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May 4 2008: Celebrating 2008 SBA Minority Small Business Champion of the Year - National Winner Award with Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee, Brenda Foster - President of AmCham Shanghai, Larry Foster - Former Dean and Professor of UH Law School, Dennis & Brenda Teranishi - CEO of Hawaiian Host Chocolates, Michael & Jenny Zhang - President and CEO of Blue Hawaii Surf, Yen Chun & Dickie Ching - COO of CMC Consulting Group Inc and Shao Jun Zhang - Dean of Fudan Shanghai Art College at the Mandalay Restaurant
April 23 2008 Honolulu Hawaii: Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Commission's visit to Honolulu. HKCHcc hosted a private breakfast meeting for the group at the Pacific Club and later met with Speaker of the House Calvin Say to discuss business collaborations
April 7, 2008 Washington DC - Meeting with Senator and Mrs. Daniel Akaka, John Homan - incoming U. S. Commercial Officer for Honolulu District and Paul Tambakis - Director of Commercial Service Newport Beach California - U. S. Dept of Commerce
Minority Small
Business Champion - National Winner: Johnson W. K. Choi - Hong Kong.China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce from Honolulu. March 26 2008 Tim Marsden, GM of Langham Hotel London, Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee and Johnson Choi
March 9 2008 Duongguong China at the Hyatt Regency Duongguong with David Chan, GM and Felix Chua, UH TIM Grads
February 2 2008 - Honolulu Hawaii: Meeting with Eugene Ong, General Manager of Crowne Plaza International Airport Beijing, Linda Ong and Chuck Gee on China Travel Related Business Opportunities
January 5 2008 - Honolulu Hawaii - Grand Cafe and Bakery - An Afternoon with Brenda Foster - President of American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai, Lawrence Foster - Former Dean and Professor of University of Hawaii Law School, Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee of University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management, Michael Zhang and Yen Chun of CMC Consulting Group Inc.
January 3 2008 - Oakland California - An Evening at the home of Michael Lee, Former Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in San Francisco, Anita Lee and Doctor Hon Fong
December 31 2007 A Day with Ted Sakai, General Manager of the Double Tree Hotel Sonoma Wine Country
December 13 2007 Foshan Guangzhou China
Tuesday November 27, 2007 11:30am - 1:00pm at the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii's office - meeting with the Majority Leader of the Hawaii State Senate, Gary L Hooser about the art to work with Hawaii State Legislators
Tuesday November 20, 2007, 5:00 - 9:30pm at the Hawaii Convention Center attended by more than 500 Guests from around the world
Business with China: Making it Work for Entrepreneurs ("US/China Business Today: An Overview" - Ted Liu - Director - DBEDT, "Cultural Imperative" - Manny Menendez - Chairman - MCM Group Holdings Ltd, "Legal and Regulatory Impediment" - Peter Callahan - Managing Partner - Callahan McCune & Willis, "Finding a Partner" - Jeff Au - Managing Director - PacfiCap Management Inc, "The China Quandary: Capitalism in the Dragon's Lair" - Dr Christopher McNally - Fellow - East-West Center, "Finding Capital" - Jun Zhao - Managing Director - PacifiCap Management Shanghai, "Selling Professional Service" - Mike Terry - President - Belt Collins Hawaii and "Hong Kong as Entry Strategy" - Johnson Choi - President - Hong Kong.China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce)
National District Export Council
Conference - November 7-9, 2007 Tampa, Florida
Sunday November 4,
2007 - Professor Juanita Liu's (UH School of Travel Industry Management)
Daughter (Deborah Yee Ling Liu) is 2008 First Princess Miss Chinatown Hawaii at
the Hawaii Theatre Center, Sherilynn Chang - Miss Chinatown 2008 - More than 20
Professors, Staffs and Alumni from UH TIM School have attended the event -
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October 27, 2007 - Chinese Actress Wei Minzhi (front row, 3rd from left) celebrate her 21st Birthday with friends at the Maple Garden Restaurant, Honolulu, Hawaii hosted by James Yan, Owner of the Newspaper "Hawaii Chinese News". The Story: In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl (1999), Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each day and promises her an extra 10 yuan if there's not one less student when he returns. Within days, poverty forces the class troublemaker, Zhang Huike, to leave for the city to work. Minzhi, possessed of a stubborn streak, determines to bring him back. She enlists the 26 remaining pupils in earning money for her trip. She hitches to Jiangjiakou City and begins her search. The boy, meanwhile, is there, lost and begging for food. Minzhi's stubbornness may be Huike and the village school's salvation (Director: Yimou Zhang, Writer: Xiangsheng Shi
