IHVB - September 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 3:00 PM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
The Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau (IHVB) is an island chapter of the Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB). HVCB is contracted by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) for destination marketing in the United States. IHVB supports our international partners in Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand), and collaborates with island partners – in government, hospitality, and other industries – and the community to implement the island’s Destination Management Action Plan (DMAP). For more information, visit: gohawaii.com/island-of-hawaii.
"I love being able to promote regenerative tourism on the Island of Hawaiʻi in a respectful way, and to be able to be a part of the solutions to the problems that our residents are faced with that will allow us to preserve our ʻāina."
"I cherish the relationships that I have developed with our island partners to help them be successful in business yet mindful of overall visitor messaging and meeting visitors that are excited and appreciative of being able to visit the Hawaiian Islands."
"My favorite place in Hawaiʻi is in my hometown of Waimea. It is where I feel most connected to place and family from previous generations."
"Hawaiʻi never ceases to amaze me. Majestic mountains, the deep blue waters, the lovely flowers, fauna and forests and the people, the beautiful and colorful people of the islands."
"My most cherished memories are of my kupuna and how they celebrated life through moʻolelo, mele, and hula."
Director of Sales and Marketing, Mauna Kea Resort
General Manager, Castle Hilo Hawaiian
Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Fairmont Orchid, Hawaiʻi
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Big Island Candies
Kumu Hula, Hālau Nā Kīpuʻupuʻu / Owner, Dezigns by Kamohoaliʻi
Co-Founder/Steering Committee, Experience Volcano
Partner, Sales and Marketing, Makana Hawaiʻi Incentives
General Manager, Umauma Falls Experience
Owner, Kailani Tours
Co-Owner, Sea Quest Hawaii
Community Member
AgBusiness Consultant, GoFarm Hawaiʻi / University of Hawaiʻi
Executive Director, Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Interim President and CEO, Senior Vice President and COO, Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau
The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA), in partnership with the counties and the respective visitor bureaus, developed community-based Destination Management Action Plans (DMAPs) that aim to rebuild, redefine and reset the direction of tourism over a three-year period. The focus is on stabilization, recovery, and rebuilding to the desired visitor industry for each island. The actions put forth in the DMAPs are guided by an island-based Steering Committee for each island, and includes a collaborative process which encourages participation and vital input from the community, visitor industry and other sectors. The DMAPs identify areas of need as well as actionable solutions for enhancing the residents’ quality of life and improving the visitor experience across the islands.
HTA’s 2020–2025 Strategic Plan is organized around four interacting pillars—Natural Resources, Hawaiian Culture, Community, and Brand Marketing, with more emphasis on addressing tourism impacts and greater destination management. In it, HTA defined Destination Management to include: attracting and educating responsible visitors; advocating for solutions to overcrowded attractions, overtaxed infrastructure, and other tourism-related problems; and working with other responsible agencies to improve natural and cultural assets valued by both Hawaiʻi residents and visitors.
View the Hawaiʻi Island Destination Management Action Plan below, or visit the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority website to discover how destination management and stewardship is advancing in our islands.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 3:00 PM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 4:00 PM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 11:00 AM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 3:00 PM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 5:00 PM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 10:00 AM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 1:00 PM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Monday, January 29, 2024 4:00 PM by Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
62-3595 ʻĀmaui Drive
Waimea, HI 96743
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