The elevated hospitality chalet: Sony Open 2025 prep meeting

My coworker Mountan Mitchell and I attended the Sony Open corporate hospitality lunch meeting today at the Waialae Country Club.

What's happening: The upcoming Sony Open will run from January 6th - 12th in 2025 at the Waialae Country Club.

We have an elevated hospitality chalet next to our customer, Hawaii Dental Service, on the 17th hole.

Friends of Hawaii Charities: The organization was formed in 1998 due to a shared vision and collaboration of a group of Hawaii business and community leaders.

Friends of Hawaii Charities provides support for local nonprofit programs that serve and benefit Hawaii’s women, children, elderly, and impoverished.

Their primary fundraising event is the Sony Open.

Sony Open (by the numbers):

• Over $25 million donated to Hawaii nonprofits since 1999
• 1,300 volunteers help produce the tournament
• Is aired in 213 countries and territories
• 350 local nonprofits have received funding to-date
• Nearly 100 sponsors (now including Paubox)
• 58 years of PGA Tour competition, which makes the Sony Open the third longest-running host course
• Viewers spent 9.1 million hours tuned into the Sony Open in Hawaii

Enjoy the pics!

Corbett Kalama, Sherel Stosik, and Mountan Mitchell

Selfie with Kahala Pimentel (Hawaii Dental Service)

Selfie with Lee Mar and Jen Tanabe (ALTRES)

"The Sony Open becomes the focal point of many of our nonprofits." Corbett Kalama (President, Friends of Hawaii Charities)

We have an elevated hospitality chalet on the 17th hole at the 2025 Sony Open (January 6-12)

Rhona Funn starting things off

Sony Open by the numbers