HFMA News & Events - Tue Apr 8 Lunch Meeting / Webinar 11:15am

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Inside: - HFMA Lunch Meeting & Webinar Tue, May 27 - HFMA Board of Directors Recomends changes to the By-Laws. Ballots are coming. - Nominations for officers and directors for fiscal year July 1, 2008- June 30, 2009 wanted! - HFMA's first webinar a success - FedEx Discount Reminder
HFMA Lunch meeting Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Ala Moana Hotel 11:15am-1:00pm YOU MAY ALSO JOIN THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER!!	HFMA Luncheon Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:15am How to Get Free Publicity with Luly Onemori of Pono Communications Place: Ala Moana Hotel - 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu - Next to Ala Moana Shopping Center One complementary lunch per manufacturer member representative. Associate members and additional manufacturer member representative: $18 each. The charge for persons from non-member companies: $25. A check, or cash in exact change is preferred! Please be sure to RSVP by 12 noon, Friday, May 23, to RSVP@FoodsofHawaii.com or fax to 590-2430, with the names of people coming from your firm. We will also be broadcasting Ms. Onemori's presentation by Webinar You will also be able to join the meeting from your computer!! We will be sending out the log in instructions a week or so before the luncheon so that you can view presentation from your computer, as well as the toll-free telephone instructions so you can dial in to hear the talk.
HFMA Board Recommends Changes to the HFMA By-Laws Ballots are Coming to Manufacturer Members by Mail Changes are designed to promote a mix of newly elected individuals as well as experienced officers and directors	The Board of Directors of the HFMA is always seeking ways to make it as easy as possible for manufacturer members to contribute to the work of the HFMA. The HFMA especially seeks to have board and officer members that represent a mix of those newly elected with fresh ideas, as well as those who bring experience in HFMA leadership. The two by-laws changes recommended below are designed to help make this happen. The HFMA has 4 officers and 7 directors. These are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, five at large directors and one director each from Maui and Hawaii Island. Currently the term of office for officers and directors is one year. The HFMA has elections every year. This would not change. Currently the Vice President automatically becomes President. Because there is a two year requirement of service for someone wanting to be President - one year as Vice President and one year as President - *the HFMA is finding it hard to get nominations for the office of Vice President*. Many of our busy members are willing to serve one year, but too few feel they can make the commitment in their lives for two years. Therefore the board is recommending that the requirement for Vice President to become President be eliminated. Yet, after serving for one year, many of our officers and directors find the experience rewarding and feel they can commit for another year. Since a percentage of our board and officers are willing to commit for one more year, our HFMA board has remained fairly stable for years, with an average of 4-5 of our officers and or directors being replaced per year. This has allowed new and fresh ideas into the HFMA leadership while keeping knowledge and experience intact. Currently, the by-laws say that an officer can only serve for one term (one year). Since officers are sometimes willing to run for office one more year, the board is recommending that any officer can serve up to two years (provided duly nominated and elected for that year by members). Therefore the two recommended changes are: 1. Delete the requirement that the Vice President automatically becomes the President. 2. Allow any officer to serve up to two terms (two years) in the same office. These changes will need to be voted on by manufacturer members, so you will be receiving ballots as well as pre-addressed and pre-stamped envelopes to return them by mail. You will be voting yes or no to these changes. Please see the full text of the HFMA by-laws at www.foodsofhawaii.com/hfmabylaws.htm. Please look for the ballots in the mail. They will be due back by May 27 - the date of our next meeting.
Please nominate your fellow manufacturer members for board and officer positions in the HFMA	HFMA Officer and Board Candidates Wanted We know many of you have great ideas and skills to have a leadership position in the HFMA. We urge you to take the opportunity to help HFMA maximize the benefits and value to HFMA members. Please nominate candidates you feel would be able to make great contributions to the HFMA. The HFMA has a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, as well as five Board Members. You may nominate candidates for any of these (with nominations for President open if members approve the above discussed by-law changes.
Can't make the HFMA meeting in person? Attend remotely by toll free phone and internet webinar!	HFMA First Webinar A Hit HFMA is excited to have had its first webinar at our April 8 luncheon meeting. Several neighbor island members logged in as well as several people on Oahu who couldn't quit make it to the lunch. Thirteen folks logged into their computer and called the toll free number to listen in. Comments were largely positive. The only improvement noted by the virtual attendees was the inability to hear questions from the audience. HFMA will fix that going foreward by having a moderator repeat the questions for those listening in remotely. Neighbor Island Members - remember to log into our Tuesday, May 27th webinar. We will send instructions prior to the meeting. Also, look out for periodic webinar announcements that will give you details on new HFMA benefits such as FedEx discounts and How to use HFMA's bulletin board to buy & sell equipment, products, and more.
Member News & Announcements	Federal Express Discounts for HFMA Members - Reminder For information, contact: Jeff Housley jeff.housley@fedex.com The phone number is 800-448-9961 ext 8107 HFMA members are welcome to post announcements in our monthly newsletter free of charge. Please provide information to Katie at HFMA@FoodsofHawaii.com, fax (808) 590-2430, or call (808) 291-0727. This service if for members only.

