Soap, oils, soda, surfboards, wetsuits, robots – some of the many varied items manufactured here on the North Shore. On Friday, May 25, the North Shore Chamber of Commerce will celebrate our North Shore manufacturers, as well as Waialua High and Intermediate
School’s award-winning Robotics Team.

The Robotics Team recently won second place in the regional Robotics competition held on the east coast. With teamwork and dedication, these 20 students followed the process that businesses use to bring a product successfully to market.

From start-ups to internationally recognized companies, our local businesses continue to find success within this very process. Thanks
to quality products, and the appeal of being made on the North Shore of Oahu, these diverse manufacturers are increasingly making an impact on the mainland and in markets worldwide.

Such businesses provide jobs to skilled people, from production to administration, and hire mainly from within our community. While tourism and agriculture may be our most visible industries on the North Shore, production of goods creates jobs for the future, as more small companies successfully export their products outside of our area. With that sustained success comes opportunities for our youth to find quality jobs close to home.

Waialua High and Intermediate School is quietly turning out hard working, enthusiastic, and talented youth with the entrepreneurial
spirit to create and to work within businesses as valuable team members.

We invite you to join the North Shore Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 25 at the Second Annual Installation Dinner "Made on the North Shore" , and to honor the Waialua High and Intermediate School's Robotics Team that took second place in the regional Robotics competition. Invitations will be mailed out soon; however, details are as follows:

• Friday May 25th, 6:30-10 pm at Waimea Valley Audubon Center's Pikake Pavilion. RSVP by May 15th.
• Individual Tickets for Members: $50
• Individual Tickets for Non-members: $60
• *Corporate Table: $500
• *Sponsor Table: $1000 (includes Bronze Membership)

Also, if you are a manufacturer, we want to hear more about your business and the products you make on the North Shore. Please contact the North Shore Chamber of Commerce at 637-4558, or by e-mail at info@gonorthshore.org.

*Note: Tables seat 8 people and we're encouraging businesses to sponsor a couple of the Robotics students to sit at your table with you.