  {"id":212293,"date":"2025-03-17T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T23:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=212293"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T23:48:57","slug":"shidler-executive-vineyards-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/17\/shidler-executive-vineyards-25th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Shidler\u2019s Executive Vineyards 25th anniversary event raises more than $68K"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-2.jpg\" alt=\"Five people smiling\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-212303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/shidler.hawaii.edu\/\">Shidler College of Business<\/a> Alumni Association held its annual Executive Vineyards fundraiser on March 7, at The Royal Hawaiian. This signature event successfully raised $68,500 to elevate Shidler College through alumni outreach efforts, student academic activities, scholarships and more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Five people smiling\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-212304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s 25th anniversary welcomed more than 600 attendees from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s business community in support of the association\u2019s largest fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are thrilled to celebrate the success of our annual Executive Vineyards fundraiser and are always grateful for the impact our alumni and supporters continue to make to the college,&rdquo; said Miki Ikeda (<abbr>BBA<\/abbr> \u201805), event co-chair and commercial real estate loan relationship manager at Bank of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This event wouldn\u2019t be possible without the support from all of our sponsors and partners, who help make this event a reality and contribute to a great cause,&rdquo; said Brandon Chu (<abbr>BS<\/abbr> \u201808), event co-chair and general manager of Aqualani.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Jay Shidler and Miss Chinatown 2025\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-212302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Attendees enjoyed an array of hors d\u2019oeuvres from local restaurants, sampled hundreds of wines and spirits, and connected with fellow professionals against the stunning backdrop of Diamond Head and Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach. Local newscaster and <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa alumna Kelly Simek emceed the event, and guests had the opportunity to participate in a prize drawing, as well as bid on exclusive items in the online auction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The continued success of the college is driven by the dedication and support of our extensive alumni network,&rdquo; said Dean Vance Roley. &ldquo;Their passion, generosity and commitment to shaping the future of the college ensure that we remain at the forefront of business education in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> and beyond.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Spirits and wine were donated by event sponsors Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine and Spirits of Hawaii, Beverage Marketing &#038; More, and Tamura\u2019s Fine Wines and Liquors. Platinum sponsors included Bank of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> State Federal Credit Union, Mahi Pono, Par Hawaii, and The Shidler Group, with <em>Pacific Business News<\/em> once again serving as the media sponsor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-4.jpg\" alt=\"four people smiling and posing\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-212301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-4.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shidler-alumni-2025-4-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s 25th anniversary welcomed more than 600 attendees from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s business community in support of the association\u2019s largest fundraiser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,146,9],"class_list":["post-212293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-alumni","tag-shidler-college-of-business","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212293"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212311,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212293\/revisions\/212311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}