Agenda Overview:

• Breakfast and Registration (7:30 AM – 8:00 AM)
• Opening Remarks (8:00 AM – 8:15 AM)
  • Mufi Hannemann, President & CEO, Hawai‘i Lodging and Tourism Association (HLTA) and Board Chair, Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA)
  • Rep. Adrian Tam, Hawai‘i State House of Representatives
  • Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, Hawai‘i State Senate
• Safe and Sound Waikiki Update (8:15 AM – 8:35 AM)
  • Trevor Abarzua, President & Executive Director, Waikiki Business Improvement District (WBID)
  • Steve Alm, Prosecuting Attorney, City & County of Honolulu
    
    

Panel Discussions:

• Panel 1: Water Safety & Drowning Prevention (8:40 AM – 9:40 AM)
  • ​Moderator: Allison Schaefers, Waikiki Bureau Chief, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  • Panelists:
    • Kurt Lager, Director, Honolulu Ocean Safety Department
    • Jessamy Town Horner, Cofounder, Hawai‘i Water Safety Coalition
    • Tyler Gomes, Chief Administrator, Kilohana by Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
    • Majority Leader Sean Quinlan, Hawai‘i State House of Representatives
    • Dan Galanis, Ph.D., EMS & Injury Prevention Branch, Hawai‘i Department of Health
    • John Clark, Epidemiologist, Office of Health Equity, Hawai‘i Department of Health
      
      
• Break (9:45 AM – 9:55 AM)
  
  
• Special remarks: Chief Arthur Logan, Honolulu Police Department
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• Panel 2: Emergency Management & Preparedness (10:00 AM – 11:00 AM)
  • Moderator: Kalani Ka‘ana‘ana, Chief Brand Officer, Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA)
  • Panelists:
    • John Vierra, Community Outreach Manager, Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA)
    • Jerry Dolak, President, Hawaii Hotel Visitor Industry Security Association (HHVISA)
    • Jessica Lani Rich, President & CEO, Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai‘i (VASH)
      
      
• Panel 3: Navigating Homelessness Solutions (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
  • Moderator: Rick Egged, President, Waikiki Improvement Association (WIA)
  • Speakers:
    • Trevor Abarzua, President & Executive Director, Waikiki Business Improvement District (WBID)
    • Mayor Rick Blangiardi, City and County of Honolulu
    • Connie Mitchell, Executive Director, Institute for Human Services (IHS)
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• Closing Remarks (12:00 PM – 12:10 PM)