MAUI HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION OFFICERS INSTALLED

- Visitor Industry Elects Officers –

WAILUKU, MAUI – During the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association’s (MHLA) annual membership luncheon held on Wednesday, September 14 at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa the following individuals were installed as 2011-2012 MHLA Board of Directors:

Officers:

Chairman - Michael Jokovich, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa

Vice Chairman - Matt Bailey, Grand Wailea

            Treasurer - Sharon Suzuki, Maui Electric Company

            Secretary - Carol Reimann, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association

Board of Directors:

Nane Aluli, The Mauian Hotel

Tom Bell, Royal Lahaina Resort

            Nancy Chaplick, Oceanic Time Warner Cable

            Bill Countryman, Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa

            Tom Donovan, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua

            Mufi Hannemann, Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association (ex officio)

            Charles Head, Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui

            Mike Kelley, Beach Activities of Maui

            Gregg Lundberg, Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas

            Gregg Nelson, Napili Kai Beach Resort

            Tetsuji Yamazaki, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa

            Mike White, Kaanapali Beach Hotel (ex officio)

The luncheon was preceded with a mini-product trade show featuring MHLA allied business members where their fine products were showcased to visitor industry leaders and dignitaries. Keynote speakers at this annual gathering included John Monahan president and CEO of the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau and Mufi Hannemann president and CEO of the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association.

 “We are pleased to have such a strong and dynamic group of leaders on the MHLA Board,” says Michael Jokovich, Board Chairman and General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa. “Collectively, we have literally over three century’s worth of expertise amongst the Board which will be invaluable as we take an active role in advocating for the Visitor Industry as we emerge from some of the most very challenging of times.”

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2011-2012 MHLA Board Officers: Chairman Michael Jokovich, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa; Vice Chairman Matt Bailey, Grand Wailea; Treasurer Sharon Suzuki, Maui Electric Company; Secretary Carol Reimann, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association