Partnership Opportunities

DBEDT

TRADE SHOWS

ACTIVITY


DATE


DETAILS/ELIGIBILITY


PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY


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

Surf Expo, Orlando


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


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


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