Please congratulate Diana Behic of Honolulu Jewelry Company for her Design Contest winning piece "Lehua Vigor". This outstanding piece of jewelry won the Hawaiian Theme category and was the People's Choice winner in that category as well and is the overall winner of the Hawaii Jewelers Association Design Contest for 2023 making Diana our Designer of the Year for 2023.
Click here to view the winning pieces in each category. More details on the Design Contest entries to follow soon.
Saturday, October 21, 2023 is the deadline for entering pieces into the 2023 Hawaii Jewelers Association Design Contest. Entry forms and the jewelry pieces themselves must be delivered to Tom Wheeler at Opal Fields, International Market Place, 2330 Kalākaua Ave Suite 196, Honolulu, HI 96815 by 5 PM this Saturday.
Winners of the judged competition will be announced at the Annual Banquet where voting for the People's Choice awards will take place.
The HJA 2023 Annual Banquet was held on October 28th, 2023. Design Contest winners were announced at the banquet. Attendees voted for the People's Choice awards for the Design Contest pieces.
The 2023 Designer of the Year is Diana Behic - Honolulu Jewelry Company for her piece Lehua Vigor.
Lehua Virgor by Diana Behic
The Hawaii Jewelers Association Annual Banquet was again beheld at the beautiful Oahu Country Club in Nuuanu Valley on Oahu. Located at 150 Country Club Road, Honolulu, HI 96817. Click to view location on a map.
Our featured speaker was Ms. Michelle Graff, Editor-in-Chief, National Jeweler magazine.
The Banquet was held on October 28th, 2023 from 5:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Look at how much fun we all had at previous Banquets:
HJA will once again be hosting a Silent Auction at our Annual Banquet on October 22, 2022. Do you have any items you would like to feature? You may donate items or request for a reserved price to be placed. All proceeds will fund HJA's educational programs and seminars.
For more information or if you are interested in participating, please contact our Executive Director@ or Auction Chair & Board Member, Carol Moore 808-258-5431 or by email at mooreideas65@gmail.com.
Pieces will need to dropped off no later than Wednesday,October 12, 2022 at Estate Liquidators Hawaii - 1126 12th Avenue Suite 105. Please contact our executive director, Chivon if you would like your items picked up.