North Shore

4th Annual Business Expo Keeps It Local with “Living Farm to Table” Dinner

2012-05-10T09:07:00.000-10:00

Registration is open for the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual Business Expo and “Living Farm to Table” Dinner, Thursday, May 17 at Turtle Bay Resort. The Business Expo is an educational and networking opportunity for the North Shore business community. This year’s Expo is featuring seminars on agriculture business and marketing with a focus on retail and food service on the North

Annual Meeting/Elections Wed. April 25th & Business Expo May 17th

2012-04-19T20:29:00.001-10:00

Aloha Members, Please plan on attending the Chamber's annual meeting next Wednesday at Haleiwa Joes, 8am for the annual meeting and election of new Board members. Please RSVP by next Monday. Secondly, please register for the Business Expo to be held at Turtle Bay Resort Thursday, May 17th from 1pm to 8:30pm. If you pay by Friday the 27th, you will get the Early Bird Registration!! This year

Fifth Annual Taste of Waialua

2012-03-27T16:20:00.000-10:00

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

First Wind gets financing for North Shore Oahu wind farm

2012-03-21T10:58:00.000-10:00

First Wind has closed on $236 million in financing for what will be the largest wind power project in Hawaii, the 69-megawatt Kawailoa Wind farm on Oahu’s North Shore. A subsidiary of Boston-based First Wind closed on a loan of $220 million and $16 million in letters of credit for the project from lead lender Union Bank,

D.R. Horton to lease 18 acres at Hoopili to Oahu's Ho Farms

2012-02-28T09:53:00.000-10:00

D.R. Horton has signed a letter of intent with Ho Farms on Oahu's North Shore to lease 18 acres on the site of a 11,750-home residential subdivision the developer plans to build on 1,554 acres in Ewa. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports D.R. Horton's local Schuler Division said the letter of intent with Ho Farms, which

Sign up for the Chamber's North Shore Map Today!

2012-01-26T10:21:00.000-10:00

Aloha Members, I have the pleasure of announcing the 10th Edition of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce's "Business Locator Map." The Chamber Project That Promotes Your Business... "the North Shore Map" IMPORTANT: Based on Edition #9 "pickup" rate, the print count will be 60,000 and no increase in ad price. This means GREAT visitor exposure." Distribution is from March 1st, 2012 through

WASPs & Aviation History of North Shore

2012-01-19T09:48:00.001-10:00

Aloha Members, Please plan on attending the next exciting historical lecture about WASPs and the North Shore's own aviation history sponsored by Stearman Biplane Rides. Tickets are available at the Chamber Monday thru Friday 1-5pm, Kai Ku Hale, and Strong Current. See press release below and watch the video of Vera Williams, author, on our website: http://www.gonorthshore.org/ The North

Thank you!

2011-12-30T09:44:00.000-10:00

Dear Members and Volunteers, I want to thank all of you who have supported the Chamber and our mission throughout 2011. Thank you to our board members, who continue to give generously of their time and resources to support the Chamber. Their dedication to our organization has gotten us through a challenging year and we couldn't have done it without them! Thank you to our volunteers who staff

Haleiwa Christmas, Parade and Event Notice

2011-12-09T16:45:00.002-10:00

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

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

2011-12-06T11:14:00.000-10:00

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.

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

2011-12-02T15:00:00.000-10:00

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

2011-11-30T09:00:00.002-10:00

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!

2011-11-23T18:02:00.000-10:00

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

Santa's Coming To Town

2011-11-22T19:32:00.000-10:00

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

Hawaiian Surfing, Traditions from the Past

2011-11-03T18:20:00.000-10:00

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Laniakea Traffic Project Needs You!

2011-08-30T14:18:00.000-10:00

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

2011-08-23T10:23:00.000-10:00

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

Turtle Bay expansion plans cut by 60 percent

2011-08-23T09:41:00.000-10:00

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

2011-08-11T14:42:00.000-10:00

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

2011-08-03T19:45:00.000-10:00

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

State signs off on North Shore wind farm plans

2011-07-15T06:34:00.000-10:00

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

Gil Gets It Done

2011-07-01T14:02:00.000-10:00

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

2011-06-29T10:32:00.000-10:00

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

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

2011-06-29T10:28:00.002-10:00

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

Hawaiian Airlines video features Haleiwa

2011-06-22T18:33:00.002-10:00

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.