Ex-Officio

Invited Guests (non-voting)

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 Kaua‘i, The Best Islands in Hawai‘i –  Hawai‘i Magazine
• Hanalei (#2) & Pō‘ipu (#5) listed as 5 Best Towns in Hawai‘i – Hawai‘i Magazine
• Kapa‘a named Favorite Beach Town, Hawaiian Islands, The Trazees, by Trazee Travel
   

• Kauaʻi Offers 2023 - Ready for a beautiful getaway? Kaua‘i is here for you.
• Kamaʻāina Offers 2023 - You don’t have to fly thousands of miles for a little adventure.

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.
   

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Community Enrichment Program (CEP) supports Hawaiʻi’s Community-based projects, programs, and events that enhance resident and visitor experiences. HTA’s Signature Events Program (SEP) attracts attendees and participants from outside the state of Hawaiʻi with extensive national and international marketing and has a significant economic impact as measured by the number of out-of-state participants. HTA is partnering with the Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB) and its Island Chapters to administer the 2023 CEP and SEP process. 

Visit hvcb.org/cep for more information about the Community Enrichment Program and the Signature Events Program.