Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 2023 — E Alu Like ka Hui 'Oihana Kālepa 'Ōiwi Hawai'i me ko ke Kalana Ke'ena Ho'okele Waiwai Native Hawaiian Chamber Partners with the City's Office of Economic Revitalization [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

E Alu Like ka Hui 'Oihana Kālepa 'Ōiwi Hawai'i me ko ke Kalana Ke'ena Ho'okele Waiwai Native Hawaiian Chamber Partners with the City's Office of Economic Revitalization

J THE VOICE OF NATIVE ^ HAWAIIAN BUSINESS f

Na Andrew Rosen, Luna Ho'okō NHŪŪ Unuhi 'ia e Robert Lonolkuwa

He mea nui ka lilo 'ana o ka hui 'oi hana kālepa o nā oiwi Hawai'i i kōko'o hou me ko ke Ke'ena o Eeonomie Revilization (OER). 'O ka pahuhopu nui o ia pilina hou, 'o ia ka māhuahua 'ana a'e o nā 'oihana maika'i no ka po'e oiwi a me ka ho'oikaika 'ia 'ana o nā 'oihana 'u'uku mai ka puka 'ana aku 'o ia wā ma'i ahulau.

Ua ho'okumu 'ia ka OER i ka ho'omaka o ka wā ma'i ahulau e ke Kūlanakauhale a me ke Kalana o Honolulu i mea e ho'olilo pono 'ia ai ke kālā kōkua o ko ka Pēkēlala Kānāwai CARES. Ma muli o ia kānāwai, ua hō'emi 'ia ke kaumaha o nā 'oihana 'u'uku a me nā 'ohana pū kekahi. I ke ka'a 'ana o ka ekonomia, ua kia 'ia ka mana'o o OER e kūkulu i 'oihana maika'i: e kūkulu 'ia i 'oihana pa'a no ke kaiaulu, e mālama 'ia ka hana maika'i a nā kamaaina, a e ho'oikaika 'ia ka mākaukau o nā po'e kamaaina e loa'a ai nā 'oihana pono. Na ka hui BCE (Business and Consittutent Educators) e ho'okō 'i'o nei i ka pahuhopu nui o OER. Hele kino lākou i nā 'oihana 'u'uku a puni ko Hawai'i pae aina e ho'olohe i nā pilikia like 'ole o nā kānaka a e ho'olauna aku iā lākou me ko ke Kalana a me nā 'oihana 'auhau 'ole. I la'ana: • Pono e loa'a nā limahana mākaukau no kāu 'oihana 'u'uku? Me ka 'uku 'ole, na ka BCE e ho'opili aku iā 'oe me lākou. • Pono e ho'oikaika 'ia kāu social media a me online marketing? Me ka 'ulu 'ole, na ka BCE e ho'olauna aku iā 'oe me kekahi po'e akamai e kama'ilio ai. • He pilikia paha kou me ko ke kūlanakauhale? Na ka BCE e kōkua ma ka ho'opono 'ana i ia mea. He wahi kono kēia iā 'oukou e naue mai ma ka lā mua o Pēpēluali mai 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ma O'ahu Country Club, 150 Country Club Road. E mālama 'ia ana kekahi 'aha aina āwakea e hō'ike ana pehea e kōkua ana ka BCE me ka OER i nā 'oihana 'u'uku. E naue mai! I 'ike ai 'oe i ke kāinoa 'ana, e hele aku i kēia lou o ka 'oihana kālepa ma www.nativehawaiianchamberofcommerce.com. 'O ka pahuhopu nui o kēia hui 'oihana kālepa, 'o ia ke kōkua 'ana aku i nā po'e oiwi me ka ho'oikaika, ho'ona'auao, kāko'o a me ka hana pū 'ana i holomua a māhuahua a'e ke kaiaulu. E 'olu'olu, e naue mai ma ka lā mua o Pēpēluali ma O'ahu Country Club! ■

The Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce (NHCC) appreciates our new partnership with the Oflice of Eeonomie Revitalization (OER) to create good jobs for our people and help small businesses thrive as we ;merge from the pandemic. OER was established at the City

and County of Honolulu in the early months of the pandemic to coordinate spending of federal CARES Act funds. Their work eased the hnaneial hardship of small businesses and families. As the economy evolved, OER's strategy has pivoted to focus on good jobs: creating good jobs for our community, preserving good jobs at loeal companies, and giving loeal people the opportunity to learn new job skills and gain good jobs. The Business and Constituent Educators (BCE) are the grassroots outreach team at OER. They personally visit small businesses all over the island to listen to their concerns and eonnect them with help from the city and its nonprofit partners. A few examples: • Need help finding qualified workers for your small business? The BCE team will connect you to no-cost services. • Looking to ramp up your social media and online marketing? They will refer you to skilled technical resources that provide advice and insight at no cost. • Having challenges with a city agency? The BCE team ean help troubleshoot the issue. We invite you to learn how the BCE team and OER are helping small businesses at our Luneh and Learn on Feb. 1 ffom 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m at the O'ahu Country Club, 150 Country Club Road. For more information or to register for the event, go to the Chamber's website at www. nativehawaiianchamberofcommerce.com NHCC is working to provide solutions, education, support, and action to help our members and the community's professional growth and prosperity. We hope to see you on Feb. 1 at the O'ahu Country Club! ■