October 12 - 13 2007 Hong Kong SAR - Johnson Choi and Roberta Wong Leung representing the UH TIM Alumni (TIM International Inc) met with UH TIM Alumni and Friends with Visitations to Vocational Training Council at Pokfulam and Chai Wan Hong Kong; business networking among alumni Annie Kwok, Peter Li, Amy Chan, Harold Yung, Chris & Noel Lee, Aldrin Leung, Roberta Wong Leung, Johnson & Carmen Choi, Karen Li, Eric Lo, Gilbert Cheung, Manny Woo and Suzanne Ng. Discussions including supporting Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee to run for UH Board of Regent Position, future gatherings of Hong Kong UH TIM Alumni, the current status of the US$20,000 presented to UH TIM School in 1990 to provide scholarship for Hong Kong students, TIM Night status, future UH TIM events in Hong Kong and China. Special Mahalo to Aldrin Leung, General Manager of the YMCA Salisbury Hotel for Hosting the Oct 13th Luncheon
October 8 - 9, 2007 Hong Kong Forum in Hong Kong SAR China (*Hosted events for members)
Saturday, September 29, 2007 - Chinese National Day Celebration Sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at University of Hawaii, Co-sponsored by The Consulate General of People's Republic of China in Los Angels, US-China People Friendship Association Honolulu Chapter, China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Chinese Culture Center, Hawaii Mainland Chinese Overseas Association and China Club
Friday, September 28, 2007 - Business discussion on collaboration opportunities with the President and staff of Zhengding International Commodities Market, Hebei, China
Thursday September 2007 IHG Academy Signing Ceremony at the Shunde Polytechnic (front row with hat is Roberta Wong, UH TIM Alumni and Dean of School of Hotel and Tourism Management - Shunde Polytechnic and a Member of our Advisory Board)
Wednesday, Sept 19th - The Confucius Institute at the University of Hawaii (Co-sponsored by Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Hong Kong.China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce (HKCHcc), Pacific and Asian Affairs Council (PAAC) PAMI/CIBER Shidler College of Business presents a Confucius Day Event
邀中國法律問題專家主講夏大孔院專題講座午餐會
(本報夏威夷訊 )
Wednesday August 29th - HKCHcc arranged meeting between China Henan Province Government Delegation (10 people) lead by Yinduan Mao, Director, Office of the Provincial Government - Henan Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee and Honorable Calvin Say - House Speaker - Hawaii State House of Representative to Exchange legislative information between Henan Province and the State of Hawaii
Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee Celebrates his 74th Birthday with UH TIM Alumni and Friends at the Romano Macaroni Grill on August 25, 2007
Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee and Founding Members of HKCHcc was one of the seven top judges selected for the Taipei International Chinese Cuisine Competition between Aug 8 - 11 2007 in Taipei, Taiwan - Singapore team won the first place, Taiwan team second.
Monday, Aug 20 2007 "A Discussion on Public/Private Strategies to Promote Commercialization of Renewable Energy Technologies" Presented by Joseph Neuhoff III of U.S. Dept of Commerce, Paul Dickerson of U. S. Dept of Energy, John Rei of Sopogy, Robert Shleser of ClearFuels Technology Inc and Janice Kato of Hawaii High Technology Development Corporation - It was attended by more than 100 people representing both private and public sectors, energy / utilities companies, various Chamber of Commerce, Members of the Hawaii Pacific Export Council of the U. S. Department of Commerce - Honolulu Office
August 13th - Grand Canyon Visitation
Friday August 10th at the Sunset Library of the UH School of Travel Industry Management - hosted by TIM International Inc, the Alumni Association of the UH School of Travel Industry Management - it was attended by more than 100 UH International Alumni from 17 Countries
Thursday August 9th Aloha Banquet at the Waialae Country Club - Keynote Speaker - President David McClain - It was attended by more than 200 UH International Alumni from 17 Countries - Organized by UH ISS International
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April
30 2008 - SBA Hawaii Presenting the 2008 SBA Small Business Award Winner at the
Hilton Hawaiian Village - special thanks to Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee, Dennis
Teranishi, Brenda Foster for the support during the
competition on the State, Regional and National levels and my wife Carmen for
allowing me to spend 20+ hours per week on HKCHcc and other non-profit
organizations such as T.I.M. International Inc, Hawaii Pacific Export Council,
Hawaii Chinese Association and the U.S.-China People Friendship Association;
special thanks also to our Founding Members and Directors of HKCHcc for their
continuous support.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - Hawaii State House of Representative - The Spirit
of Small Business
It takes a special person to
succeed as a small business owner. Today, the House recognized the hard work,
dedication and perseverance of those entrepreneurs who are the 2008 U.S. Small
Business Administration Award Recipients. The resolution was offered by Rep.
