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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Ho`okela Awards in the following categories:

Retail Business of the Year - State of Hawaii
Small Retail Business of the Year (Single Store)
New Retail Business of the Year
Retailer of the Year
Retail Employee of the Year
Retail Manager of the Year
Retail Sales Associate of the Year
Retail Stock Associate of the Year
Retail Visual Merchandiser of the Year
Retail Support Associate of the Year

NOTE

Chairperson’s Award: Nominations are ONLY considered from those nominated directly by the Retail Merchants of Hawaii’s Board of Directors.
Remember to include photo - Store Front for Business Nominations and Head and Shoulder shot of ONLY the nominee for Employee Nominations.
Be very specific on your write-ups by citing as many detailed examples on why your nomination is the best. Remember: Our judges do not personally know your nominee, so please don’t assume anything. In addition, the write-ups will be compared to all others in that category.
Judging will be done by those who do NOT have a direct connection to those who are nominated. We want to ensure that the judging is fair and independent.
All qualifying nominees will be recognized and one winner in each category will be announced at the 2020 Ho`okela Award luncheon on October 14th at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
All Retail Operations with a physical presence in the State of Hawaii who have been in operation at least 1 year and the nominated location has been in existence for at least 1 year.
All Retail Employees employed within the State of Hawaii; have been a part of the retail industry for at least 1 year but not necessarily at the current store.
MUST be a direct employee of the store or company and not a contract or outsourced employee.
Previous winners may not be nominated in the same category for five (5) years.
Each company or store location may nominate one employee per category. (If you have 5 locations, you may nominate an employee in each category from each of the 5 locations)
Unless otherwise stated, need not be a member of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii.
All submitted materials will become the property of RMH for promotional purposes and will not be returned.