Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority

Gov. Josh Green gives us an update on the effort to reconstitute the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority board and discusses low vaccination rates among students returning to the classroom in a few weeks.

Retired Outrigger Executive David Carey spoke to The Conversation about his experience and involvement with the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority when it was formed back in the '90s.

HPR News Director Bill Dorman shares the latest on the Trump administration's move to claw back federal funding for public media; Castle High School English teacher Jamie Stidger pushes the National Education Association to recognize that all students have a right to an education, regardless of their immigration status, in their national platform

On today's program, we revisit the recent changes at the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, the agency that has long overseen Hawaiʻi's largest industry.

Keith Vieira of KV & Associates, a tourism consulting firm, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the state of our visitor industry and the revamp of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

The Conversation talked to Jimmy Tokioka, who is the director of the state Department of Business and Economic Development and Tourism, about the next steps to reorganize the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. He shared that efforts are underway not only to select a new board but also a new Chief Executive Officer.

DBEDT director James Tokioka discusses next steps for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; "Chief of War" co-creator Thomas Paʻa Sibbett shares why he wants to bring the story of the unification of the Hawaiian islands to an international audience

Former Gov. of Hawaiʻi Ben Cayetano and Waikiki Improvement Association president Rick Egged spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the creation of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority as a separate entity in 1998, and the work accomplished over its 27-year history.

University of Hawaiʻi's Institute for Astronomy Director Doug Simons discusses the proposed federal funding cuts to science; Former Gov. Ben Cayetano reflects on the origin of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority as the agency faces restructuring

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is facing criticism over payment violations and allegations that HTA Executive Isaac Choy created a hostile work environment. Governor Josh Green has called for the resignation of the board members by today, but Board Chair Todd Apo says not all members may comply.