Aloha mai kakou,

As a community focused organization, ensuring the health and safety of everyone attending our events is of the utmost priority and importance. With the recent cases of COVID-19, also known as CoronaVirus, both in the US and Bay Area, we are focused on doing our part to implement best practices and policies that serve the common goal of curbing transmission in the fastest manner possible. By limiting large gatherings and following best practices laid out by medical experts and our health organizations, the higher probability that the virus transmission is reduced. In short, the quicker we take action in doing our part to help limit the risk of spread, the quicker we hope to get back to normal.

After speaking with our Board of Directors and community partners over the last two weeks, we have decided to postpone our March and April events. In the meantime, we will continue to monitor the situation and gather more information as it becomes available to the public. Since the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival has been cancelled this year, we will not be participating as a food vendor. Also, the March business mixer at Somar and April Leadership Speaker Series will be postponed to later in the summer. If you've already purchased a ticket, we'll of course transfer it to a future event date, or we can provide you with a refund upon request. We thank our partners and members for their flexibility, and remain confident that by taking definitive action, we're doing our part to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.

We urge our community to follow best practices and check out both the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html) and California Department of Public Health (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx) for updates to stay up to date with best practices to stay safe.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at admin@hccnc.com.

Mahalo nui loa!