biz briefs 10-23

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Farnham Associates Marketing Solutions is located in the Bougainvillea Plaza, 75-5656 Kuakini Hwy., Kailua-Kona.

Lanihau hosting Halloween event

“Halloween Happenings at Lanihau Center” is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event starts with Hoagus Boagus the Halloween Clown at 10 a.m. Joining him will be a balloon artist making Halloween hats and animals.

A free pumpkin carving competition open to all ages is planned. Pumpkins will be judged for the most scary, unique and cutest. Bring carved pumpkins to the stage before 1 p.m.; judging commences at that time.

Kona’s largest costume contest starts at noon with registration starting at 11 a.m. Free Baskin and Robbins ice cream will be given to the first 100 children to enter. Categories for the costume contest are scariest, cutest and most original. Free candies and goody bags will be given out to all children.

Lanihau Center and participating merchants will be holding a center trick-or-treat for everyone in costume from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participating merchants will have a pumpkin in their window.

The end the “Halloween Happenings” is a moonlit movie under the stars beginning at 7:30 p.m. To inquire about the movie, go to www.lanihau.com.


Safety group plans conference for Nov. 3

The Big Island Safety Association will hold its 17th annual Safety and Health Conference on Nov. 3 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The conference, titled “Hazards in the Workplace,” will include presentations from a number of local and state safety experts.

The fee is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers. The fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Stephen Stout at sstout@hemic.com or the BISA Web page at www.bigislandsafety.org.


Maui distillers line available on Big Island

Haleakala Distillers’ line of Made-on-Maui rums is now available at all five KTA Superstores locations on the Big Island.

Haleakala Distillers is a joint venture between Maui Process Technologies and Haleakala Ranch where the distillery is located.

“We use molasses from the Puunene sugar mill and twice distill each of our rum products,” says Jim Sargent, distiller.

There are currently five product offerings: Braddah Kimo’s Silvah Rum, Braddah Kimo’s Gold Rum, Maui Dark Rum, Braddah Kimo’s Extreme (155 proof) Rum and, the newest, Save the Whales Rum.


Farnham’s label design a finalist

Kona advertising and graphic design firm, Farnham Associates Marketing Solutions, was one of three finalists in the label design category at the third annual Global Bottled Water Congress held this September in Bergamo, Italy. The label was designed for Kona Deep, a desalinized deep sea drinking water product produced by Deep SeaWater International, located at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.

More than two dozen label designs were submitted by companies from all over the world including the “big four” in bottled water: Nestle, Pepsi, Coke and Danone. First place went to Nestle for a label that incorporated a mini magazine. While not garnering first place, the Kona Deep design was praised by organizers for its originality and integration to the product.

Farnham Associates Marketing Solutions is located in the Bougainvillea Plaza, 75-5656 Kuakini Hwy., Kailua-Kona.