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 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
- 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)
- Closing Remarks (12:00 PM – 12:10 PM)