About

We are the Hawaii Chapter of the Social Media Club, an international, educational nonprofit organization (501c6) based in San Francisco that was initially formed in 2006 by Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells. It currently has over 120 chapters worldwide and is growing rapidly. Normally chapters are city-based, however we manage a statewide chapter for all of us throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

We welcome the participation of all who wish to be part of the social media revolution and wish to participate in the National Charter’s Mission and Goals. 

The members of Social Media Club commit to developing and supporting best practices of transparency, authenticity, and ethics in the use of social media and social networking. Our members are leaders in the field and are helping to define these business practices. You can read more about Ethics in Social Media here.

2011 SMCHI Board Members

President 
Tara Coomans, Akamai Marketing

Programs
Position is Open

Communication, Social
Gwen Woltz, Wahine Media

Communication, Web and Email
Laura Kinoshita, Laura Kinoshita Marketing and PR

Event Venue and Planning
Jana Pierce

Venue Technology 
Derek Gabriel, Gabriel Phoenix Communications

Website Support & Founder:
Roxanne Darling, Bare Feet Studios

You can see all of our Professional Members in the sidebar of this site or the actively updated list on the Social Media Club main site, here. Most of us are on Oahu; here are our neighbor island members. Please contact any of us for assistance at any time!

Big Island Members:
Laura Kinoshita
Sylvia Dahlby
Scott Shulick

Maui Members:
Peter Liu
Suzanne Frew
Chris Norberg
Roxanne Darling

Kauai:
Chuck Lasker
Linda Sherman

Our meetings are currently free and open to the public. Bring your business cards and your colleagues! We do hope you will choose to join our group.

The Hawaii chapter was started by Roxanne Darling of Bare Feet Studios in October, 2008, in conjunction with Podcamp Hawaii 2008. SMC founders Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells came to Honolulu and together with Roxanne and Beth Kanter, presented a full day Social Media Workshop. The official public launch event was in March, 2009 with over 50 people present at ING Direct Cafe!