About IABC
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a non-profit professional organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and licensed to operate in the State of California. IABC has professional and student members in more than 100 chapters in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand, and parts of Scandinavia, southern Africa, and the Caribbean.
The headquarters staff in San Francisco provides a range of professional development and recognition services for its international members and offers administrative support for its chapters and region leaders. Visit the IABC web site for further details of its services.
In 1970, its first year of operation, IABC had 2,280 members primarily from the United States, with a budget of approximately U.S. $100,000. Thirty-five years later, IABC’s membership has grown to more than 13,700 worldwide, with an operating budget of $5.1 million and 30 fulltime staff.
IABC chapters are divided geographically into eight regions worldwide. IABC Hawaii is part of the U.S. Pacific Plains Region, which includes chapters and members in 18 western US states. The region provides management and coordinating support for chapter leaders, professional development conferences, and regional award programs for members.
Hawaii Contributions to IABC
Since its chartering in 1970, many members have committed their time and energy to directing IABC Hawaii activities. Chapter presidents deserve special recognition for their efforts, since each spent an average of five years on the chapter board in various positions before and after serving as president. See list of past IABC Hawaii presidents.
National and International IABC Leaders from Hawaii:
Four IABC Hawaii chapter leaders moved on to hold major regional, national, and international IABC positions. They include:
Arnold Kishi, Trustee, IABC Research Foundation Board. Previously, he served several terms as Director, IABC International Executive Board; Director, IABC US District Six; and chaired several international committees and task forces. At its 25th and 35th anniversary celebrations, IABC recognized Kishi as one of the 200 founding members who actively supported IABC since its inception.
Brian White, Director, IABC US Pacific Plains Region that includes 22 chapters in 14 states from Illinois to Hawaii, from Arizona to North Dakota. Previously, he was deputy director and chapter services liaison, IABC US District Six. White played a key role on the transition team that reorganized IABC's former districts into its present regional structure.
Lance Tanaka, Chapter Advocate, IABC US Pacific Plains Region. Previously, he was chapter services liaision on the IABC US District Six Board working with chapter leaders in 14 western states.
Alan Tang, Region Growth and Development Director, IABC US Pacific Plains Region. Alan has been a member of IABC since 1986 and is a past-president of the Hawaii chapter. He is also a recipient of the IABC's international Gold Quill award.
L.C. Bud Bendix, was Director, US District Six, Director, IABC Executive Board and held national IABC leadership and committee posts in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Three other former IABC Hawaii chapter presidents served as IABC US District Six officers. Margaret Apao Secretary-Treasurer (1980-82); Linda Howe, Treasurer (1993); and Sharlene Bliss, Deputy Director (1995).
Who Won This Year’s Ilima Awards? See Below…
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KAU I KA HANO AWARD
David Cox
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
Punahou Bulletin
KAU I KA HANO AWARD
Becker Communications, Inc.
HAWAII CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Hawaii’s Seed Crop Industry Economic Report 2009
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau
HAWAII VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU
HVCB’s “A Thousand Reasons to Smile” San Francisco Campaign
Keala Peters
HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH
Centennial Celebration Campaign
Jennifer Pang
PANG COMMUNICATIONS
RevoluSun Company Launch
Jennifer Pang
PANG COMMUNICATIONS
Alakona Corp./Green Mix Hawaii
Jennifer Pang
PANG COMMUNICATIONS
Hawaii P-20’s Step Up! Launch
Helene Waihee
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Women’s Health & Beauty Fair
Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
CPB’s Alex the Loyalty Officer Retires
Charlisse Chang
TOBACCO PREVENTION & CONTROL TRUST FUND
Kick Butts Day
Crystal Yamasaki
BENNET GROUP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Special Olympics Hawaii Fundraiser Takes Participants Over the Edge
Becker Communications, Inc.
EAST-WEST CENTER FOUNDATION
East-West Center 50th Anniversary Video
Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
National Cyber Security Awareness Higher Education Campaign
Becker Communications, Inc.
KRAFT FOODS
12 Days of Kraft Foods
Jasmin Rodriguez
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
The Joint Care Center
Diane Pizarro
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
Punahou Bulletin
David Cox
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
Punahou Bulletin
Becker Communications, Inc.
HAWAII CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Hawaii’s Seed Crop industry Economic Report 2009
Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company
Opalavision Display
Kathleen Connelly
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
PUEO Program Puts College Within Reach
AWARD OF MERIT
Becker Communications, Inc.
HILDGUND JEWELRY
Hildgund Jewelry Gift Giveaway
Community Relations
& Communications Group
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
Oiwi TV Launch Campaign
McNeil Wilson Communications
MARRIOTT RESORTS HAWAII
Marriott’s Spirit of Aloha Tour
McNeil Wilson Communications
MARRIOTT RESORTS HAWAII
Marriott Resorts Hawaii’s “Tweet Yourself to
Hawaii Tweetup”
HASTINGS & PLEADWELL:
A COMMUNICATION COMPANY
Central Pacific Bank
“Honoring the Legacy” Exhibit
Rapid Transit Division
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
Honolulu Rail Transit Symposium
Tiffany Benedict
HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH
Kapiolani’s 100th Birthday Celebration at the
Honolulu Zoo
Kim Gennaula
HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH
“100 Years. Over 1 Million Lives. Celebrating a
Century of Care at Hawaii’s Children’s Hospital”
1- Hour TV Special
Becker Communications, Inc.
& OrangeRoc
RETINA INSTITUTE OF HAWAII
Retina Institute of Hawaii Website
Julie Ford
SCHWEITZER CONSULTING, LLC
CSI: Reinventing a Home Page
McNeil Wilson Communications
MARRIOTT RESORTS HAWAII
Marriott’s Spirit of Aloha Tour PowerPoint
Jasmin Rodriguez
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Vera Zilber Birth Center
Keala Peters
HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH
“Celebration” PSA
Helene Waihee
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Ulupono Magazine
James Hoff
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Ku I Ka Mahalo
James Hoff
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Castle MD
Kapono Ryan
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY
Chaminade Quarterly Magazine 2009
Helene Waihee
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Windward Health
James Hoff
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Annual Quality Report
Lee Tokuhara
BENNET GROUP STRATEGIC
COMMUNICATIONS
Building Dreams for Hawaii Families
Monica Salter
PRUDENTIAL LOCATIONS, LLC
PERSPECTIVE Newsletter
Mark Berthold
HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH
“100 Years of Caring for Children” Newsletter
Helen Waihee
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Ulupono
Ken Lincoln
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER
Annual Quality Report
Kathleen Connelly
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
PUEO-Reaching for College
