Flying High in July!

July brought to the Hawai‘i Convention Center a great mix of Local, International and North American meetings and conventions that kept our team quite busy! One notable event was the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC). ATBC is an international association that aims to promote research, education, conservation, and communication on tropical biology. It was a pleasure to welcome over 500 international delegates!  Another popular event this month was the first Comic Con Honolulu which brought over 5,000 attendees in celebration of comics, costumes, fantasy and science fiction.

We also are very proud of our inaugural “Sunset Mele on the Rooftop” held last July 11th. Mahalo to all who came out to support our event! Our next “Sunset Mele” will be on Saturday, August 15th. We’ll see you there!

Comics and sci-fi fans gather at the very first Comic Con Honolulu!

Comics and sci-fi fans gather at the very first Comic Con Honolulu!

Comics and sci-fi fans gather at the very first Comic Con Honolulu!

Comics and sci-fi fans gather at the very first Comic Con Honolulu!

Our first ever Sunset Mele was a fun night for the whole family!

Our first ever Sunset Mele was a fun night for the whole family!

 

Our first ever Sunset Mele was a fun night for the whole family!

Our first ever Sunset Mele was a fun night for the whole family!

 

Roaring In June

Time certainly does fly. We’ve reached the halfway point of 2015 but here at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, we’re just getting started!

This June, HCC welcomes two premier conventions, namely the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) 2015 Conference (June 14 to 18, 2015) and the 98th Lions Clubs International (LCI) Convention happening from June 26 to June 30, 2015. We extend our Aloha to OHMB’s 2,500 attendees as well as the 18,000 Lions delegates!

We are also excited to let you know about our new monthly entertainment series, “Sunset Mele on the Rooftop” featuring a night of FREE performances by local entertainers and fun activities for the whole family! The first event will be on July 11th with a sunset performance by up-and-coming singer-musician Josh Tatofi, followed by a moonlight screening of the popular movie “Frozen.”

Lastly, we wanted to share some photos from the 2015 Honolulu Ekiden and Music Expo that was held here at HCC (May 30) and race finish line photos from Kapi‘olani Park on May 31st. Mahalo to the Honolulu Ekiden organizers for sharing your wonderful photos!

The 98th Lions Clubs International (LCI) Convention bring  18,000 Lions delegates to Hawaii

The 98th Lions Clubs International (LCI) Convention bring 18,000 Lions delegates to Hawaii

 

Photo by Ross D. Hamamura

Photo by Ross D. Hamamura

Photo by Ross D. Hamamura

Photo by Ross D. Hamamura