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John Holman currently serves as the Director of the Pacific for the     U.S. Commercial Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this capacity, John manages the Hawaii Export Assistance Center, which is located at the Foreign Trade Zone at Pier 2 in downtown Honolulu. The mission of the Commercial Service is to assist local companies in selling their products or services in international markets. Since arriving in Honolulu in 2008, John is responsible for facilitating over $850 million in new Hawaii exports to global markets.

Prior to his current position in Honolulu, John served at Commerce headquarters in Washington D.C. where he helped facilitate the largest trade mission in U.S. history to India, participated in events at the White House to promote U.S. exports, and helped to ensure that foreign firms were competing fairly in the United States. John has also served overseas as a Foreign Service Officer in Beijing, China; Budapest, Hungary; and Singapore during temporary assignments.

John has done business all over the world and on all seven continents – most recently in Antarctica. He really enjoys a good challenge. In 2005, he traveled to East Africa and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest freestanding mountain. More recently, he spent time in the Himalayas climbing to Everest Base Camp in Nepal and in the Andes trekking to Machu Picchu in Peru.

The Commercial Service has over 100 offices throughout the United States and in over 80 countries at U.S. Embassies abroad. The local Commercial Service office, also known as the Hawaii Export Assistance Center, can help local companies by assisting them in developing their export strategy, conducting market research to target the best potential markets, identifying overseas buyers or distributors, and navigating issues relating to international logistics, regulations, and standards.

You can find out more about selling to international markets by visiting www.export.gov, www.hawaiiexportsupport.com, or by contacting the Hawaii Export Assistance Center at 808.522.8040.

 


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Thank you for your contributions to and support of our local chamber. We are very excited to start off a new year with all of you, and we hope you will attend our meetings and events to let us know how we can serve you. One of the most exciting events we plan to tackle this year is to bring back fireworks to the East Side. We ask that you join a committee, roll up your sleeves, and help us achieve the lofty goal of “Bringing Back the BOOM”. Although we see a celebration with fireworks as a worthy cause, it will not consume our endeavors as we still look to provide our local business and our community with both support and a vehicle for change. We have kept a close eye on events concerning Maunalua Bay, including both the NOAA and Imua Maunalua projects. We continue to support and participate in the Ka Iwi Coastline Scenic Byway Coalition, and we want to support our local non-profit members such as the Hawaii Kai Rotary, Livable Hawaii Kai Hui and Maunalua Community Foundation. In all, we have much to do to make our community a better place. I truly look forward to working with each and everyone one of you, and I hope that you will from time to time pick up the phone and let me know how you are doing and how I can help you. As your President, I will do the very best I can, and I can only do so with the love and support of our Board of Directors. I want to take a moment to my fellow Chamber Officers and Directors for their countless efforts and volunteer service. They have each put their hearts and souls into building our Chamber.
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