The Hawaii Community College Auto Body Repair and Painting Car Show is scheduled for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at its Manono campus in Hilo, featuring guest Charley Hutton, one of the most talented and well-known automotive painters and
The Hawaii Community College Auto Body Repair and Painting Car Show is scheduled for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at its Manono campus in Hilo, featuring guest Charley Hutton, one of the most talented and well-known automotive painters and fabricators in the world.
Admission is free and open to the public.
During the week leading up to the car show, Hutton will teach special workshops for HCC students in the Auto Body Repair and Painting Program and local industry professionals.
“We are honored Charley will visit us,” said auto body instructor and program alumnus Garrett Fujioka. “This is an exciting opportunity for our students to learn from one of the best in the business. We are also thrilled to be hosting this car show, which will hopefully become an annual Hawaii (Community College) tradition that helps inspire the next generation of local auto body repair and painting experts.”
The car show will feature a variety of vehicles, including show cars, race cars, classics, imports, cruisers and trucks. The event also will feature door prizes each hour, refreshments, entertainment and opportunities to meet Hutton.
Any proceeds from the show will benefit the Auto Body Repair and Painting Program.
The program offers an associate of applied science degree and a certificate of achievement. Students receive classroom and hands-on live lab training that represents the latest technological trends in the industry.
Alumni have established successful careers on the Big Island and elsewhere as auto repair professionals and business owners.
Hutton is the owner of Charley Hutton’s Color Studio in Nampa, Idaho, and has appeared on the reality television shows “American Hot Rod” and “Overhaulin’” and has won four Ridler Awards.
The award is given annually during Detroit Autorama to the hot rod that exhibits the highest degree of creativity, engineering and design. It is considered the most prestigious award of its kind.
