Added Categories in Keep Calm and Take Out

Added Categories in Keep Calm and Take Out

With many restaurants reopening, the Hawaii Restaurant Association’s Keep Calm and Carry Out list is expanding. HRA’s Keep Calm and Carry Out is the only list that is searchable by zip codes! The Keep Calm and Carry Out list has been updated with new categories for...
June 2020 Executive Directors Message

June 2020 Executive Directors Message

Nothing can stop creative pivoting in the restaurant industry.   Despite the current business climate overwhelming the food industry, restaurants have found creative ways to pivot around it. Restaurants started selling Family Meal Packages. They offered a few...
May 2020 Executive Directors Message

May 2020 Executive Directors Message

Although this tidal wave pandemic hit us fiercely and unexpectedly, many members in our restaurant industry and community rose to push back against it. Your Hawaii Restaurant Association Executive Committee and Board of Directors have been working long hours and on...
Is your Restaurant Ready to Re-open?

Is your Restaurant Ready to Re-open?

As Hawaii inches back to a new version of being open for business, there will be a lot of new regulations and recommendations for restaurants that will certainly include social distancing, masks, and extra sanitation measures. We are all waiting for this information...
Connecting with your Customers with PinPoint Local

Connecting with your Customers with PinPoint Local

No doubt you are feeling incredibly challenged these days. With the current conditions, you’ve most likely made the switch to 100% online orders and takeaway service. You’ve done this while increasing your sanitation practices like never before. It must be a bit...
HRAEF/Prostart News

HRAEF/Prostart News

Do you know of a large food event that will be held once we are out of this no gathering phase? Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF) is seeking to participate in events such as large local food or community gatherings (once our stay at home...