HLTA's 195th General Membership Meeting
The Royal Sonesta Kauaʻi Resort Lihue
January 25 - 27, 2024
Shuttle service to and from the airport is available through the Royal Sonesta - contact the hotel for more details.
Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, January 25, 2024
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Registration
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Golf – Tee Times available at Ocean Course at Hōkūala
4:30 PM – 6:30 P.M.: Women in Lodging (WIL) event - Pau Hana & Tour hosted by Ameresco, Inc. at Outrigger Kauaʻi Beach Resort
5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M: Executive Session: Golfzon golf simulator session at the Hōkūala clubhouse, sponsored by Pacific Digital Signs and Indoor Birdie Hawaiʻi
FRIDAY, January 26, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: BREAKFAST | Kauaʻi Court
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM: Sponsor Showcase Executive Session | HLTA Board Members | Kona (Salon 1)
10:15 AM -11:45 AM: Board Meeting & Special Presentation by Keynote Speaker Isabel Hill | HLTA Board Members only | Puna Ballrooms A, B, & C
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Sponsor Showcase - open to all members | Kona (Salon 1)
11:45 AM – 2:30 PM: LUNCH & LEARN | Haleleʻa (Salon 2)
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: "Kauaʻi Grown" EVENING RECEPTION at Kilohana Plantation in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau | Shuttle Service provided by Roberts Hawaiʻi
Shuttle service times from Royal Sonesta to Kilohana Plantation:
SATURDAY, January 27, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM: BREAKFAST
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: General Session
11:45 AM – 2:00 PM: LUNCH & LEARN
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Afterparty
*GMM schedule subject to change
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Registration
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Golf – Tee Times available at Ocean Course at Hōkūala
4:30 PM – 6:30 P.M.: Women in Lodging (WIL) event - Pau Hana & Tour hosted by Ameresco, Inc. at Outrigger Kauaʻi Beach Resort
5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M: Executive Session: Golfzon golf simulator session at the Hōkūala clubhouse, sponsored by Pacific Digital Signs and Indoor Birdie Hawaiʻi
FRIDAY, January 26, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: BREAKFAST | Kauaʻi Court
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM: Sponsor Showcase Executive Session | HLTA Board Members | Kona (Salon 1)
10:15 AM -11:45 AM: Board Meeting & Special Presentation by Keynote Speaker Isabel Hill | HLTA Board Members only | Puna Ballrooms A, B, & C
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Sponsor Showcase - open to all members | Kona (Salon 1)
11:45 AM – 2:30 PM: LUNCH & LEARN | Haleleʻa (Salon 2)
- Presentation: Alaska Airlines & Hawaiian Airlines combining | Joe Sprague – Regional President, Hawaiʻi/Pacific – Alaska Airlines | Avi Mannis – Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer – Hawaiian Airlines
- Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB) – Jay Talwar, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
- Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) – Kūhiō Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
- Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA)/Hawai‘i Tourism Japan – Eric Takahata, Managing Director
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: "Kauaʻi Grown" EVENING RECEPTION at Kilohana Plantation in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau | Shuttle Service provided by Roberts Hawaiʻi
Shuttle service times from Royal Sonesta to Kilohana Plantation:
- 5:30 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, January 27, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM: BREAKFAST
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: General Session
- Introduction of new members
- Remarks from Hawaiʻi State Senate President Ron Kouchi
- Remarks from HLTA Board Chair Josh Hargrove
- State of the Industry, HLTA President & CEO Mufi Hannemann
11:45 AM – 2:00 PM: LUNCH & LEARN
- Keynote Speaker Isabel Hill
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Afterparty
*GMM schedule subject to change