Kyle Yamashita, the Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development &
Business Concerns. Left to right: Thomas Park, Bill Spencer, Bev Gannon, Kyle
Yamashita, Representative for David Fell, Rex Matsuno, Pam Tumpap, Johnson Choi
Honolulu Hawaii March 8 2008: Dan Piccuta,
Deputy Chief Mission in Beijing discuss (off the record candid discussion)
U.S. China Relationship, Taiwan issues, IPR, Trade, Appreciation of Chinese
Yuan, US$300 billion sovereign fund and first time in U. S. history a U. S.
sitting President attending a Olympic game in a foreign country - the Beijing
Olympic on August 8 2008
Thursday,
February 21, 2008: Allan R. Landon - Chairman, Peter Ho - vice chairman and
Betty H. Brow - Sr. VP open Bank of Hawaii International Client Banking at 2155
Kalakaua Ave in Waikiki Hawaii
February 14
2008 - Pacific Club, Honolulu Hawaii: “An Update of the Business
Climate in China”
Opportunities Niches for Hawaii China Business? by BRENDA LEI FOSTER,
PRESIDENT, American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai has more than 3,000
members representing most of the Fortune 500 Companies currently doing business in
China)
It was attended by more than 100 business
executives, some of our VIPs are Councilman Charles Djou; Dennis Ling, Administrator of Hawaii
DBEDT; Constance Lau, President and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries; Dennis
Teranishi, CEO of Hawaiian Host Chocolates; Betty Brow, Senior VP of
International Banking and Paul Brewbaker, Senior VP and Economist of Bank of
Hawaii; Wendy Abe, President of Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce; Jill
Takasaki Canfield, President of Pacific Asian and Affairs Council; Vance Roley,
Dean of Shidler College of Business at UH Manoa; Lisa Gibson, President of the
Hawaii Science & Technology Council; Rosita Chang, Director of Center for
Chinese Studies and Confucius Institute; Charles Steilen, Dean, College of
Business at HPU; Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee, School of Travel Industry Management,
University of Hawaii at Manoa; Brenda Foster, President of American Chamber of
Commerce in Shanghai; Yen Chun, Director of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation
and Dr. Sun Yat Sen Hawaii Foundation; Ken Hayashida, President, Kai Hawaii, a
Structural and Forensic Engineer Firm; Manny Menendez, President of MCM Group
Holding, Gerhart Walch, President & CEO of Belizea Corporation, Ed Case, Gerald
Wong, D. J. Halcro, U. S. Commercial Officer Greg Wong, Jay Fidell, Corey Tong,
Michael Zhang, Lei Ahu Isa, Jenny Samaan, David Talisman, Audry Higuchi and
David Erdman.
January 28 2008 Honolulu Hawaii: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant
Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner will
announce efforts by DOE and the State of Hawaii to strengthen and promote clean
energy technologies across the state. Assistant Secretary Karsner is expected to
highlight how this clean energy cooperation furthers the Administration’s
comprehensive strategy to transform our energy infrastructure to ensure security
and reliability. 
Saturday,
January 26th 9:00am - 12noon, Retreat at
Foreign Trade Zone#9 Conference Room
to discuss why Hawaii companies don't export attended by Richard Swanson, U.S.
