The Retail Merchants of Hawai'i trade association will honor outstanding retailers at its Ho'okela Awards annual conference and trade show Oct. 18 in the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Coral Ballroom.

This year, a special award for exemplary service to the retail industry will be presented to Barbara Campbell, retail leasing vice president of Outrigger Enterprises Group.

Campbell played a key role in Outrigger's new Waikiki Beach Walk retail development on Lewers Street.

Other award winners will be announced during the event.

The event runs from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and starts with a trade show featuring a presentation on engaged employees by Queen Lili'uokalani Trust Chairman Thomas K. Kaulukukui Jr., followed by keynote presentations on technology tools for retailers. A continental breakfast and lunch are included.

Cost for the entire event is $75 for members of the nonprofit trade group, or $95 for nonmembers. Cost to attend only the later portion of the event, starting with the 10 a.m. keynote presentation, is $70 for members and $90 for nonmembers.

For more information or to register, contact Kimberly Chikazawa at 808-592-4200 or retailmerchantsofhawaii@RMHawaii.org.

2007 HO'OKELA AWARDS FINALISTS

Retailer
W. Lloyd Jones, Martin & MacArthur
Sebastian Suhl, Prada Hawaii Corp.

Retail employee
Mary Chang, Louis Vuitton
Cindy Murakami, DFS Hawaii
Lance Duyao, Big Island Candies Inc.

Resort retail business
Ko Olina Golf Club
Malibu Shirts Inc.
Philip Rickard Honolulu Corp.

Retail business — Big Island
Jack's Diving Locker
Koehnen's Interiors
Pahoa Auto Parts Inc. & Pahoa Auto Repair LLC

Retail business — Maui
Malibu Shirts Inc.
The Pet Shop Inc.

Retail business — O'ahu
Blind Vendors Ohana Inc.
Blue Hawaii Surf LLC
Tiffany & Co.

Retail business — Kaua'i
Meyvn Clothing Co.
Jim Saylor Jewelers
Savage Pearls Inc.

Neighborhood retail business
Lanikai Bath and Body
Nagasako General Store and Okazu-Ya Deli
The Running Room

E-commerce retail business
Meyvn Clothing Co.
Big Island Candies Inc.