It's About Taste!

Aloha Festivals' Poke Contest
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Ballroom

Through the generous donation of local fish companies, and to encourage greater participation, we are offering FREE FISH for your entry!

The first 40 registered contestants will be able to select from the available fish options to receive the required 6 pounds for use in their recipe. This offer is limited to the first 40 contestants only and will be assigned based solely on a first come, first served basis. Until the week before the contest, we will not know the specific fish type available. Contestants may elect to provide their own fish if preferred.

If you don't need the free fish for your recipe (subject to verification by the judges) please leave it for the contestants who do! Mahalo.

Free Fish Pick-up
The first 40 contestants who have pre-registered for the free fish, may pick it up:

• Friday, September 7, from 6:30am - 4:00pm from the Hotel storeroom. Enter through the loading dock at Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel.
  
  
• Saturday morning, the day of the contest, September 8, from the Hotel storeroom beginning at 5:30am. Storeroom phone: 880-3017.

Preparation Area
If requested, contestants will be provided a cutting board and kitchen facilities (no utensils, knives or supplies of any kind) to prepare their recipe beginning Saturday, September 8 at 5:00am.

Poke Recipe Contest Rules:

1. Entry fees: $10 per entry (per recipe entered). Payment must be mailed with recipe and entry form. Contestants may enter as many times as they choose, however, a separate entry fee and form must accompany each recipe.

2. Contestants must be at least 21 years of age.

3. Employees of Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, may not enter the contest. Family members of employees may enter the contest this year.
   
   
4. Entries must be received no later than Friday, August 31, 2007. Faxed or emailed entries will not be accepted.
   
   
5. Illegible entries will be disqualified. Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and other sponsors are not responsible for lost, illegible, incomplete, misaddressed, postage due or otherwise misdirected entries, or transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or other error.
   
   
6. No purchase necessary. Hawaii residency not required. Subject to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Poke Recipes:

1. Recipes must include Hawaiian fish or seafood from the following: ahi, ono, broadbill swordfish, snapper, octopus, squid, opihi (limpet) salt or fresh water tilapia, lobster, crab, surimi (imitation crab), prawns, or pond-raised crawfish. The only exception is hokkigai (clams). Fish or seafood may be cooked or raw.

2. We encourage creative use of ogo or other seaweed, seeds, herbs, spices, nuts, marinades, tofu, fruits, vegetables, and seasonings.

3. Poke recipes must be submitted in one of the following poke categories:

• Best Cooked Poke
• Poke with Limu (seaweed, all varieties)
• Poke with Soy Sauce
• Best Traditional Poke*

*Ingredients allowed in "Best Traditional Poke" include:

• limu (seaweed, all varieties)
• native fish (all varieties)
• pa'akai and alaea (Hawaiian sea salts)
• inamona (kukui nut)
• he'e (squid)
• opihi (limpet)
• lobster
• wana and haukeuke (sea urchins)
• opae (shrimp)
• kowau (fish eggs)
• ho'i'o (fern shoots)
• native crabs (all varieties)
• pala (fern)
• niu (coconut)

*Ingredients NOT allowed in "Best Traditional Poke" include:

• onion (any and all varieties)
• peppers
• salmon
• soy sauce
• oil
• seasame seed
• sauces

4. Recipes must be written in English and have exact measurements.
   
   
5. No recipe changes are allowed once the recipe has been submitted.

Judging Criteria:

Entries will be judged 100% on taste.

Day of the Poke Contest:

1. Six pounds of prepared Poke must be brought to the contest. The Hotel will provide tasting cups, silverware and bowl. Contestants are responsible to replenish their poke displays for testing by the public. Only one assistant is permitted.

2. Contestants are responsible for their own presentation vessel. Hotel will provide uniform skirting, tablecloth, and pre-set themed decor.

Contestants are Bound by these Rules:

1. Release sponsors and all related entities, their subsidiaries and affiliates, distributors, advertising, promotion, fulfillment and judging agencies from all liability, claims, action or proceedings relating to the contest, and from injuries or damages relating to use of the prizes.

2. Consent to the use of their name, recipe, and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law.

3. Failure to comply with any of these rules and regulations will result in disqualification. Direct all rule questions and inquiries to Aloha Festivals' Poke Contest, Kevin Kim, (808) 880-3024.

Prizes:

Get started on your entry now!