Commercial Officers/Network Director Southern California, Nevada & Hawaii and
Paul Tambakis, Area Director, U. S. Department of Commerce
(Front left to Right: Johnson Choi, Yen Chun and Brenda Foster; Back Left to
Right: Michael Zhang, Chuck Gee and Lawrence Foster)
We spend a day with Mr. Ted Sakai, General
Manager of Double Tree Hotel Sonoma Wine Country. Ted was 1999 University of
Hawaii, School of Travel Industry Management (TIM School) Distinguished Hall of
Honor Alumni. 1999 was a memorable year. Ted Sakai and Johnson Choi were
inducted into TIM School Hall of Honor in the same year, sharing the honor is
our good friend and now president of the American Chamber of Commerce in
Shanghai, Mrs. Brenda Foster who was inducted in the UH College of Business Hall
of Honor in the same evening. Mrs. Foster is also the founding members and vice
president of the Hong Kong.China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce. There are a number
of UH TIM Alumni in California such as Rita Lau, General Manager of The Fairmont
San Francisco and Randi Fernandez, F&B Manager of the Four Seasons Hotel at
Newport Beach. When Ted was the President of the T.I.M. International Inc (the
alumni association of the UH School of TIM), TIMI held the graduation exercise
at the Hilton Hawaiian Village - a much preferred venue by most TIM graduates.
The TIM Night that was the heart of soul of the TIM School that used to hold our
alumni together was terminated by the new administration and missed by our
alumni worldwide. The ability of Dean Emeritus Chuck Gee to hold the UH TIM
Alumni worldwide together when he travel the world. Elena Tom, the "mom"
of UH TIM School, Professor Cox (Washington State) and Professor Fox (Las Vegas)
brought back fond memories. I have shared with Ted we need to bring back the
Ohana spirit of the TIM School and find way to re-connect with our alumni
worldwide - bring back TIM Night could be one of the key.
Dr
Roberta Wong Leung Awarded Foshan Government (Guangzhou China) "Friendship
Award"sity 
Every three
years the Foshan Government awards a Friendship Award to outstanding foreign
experts who have contributed to the development of Foshan. For the first time,
an educator and woman from the University of Hawaii, USA, Dr Roberta Wong Leung,
Dean and Professor of Shunde Polytechnic, Department of Hotel, Tourism, and
Cuisine Management was awarded the Foshan Government Friendship Award on
December 13, 2007. Dr. Wong is the 1993 distinguished alumni of the School of
Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Member and Advisory
Board Member of Hong Kong.China.Hawaii Chamber of Commerce (HKCHcc) with more
than 15 collaboration partner and 20,000 members worldwide.
Roberta Wong & Chloe Lau (UH TIM 1994)
Roberta Wong & Walter
Jaimerson (Dean UH TIM School)
Thursday, December 13 2007 -
T.I.M. International Inc (Alumni Association of UH School of Travel Industry
Management) Pre-Holiday get together at the Hee Hing Restaurant
Tuesday - December 11, 2007 - United
States Commercial Office San Francisco California - Presenting Jerry Levine with
the "Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade". Mr. Levine played an
important role to save the District Export Council (DEC) in 1995 when
legislation was presented to eliminate the DEC
Tuesday - December 11, 2007 - Hong Kong
Association of Northern California - San Francisco, California - Annual General Meeting - Members' only event
at the Banker's Club
December 12, 2007 - NYC Mayor Michael
Bloomberg Visits AmCham Shanghai - Visiting China en route to Bali for the UN
Climate Change Conference, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with AmCham
Shanghai members at an exclusive breakfast briefing on December 12. Mayor
Bloomberg shared his experiences at Bloomberg LP and as Mayor of the Big Apple,
contrasting running a business to running one of the world's major cities. He
described his achievements in New York from reducing crime and improving the
education system to furthering green initiatives. He also shared his perspective
on U.S. foreign policy and energy strategies. I have the greatest job in the
world,¡± he said, certainly the greatest job in government. Following his
remarks, Chamber members shared their experiences as U.S. companies operating in
China with the Mayor, discussing issues such as competitiveness, currency reform
and the environment. For more on Mayor Bloomberg¡¯s visit, look for the
January/February edition of Insight magazine. 
Shanghai Customs & AmCham Liaison Program
Luncheon - Yesterday Shanghai Customs Director General Sun Yibao and members of
his staff attended a luncheon at the Hyatt on the Bund with AmCham President
Brenda Foster and the AmCham Customs Task Force. The U.S. Consul General Kenneth
Jarrett was also in attendance. The group reviewed the successful events that
the liaison program had run during this past year including two open houses on
consolidated clearance and and goods valuation and two events on customs
regulation and bonded area services. Sun Yibao spoke about new programs Shanghai
Customs has in store for 2008 and praised the success of the Liaison program. 