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Inside:
- HFMA Lunch Meeting & Webinar Tue, May 27
- HFMA Board of Directors Recomends changes to the By-Laws. Ballots are coming.
- Nominations for officers and directors for fiscal year July 1, 2008- June 30, 2009 wanted!
- HFMA's first webinar a success
- FedEx Discount Reminder

HFMA
Lunch meeting

Tuesday,
May 27, 2008
Ala Moana Hotel

11:15am-1:00pm

YOU MAY ALSO
JOIN THE MEETING FROM YOUR
COMPUTER!!

HFMA Luncheon
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:15am

How to Get Free Publicity
with
Luly Onemori of Pono Communications

Place: Ala Moana Hotel - 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu
- Next to Ala Moana Shopping Center
One complementary lunch per manufacturer member representative.

Associate members and additional manufacturer member representative: $18 each.
The charge for persons from non-member companies: $25.
A check, or cash in exact change is preferred!

Please be sure to RSVP by 12 noon, Friday, May 23, to RSVP@FoodsofHawaii.com or fax to 590-2430, with the names of people coming from your firm.

We will also be broadcasting Ms. Onemori's presentation by Webinar

You will also be able to join the meeting from your computer!! We will be sending out the log in instructions a week or so before the luncheon so that you can view presentation from your computer, as well as the toll-free telephone instructions so you can dial in to hear the talk.

HFMA Board Recommends Changes to the HFMA By-Laws

Ballots are Coming to Manufacturer Members by Mail

Changes are designed to promote a mix of newly elected individuals as well as experienced officers and directors

The Board of Directors of the HFMA is always seeking ways to make it as easy as possible for manufacturer members to contribute to the work of the HFMA. The HFMA especially seeks to have board and officer members that represent a mix of those newly elected with fresh ideas, as well as those who bring experience in HFMA leadership. The two by-laws changes recommended below are designed to help make this happen.

The HFMA has 4 officers and 7 directors. These are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, five at large directors and one director each from Maui and Hawaii Island. Currently the term of office for officers and directors is one year. The HFMA has elections every year. This would not change.

Currently the Vice President automatically becomes President. Because there is a two year requirement of service for someone wanting to be President - one year as Vice President and one year as President - the HFMA is finding it hard to get nominations for the office of Vice President. Many of our busy members are willing to serve one year, but too few feel they can make the commitment in their lives for two years. Therefore the board is recommending that the requirement for Vice President to become President be eliminated.

Yet, after serving for one year, many of our officers and directors find the experience rewarding and feel they can commit for another year. Since a percentage of our board and officers are willing to commit for one more year, our HFMA board has remained fairly stable for years, with an average of 4-5 of our officers and or directors being replaced per year. This has allowed new and fresh ideas into the HFMA leadership while keeping knowledge and experience intact.

Currently, the by-laws say that an officer can only serve for one term (one year). Since officers are sometimes willing to run for office one more year, the board is recommending that any officer can serve up to two years (provided duly nominated and elected for that year by members).

Therefore the two recommended changes are:

1. Delete the requirement that the Vice President automatically becomes the President.

2. Allow any officer to serve up to two terms (two years) in the same office.

These changes will need to be voted on by manufacturer members, so you will be receiving ballots as well as pre-addressed and pre-stamped envelopes to return them by mail. You will be voting yes or no to these changes. Please see the full text of the HFMA by-laws at www.foodsofhawaii.com/hfmabylaws.htm.

Please look for the ballots in the mail. They will be due back by May 27 - the date of our next meeting.

Please nominate your fellow manufacturer members for board and officer positions in the HFMA

HFMA Officer and Board Candidates Wanted

We know many of you have great ideas and skills to have a leadership position in the HFMA. We urge you to take the opportunity to help HFMA maximize the benefits and value to HFMA members.

Please nominate candidates you feel would be able to make great contributions to the HFMA. The HFMA has a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, as well as five Board Members. You may nominate candidates for any of these (with nominations for President open if members approve the above discussed by-law changes.

Can't make the HFMA meeting in person? Attend remotely by toll free phone and internet webinar!

HFMA First Webinar A Hit

HFMA is excited to have had its first webinar at our April 8 luncheon meeting. Several neighbor island members logged in as well as several people on Oahu who couldn't quit make it to the lunch.

Thirteen folks logged into their computer and called the toll free number to listen in. Comments were largely positive. The only improvement noted by the virtual attendees was the inability to hear questions from the audience. HFMA will fix that going foreward by having a moderator repeat the questions for those listening in remotely.

Neighbor Island Members - remember to log into our Tuesday, May 27th webinar. We will send instructions prior to the meeting.

Also, look out for periodic webinar announcements that will give you details on new HFMA benefits such as FedEx discounts and How to use HFMA's bulletin board to buy & sell equipment, products, and more.

Member News & Announcements

Federal Express Discounts for HFMA Members - Reminder
For information, contact:

Jeff Housley
jeff.housley@fedex.com
The phone number is 800-448-9961 ext 8107

HFMA members are welcome to post announcements in our monthly newsletter free of charge. Please provide information to Katie at HFMA@FoodsofHawaii.com, fax (808) 590-2430, or call (808) 291-0727. This service if for members only.