2013 Endless Summer Cigar Festival Memories

Row Bar Son Caribe Smoker 

~ Hawaii Cigar Association Meet and Greet at Hawaii Capitol to Push SB188 which would apply a flat rate tax of 50 cents per premium cigar. (This bill has passed the Senate and is on it's way to the House.)  

~ 808 Smoke Mafia (local consumer group) hosted Char Siu pig cookout at Rainbow Marina at Pearl Harbor

Music: Amor Prohibido, Cuando Faltas Tu (Son Caribe)
Photo credit: Sam Jones

Gala Event at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Featured music by Na Kama, and hula dancing, silent auction raised $6000 for Operation HomeFront Hawaii, which is a veteran's group.

Music: He Mana'o Ko'u Ia 'Oe, 'Aina Wehi O Ma'ili (Nā Kama)
Photo credit: Sam Jones

If you have any photos from the event that you would like to contribute, please email them to terum@lbdcoffee.com

 Participating manufacturers:  

• Les Drent of Kauai Cigar Company and president of the Hawaii Cigar Association
• Rob Levin of Ashton Cigar
• Garcia family from My Father
• Rocky Patel of Rocky Patel
• Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars
• Mike Staiber of Oliva Cigar Family
• General Cigar Company
• Other guests included Chris McCalla from IPCPR, Jeff Borysciewicz from CRA and Corona Cigar, Gustavo Cura from Oliva Tobacco, Victor Calvo from Tabacalera Tambor de Esteli (maker of Kauai Cigars)

Since THE SON CARIBE BAND debuted on the Latin music scene, it has remained Hawaii's band of choice for live Latin music!
www.soncaribe.com | www.reverbnation.com/soncaribe | 
www.facebook.com/soncaribe1

In 2007, Nā Kama’s release, titled “Kamakolu”, was honored with the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for Hawaiian Language Performance.
http://www.na-kama.com

All photos were taken by Sam Jones of Tobaccos of Hawaii