Mufi's Message: May 23, 2020

Happy Memorial Day!

Aloha all,

The Memorial Day weekend is set to begin. Although this year will be markedly different from those in the past, it remains an opportunity to honor the American military personnel who have laid down their lives while serving our country.

Please have a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable weekend with your families.
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#AlohaLater

Donations have continued to roll in for our #AlohaLater campaign. These will ultimately be used to support the thousands of our brothers and sisters in the tourism industry who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

HLTA is pleased to announce that the #AlohaLater benefit concert, which originally aired on KHON2 and feautred appearances from Chris Berman, Terry Crews, Jason Mraz, Tua Tagovailoa, Raiatea Helm, Keali'i Reichel, Kapena, Jake Shimabukuro, and many more will be airing in markets on the west coast this weekend.

Please share the information below with your family or friends who may be living in Las Vegas, Fresno, or San Francisco. The more people we reach, the more we will be able to help.

For more information on this campaign, please head on over to AlohaLater.org.

​Citizen Scholars

The above ad ran in today's Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
To see a high resolution version of the ad, ​please click the image above.

HLTA is proud to unveil our 2020 Citizen Scholars. These students represent the best and brightest of their schools; student-learners who have already made significant impacts to their local communities and will undoubtedly continue to do so in the future.

Although we were unable to host our annual Citizen Scholars Luncheon, we were glad to be able to award these students for their accomplishments. A special mahalo to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and the Department of Education for their partnership and to the many tourism industry partners who donated to this scholarship fund.

Still Taking Submissions!

HLTA Media

"Hawaii isn’t messing around when it comes to enforcing tourist quarantines," The Washington Post, May 20, 2020
"Hawaii hotels may have the key to enforcing 14-day quarantine on tourists," KITV4, May 17, 2020
"Hawai‘i Tourism Now: Mufi Hannemann Shares His Thoughts on Hawai’i’s Tourism Industry," Maui Now, May 15, 2020
"New Zealand: A Case Study For Hawai'i," MidWeek, May, 13, 2020

Have a great weekend,
​-Mufi