Hawaii - Pacific Export Council
    Honolulu, Hawaii










    District Export Councils (DEC's) are organizations of local leaders,
    whose knowledge of international business, export trade of
    product and service provides a source of experience and mentor's
    to businesses seeking to expand into international markets.

    Affiliated with the U.S. Department of Commerce, the DEC's began
    1973 when President Nixon directed the Secretary of Commerce to
    establish the DEC's network throughout the United States to
    stimulate greater participation in a national export effort. Each DEC
    works with the local US Commercial Service Offices as follows: -
    mentor local businesses - identify export financing sources -
    sponsor programs to create export awareness in the local
    community - identify issues that impact export trade - promote
    programs and services of the U.S.

    Export Assistance Offices - encourage international trade
    education - build local export assistance partnerships - work
    through organizations such as SCORE and the SBA There are 56
    councils in the US with over 1800 volunteers representing business,
    universities, and government. Council members have a wealth of
    knowledge of international business and trade with access to
    specialized information resources.

    Members, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, provide
    an important source of professional experience and advice that
    complements the counseling and assistance provided by US
    Department of Commerce Trade Specialists. Activities of individual
    DEC's are tailored to address community needs. DEC's establish
    committees for specific international trade topics and priority
    objectives of local business and the commerce Department. New
    ideas and initiatives that work well for a DEC are shared with other
    DEC's either on a regional basis or through the National
    Chairperson’s Council. They also include establishing speakers
    bureaus and speakers kits, conducting export seminars and
    workshops, organizing export promotion programs on a regional
    basis, sponsoring Trade Missions or hosting international buyers
    delegations. DEC's mission is to assist American firms to export.
    The nationwide network of DEC’s have significantly contributed to
    expanding US exports.







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    Is your company ready for exporting?

    Entering foreign markets requires commitment from management
    and a clear export strategy. Take the export readiness test,
    reference the Basic Guide to Exporting and learn about various
    approaches to Exporting.

    Which markets hold the most promise for your products? Who are
    the major players and competitors in the market? Utilize market
    research reports and customized services to focus your efforts on
    the most promising markets.

    Identify potential buyers, agents, distributors or joint-venture
    partners for your product or service. Become familiar with the
    various partner matching and trade lead services offered by the
    federal government.





    There are a variety of cost-effective services available to help you
    test markets and gain exposure overseas.

    U.S. Government trade specialists can help you through the
    complex web of international transactions. Learn the intricacies of
    packing, labeling, documentation and shipping, or learn about
    freight forwarders that can handle it all for you.

    Need to secure working capital to manufacture your exports? Want
    to offer financing terms to your international customers?
    Understand the types of financing tools and government services
    available to help you conduct your export business and reduce risk.

    Export operations only begin with the sale. Learn how to follow up
    on transactions and cultivate relationships with your customers.  


    Hawaii-Pacific DEC Members
    Honolulu, Hawaii   2008

    Foreign Trade Zone # 9
    Pier 2 - Suite # 214
    Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

    Contact Us

    Mark Anderson
    State of Hawaii

      Piia Arama (Piia)
     Pineapple Tweed
                      Ed Case
                           Bays, Deaver, Lung, Rose & Holma

            Lucy Dean
               Global Biz Solutions

    Stanley Fujiyama (Stanley)
    Agricultural Foundation

    Frank Fukunaga
    Mele Pacific Inc

    Dana Gray (Dana)
    Oils of Aloha

    Douglas J. Halcro (DJ)
    Yankee Group Investments, Inc.

    Janis Koh (Janis)
    Northeast Asia Forum

    Sandra Kunimoto (Sandra)
    State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture

     Kevin Kraft
    Tradewinds-Global

    Valerie Lamoureux
    Waikiki Aloe

    Dr. Michael Leineweber
    Durrant-Media Five

    Naomi Masuno
    First Hawaiian Bank

                                               Tom Matthews

                                       Tom Moore
                                       Trop Tel

    Andrew Poepoe
    SBA _ Hawaii

    Thanh-lo Sananikone (Thanh)
    TAF International, Inc.

                                                  Hawaii Air Cargo, Inc.

                                              Gerald Wong
                                                  Interstate Hawaii Corp