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Get your tickets to the 2025 Hawaii Jewelers Association Annual Banquet and Design Contest. The banquet will be held on Saturday, October 11th at the beautiful Oahu Country Club in Nuuanu Valley.

While you're buying your tickets, don't forget to submit your work for the Jewelry Design competition; entry rules and forms are available here!

HJA 2025 Annual Banquet - one seat

HJA 2025 Annual Banquet – one seat

$150.00

Join us at the HJA Annual Banquet and Design Contest on Saturday, October 11th, 2025 at the beautiful Oahu Country Club in Nuuanu Valley. Price is per person (tables for 10 are discounted) and includes buffer dinner and one complimentary drink ticket.

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HJA 2025 Annual Banquet - table for 10

HJA 2025 Annual Banquet – table for 10

$1,500.00

Join us at the HJA Annual Banquet and Design Contest on Saturday, October 11th, 2025 at the beautiful Oahu Country Club in Nuuanu Valley. Price is for a table of up to 10 and includes buffer dinner and 10 drink tickets (one per person).

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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.

2024 Design Contest Winners

The Hawaii Jewelers Association celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2024. Our annual banquet was October 26, 2024 at the Elks Lodge in Waikiki on Oahu. The Design Contest was held concurrently and the winners for 2024 are:

Designer of the Year 2024

Nautilus

Designer of the Year 2024 - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku for Nautilus


Under $5000 - Category I

Under $5000, 1st Place - Pearl of Aphrodite - Alex McFarlin, Na Hoku


Under $5000, 2nd Place - Over the Rainbow - Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields


Under $5000, 3rd Place - Blooming Sun - Chira Duval-Arnould, Aquagems LLC


Under $5000, People's Choice - Pearl of Aphrodite - Alex McFarlin, Na Hoku


$5000 and Over - Category II

Over $5000, 1st Place - Nautilus - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku


Over $5000 - 2nd Place - Transformation - Dona Wong, Keoni Collection


Over $5000, 3rd Place - Year of the Dragon - The Design Team, Na Hoku


Over $5000, People's Choice - Nautilus - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku


Hawaiian Themed - Category III

Hawaiian Themed, 1st Place - Hoku Nani - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku


Hawaiian Themed, 2nd Place - Hahalua Aumakua - Alex McFarlin, Na Hoku


Hawaiian Themed, 3rd Place - Voyages - Eli Saban, JES Jewelry Co


Hawaiian Themed, People's Choice - Diamond Islands - David Heartson, Heartson Jewelry


2024 Annual Banquet and Design Contest

UPDATE: The 2024 Design Contest winners are announced here!

The HJA 2024 Annual Banquet was held on October 26th, 2024. Design Contest winners were announced at the banquet. Attendees voted for the People's Choice awards for the Design Contest pieces.

Click here for the 2024 Design Contest rules and entry form.

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Click here to reserve a table - up to 10 seats for the price of 9.

The Hawaii Jewelers Association Annual Banquet was held at the Elks Lodge in Waikiki. Located at 2933 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815. Click to view location on a map.

Our featured speaker was Hawaii State Senator Sharon Moriwaki.

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The Banquet was be held on October 26th, 2024 from 5:30 to 9:30 P.M.

Click here to view the 2023 Design Contest winners.

Look at how much fun we all had at previous Banquets:

2023 Design Contest Entries – Under $3500

Octopus - Denny Wong, Denny Wong Designs

Octopus by Denny Wong

Stairway to Heaven - Eiko Dunster, Opal Fields

Stairway to Heaven by Eiko Dunster

Spirit of Wai - Diana Behic, Heartson Jewelry

Spirit of Wai by Diana Behic

Colors of the Sea - David Johnson, Heartson Jewelry

Colors of the Sea by David Johnson

Trapiche - Johnathan Pirl, Jonny P Jewelers

Trapiche by Johnathan Pirl

Southern Cross, A Sailors Dream - Paul Williams, Pisces Pacifica

Southern Cross by Paul Williams

Honu Down Under - Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields

Honu Down Under by Tom Wheeler

Green Flash - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku

Green Flash by Carrie Nottage Smith

Luminaire - Joshua Edelstein, Edelstein Metalsmiths

Luminaire by Joshua Edelstein

And the winners are...

2023 Design Contest Entries – Over $3500

Kumu Nalu Bracelet - Sharon Gilbert, Lehua Jewelers

Kumu Nalu Bracelet by Sharon Gilbert

Olili Lehua - Diana Behic, Honolulu Jewelry Company

Olili Lehua by Diana Behic

Green and the Blue - Johnathan Pirl, Jonny P Jewelers

Green and the Blue by Johnathan Pirl

Illusion - Michael Nemeth, Michael Nemeth Inc.

Illusion by Michael Nemeth

Flipped Over You - Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields

Flipped Over You by Tom Wheeler

Earth - Eiko Dunster, Opal Fields

Earth by Eiko Dunster

Open Channel - Joshua Edelstein, Edelstein Metalsmiths

Open Channel by Joshua Edelstein

Pulelehua - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku

Pulelehua by Carrie Nottage Smith

Fleur de la Perle - Raylene de le Cruz, Opal Fields

Fleur de la Perle by Raylene de le Cruz

And the winners are...

2023 Design Contest Entries – Hawaiian Theme

Kumu Nalu Ring - Sharon Gilbert, Lehua Jewelers

Kumu Nalu Ring by Sharon Gilbert

Sunburst - Denny Wong, Denny Wong Designs

Sunburst by Denny Wong

Leading Lady - David Johnson, Heartson Jewelry

Leading Lady by David Johnson

Lehua Vigor - Diana Behic, Honolulu Jewelry Company

Lehua Vigor by Diana Behic

Wipe Out - Paul Williams, Pisces Pacifica

Wipe Out by Paul Williams

Humpback - Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields

Humpback by Tom Wheeler

Sakura Aloha - Eiko Dunster, Opal Fields

Sakura Aloha by Eiko Dunster

Hoe I Ka La - Joshua Edelstein, Edelstein Metalsmiths

Hoe I Ka La by Joshua Edelstein

And the winners are...