PAAC holds its annual dinner, A Global Affair, every February at the Kahala Hotel & Resort. During this special evening, PAAC honors an individual or organization that has contributed significantly to the improvement of relations between the United States and its neighbors in Asia and the Pacific, with the Paul S. Bachman Award.
PAAC honored Chuck Boller of HIFF with the Paul S. Bachman Memorial Award. HIFF has been promoting understanding between different cultures through film for three decades. It has also been particularly instrumental in building support for the film industry in Hawai’i. (Photo courtesy of Juan Schultz)
2012 A Global Affair
Kahala Hotel & Resort
On February 9, 2012, the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council honored Hawaii International Film Festival and Executive Director, Chuck Boller, with the Paul S. Bachman Memorial Award and Stephanie Mc Candless Reford with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
We would like to thank all of the sponsors, donors, and volunteers who made the 2012 event possible.
2012 Sponsors
President Table
Mr. Paul Honda
Ambassador Table
Mr. Frank Boas
Ms. Jean E. Rolles
Diplomat Table
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii National Bank
Imanaka Kudo & Fujimoto
The Limtiaco Company
Ambassador Lauren Kahea Moriarty
Ambassador Charles Salmon, Jr.
Puongpun and Thanh Lo Sananikone
Henry and Vivien Stackpole
Sony Hawaii
University of Hawaii
