May 1 is the deadline for businesses to reserve a booth at First Hawaiian Bank's 14th Annual Made in Hawaii Festival this summer at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena.

To apply for a booth, a $200 deposit must be received along with the completed application that will be reviewed for approval before the reserved booth is secured. For applications go to www.madeinhawaiifestival.com.

Standard booth rates are $565 and corner booth rates are $615. Shared booths are subject to a $200 surcharge (two exhibitors maximum).

To qualify as being "Made in Hawaii," the product must have at least 51 percent of its wholesale value added in Hawaii via manufacture, assembly, fabrication or production within the state of Hawaii.

The 2009 Made in Hawaii Festival is scheduled for Friday, August 21 through Sunday and will feature Hawaii-produced products including food, books, gifts, fashions, plants, art, crafts, and more. In 2008, the festival featured more than 420 booths and was attended by nearly 36,000 people.