MidWeek's Tourism Matters column focusing on Hawaii’s largest industry, tourism, written by a man who knows it well, former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, president of the Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association.
Below are the last 10 columns written by Mufi Hannemann
Pro Bowl Scores For All Hawaii
January 25, 2012
By Mufi Hannemann
The National Football League’s annual Pro Bowl returns to our island shores Sunday, Jan. 29, a week before the Super Bowl.
Read Column>>Visitor Industry Employee Awards
January 18, 2012
By Mufi Hannemann
Each year for the past 22 years, the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association has honored the men and women who provide the exceptional service, professionalism, and aloha that have distinguished the state’s visitor industry from its inception.
Read Column>>The Sony Open Tourism Swing
January 11, 2012
By Mufi Hannemann
The annual Sony Open in Hawaii tees off Jan. 9 for a week’s worth of great golf competition. Featuring 144 of the world’s top professionals, the Sony Open is an eagerly anticipated event on Hawaii’s sports calendar and one of the most prestigious sporting events in the islands.
Read Column>>Going Green Is Good Business
January 04, 2012
By Mufi Hannemann
We all should recycle cans, bottles, newspapers and, after the holidays, our Christmas trees. As mayor, our city team worked diligently to keep the island green, from instituting islandwide curbside recycling to the naming of the manu-o-Ku as our official bird as part of 21st Century Ahupuaa initiative.
Read Column>>HLTA Membership Has Benefits
December 28, 2011
By Mufi Hannemann
Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association, formerly known as Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association, may not come immediately to mind when you think about organizations of local industries or professions. But HLTA is one of the largest private business associations in the state, and certainly the largest in the visitor industry.
Read Column>>Christmas No ‘Humbug’ For Hotels
December 21, 2011
By Mufi Hannemann
Visitors love our islands during the winter, flocking to Hawaii to escape the frigid climates of their homes and to bask in the sun and warm aloha of our people.
Read Column>>The Charm Of Honolulu City Lights
December 14, 2011
By Mufi Hannemann
Thousands of people packed the front lawn of City Hall and lined King Street Dec. 3 for the annual Honolulu City Lights and Public Workers Electric Light Parade, which has delighted young and old alike for 27 years.
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Benefits Of Strong Visitor Industry
December 07, 2011
By Mufi Hannemann
There’s no denying that Hawaii’s visitor industry makes invaluable contributions to the island economy in terms of employment, salaries, tax revenues and other ways. What’s often overlooked is the support the visitor industry provides to the community.
Read Column>>Hawaii Hotels In Elite Company
November 30, 2011
By Mufi Hannemann
Two of Hawaii’s many fine hotels Waimea Plantation Cottages and Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa have been honored by Fodor’s, the prominent publisher of international travel and tourism information, in the first ever Fodor’s 100 Hotel Awards.
Read Column>>Was APEC Really Worth It?
November 23, 2011
By Mufi Hannemann
One of my favorite moments as mayor was receiving word in November 2009 from the White House and State Department that Honolulu had been selected to host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. I remarked at the time that it was an early Christmas gift for the county, state, East-West Center and business partners who had worked hard to craft our bid.
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