Links to your website also help - just remember to tell us which products you wish to bring. New vendors should always send lots of pictures and descriptions so we have enough information to make a decision on your products. Mailing your application in October helps a great deal. You may postmark your application in November but still have a number of vendors with same or similar product ahead of you. 'Jurying' means the selection committee will go through the applications in date order while insuring there is a wide variety of products and as few duplications as possible. The first review postmark date (usually mid-November) is indicated on the application and applications in by that date go to committee for the jurying process. Vendors with payments that don't clear are notified and the new postmark date (when the payment was sent) is noted. As payments clear the bank, they are batched and go to the selection committee. Tip: Keep your contact information current!Īs applications arrive, they are stamped with the date of postmark and vendor fee payments are deposited. Vendors from the last year's Festival will have a packet mailed to them a few weeks earlier. Applications are downloadable using the free Adobe Acobat software. New vendor applications are posted onto the website about September 1st each year. The Merchandise Vendor Committee looks for a variety of products that not only will appeal to transplanted islanders but also appeal to a wide audience that loves colorful and tropical products of good quality.Īpplication postmarks, review dates, and the vendor selection process They are not excited about having too many imported goods that are not authentic and there are only so many teeshirts before they all begin to look alike. They are looking for everything from fine art to fine craftmanship. They want both island style and island lifestyle products. Experience with high volume special event food service is a definite plus.įestival attendees are also vocal about our merchandise selection and quality. Our attendees complain about long lines that move slowly and we listen. The Committe also looks at the potential vendor's capacity to serve a LOT of people. The Food Vendor Committee looks for a variety of foods that fit the theme of 'local' foods (read: home cookin' from Hawaii and the South Pacific.) While many vendors want to only do teriyaki chicken, the Committee looks beyond that one menu item for other favorites from many islands. They are a demanding bunch, and they know what they like: 'it's the ono grinds!' Festival attendees consistently rate and comment on the foods offered and the length of the food lines each year through our surveys.

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