After a difficult year, it’s more important than ever to make sure your energy costs aren’t hindering you from getting back on your feet. Make smart energy choices and keep your electric bills low – now and in the future – with these helpful tips: Set thermostats a couple degrees higher. Increasing your thermostat set-point…
DetailsKeeping your management team Certified, AND helping HRAEF While we are all busier lately, most of us are still running with thin staffing. You or your key staff may not be able to get away for a full day class. Peter B, working with The Pizza Press in Aiea, have partnered to offer a 2 day class…
DetailsAloha Members, we are quickly approaching the compliance deadline for Ordinance No. 19-30 (AKA Bill 40), which becomes effective April 1st, 2021. The Hawaii Restaurant Association, along with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Hawaii Food Industry Association, and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii are working tirelessly to submit a joint industry application seeking a 2…
DetailsThe Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF) has partnered with Honolulu Coffee Company (HCC), Hawaii’s finest Coffee Roaster, to create a fundraiser which will support Hawaii ProStart Schools. HCC has created a special called “Haumana” just for the HRAEF which students will sell on their high school campuses and HCC will sell in all of…
DetailsThe Hawaii Restaurant Association’s Hawaii Dining Out Directory is the only list that is searchable by zip codes! The Hawaii Dining Out Directory list has been updated with a new category for your guests to search, including: We accept the HRC-Holiday Business Card, Outdoor Dining & Meal Packs. Please check out our list…
DetailsOffice Depot As a member of the Hawaii Restaurant Association you now have access to exclusive members-only discounts at Office Depot and OfficeMax. Save up to 80% off the officedepot.com regular prices on our Best Value List of preferred products with free delivery on qualifying orders of $50 or more. Click here www.1800member.com/od-hra to start…
DetailsAs Employers, you need to keep a safe workplace for your staff as well as your guests. HIOSH is the department that inspects and enforces OSHA rules and regulations here in Hawaii. HIOSH covers facilities from the huge food and construction facilities, to the little corner restaurant. Your management team is responsible for employee safety.…
DetailsThe Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF) has partnered with Honolulu Coffee Company, Hawaii’s finest coffee roaster, to create a special “Haumana Blend” which is special roast to support the ProStart Fundraiser which will provide much needed funds directly to our local high schools culinary programs! Honolulu Coffee Co. retail coffee shop locations throughout O’ahu…
DetailsFREE Hawaii Foodie Club account activation and business website listing as well as HRA member marketing discounts! The Hawaii Foodie Club and the Hawaii Restaurant Association have teamed up to help local restaurants to promote their businesses during these challenging times! From now through March 31 2021, HRA members can sign up for a…
DetailsThe Hawaii Dining Out Directory! The Hawaii Restaurant Association’s Hawaii Dining Out Directory is the only list that is searchable by zip codes! The Hawaii Dining Out Directory list has been updated with a new category for your guests to search, including: We accept the HRC-Holiday Business Card, Outdoor Dining & Meal Packs.…
DetailsAloha Members!! it is that time again and we are asking all of you for your much needed support with this upcoming legislative session. There are many bills being introduced that will affect how we do business and ultimately our continued existence. We have all had to endure many hardships over this last year and…
DetailsAs we happily rip 2020 off the wall, and move into 2021, there have been a lot of sanitation issues that may have been deferred for financial reasons, or using a skinnier staff can allow some areas to not have the attention they need. Lets take a look at a few, Of course these photos…
DetailsKeeping your management team Certified, AND helping HRAEF? Hawaii requires a PIC on duty in your restaurant to possess an ANSI certified Food Safety Course. The best and most recognized certificate is earned through the ServSafe Food Managers Course. The Hawaii Restaurant Association and Peter B Food Safety – a registered ServSafe Instructor/Proctor – working…
DetailsThe Hawaii Dining Out Directory! New Category: We accept The HRC-Holiday Business Card The Hawaii Restaurant Association’s Hawaii Dining Out Directory is the only list that is searchable by zip codes! The Hawaii Dining Out Directory list has been updated with a new category for your guests to search, including: We accept…
DetailsJenerate PR helps you tell your story. In today’s dining landscape, it’s more important now than ever before to have strong marketing support for your restaurant. The Hawaii Restaurant Association would like to introduce our agency partner Jenerate PR. Jenerate PR is a full service public relations, social media, and marketing agency that specializes in…
DetailsHelp the HRA Educational Foundation reach our fundraising goal! We are halfway there and we need your support! The Aloha for Hawaii Charities fundraiser ends on January 20th Your tax-deductible gift will be boosted by Friends of Hawaii Charities from a funding pool generated by Friends of Hawaii Charities from the 2021 Sony…
DetailsIt is hard to remember the worries of yesterday given what we’ve experienced over the past 10 months. Even now, it seems unthinkable that my message to you would be during one of the worst health crises in modern history. Without any doubt 2020 has been the most challenging year we have ever faced as…
DetailsThe Hawaii Restaurant Association is starting 2021 looking at a brighter future, with a full calendar planned with various events. Our HRA Golf tournament is always enjoyed by all. I have been receiving requests for the date and the committee is currently working on it. More details to come! Volunteers are needed. Another upcoming event…
DetailsDue to the efforts of the Hawaii Restaurant Association (HRA); Hawaii Food Industry Association (HFIA); and Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Mayor Caldwell announced a 90-day “grace period” for the enforcement of Ordinance 19-30 (aka Bill 40). This provides the opportunity for food vendors to deplete current inventories and for the Department of Environmental Services to…
DetailsAs 2020 comes to a well needed goodbye, we have been flirting with being close to moving to the next Tier in Honolulu. What does that mean for Honolulu restaurants? Will it be back to ‘normal’ and be ‘just like old times’? Can we unmask, put away the spray bottles of sanitizer? The answer is…
Details
