OVB - April 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 5:00 PM by Oʻahu Visitors Bureau
The Oʻahu Visitors Bureau (OVB) is a department and Island Visitor Bureau (IVB) of the Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB). HTA contracts HVCB for statewide U.S. leisure destination marketing, global MCI and group sales, and global support services. OVB collaborates with teams managing these contracts, leveraging our island-specific knowledge of O‘ahu to inform strategies, tactics, and address pertinent local issues.
Additionally, HTA contracts HVCB for the Island Visitor Bureau's expertise in Island Destination Brand Marketing and Management Services. Under this contract, OVB partners with other HVCB IVBs to support, strengthen, and enhance the destination marketing strategies of HTA’s Global Marketing Teams (GMT) in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand), as well as the Meet Hawai‘i, Cruise, and Destination Stewardship teams, while also supporting other HTA brand initiatives. Primarily focused on Oʻahu, OVB collaborates with island stakeholders across the visitor industry, government, and community sectors to enhance leisure and business sales and marketing, community initiatives, and emergency preparedness and crisis management, while recognizing the importance of all the Hawaiian Islands.
For more information on the island of O‘ahu, visit: gohawaii.com/oahu.
"My most cherished memory in Hawaiʻi, is raising my daughter here in a place that generally accepts everyone, is fiercely protective of the importance and values of ‘ohana and keiki, and has helped us raise her with kindness, generosity and Aloha."
"To know better is to do better. I have always felt an incredible sense of responsibility to do right by this destination, for my home, for my nieces, nephews, friends and family who call this place home as well. Sharing how to be pono, act pono, inspires and motivates me about my kuleana at HVCB & OVB."
"My most cherished memory of my time visiting other islands in our state comes from Kauaʻi and the aloha spirit their residents share, while waiting outside of a store at 6am for it to open, an older gentleman shared with us some advice as newlyweds, to keep the spark alive in his relationship he said he jokes around with his wife with a "YOU KNOW WHAT...." and then continuing on with an "I love you!" response after she answers him. My husband and I still joke around with that after 10 years of marriage!"
"My favorite place in Hawai'i is the west side for the sunsets. I enjoy going to Ko 'Olina Lagoons and sitting on the beach and watching the sunset reflect off the ocean"
President & General Manager, The Kāhala Hotel & Resort
General Manager, Embassy Suites Waikiki
Director of Destination Marketing, Ko Olina Resort Association
Director of Sales & Marketing, Kualoa Ranch
Director of Sales & Marketing, Prince Waikīkī Hotel & Resort
Vice President of Reiliency, Harold K.L. Castle Foundation
VP Sales & Marketing, Roberts Hawai‘i
Community Outreach Advisor, Southwest Airlines
Director of Sales & Marketing, Courtyard by Marriott O‘ahu North Shore
Director of Operations/Partner, Tiki's Grill & Bar
Area Director of Sales, Hilton Hawaiian Village/Hilton Waikoloa
Market Director, Leisure-Hawai‘i & French Polynesia, Marriott International, Waikīkī Luxury Collection
Communications Director, Polynesian Voyaging Society
President, Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi
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2270 Kalākaua Avenue, Suite 801 Honolulu, HI 96815
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