BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261015T180000Z DTEND:20261016T040000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:4th Annual YP Cost of Living Summit presented by Tradewind Group DESCRIPTION:Educate. Advocate. Empower.\n\n\n\nLet's Build a More Livable Hawaii\, Together\n\nThe 4th Annual Cost of Living Summit presented by Tradewind Group isn't just another conference. It's where young professionals get the tools\, the people\, and the plan to help move Hawai'i forward\, not someday\, but right now.\n\n\n\nThis Year's Focus: Rooted in What Matters\n\nThe whole day runs on three things we can all get behind: educate\, advocate\, empower. We're zeroing in on the costs that hit closest to home\, housing\, wages and careers\, and the real price of starting a family\, and connecting them to the Chamber's 2030 Blueprint for a more competitive\, affordable Hawaii. We close the day with our Staying Rooted workshops\, built to help you grow deep here and step into leadership at home.\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 15\, 2026 | All-Day Summit | Prince Waikiki\n\nIncludes continental breakfast\, lunch\, and a pau hana reception with pupus and a drink ticket.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nFull-Day Agenda Highlights\n\n7:30 9:00 AM | Registration + Breakfast Expo Start the morning with coffee\, breakfast\, and time to walk the expo. Meet the organizations\, resources\, and people who make the rest of the day click.\n\n\n\n8:00 8:45 AM | Financial Literacy Workshops: Surviving in Hawai'i Grab a seat and learn from the experts on:\n\n\n Building Long-Term Wealth Christopher Chow\, Wealth Management Advisor\, WestPac Wealth Advisors \n Investing 101 - Claudia Chen\, Financial Advisor\, Northwestern Mutual and Jesse Nishita Wilson\, CFP\, RITE Wealth Management \n Buy a Home - Stefan Kant\, Residential Loan Officer\, American Savings Bank\n Develop Your Own Business - Keanu Wilson\, Program Manager\, Hawaii FoundHer \n\n \n\n9:00 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks\, 2030 Blueprint & Legislative Recap We'll kick off the day with a warm welcome and set the tone with a look at the Chamber's 2030 Blueprint\, what it is\, why it matters\, and how it connects to you and your future. Then\, we'll transition into a rapid-fire recap of key outcomes from this legislative session\,\n\nbreaking down what changed at the Capitol and what it means for young professionals across the islands.\n\n \n\nMORNING SESSIONS\n\n9:30 10:15 AM | TED Talk Presentations Three short\, high-energy talks on the issues shaping our cost of living: housing and pathways to homeownership\; wages\, careers\, and economic opportunity\; and childcare\, family formation\, and the true cost of starting a family. Big ideas\, tight timing\, plenty to chew on.\n\n\n Lee Wang\, Executive Director\, Housing Hawaii's Future \n Aaron Merchen\, Executive Director\, Programs\, Early Childhood Education\, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation \n\n \n\n10:15 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion Our three topics come together in one conversation. Hear industry experts and civic leaders connect the dots between housing\, work\, and ohana\, moderated by Hawaii Public Radio.\n\n\n Lee Wang\, Executive Director\, Housing Hawaii's Future \n Greggor Ilagan - Vice Speaker\, Hawaii House of Representatives \n\n \n\n11:00 - 11:10 AM | Break\n\n\n\n11:10 AM 12:00 PM | Small-Group Breakouts Pull up a chair and dig in. Ask questions\, share your story\, and trade real solutions around the morning's topics with people in the same boat.\n\n\n\n12:00 - 12:15 PM | Break\n\n \n\nLUNCH SESSIONS\n\n12:15 1:15 PM | Legislator Connect Lunch Face time with the lawmakers shaping cost-of-living policy. This is your chance to talk story and engage directly with decision-makers in an open\, candid conversation.\n\n\n Rep. Linda Ichiyama\, Vice Speaker\, State House\n Rep. Luke Evslin\, Housing Chair\, State House\n Rep. Darius Kila\, Transportation Chair\, State House\n Rep. Adrian Tam\, Tourism Chair\, State House\n Rep. Chris Todd\, Finance Chair\, State House\n Rep. Mark Hashem\, Water and Land Chair\, State House\n Sen. Stanley Chang\, Housing Chair\, State Senate\n Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole\, Commerce and Consumer Protection Chair\, State Senate\n Councilmember Andria Tupola\, Housing\, Parks\, and Homelessness Chair\, Honolulu City Council\n Council Chair Tommy Waters\, Council Chair\, Honolulu City Council \n\n\n1:15 1:45 PM | State of the Economy A clear-eyed read on where Hawaii's economy stands and where it's headed.\n\n\n Dr. Carl Bonham\, Executive Director and Professor of Economics\, UHERO \n\n\n1:45 - 2:00 PM | Break\n\n \n\nAFTERNOON WORKSHOPS\n\n2:00 3:00 PM | Afternoon Breakouts: Staying Rooted Workshops built to help young professionals keep growing deep roots here and get ready to lead. Pick your track:\n\n\n Your Voice Matters: How young professionals can influence local government \n\n \n Patrick Branco\, Operations Manager\, OneBrief\, White House Fellow \n \n \n Boardroom Ready: The skills you need to serve on a board with impact\n \n Jennifer Cornish Creed\, VP of Nonprofit Resources\, Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations \n \n \n Mentors and Sponsors: Why both are important to grow\n \n Jennifer Ablan\, Editor-in-Chief\, Hawaii Business Magazine \n \n \n\n\n\n3:00 4:30 PM | Pau Hana (Because Balance) Cap the day with a pau hana social. Fill out your survey while everything's still fresh for a chance to win\, then reflect\, decompress\, and connect with the people just as invested in Hawai'i's future as you are.