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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.
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
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
2025 Membership Renewal
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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.
Click here to reserve a seat at the Banquet.
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:
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2023 Design Contest Entries – Under $3500
Octopus - Denny Wong, Denny Wong Designs
Stairway to Heaven - Eiko Dunster, Opal Fields
Spirit of Wai - Diana Behic, Heartson Jewelry
Colors of the Sea - David Johnson, Heartson Jewelry
Trapiche - Johnathan Pirl, Jonny P Jewelers
Southern Cross, A Sailors Dream - Paul Williams, Pisces Pacifica
Honu Down Under - Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields
Green Flash - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku
Luminaire - Joshua Edelstein, Edelstein Metalsmiths
2023 Design Contest Entries – Over $3500
Kumu Nalu Bracelet - Sharon Gilbert, Lehua Jewelers
Olili Lehua - Diana Behic, Honolulu Jewelry Company
Green and the Blue - Johnathan Pirl, Jonny P Jewelers
Illusion - Michael Nemeth, Michael Nemeth Inc.
Flipped Over You - Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields
Earth - Eiko Dunster, Opal Fields
Open Channel - Joshua Edelstein, Edelstein Metalsmiths
Pulelehua - Carrie Nottage Smith, Na Hoku
Fleur de la Perle - Raylene de le Cruz, Opal Fields
2023 Design Contest Entries – Hawaiian Theme
Kumu Nalu Ring - Sharon Gilbert, Lehua Jewelers
Sunburst - Denny Wong, Denny Wong Designs
Leading Lady - David Johnson, Heartson Jewelry
Lehua Vigor - Diana Behic, Honolulu Jewelry Company
Wipe Out - Paul Williams, Pisces Pacifica
Humpback - Tom Wheeler, Opal Fields
Sakura Aloha - Eiko Dunster, Opal Fields
Hoe I Ka La - Joshua Edelstein, Edelstein Metalsmiths
