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2025 HJA Banquet Speaker Announced
We are pleased to announce that Marques Hanalei Marzan will be our speaker for the 76th Annual Hawaii Jewelers Association Banquet on Saturday, October 11! Marques is an accomplished Hawaiian cultural practitioner and fiber artist, and also works a day job as the Cultural Curator at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. He recently added a new credential to his CV as one of the cultural advisers on Apple TV & Jason Momoa's Chief Of War.
Marques will be bringing his vast knowledge of Hawaiian and Oceanic art to us, discussing Hawaiian jewelry from pre-contact times to the Victorian era and beyond.
Tickets to the banquet are available for sale on the HJA website; members and non-members are welcome to attend but only members are able to submit entries in the HJA jewelry design competition.
Showcases available for purchase
These showcases were formerly at Michael's Fine Jewelry (owned by the late Michael Parker)
3 @ 5'10" x 1'6" x 3'2"
3 @ 4' x 1'6" x 3'2"
$2000.00 all
Please contact John Woodbury of Honolulu Trading at 808-536-9739 if you are interested.
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If you have not renewed your HJA membership for 2024, now is a great time to continue to support your Association. This also allows to you benefit from HJA services such as Security Alerts and Social Media support/reposts of your promotional efforts.
2024 Membership Renewal
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2023 – 2024 Officers
We are pleased to announce your 2023 - 2024 Hawaii Jewelers Association Officers:
And Mahalo Nui Loa to outgoing President, Sharon Gilbert who served the HJA as President for 3 years (2020 - 2023). She was our first neighbor island President and guided the Association through the difficult pandemic years. Sharon continues to serve the HJA as a Board Member.
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2021 Design Contest Winners
The Judges and People have spoken, the HJA 2021 Design Contest results are in and the winners are:
Under $3500:
1st Place: Kaimana by David Johnson, Honolulu Jewelry Co.
2nd Place: Festive by Donna Wong, Keoni Collection
3rd Place: Kananaka by Maui Divers Design Team, Maui Divers
People's Choice: Kaimana by David Johnson, Honolulu Jewelry Co.
$3500 and over:
1st Place: Merry-Go-Round by Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields
2nd Place: Harmony by Donna Wong, Keoni Collection
3rd Place: Malie Kai by Carrie Nottage-Smith, Na Hoku
People's Choice: Cocotail by David Johnson, Honolulu Jewelry Co.
Hawaiian Themed:
1st Place: Green Flash by Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields
2nd Place: Maua Makai by Carrie Nottage-Smith, Na Hoku
3rd Place: Aloalo by David Johnson, Honolulu Jewelry Co.
People's Choice: Aloalo by David Johnson, Honolulu Jewelry Co.
Designer of the Year 2021: Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields for
"Merry-Go-Round"
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