Partnership Opportunities
TRADE SHOWS
ACTIVITY | DATE | DETAILS/ELIGIBILITY | PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY |
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Tokyo International Gift Show, Tokyo Big Sight | September 2-4, 2015 | Hawaii Pavilion for gift, food and apparel items. 55 Hawaii companies annually participate. | CLOSED |
Las Vegas Souvenir Show, Las Vegas | September 16-19, 2015 | Hawaii Pavilion for Hawaii-made gift and souvenir items. | CLOSED |
January 14-16, 2016 | Hawaii Pavilion for the export of Hawaii lifestyle products – sports, apparel, gift | Exhibitor Register with Jamie Lum, jlum@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
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BIO, San Francisco | June 2016 | International life sciences conference and trade show | Co-sponsorship; Exhibitor Register with Mark Ritchie, mark.j.ritchie@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Tokyo International Gift Show, Tokyo Big Sight | September 2016 | Hawaii Pavilion for gift, food and apparel items. 55 Hawaii companies annually participate. | Exhibitor Register with Milton Kwock, mkwock@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Las Vegas Souvenir Show, Las Vegas | September 2016 | Hawaii Pavilion for gift and souvenir items. | Exhibitor Register with Jamie Lum, jlum@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
SISTER-STATE ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY | DATE | DETAILS/ELIGIBILITY | PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY |
|---|---|---|---|
Hokkaido Mission | August 29-September 1, 2015 | Sister-State Relations | CLOSED |
Fukuoka Mission | September 28-October 3, 2015 | Sister-State Relations | CLOSED |
Okinawa / Guangdong Mission | October 6-14, 2015 | International student exchange and energy innovation promotion in recognition of the 30th anniversary sister-state relationships. | CLOSED |
Seoul and Jeju Province, Korea Mission | 2016 | International student exchange program; other industry sector participation | Site visits; education industry meetings; special events For more information, contact Jamie Lum, jlum@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Japan-Hawaii Economic Summit, Hawaii | 2017 | Inaugural Summit in Hawaii between Hawaii’s prefectural relationships. | Co-sponsorship; program development by industry sectors; special events; site visits For more information, contact Marlene Hiraoka, mhiraoka@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Hiroshima Sister-State Anniversary Events | 2017 | 20th Anniversary Sister-State Celebration | For more information, contact Marlene Hiraoka, mhiraoka@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY | DATE | DETAILS/ELIGIBILITY | PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY |
|---|---|---|---|
Oh! Study International Education Expo, Taipei | October 9-10, 2015 | Hawaii Pavilion represented by Study Hawaii and others | CLOSED |
China International Education Expo, Beijing | October 24-25, 2015 | Hawaii Pavilion represented by Study Hawaii and others | CLOSED |
EducationUSA Expo, Japan | 2016 | Hawaii Pavilion represented by Study Hawaii and others | Exhibitor For more information, contact Marlene Hiraoka, mhiraoka@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
EducationUSA Expo, South Korea | 2016 | Hawaii Pavilion represented by Study Hawaii and others | Exhibitor For more information, contact Jamie Lum, jlum@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Hawaii Global Science Link, Honolulu | 2016 | International science fair/competition between students from Japan and Hawaii
| Co-sponsorship For more information, contact Marlene Hiraoka, mhiraoka@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Education FAM Tour from Taiwan | 2016 | Education and school officials | Co-sponsorship For more information, contact Milton Kwock, mkwock@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
COLLATERAL MATERIALS
ACTIVITY | DATE | DETAILS/ELIGIBILITY | PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY |
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International Education Directory | September 2015 | Comprehensive publication featuring Hawaii’s educational institutions | CLOSED |
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY FAIRS
ACTIVITY | DATE | DETAILS/ELIGIBILITY | PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY |
|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii Small Business Fair, Honolulu | August 8, 2015 | Honolulu Community College | CLOSED |
Buy Hawaii, Give Aloha | November 25, 2015 | Made in Hawaii products campaign to be kicked off day before Thanksgiving/ Black Friday | Exhibitor; Co-sponsorship For information, contact Lyle Fujikawa, lyle.h.fujikawa@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Honolulu Fashion Week | November 20-22, 2015 | Fashion show, consumer trade show for apparel industry | Exhibitor; Co-sponsorship For information, contact Lyle Fujikawa, lyle.h.fujikawa@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
Hawaii Small Business Fair, Honolulu | February 2016 | Business services/enterprise zones promotion | Exhibitor; Co-sponsorship Mark Ritchie, mark.j.ritchie@dbedt.hawaii.gov |
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