- Hoʻokipa ʻo Hawaii Tourism Authority iā Dylan Ching e lawelawe ma kāna Papa Hoʻokele
- Hoʻokipa ʻo Hawaii Tourism Authority iā Keith "Keone" Downing e lawelawe ma kāna Papa Hoʻokele
- Hoʻokipa ʻo Hawaii Tourism Authority iā Sigmund "Sig" Zane e lawelawe ma kāna Papa Hoʻokele
ka Ka Hui Hoʻokipa Mīkini ʻo Hawaiʻi (HTA) hauʻoli i ka hoʻokipa ʻana i ʻekolu mau mea i koho ʻia e lawelawe ma kāna Papa Hoʻokele - ʻo Oʻahu a me Kauai hale ʻai ʻo Dylan Ching; kanaka akamai i ka wai, kaiapuni a me ka mea nona ka hale kūʻai heʻenalu ʻo Keith “Keone” Downing; a me ka mea nāna i hoʻokumu i kahi hōʻailona lole, mea hoʻomaʻamaʻa moʻomeheu a kumu hoʻonaʻauao ʻo Sigmund "Sig" Zane o ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi.
Ua koho hou mai nei ke Kiaaina David Ige i na kanaka ekolu e noho ma ka papa o ka HTA, me ko lakou mau hookohu i hooiaioia e ka Aha Senate o ka Mokuaina o Hawaii i keia la. Hoʻomaka koke kā lākou ʻōlelo.
“He ʻokoʻa ka Papa Hoʻokele o ka HTA, ikaika, ʻike makaʻala a kū hoʻokahi e hoʻokō i kāna mau kuleana hilinaʻi a alakaʻi iā HTA, ma ke ʻano he alakaʻi alakaʻi mākaʻikaʻi o ko mākou mokuʻāina. I kēia kakahiaka, ua ʻike wau ʻo kā mākou mau lālā papa hou ʻekolu, ʻo Sig, Keone, a me Dylan, aʻu i mahalo a hoʻokipa ai, he poʻe ʻoihana akamai a he poʻe heʻe nalu - he hui e hōʻike ana i ke koena a mākou e ʻimi nei ma HTA, ma waena o ke kaiāulu, ka moʻomeheu. , a kalepa. Malama pono," wahi a John De Fries, ka pelekikena a me Luna Nui o ka HTA.
ʻO Dylan Ching ka hope pelekikena o nā ʻoihana no TS Restaurants, ʻo ia ka Duke's Waikiki a me Hula Grill Waikiki ma Oʻahu, a me Keoki's Paradise ma Poipu a me Duke's Kauai ma ka Garden Island. Ke lawelawe nei ʻo Ching ma ke ʻano he lālā papa no nā hui like ʻole, e like me ka Waikiki Community Center, Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association, Waikiki Business Improvement District, a me ka ʻaha kūkā o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Bishop. Ua puka ʻo ia mai ke kula ʻo Kamehameha, ua loaʻa iā Ching kāna kēkelē laepua mai ke Kulanui o San Diego.
ʻO Keith “Keone” Downing he kanaka akamai i ka wai a me ka mea hoʻokele o Downing Hawaii, ka hale heʻenalu kahiko loa o Hawaii. Hānau ʻia a hānai ʻia ʻo Keone ma Honolulu, ʻo ia ke keiki a ka paionia nalu nui ʻo George Downing, he paionia, mea hoʻokūkū, kumu, haumāna, mea hana hou, a ʻo kekahi o nā keiki kāne kahakai ʻo Waikiki i alakaʻi ʻia e Duke Kahanamoku. He lālā nui ʻo Keone o ka ʻAhahui Hoʻonaʻauao Heʻenalu waiwai ʻole, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Save Our Surf, kahi i hoʻolaʻa ʻia ai ʻo ia no ka mālama ʻana i nā kai o Hawaiʻi, nā koʻa, nā nalu a me nā kahakai. He puka puka ʻo Keone mai nā kula ʻo Kamehameha a me ke kula ʻo Kaleponi o nā ʻoihana noʻeau.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- A seasoned hospitality veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Dylan Ching is the vice president of operations for TS Restaurants, which includes Duke's Waikiki and Hula Grill Waikiki on Oahu, and Keoki's Paradise in Poipu and Duke's Kauai on the Garden Island.
- This morning, it dawned on me that our three new board members, Sig, Keone, and Dylan, whom I respect and welcome, are all accomplished businessmen and avid surfers – a combination that exemplifies the balance we seek at HTA, between community, culture, and commerce.
- Hawaii Tourism Authority welcomes Dylan Ching to serve on its Board of DirectorsHawaii Tourism Authority welcomes Keith “Keone” Downing to serve on its Board of DirectorsHawaii Tourism Authority welcomes Sigmund “Sig” Zane to serve on its Board of Directors.
