Special thanks to Windward Jewelers in Kailua for donating a beautiful piece of gold jewelry to Wish Teen Tristel! They are among local jewelers of the Hawaii Jewelers Association who bring joy to our wish kids like Tristel, whose wish to travel to Florida was sponsored by Jewelers for Children! Such a great partnership!

Hawaii Jewelers Association teamed up again with Jewelers for Children and Make-A-Wish Hawaii to add to McKenzie's wish of visiting Hawaii to swim with the dolphins! 11 year old McKenzie has Cystic Fibrosis and is traveling from her home town of East Tennessee. During her visit in Hawaii, McKenzie learned from Tom Wheeler, owner of Opal Fields about gemstones and was able to try on fine jewelry pieces on display at Opal Fields as well as receiving a special gift, 18ky with a faceted Turquoise pendant from Denny Wong, owner of Denny Wong Designs.

Stop by Excellent Gem Corp to see all of the prizes Mabel has to give away!

Congratulations to Kaelene Foo and HJA member, Opal Fields, for submitting the winning entry in the Mother's Day Pearl Necklace and Earring Giveaway. Kaelene is the proud recipient of this lovely pearl jewelry set valued at over $2,000.

HJA is featured as a "Good Neighbor"  in our local editorial, Midweek. Thank you to all the participants that made these contributions possible! We look forward to being a part of many more charitable community events.

If you are a member of HJA and would like to participate in these charitable events or gain more information, please contact us at (808) 536-4255 or email at admin@hawaiijewelersassociation.com.

 HJA Members Tom Wheeler & Denny Wong unite for a good cause

Honolulu, Hawai'i - Make-A-Wish Hawaii recently formed a new partnership with Hawaii Jewelers Association! On Tuesday, March 17th, 2015, HJA members, Opal Fields and award winning designer, Denny Wong donated a darling piece of jewelry to Wish Kid Kayla from Tennessee! We are so grateful to have amazing partnerships like this. These #missionmoments of ‪#‎joy‬ are treasured memories for our Wish Kids. PC: Rayen Watanabe

Jewelers for Children comes to Hawaii with HJA member, Hawaii Estate & Jewelry Buyers

Local affiliate Hawaii Jewelers Association brings new support to Make-A-Wish Hawaii, sends Wish Kid on dream trip to England.

HONOLULU, HAWAI’I (March 13, 2015) – The Hawaii Jewelers Association(HJA) has partnered with Make-A-Wish Hawaii after selecting the local nonprofit as their charity of choice, involving the association’s statewide members with the Make-A-Wish mission.
The HJA, under the new leadership of co-executive directors Sophia Makaimoku-Young and Bernard Nunies, is an affiliate of Jewelers for Children, an international organization dedicated to uniting charitable giving efforts of the jewelry industry to children in need. Make-A-Wish has benefitted from this organization on a national and international level, but now the effort has moved in locally to further support wish kids in Hawaii.
“We are excited to renew our relationship with Make-A-Wish Hawaii in support of our industry-focused charity, Jewelers for Children. Aside from financial contributions, it is our goal to have a more active role in our community through unique efforts in supporting local Wish children,” Nunies said.
On Friday, the HJA launched this local partnership by hosting a celebratory send-off for Honolulu Wish Kid Gabrielle, 16, battling cancer. HJA Member Hawaii Estate & Jewelry Buyers presented Gabrielle with a donated pair of platinum earrings featuring .50ct diamonds from The Diamond Guy, sending her off in style before her Saturday departure to England – a long-awaited wish trip after plans to travel sooner were postponed from a collapsed lung requiring surgery.

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http://hawaii.wish.org/news-and-events/media-blogger-center/news-releases/2015/jewelers-for-children-comes-to-hawaii