Plaza Cutlery's Hawaiian Knife Show is coming up  next month!

Date:  Saturday April 13th
Time:  looks to be just 10am to 4pm
Place:  Hilton Hawaiian Village, room TBA.

Official details here..
http://www.plazacutlery.com/Hawaiian%20Knife%20Show.htm

Dude I am so excited, check out the line up so far!!

Plaza Cutlery  Dealer
Jens Anso  Knife maker
Jason Borous  Knife maker
David Broadwell  Knife maker
Thad Buchanan  Knife maker
Phil Cressman  Knife maker
Matt Cucchiara  Knife maker
Ernie Emerson   Knife maker
Vince Evens  Knife maker
Koji Hara  Knife maker
Stan Fujisaka  Knife maker
Les George  Knife maker
Jack Jenovese  Knife maker
Steve Johnson  Knife maker
Josh Leukhardt Collector Selling
Scot Matsuoka  Knife maker
Mojo-Tactical  Dave Tejada 
Russ Mitsuyuli  Knife maker
Mel Nishiuchi  Knife maker
Tom Mayo   Knife maker
Kanaka-Tech (George Gibo and Karl Zakabi)
Brian Tighe  Knife maker
Jim Sornberger Knife maker
Strider Knives  Manufacture
Ken Onion Knife maker
Keith Ouye Knife maker
Gene Shadley Knife maker
Mel Watanabe  Knife maker
John Young  Knife make

Thanks for this info. + it's FREE   

Thanks for this info. + it's FREE   

Right!  Totally forgot that part!   

thanks for the heads up. will definitely be going.

Ill be there!

i hope i can make it
got some nice stuff 

See you guys there!

Thanks for the heads up on this event. 

AW YEAH!!!  I am ready to see some OMFGDYST blades! 

Hopefully some sheath / scabbard makers too I got a need to fill right now.

Anyone here going to this?

The date is April 13TH, 2013
Customer admission is FREE !!
Parking is at current Hilton rates, which is approximately $8-$10 for a banquet function.
Location is the "Hilton Hawaiian Village" located in Honolulu Hawaii. Coral 1 & 2 Ball Room

Anyone here going to this?

The date is April 13TH, 2013
Customer admission is FREE !!
Parking is at current Hilton rates, which is approximately $8-$10 for a banquet function.
Location is the "Hilton Hawaiian Village" located in Honolulu Hawaii. Coral 1 & 2 Ball Room

For sure!  I'll be the one guy there without a custom folder 

For sure!  I'll be the one guy there without a custom folder 

I went to the show yesterday and was done in about 15 minutes.  There were about 20 or so tables so it didn't take very long. 

I wasn't sure if I was looking at knives or jewelry considering the prices were in the $200 to $3000 range.   The Ken Onion folding knives were really nice but too rich for me at $950 each.

I ended up picking up a couple of gun socks for about $9 each from one of the tables.

Got there late but did enjoy what I did get to see.  Some nice customs for sure and production knives as well as new one offs like by Ross Aki (from Hilo).  At another table was told all the moku ti examples were sold almost immediately.  Resisted the Striders as more than happy with my wave modified ZT Hinderer EDC.  Saw only one mastodon handled blade and it sure was a looker.  Couple ti lightning strikes were very very tempting ($750!) but #1 I was there to score a new Emerson multi-tool and talk to the man.  Then swung back around to snag a sweet lightweight bolo from Aki.  I love the leaf shape blade!  Pricey yes but if cheap is what want then shop tramontina or USGI not a custom knife show.  Made right here in Hawaii a bonus. I will be using this bolo and hopefully avoiding rocks but so be it if so - grind em!  Finally, stopped by Plaza's table on the way out.  They had some nice William Henry D2s, tungsten carbide coated.  Just this side of shaving sharp - impressive to me at least, could do my chin though obviously not as smooth or close as a straight razor.  Push cuts paper with ease.  Could truly shave with reprofiling but beyond my skills and would ruin it for other tasks but I'm rambling on as usual  

Thanks Plaza Cutlery for sponsoring the event!  I hope they come back and more local blade smiths show their wares too.

It was my first time at the show and have to say i enjoyed it more than the annual gun show,at the Blaisdale which is pretty much the same every year.   These are custom knives made and put together by hand so the reason why they were sp pricey.  These are for mostly collecting albeit they did have production models too.  Whats a trip is that you get to meet the creators and inventors of knivfe features like Ken Onion.   Got there early and got a free t. Shirt from the man himself,...who thought of the flipper design for Kershaw blades which i carry for EDU.   
I scored on a ceramic folder for $20 cause it looked cool being all black and maybe 1.5 oz in weight.  Same goes for a pair of ceramic cutting scissors that weighs almost nothing and i put in my maxpedition micro pouch for edu...being there with my friend since ive know since grade school ( im 43 Now,..yikes!), made it fun and informative as he was taught by Stan Fujisaka and knew a bunch of the knive makers by first name and socially.  The lottery for the knives were expensive, but money making deals can be made that i wont elaborate on,..

Looking forward to next years show.