Vendor Application Process
Explained General information for current vendors and those interested in becoming a future vendor 2025 Merchandise Vendor Application |
NEW THIS YEAR! The Vendor Application and Regulations links each send you to an online, fillable Application Form. It gives you the choice: to pay by check, money order, etc or to pay by Credit Card or ACH. You MUST make payment at time of application, whether check or electronic! This is explained in the Regulations, so be sure to read them first. Important!! We also have other changes! These include changes for our deposits requirement AND the City's new no-smoking rules. |
Communication: We use EMAIL We communicate with you via EMAIL. Keeping your email address updated is important. A valid phone number enables us to contact you if a time-sensitive response is needed. As we are all volunteers, we will sometimes only be available after work hours or on weekends, so please indicate if your need is urgent. |
Food Vendors: Tips for selection The Food Vendor Committee looks for 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. * All foods chosen represent the Festival's theme. Festival attendees consistently rate and comment on the foods offered and the length of the food lines each year through our surveys. |
Merchandise Vendors: Tips for selection
Festival attendees are also vocal about our merchandise selection and quality. They want both island style and island lifestyle products.
They are looking for everything from fine art to fine craftmanship. 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. |
Application payment dates, review dates, and the vendor selection process New vendor applications are posted onto the website in September each year. Applications are downloadable using Adobe Acobat. Vendors from the last year's Festival will have a packet emailed to them a few weeks earlier. |
The wait list Vendor applications not accepted in the first review are contacted and asked if they would like to be put onto the wait-list. Wait-listed applications are reviewed if someone has to cancel. Usually this is about the end of December but can be anytime up until the week of the event. |
Cancellations and No-shows Festival cancellation deadlines are hard deadlines. We ourselves make hard deadline contracts with print, sound, tent rental and other companies and must make deposits and payments in advance. |
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