect Day and Naomi Lee with Les Saisons.

Images courtesy DAVE MIYAMOTO & Co.

Last year, there were six very creative, very original, and very fresh design ideas. This year’s Tabletop Design Contest promises to be bigger, better, and with new challenges…and we’re looking for teams to showcase their creativity and talents! Do you have what it takes to be a part of the best teams of wedding & event professionals in Hawaii? This is a GREAT opportunity to showcase your product, service, and your genius!

Images courtesy DAVE MIYAMOTO & Co.

We will be announcing the design parameters very soon, but for now, we need you to start putting together your teams, brainstorming, and at the next NACE Hawaii & OWA meetings, we will be asking you to let us know if you and your teams are interested in participating!

Images courtesy DAVE MIYAMOTO & Co.

The boards of directors for the Oahu Wedding Association and NACE Hawaii are excited and look forward to your participation and creativity!

NACE Hawaii Board Meeting on August 3, Dole Ballrooms

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:09:49 +0000

NACE Hawaii members are invited to join the board of directors for the monthly NACE Hawaii Board meeting on August 3 at Dole Ballrooms. The meeting starts at 6:30pm. Come voice your opinions and share your ideas as your board discusses the direction of your association for the second half of the year. Topics will include upcoming fundraisers, the October joint NACE Hawaii/Oahu Wedding Association party, and much more.

We’ll see you there.

Don’t Miss Out on NACE Experience 2010

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:41:55 +0000

Aloha NACE Hawaii Chapter Members!

As your chapter president, I need to remind you not to pass up the discounted rate of $995.00 (which ends today 03/31/10) of the NACE Experience 2010 in Austin, TX on July 25-28, 2010. Click here for more info on the conference.

After today the fee for the NACE Experience 2010 jumps to $1095.00.

From past experience, the NACE Experience has given me the education, the networking with NACE members around the USA, and the “New” concepts of event designing, food presentation, and internet knowledge that is worth its weight in gold.

You say you don’t have the cash for it now? There is a 3 month installment payment plan that you can charge to your credit card. Click on the link below and choose on the “installment payment form”; print it out and fill it out; then fax to the phone number listed on the form.

Click here to register for the NACE Experience 2010.

I do hope to see all of you at the NACE Experience 2010 in Austin, July 25-28, 2010!

Warmest Aloha!

Herb Yamamoto
NACE Hawaii Chapter President 2009-2010

New pics from NACE Hawaii Special Event: Wining & Dining with Chef Jerry Edwards, Jan 1, 2010 at Dole Ballrooms

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:08:36 +0000

In case you missed the fun last January, click here to see more images from NACE Hawaii Presents Wining & Dining with Chef Jerry Edwards. Images courtesy Creations in Catering/Dole Ballrooms and NACE Hawaii.

Get Your NACE Hawaii Newsletter Now!

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:14:22 +0000

The NACE Hawaii Newsletter is back! Thanks to NACE Hawaii Vice President Josette Murai for putting this issue together. This month’s issue is filled with news about the Hawaii catering & special events industry; updates from NACE Hawaii and NACE National; and much more. And it’s FREE!! Check it out!

Click here to open and download the March 2010 issue of the NACE Hawaii Newsletter.

Did I mention that it was free?

Tasty Travels II Fundraising Info

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:53:47 +0000

Aloha Everyone!

Our NACE Hawaii chapter will be doing another fundraiser in 2010: Tasty Travels, the same program as 2009. Purchase a $10 dining pass and get a 20% discount off food at participating restaurants around the island.

This year, the dining pass will be available for use the entire month of May. Note that some restrictions will apply.

We anticipate having the tickets ready in April to start distributing and selling.

Our goal is to have about 40 restaurants participating in Tasty Travels.

We need ALL members to participate in and help us make this a successful fundraiser.

We need your help to:

Secure restaurants around Oahu to participate
Sell! Sell! Sell! TICKETS.

Here is a tentative timeline:

March 26 – have all restaurants (names, addresses, contact & contact information) reported in. Please send all information to this email: nacehawaii@gmail.com.
April 9 – tickets and posters ready for distribution to all members to start selling.
May 1-31 – Tasty Travels in effect.

