Happy May Day!

May Day is lei day in Hawaii.  Remember to take time and smell the flowers!  Happy May Day!

Spam Jam 2012

Love Spam?  Then Spam Jam is for you!  Shop, eat and enjoy while helping the Hawaii Food Bank.  Happy Eating everyone!

SPAM JAM 2012

Where:  Kalakaua Avenue 

When:  Satruday, April 28th, 4 to 10 pm

See below for more info their website:  spamjamhawaii.com 

 

It’s the annual WAIKIKI SPAM JAM®Festival, the cultural tradition in Hawaii. The WAIKIKI SPAM JAM®Festival, which starts at 4:00 p.m. and ends at 10:00 p.m., and is quickly becoming one of the most popular festivals in Hawaii because of its great food and entertainment in a family-friendly atmosphere. Local residents and visitors alike have made this an annual tradition. Last year, an estimated 20,000 people attended the event.

Kalakaua Avenue is closed to car traffic for the event, and two entertainment stages are set up on the street. Between the stages, several of Honolulu’s finest restaurants will be serving up Spam®Products in many different ways, so you can experience the enormous variety of its applications. Two merchandise tents will be selling Spam™-themed items including t-shirts, shorts, sport balls, and slippers. A variety of Hawaiian craft booths will also be set up on the street. Since the WAIKIKI SPAM JAM®Festival attracts many families, there is also a popular family tent with a variety of games and prizes.

There are no admission charges for enjoying the entertainment.

During the Spam Jam®Street Festival, booths are set up by volunteers to help collect donations of Spam®products for the Hawaii Food Bank.

New EcoTaster Mini Spoons!

 

  
Have you ever wondered if there was a better alternative to those little spoons they give you when you sample foods at the grocery store or ice cream parlor?  One quick taste and the plastic spoon is in the rubbish.  I always thought, "What a waste."  That's why I was delighted to find this great little spoon when I was on a buying trip in San Francisco.  Such a simple idea, but so useful.  (Smiley face is pretty fun too!)  I was so excited about the product that we became a distributor.  Now, you can get these great spoons right here in Hawaii - or on our online store.  To learn more about the EcoTaster Mini Spoons and our great introductory special, just click on the link below.  We hope you are just as delighted with the spoons as we are!  Happy Eating!

Link to EcoTaster Mini Spoons Online        

New Mother's Day Labels - 2012

Mother’s Day is May 13th. Add that extra special touch of aloha to flowers, candies and gifts with our new 2″ round Mother’s Day labels. Choose from our beautiful Plumeria Heart Lei Mom Label or our Hau’oli La Makuahine Hibiscus Hawaiian Quilt Design. Our Plumeria Heart Lei Mom label features the words Mom and Aloha Au Ia ‘Oe, the Hawaiian wording for I love you, surrounded by a pink and yellow plumeria heart lei. Our Hau’oli La Makuahine Hibiscus Hawaiian Quilt label features our Hibiscus Quilt Design and the wording Happy Mother’s Day and Hau’oli La Makuahine, the Hawaiian wording for Happy Mother’s Day. Our exclusive labels are a beautiful way to add warmth to all your gift and products.

 

Free Mini Poster with any purchase of Mother’s Day Labels. While Supplies Last! Start shopping for now for our
Plumeria Heart Lei Mom Label
or Hau’oli La Makuahine Hibiscus Hawaiian Quilt Label.

New Boy’s Day (Tango no Sekku) Label - 2012

Get ready for Boy’s Day (Tango no Sekku), May 5th, by labeling your products, gift items or yourself with our new 2″ Happy Boy’s Day label. Our exclusive label with Blue Koinobori (carp streamer) Design instantly turns your products into wonderful Boy’s Day gifts. Perfect for teachers, florists, gift shops, bakers, food, snack or gift manufacturers or sellers – any business or organization selling Boy’s Day items. Simple for sticking onto small favors or blank greetings cards to give customers, employees, friends and loved ones of all ages. Makes an easy pin-less lapel button for teachers, bank tellers, waiters – anyone! Free Mini Poster with any purchase of Boy’s Day Labels. While Supplies Last!  Start Shopping Now

Bank of Hawaii Family Sunday: Spring Fever (March 18th)

March 18, 2012 11:00am-05:00pm
Honolulu Museum or Art

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It's spring! And designs are blooming in the new exhibition Regal and Royal Hawaiian Quilts. The Hawaii Quilt Guild will be at the museum demonstrating quilting techniques—they want to meet you and talk story. Then make a mini quilt with fabric, paper, and glue using a pattern from the guild. You can also make a pretty felt blossom.

ACTIVITIES:

Patchwork: Happy, Colorful, and Irresistible (11:00am - 3:00pm)  
Create an mini quilt to celebrate the beginning of spring.  The quilters of Honolulu will design a few simple flower quilt patterns. The kids can cut shapes out of fabric then glue them on to the pattern.

Felt Bloom (11:00am - 3:00pm)      
Spring is on its way! Fabric flowers are everywhere these days, and for good reason! Jump-start the flower season with these cheery felt blossoms. They’re so simple to make and you can’t go wrong.

Quilt demo (11:00am -3:00pm)      
The quilters of Honolulu would like to meet you and to talk story with you about quits. Quilting is a women’s art form that reaches back hundreds of years. It started as a practical/domestic endeavor. Today it is recognized as an art form.  It speaks to us of warmth and security and love.  WHAT makes it a “quilt”? Come and see.

ENTERTAINMENT:

Musican Tom Chun (11:00am - 12:00pm)                      
Take a seat and relax to the smooth sound of original musical compositions by Tom Chun in Central Courtyard.

Halau Hula O Namakahulai (12:00pm - 1:00pm)      
Come and share the spirit of aloha and enjoy a traditional hula show with the dancers of Halau Hula O Namakahula. 

Hawaii Hula Company (1:00pm - 2:00pm)      
Feel the rhythm & melody of Kanoe and U'i as they dance hula in the center stage. 

David Asing (2:15pm - 3:00pm)        
When you want to hear a little bit of everything, call on David. He sings everything from Hawaiian and Pop to Country and Top 40. So take a seat on the lawn and listen to him sing some of your favorite songs as he plays his guitar.

Family Film Sunday (11:10am) 
Family Film Sunday: Birds of a Feather: Short Films from the Children’s Film Festival Seattle55 mins., recommended for ages 4 and up$3 Adults / $1 Children (12 + under)If you like critters, varmints and other furry and feathered creatures, this animated enchanted animal kingdom is for you! Special thanks to sponsor Sidney Stern Memorial Trust and to Elizabeth Shepherd, Director of the Children’s Film Festival Seattle. 

 

Drawing Contest:

Congratulations to last month's contest winner, 15-year-old Haley Phillips from Kapolei.  Kids (ages 1-17) can enter the monthly drawing contest. The Academy gives contestants a theme and drawing supplies. The winner receives a Family Level membership to the Honolulu Academy of Arts (worth $95), and his or her artwork is used to create the following month’s event brochure and is posted on the Academy website.




Honolulu Museum of Arts: Bank of Hawaii Sunday

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2012

To learn more about our new St. Patrick's Day labels, click here!