Thursday, Dec 6th - HAWAII VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION
In Conjunction with the UK Trade Investment Office of the British Consul General
and Sponsored by Enterprise Honolulu at the Plaza Club:
London Stock Exchange - The
Alternative Investment Market: Andrew Lewis - Consul UK Trade & Investment /
David Kent - Taylor Wessing / John Nuttall - CEO - First Columbus Investment /
Debra Beresini - CEO Invencor Inc
THE FIRST INDUCTEES - The Hawai'i
Hospitality Hall of Fame was created this year to honor those who have made
outstanding contributions to the state's tourism industry. The first-year
inductees are: R. Alex Anderson, Hotelier/Composer; Edward Barnet, School of
Travel Industry Mgmt; Bick Bickson, Budget Rent-A-Car; Walter D. Child Sr.,
InterIsland Resorts; W. Dudley Child Jr., InterIsland Resorts; Hung Wo Ching,
Aloha Airlines; Webley Edwards, Hawaii Calls; Mark Egan, Hawaii Visitors Bureau;
Lyle Guslander, Island Holidays; Grace Buscher Guslander, Coco Palms Resort; Ed
Hastings, Hilton Hawaiian Village; Chris Hemmeter, The Hemmeter Corporation;
Chinn Ho, Capital Investment Company; Don Ho, Entertainer; Bob Holden, Sheraton
Hawaii; Richard Holtzman, Sheraton Hawaii/Rock Resorts; Duke Kahanamoku,
Ambassador of Aloha; Henry Kaiser, Kaiser Hawaiian Village; Roy and Estelle
Kelley, Outrigger Hotels and Resorts; Stanley Kennedy Sr., Hawaiian Airlines;
Bob MacGregor, Tradewind Tours; Jimmy MacKenzie, MacKenzie Tours; William
Mullahey, Pan American World Airways; William "Pat" Patterson, United Airlines;
Mary K. Robinson, Robinson Travel.
Wednesday,
November 14, 2007 at the Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui, Hawaii
Award winning journalist Gene Randall has moderated a debate
designed to provide great insight into understanding the complexities of
conducting business throughout the world in a period of heightened
uncertainty. U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Officers from U.S.
Embassies in North America ( Canada, Mexico) , Central America ( DR-CAFTA,
Panama), South America ( Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru) and the Middle East
( Israel, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia) will deliver
up-to-date information on developing opportunities for U.S. business.
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夏威夷國際電影節開幕酒會。國際電影節執行主任Chuck Boller（左二），副主任 Angie Laprete（左一）和電影節贊助商 Oceanic
Cable 公司總裁 Nate Smith 與夫人（右二、三），Hiff Cafe 主持人 Francis Wong 等在會場上迎賓。周光世攝 
"Take your business to China & Asia
Through Hong Kong"
view Johnson Choi presentation online
"China India and Hong Kong - Opportunities and Challenges" view Tom Moore
presentation online
Friday, September 28, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. (EST)
- Conference call with Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez update on
pending Free Trade Agreements with Peru, Colombia, Panama and South Korea
夏大孔子學院幾位教授與中國法律問題專家Randall博士在新書發表會上合影。周光世攝 (click
on the Sing Tao Daily Logo for Direct Link - reported on Sept 23 2007 Section B1
"Sing Tao Hawaii")
Thursday, September 13th, Santa Clara,
California: A BUSINESS PROGRAM TO WELCOME AN OFFICIAL 30-MEMBER STRONG
DELEGATION FROM HONG KONG AND FOSHAN (A MUNICIPALITY IN SOUTHERN CHINA) -
HONG KONG AND FOSHAN: YOUR WINNING
FORMULA IN CHINA
Hawaii
Public Radio Station FM 89.3
Tuesday, September 4th - “Business Beyond the Reef” to discuss the problems
with imports from China, telling all sides of the story and then expand the
discussion to revitalizing Chinatown -
Special Guest: Johnson Choi, MBA, RFC. President - Hong Kong.China.Hawaii
Chamber of Commerce (HKCHcc) and Danny Au, Manager, Bo Wah Trading
Sunday, Aug 19 2007 CSSAUH New Student Welcome Party at Hale Kuahine - sponsored
by the U. S.-China People Friendship Association Honolulu
Aloha UH International Alumni and Friends