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nNeighbor Island attendees: For those traveling to Oahu to attend\, we have a special hotel room rates at the Pagoda Hotel and Prince Waikiki available for you!\n\n\n\nPagoda Hotel:\n\n\n 30% off the Best Available Rate\n Waived $35 plus tax daily amenity fee\n Book Dates: Now through 10/17/26\n Stay Dates: 10/13-10/17/26\n Promo Code: YPCOLS2026\n\n Booking link \n\nPromo code is YPCOLS2026\n\n\n\nPrince Waikiki:\n\n\n\n\n\n 25% off best available rate\n Promo Code: CATER2\n Kamaaina Rates also available HERE \n\nBooking link \n\nBooking code is CATER2 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Educate. Advocate. Empower.
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\nLet'\;s Build a More Livable Hawaii\, Together
\nThe 4th Annual Cost of Living Summit presented by Tradewind Group isn'\;t just another conference. It'\;s where young professionals get the tools\, the people\, and the plan to help move Hawai&lsquo\;i forward\, not someday\, but right now.
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\nThis Year'\;s Focus: Rooted in What Matters
\nThe whole day runs on three things we can all get behind: educate\, advocate\, empower. We'\;re zeroing in on the costs that hit closest to home\, housing\, wages and careers\, and the real price of starting a family\, and connecting them to the Chamber'\;s 2030 Blueprint for a more competitive\, affordable Hawaii. We close the day with our Staying Rooted workshops\, built to help you grow deep here and step into leadership at home.
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\nThursday\, October 15\, 2026 | All-Day Summit | Prince Waikiki
\nIncludes continental breakfast\, lunch\, and a pau hana reception with pupus and a drink ticket.
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\nFull-Day Agenda Highlights
\n7:30 &ndash\; 9:00 AM | Registration + Breakfast Expo Start the morning with coffee\, breakfast\, and time to walk the expo. Meet the organizations\, resources\, and people who make the rest of the day click.
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\n8:00 &ndash\; 8:45 AM | Financial Literacy Workshops: Surviving in Hawai&lsquo\;i Grab a seat and learn from the experts on:\n\n\n  \;
\n9:00 &ndash\; 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks\, 2030 Blueprint &\; Legislative Recap We'\;ll kick off the day with a warm welcome and set the tone with a look at the Chamber&rsquo\;s 2030 Blueprint\, what it is\, why it matters\, and how it connects to you and your future. Then\, we&rsquo\;ll transition into a rapid-fire recap of key outcomes from this legislative session\,
\nbreaking down what changed at the Capitol and what it means for young professionals across the islands.
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\nMORNING SESSIONS
\n9:30 &ndash\; 10:15 AM | TED Talk Presentations Three short\, high-energy talks on the issues shaping our cost of living: housing and pathways to homeownership\; wages\, careers\, and economic opportunity\; and childcare\, family formation\, and the true cost of starting a family. Big ideas\, tight timing\, plenty to chew on.\n\n\n10:15 &ndash\; 11:00 AM | Panel Discussion Our three topics come together in one conversation. Hear industry experts and civic leaders connect the dots between housing\, work\, and ohana\, moderated by Hawaii Public Radio.\n\n\n11:00 - 11:10 AM | Break
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\n11:10 AM &ndash\; 12:00 PM | Small-Group Breakouts Pull up a chair and dig in. Ask questions\, share your story\, and trade real solutions around the morning'\;s topics with people in the same boat.
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\n12:00 - 12:15 PM | Break
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\nLUNCH SESSIONS
\n12:15 &ndash\; 1:15 PM | Legislator Connect Lunch Face time with the lawmakers shaping cost-of-living policy. This is your chance to talk story and engage directly with decision-makers in an open\, candid conversation.\n\n\n\n

1:15 &ndash\; 1:45 \;PM | State of the Economy A clear-eyed read on where Hawaii'\;s economy stands and where it'\;s headed.

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1:45 \;- 2:00 \;PM \;| Break
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\nAFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
\n2:00 &ndash\; 3:00 PM | Afternoon Breakouts: Staying Rooted Workshops built to help young professionals keep growing deep roots here and get ready to lead. Pick your track:

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\n3:00 &ndash\; 4:30 PM | Pau Hana (Because Balance) Cap the day with a pau hana social. Fill out your survey while everything'\;s still fresh for a chance to win\, then reflect\, decompress\, and connect with the people just as invested in Hawai&lsquo\;i'\;s future as you are.
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\nNeighbor Island attendees: For those traveling to Oahu to attend\, we have a special hotel room rates at the Pagoda Hotel and Prince Waikiki available for you!
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\nPagoda Hotel:

\n\n\n Booking link >\;
\nPromo code is YPCOLS2026
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\nPrince Waikiki:\n\n\n\n\nBooking link >\;
\nBooking code is \;CATER2
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