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Board of Directors & Committees

The HTA Board of Directors is a policy-making entity comprised of twelve members, as follows:

• The members shall include at least one representative each from the City and County of Honolulu, and the counties of Hawaii, Kauai and Maui, with the remaining members appointed at-large; and
• At least six of the members shall have knowledge, experience and expertise in the area of visitor industry management, marketing, promotion, transportation, retail, entertainment, or visitor attractions, and at least one shall have knowledge and expertise in the area of Hawaiian cultural practices, provided that no more than three members shall represent, be employed by, or be under contract to any sector of the industry represented on the board.

As of April 2012

HTA BOARD MEMBERS	REPRESENTINGS
Ronald Williams Chair President & CEO Atlantis Adventures, LLC	At-Large
Douglas Kahikina Chang Vice Chair General Manager Ritz Carlton Club & Residences, Kapalua Bay	At-Large
Kelvin Bloom President Aston Hotels and Resorts, LLC	At-Large
Patricia Ewing Owner Kong Lung Company	Kauai County
Patrick K. Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer Hualalai Investors, LLC & Kona Village Investors, LLC	Hawaii County
Victor T. Kimura Director of Operations Support Kyo-ya Management Company, Ltd.	At-Large
Michael Kobayashi President Kobayashi Travel Service, Ltd.	At-Large
Craig G. Nakamura Partner Carlsmith Ball LLC	Maui County
Aaron J. Sala Owner and Chief Executive Officer AJS Productions, LLC	At-Large
Charlene "Cha" Thompson Owner, Executive Vice President Tihati Productions	City & County of Honolulu
Sharon Weiner Vice President of Global Communications and Government Relations DFS Group Limited	At-Large
Leon Yoshida President & CEO Sawayaka Hawaii, Inc. dba Tellmeclub Hawaii	At-Large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Committees
 

In developing policy recommendations on tourism matters, the Board uses various standing committees, as outlined below:

• Administrative Standing Committee – Makes policy recommendations related to the evaluation of the executive director and the administration of the HTA.
  Chair: Ron Williams
  Vice Chair: Kelvin Bloom
  Member: Douglas Chang