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  • Sue Kanoho Managing Director, Island Chapters - Executive Director, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau

    "My most cherished memories include witnessing an eruption of Pele at Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, snorkeling with Manta Rays in Kona on Island of Hawaiʻi, a helicopter landing at Manawaiopuna Falls on Kauaʻi, and every time I see a rainbow!"

    Maile Brown Director of Sales & Marketing, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau

    "Waimea Canyon is truly one of my favorite places in Hawaiʻi because it is so beautiful."

    Christy Lagundino Office Coordinator, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau

    "I was born and raised on Kauaʻi and am very proud to call this island my home. I feel blessed to be surrounded by my ʻohana and the Aloha spirit."

    Kuʻulei Hamberg Sales Coordinator

    "A cherished memory for me was having the opportunity to chaperone my son's class camping trip to Miloli'i beach on Kauaʻi's Nāpali Coast. The immense feeling of connection to 'āina is something I will forever carry with me."

  • Jamie Shigeta Kauaʻi Chapter Chairperson

    Area General Manager- Hawai‘i Hilton Vacation Club The Point at Po‘ipū Kaua‘i

    Fred Atkins

    General Partner and Managing Director Kauaʻi Kilohana Partners, Kilohana Plantation

    Katie Brenner-Tataipu

    General Manager, Sheraton Kaua‘i Resort, Po‘ipū

    Julian Cable-Treadwell

    General Manager, Sheraton Kaua‘i Coconut Beach Resort

    Shaye Donnelly-Clarke

    General Manager, Blue Dolphin Charters

    Tom Freestone

    General Manager, Ocean Course at Hōkūala

    Will Lydgate

    Owner, Lydgate Farms

    Tobias Koehler

    Director of Southshore Gardens, National Tropical Botanical Garden

    Jim Pedone

    General Manager, The Royal Sonesta Kauaʻi Resort

    Chris San Nicolas

    General Manager, OUTRIGGER Kaua‘i Beach Resort & Spa

    Peggy Sowl

    Sales Manager, Outfitters Kaua‘i

    Ex-Officio

     

    Aaron J. Salā, PhD

    President and CEO, Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau

    Jim Braman

    General Manager, The Cliffs at Princeville

    Invited Guests

     

    Nalani Brun

    Director, County of Kaua‘i, Office of Economic Development

    Mark Perriello

    President, Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce

    Samira Siale

    Executive Director, Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association-Kaua‘i Chapter

    Craig Davis

    Kaua‘i Airports District Manager, Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, Airport Division

    Robert Cecconi

    General Professional IV/PFSO State of Hawai‘i, Dept. of Transportation, Kaua‘i Harbors Division

  • 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.

     

    Kauaʻi DMAP is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kauaidmap.

     

    View the Kauaʻi Destination Management Action Plan below, or visit the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority website to discover how destination management and stewardship is advancing in our islands.

     

     

    • #1 Nāpali Coast, Most Unforgettable Natural Landmark in the U.S., and #10 Most Unforgettable Natural Landmark in the World – Travel + Leisure
    • #2 Kaua‘i, Best Islands in Hawai‘i 2024 – Hawai‘i Magazine
    • #3 Hanalei Bay, #4 Po‘ipū Beach, The 5 Best Beaches in Hawai‘i 2024 – Hawai‘i Magazine
    • #6 Kaua‘i, Best of the Best Nature Destinations – World – Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards
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    Contact the Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau for information on how to submit an offer on KauaiKamaaina.com and/or Kauaispecials.com.

    • No new structure can be built more than four stories high, the height of a mature coconut palm tree.
    • Kaua‘i has been the location for many popular movies, including South Pacific, Blue Hawaii, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Tropic Thunder, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Descendants, Jurassic World, Hobbs & Shaw and Disney’s Jungle Cruise.
    • Kaua‘i has more beach per coastline than its neighbor islands.
    • Kaua‘i has the only navigable rivers in Hawai‘i.
    • The National Tropical Botanical Garden is headquartered on Kaua‘i. Only five exist in the US, and three are located on Kaua‘i. Its goal is to advance scientific research, public education and plant conservation.
       
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Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau Sue Kanoho, Executive Director

4473 Paheʻe Street, Suite F Līhuʻe, HI 96766