INDUSTRY AWARDS & RECOGNITION
In addition to driving over 2.5 million passengers annually, Charley’s Taxi has won prestigious industry awards, setting the highest taxi, tour transportation industry standards for quality and professionalism in Hawaii.
Na Po’e Pa’ahana Award — Charley’s is the only taxi company to win the Hawaii Hotel Association’s Hard Working People award as Supplier of the Year for 1994-95.
City & County of Honolulu Citation — Charley’s is the only taxi company to be recognized by the Honolulu City Council for our role in improving the standards of personnel in the visitor industry. Charley’s Taxi and Tour is the first and only taxi company in the nation that has drivers who have completed and are certified in courses that enhance their skills in history, culture and language.” 1997
Hokulea Award — “The Voyage of Teamwork and Dedication in Achieving Quality and Service Excellence” from the Hilton Hawaiian Village, 1997
Strategic Partnership Recognition — The Hilton Hawaiian Village was awarded the first annual Hawaii State Award of Excellence at the third Hawaii Conference on Quality in 1996. Strategic partnerships with companies such as Winners at Work and Charley’s Taxi helped the Hilton in its endeavors of quality.
Strategic Partnership Recognition — Japan Travel Bureau’s Oli Oli program wins Japan’s Award of Excellence – Charley’s is cited as Oli Oli Taxi, December 10, 1998
The People’s Choice — Honolulu Magazine listed Charley’s Taxi in “How to Live Better and Cheaper in Honolulu.”
“Isn’t doing a job with real heart what good work is about?” Feature story by Lee Cataluna, Jan 6, 2002, the Honolulu Advertiser
“When Cabs come clean as a Whistle” Feature story by Stu Glauberman, Honolulu Advertiser Feb. 20, 1995
“The Companies we Keep,” Amazing stories about 450 of Hawaii’s best known companies, by Bob Sigall, features Charley’s Taxi, pp. 119-121.
City & County of Honolulu Award of Merit — This certificate is hereby issued to Dale Evans, President, Charley’s Taxi on behalf of the people of the City & County of Honolulu and the Board of directors of the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii (VASH) in recognition of your commitment to perpetuating the VASH mission and the true Aloha Spirit. Your dedicated support of this program ensures that visitors will continue to come and enjoy our beautiful island city. March 25, 2004, Jeremy Harris, Mayor.
Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation — This award is presented to Dale Evans on behalf of the Board of Directors of The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, in appreciation of your contribution. Your continued support helps perpetuate the VASH mission, to share Aloha with visitors who have been victims of a crime or other adversities, and to follow-up with assistance and support in an effort to create a positive memory of their stay in our islands. September 29, 2004.