The Community Development Committee is looking for volunteers for the Sony Open Pro-Am Awards Celebration. We will be helping with setup, greeting guests, passing out Pro-Am awards and other duties throughout the evening. Specific volunteer duties will be determined as the event date approaches.

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Time: 4:30 pm – 9:30pm
Location: Hawaii Convention Center
Attire: Dresses for women, Evening Aloha Attire for men
Volunteers Needed: 12

To volunteer for this event please RSVP by Wednesday, January 4, 2011 to info@hjjcc.com. Please include a contact number in your RSVP.

If you are interested in helping with preparation for the Sony Open please feel free to sign up at https://events.r2it.com/volunteer/sony/2012/.

HJJCC invites its members, their friends and families to participate in the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii’s New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival 2012. For the second year in a row, the HJJCC will have their own food booth at the festival to help fundraise for upcoming HJJCC events. Volunteers will help make and sell Kauai-style toasted ‘Flying Saucers’ – a yummy sloppy joe and cheese stuffed between two pieces of toasted bread. Mmm… bet your mouth is already watering and stomach growling!

Several volunteers are needed for three (3) shifts on Sunday, January 8, 2012. The HJJCC Cherry Blossom Court will be there to assist with sales and TV news crews will be on site to promote this fun and active family/community-inspired event. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Date: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Shift 1: 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. (4 volunteers for set-up)
Shift 2: 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. (13 volunteers)
Shift 3*: 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.* (13 volunteers, includes clean up)
Location: Food booths will be setup on Mo’ili’ili Field
Parking: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii parking lot, available street parking around the area and select University of Hawaii parking areas.
Attire: HJJCC t-shirt (If you do not have one and are currently a member, please include your t-shirt size with your RSVP. For non-members please wear comfortable clothing that you are not afraid to get dirty.)
RSVP: Please email info@hjjcc.com by Monday, January 2, 2012. Please specify which shift(s) you can assist with and kindly provide a contact telephone number.

For more information about the Japanese Cultural Center’s New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival visit www.jcch.com

The Honolulu Marathon committee has asked for volunteers to help with the Honolulu Marathon Start Line. We will be assisting with various tasks, including (but not limited to):

- Staging the runners (holding ropes and banners and answering questions)
- Park security (which involves marshaling runners into the Ala Moana staging area)
- Assisting with the buses and traffic flow along the Beach Road or Atkinson / Ala Moana intersection.

*Event Details*
Date:  Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Meeting place: Ala Moana Shopping Center, Makai Ewa corner next the Christmas tree sales area.
Meeting time: Please report by approximately 1 a.m.
Marathon start time: 5:00 a.m.
Parking: Parking pass for the mall level is located at http://homepage.mac.com/guyinaba/marathon/
Attire:  Kokua Crew T-shirts will be provided.

Please RSVP (and be sure to include your T-shirt size) to info@hjjcc.com by Saturday, December 3, 2011.

Join us on Tuesday December 6th, 2011 at 6:00pm for the HJJCC’s Young Business Roundtable Member Showcase at 3660 on the Rise.  Come hear from fellow young professionals Kent, Cat and Toby as they share about their careers.

Event Details:
When: Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Time: Registration begins at 5:30pm, Presentation begins at 6:00pm
Where: 3660 on the Rise
Cost: $20 HJJCC Members, $25 Non-HJJCC Members
Heavy pupus, no-host bar
RSVP: Email ybrhawaii@hjjcc.com your name, phone number and email address by Dec. 3rd, 2011 (no-shows will be billed). Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted at the door.

Kent Walther: Kent Mori Walther is an Associate at BlackSand Capital, LLC, a Hawaii-based real estate investment firm founded in 2010 by principals from Kobayashi Group and The MacNaughton Group, two of Hawaii’s premier real estate development and investment companies.  He is a member of the firm’s acquisitions and asset management team and is responsible for investment underwriting, economic and demographic analysis, and general financial modeling for BlackSand. Kent holds an MBA degree focused on finance and real estate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Harvard University.

Catherine Toth: Born and raised on Oahu, Catherine E. Toth has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Daily Dish (www.thecatdish.com), for six years. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawaii for 10 years and continues to freelance — in between teaching journalism full time at Kapiolani Community College, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight — for national and local print and online publications.

Toby Tamaye: Toby is President of AT Marketing, a Hawaii-based firm experienced in advertising, public relations, event marketing, and social-media marketing for Hawaii residents and its tourism markets. Toby also develops a variety of events from evening business mixers to major street block parties. He is a 2009 class member of Pacific Business News Forty Under 40 business professionals.  Toby is a sophisticated user of social networking and is ranked in the top 25 in the World as the most influencial PR and travel consultants on Twitter.

Thursday, December 8
6:00pm – 8:00pm
The Audio Visual Company — 98-810 Moanalua Road

Door Prizes, Business Networking and Much More!

Register online at www.theavco.com

Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to invite you to the next Kipapa i ke Ala lecture, featuring 3 Hilo-Born Entrepreneurs. We hope you will join us!

“Talk Story with 3 Hilo-Born Entrepreneurs: Huge Successes from a Small Town”

WHEN
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
(9:45 a.m. Check-In & Continental Breakfast)

COST
$35 HJCC Member ($30 before October 19)
$40 Member Guest ($35 before October 19)
$50 Non-Member/Guest
*Includes continental breakfast

WHERE
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Manoa Grand Ballroom
$5 parking with validation

ADVERTISTING OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS SUPLEMENT:
$40 HJCC Member
$50 Member Guest / Non-Member
*Call 949-5531 x3 for more information.

REGISTRATION
Call the HJCC Office at 949-5531 or visit http://www.hjccevents.com/it11/

Help us make this event your own. When registering, enter topics you want to hear about.

Registration & Payment Deadline: Wednesday, October 19, 2011

NO REFUNDS AFTER OCT 19. NO-SHOWS WILL BE BILLED.

Presented by the Information Technology Committee & Small Business Advocacy Committee of the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce.

Purchases from and contributions of gifts to the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce (HJCC) are not deductible as charitable contributions.

Halloween is just around the corner and we know you’ve been waiting all year to show off your costumes! Join us again this year as we volunteer for the Waialae Complex Halloween Costume Contest at Kahala Mall. Families and children of all ages will be dressing up in their cutest, most creative, and scary costumes. Unfortunately, we aren’t allowed to compete, but it will still be a fun community service event!

Event:  Waialae Complex Halloween Costume Contest

Date:  Sunday, October 30, 2011

Time:  2:10pm – 4:30pm

Location:  Kahala Mall’s Center Stage

Attire:  Halloween Costume!  You don’t have to dress up to volunteer for this event, but it will be more fun if you do!

Volunteers Needed:  16

We will be meeting at Kahala Mall’s Center Stage at 2:10 p.m. The contest starts at 3:00 p.m. and ends around 4:30 p.m. Volunteers will be escorting contestants to and from the stage while holding signs to indicate the age group/category for the judges. Contestants will then receive goody bags for their participation.

To volunteer for this event please RSVP by October 13, 2011 to info@hjjcc.com