Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association Events Newswire

WEBINAR: Advocacy 101 (Episode 2) 3/2/2021 4:00 PM - 3/2/2021 5:00 PM

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:34:09 GMT

The Hawai'i Lodging & Tourism Association is pleased to announce the second episode of a special, two-part series of webinars which will be held on Tuesday, March 2 at 4 p.m. at no cost for viewers.

Hosted by our Restaurant, Food & Beverage and Agricultural Committee, this episode entitled, Advocacy 101, will explore how a critical part of Hawai‘i’s hospitality industry can work together to become a stronger voice and resource of information for the community. This episode will feature key industry leaders and stakeholders who will examine the following:

-The Advocacy Process
-Best Practices
-Current Issues and Potential Opportunities to Engage

The event will be kicked off with remarks from HLTA President & CEO Mufi Hannemann and Committee co-Chair Keli‘i Gouveia who is the General Manager at Duke’s Waikiki. The discussion panel will be moderated by Jared Higashi, HLTA’s Vice President of Government & Community Affairs and will include the following panelists:

Tina Yamaki - President, Retail Merchants of Hawai‘i
Emmanuel Zibakalam - Executive Director, Hawai‘i Crops Improvement Association
Rick Egged - President, Waikiki Improvement Association
Representative Richard H.K. Onishi – Hawai‘i State House of Representatives (District 3)

This event has limited space, so please sign up as soon as possible: click here.

Hope to see you there!

WIL Woman of the Year Virtual Celebration 3/11/2021 4:45 PM - 3/11/2021 6:15 PM

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:02:04 GMT

Join Women in Lodging & Tourism as we celebrate the 2021 Woman of the Year, Julie Morikawa!

Donation: $15 for one, $20 for two- bring a friend!
No charge for students.
Proceeds from this event will be split to benefit ClimbHI and Hawaii Public Radio.

Featuring: * Live music and hula from Elua Kane
*Mixologist Alicia Yamachika
*WIL Women of the Year, past to present

First 100 registrations get entered into a drawing for $100 gift card!

Following registration, the recipe for the Woman of the Year beverage will be provided in your registration confirmation email.

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Congratulations to Julie Morikawa, President of ClimbHi on being chosen as the 2021 Women in Lodging & Tourism Woman of the Year.

Julie has a deep connection to the hospitality industry and had the vision to mentor our youth and provide eye-opening experiences that introduced our future leaders to the vast opportunities the industry has to offer, including the ability to build successful careers without having to leave the islands.

Out of her vision, ClimbHI was born.

Established in 2009, ClimbHI seeks to inspire students to finish high school and proceed to post-secondary education or employment by educating them about future career paths in hospitality and the process necessary to achieve those goals.

The LEI (Leadership Exploration Inspiration) program was created under Julie’s leadership. Working with industry and government stakeholders, Julie led the task of creating a statewide workforce development program that helped 7,000 high school and 1,000 college students, volunteering as mentors, and 3 local universities and colleges rolling LEI into their course curriculums.

Join us in celebrating Julie Morikawa and learning more about her accomplishments!

2021 Visitor Public Safety Conference 3/16/2021 8:00 AM - 3/16/2021 12:00 Noon

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:57:18 GMT

3rd Annual Visitor Public Safety Conference
Schedule of Virtual Events:

8 AM
Opening Remarks
HLTA President & CEO Mufi Hannemann
HPD Chief Susan Ballard
Hawai'i Tourism Authority President & CEO John De Fries
Council Chair Tommy Waters

8:45 AM
COVID-19 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lieutenant Governor Josh Green
HI-EMA Director Major General Kenneth Hara
Dr. Steven Hankins

9:30 AM
Homelessness & Mental Health
Moderator: Waikiki Improvement Association President Rick Egged
Institute for Human Services Executive Director Connie Mitchell
HPD Lieutenant Joseph O'Neal
Waikiki Business Improvement District Association President Jennifer Nakayama

10:15 AM
State Legislature Update
Senate Tourism Chair Glenn Wakai
House Tourism Chair Richard Onishi

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10:35 AM
Prosecuting & Reporting
Moderator: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Brady
Retail Merchants of Hawai'i President Tina Yamaki
Hawaii Hotel Visitor Industry Security Association President Jerry Dolak
HPD Representative

11:20 AM
Open Q&A Session
Human Trafficking: Department of the Attorney General Human Trafficking Coordinator Farshad Talebi
Missing Children: Missing Child Center of Hawai'i Coordinator Amanda Leonard
Crimes Against Visitors: Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai'i President & CEO Jessica Lani Rich
Youth Crime: Adult Friends for Youth President & CEO Debbie Spencer-Chun
Crime in Waikiki: HPD Captain Herbert Soria & Major Mark Cricchio

12 PM
Closing Remarks