Nominations for these prestigious awards are being accepted in seven categories:
• Community Education, honoring an
individual/organization which promotes and supports education or
enrichment programs for personal skills and lifelong learning.
• Environmental Awareness, honoring
an individual/organization which exhibits environmental sensitivity
through innovative business practices or programs.
• Business Innovation, recognizing a
business/organization committed to improving or enhancing employee
lives, product development, marketing or customer service.
• Lifetime Service, honoring an
individual who has made a lifelong commitment to the community as
exemplified by their personal and/or business achievements.
• Culture & Heritage, honoring an
individual/organization whose practices promote island traditions and
preserves Hawai’i’s multicultural heritage.
• Chamber Member of the Year,
recognizing the individual who advocates, promotes, and supports the
mission of the Chamber through active participation on committees,
events, membership and/or community service.
• Visitor Industry Marketing Award,
presented each year to that person or group whose marketing program has
substantially supported and furthered West Hawai‘i’s visitor industry.
Last year’s winners include Virginia Holte, West Hawaii Dance Academy and Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union for Community Education; Habitat for Humanity West Hawaii for
Environmental Awareness; Kona Community Hospital for Business Innovation; Herbert “Monty” Richards, Jr. for Lifetime Service; The Kailua Village Business Improvement District for
Visitor Industry Marketing; and Tracey Fosso for Chamber Member of the Year