Click here to download the letter that you can provide the restaurants with when asking for their participation.

Thank you for your assistance in making this a success!

Aloha,
Susan O’Donnell
Fundraising Chairperson

Herb Yamamoto
President
NACE Hawaii Chapter

NACE Hawaii President Herb Yamamoto with representatives from Hawaii Meals on Wheels, beneficiaries of last year’s Tasty Travels program

Hawaii Special Event Professionals: Spring NACE Hawaii Membership Campaign Discount

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:37:32 +0000

NACE Hawaii is kicking off its spring Membership campaign, where you get $100.00 off the regular price of membership if you join between March 22 to May 21. If you’re interested, email us at nacehawaii@gmail.com, and an on-line discount code will be sent to you along with instructions to register.

NACE Hawaii members: if you know anyone who wants to join, let them know! If we have the most new members among all of the NACE chapters at the end of the campaign, one lucky NACE Hawaii member will win the opportunity to go to the NACE Experience! Conference in July! So let you colleagues and friends know about this great opportunity!

Hawaii Caterers & Event Professionals Support Hawaii Restaurants and Meals On Wheels With Recent Fundraiser

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:00:35 +0000

Eating Great Food Does The Community Good

NACE Hawaii Donates $750 to Hawai’i Meals On Wheels

HONOLULU, HI – Who would have thought so much good in the community could result from simply eating great food?

That was basis of a fundraising idea by the Hawaii Chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives, which resulted in a $750 donation for Hawai`i Meals on Wheels. The contribution represented a portion of the proceeds from “Tasty Travels,” a week-long fundraising event held in late May 2009 involving more than 20 Oahu restaurants. A $10 dining pass entitled donors to receive 20 percent off their bill at the restaurants for up to six diners. Herbert Yamamoto, president of the NACE Hawaii Chapter, presented the check to Deena Ahakuelo, Hawai`i Meals on Wheels program manager, and Tami Hess, program assistant, at the chapter’s September meeting.

During the special “Tasty Travels” week, diners did not have to travel far for tasty food, finding great restaurants right in their neighborhoods. Participating restaurants included: Arancionos Di Mare, Banana Leaf Italian Bistro, California Beach Rock N’ Sushi, Charthouse, Lulu’s, Pearl, Pinky’s, Red Ginger, Senor Frog’s Sergio’s, The Wedding Café, The Willows, Tango Contemporary Café, and Tiki’s. Hotel restaurants also participated in the fundraiser: Neptune’s Garden and the Oceanarium, both at the Pacific Beach Hotel; Hakone and Prince Court, both at the Hawaii Prince Hotel; and Rumfire and Twist at Hanohano Room, both at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.

“This was a win-win for everyone involved,” said Yamamoto, noting that this was the association’s first “Tasty Travels” fundraiser, held in collaboration with Divas Doing Good. “The community supported local restaurants and a local nonprofit organization at the same time, while enjoying great food at different restaurants at a discount.”

“Whenever our volunteers deliver a hot meal to an elderly person or others who are homebound, we realize we may be the only human contact those individuals have all day, said Claire Shimabukuro, Hawai`i Meals on Wheels executive director. “It’s a great feeling to know that organizations like the National Association of Catering Executives, Divas Doing Good and the others who participated in this fundraiser share our aloha for the growing population of seniors in Hawaii and want to join us making a positive difference by eradicating hunger among seniors in our community.

Membership Special for Hawaii Caterers and Wedding & Special Event Professionals

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:38:59 +0000

NACE Hawaii is holding a membership drive! If you are a caterer or special event professional and are looking to network with other great caterers or special event professionals, and you want join a great association who can help you market your business, increase your sales, advance your career, and learn about the very latest in menu design, presentation, and décor, now is the time to join!

Why join? Click here for some great reasons.

From now to May 25, NACE is offering a special opportunity to event professionals who wish to become members and to take advantage of the benefits of NACE: sign up between those two dates and

NACE will take $100 off your first-year investment!

You don’t have to be a caterer to join: we count photographers, videographers, entertainers, musicians, disc jockeys, coordinators, and more as part of our ohana (family).

So make an investment in yourself and your future. Join now.

Click here to download the informative brochure and to find more information about this great opportunity.