Previous Awardees

FY2024 Solicited Contract Awards

SOLICITATION TITLE AWARD DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
RFP 23-12 Construction Management / Project Management Services for The Rooftop Terrace Deck - Full Repair at the Hawai‘i Convention Center 09/15/2023 $1,775,915.23 Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd 24001
IFB 24-02 Hawai‘i Tourism Conference Service Provider 2023 08/01/2023 $200,000.00 Pacific Rim Concepts LLC 24002
RFP 24-03 Hawai‘i Tourism Destination Brand Management & Marketing Services for the Europe Major Market Area 09/15/2023 $2,000,000.00 Emotive Travel Marketing Ltd 24004
IFB 24-05 Planning Services for a Messaging Strategy and Tourism Recovery Plan 10/10/2023 $99,659.65 SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc. 24007
RFP 24-06 Island Destination Brand Management and Marketing Services 12/15/2023 $1,700,000.00 Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau 24009
RFP 24-07 Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Governance Study 12/21/2023 $294,400.00 Better Destinations LLC 24010
RFQ 24-08 Professional Architectural / Engineering Services for Rooftop Repair Project at the Hawai‘i Convention Center 1/24/2024 $289,200.00 Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. 24012
RFP 24-09 Hawai‘i Tourism Global Support Services for Brand Management & Marketing 1/29/2024 $1,475,695.00 Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau 24018
RFQ 24-11 High School Education Program for Visitor Industry 02/15/2024 $99,480.00 CLIMBHI 24019
RFQ 24-13 Maʻemaʻe Program - Hawaiian Culture Database 05/07/2024 $13,000.00 Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association dba NaHHA 24025
RFQ 24-15 Evaluation of Hawai‘i Tourism Authority's Destination Management Action Plans 04/12/2024 $46,675.00 Pacific Research and Evaluation 24022

FY2024 Sole Source Contracts

TITLE  DESCRIPTION AWARD DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
2024-2026 Big West Conference Partnership The Big West organizes and promotes conference championships where the conference member teams meet in one location and compete in a winner take-all championship 08/30/2023 $500,000.00 Big West Conference dba Big West Conference 24003

FY2023 Solicited Contract Awards

SOLICITATION TITLE AWARD DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
RFP 23-01 Hawai‘i Tourism Destination Brand Marketing & Management Services for the Japan Major Market Area 11/15/2022 $26,500,000.00 a.link, LLC 23004
RFP 23-02 Hawai‘i Tourism Destination Brand Marketing & Management Services for the Canada Major Market Area 5/22/2023 $2,400,000.00 VoX Interntional, Inc. 23016
RFP 23-03 Hawai‘i Tourism Destination Brand Marketing & Management Services for the United States Market  5/22/2023 $38,350,000.00 Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau 23003
IFB 23-04 2022 Hawai‘i Tourism Conference 10/14/2022  $250,748.00 Pacific Rim Concepts, LLC 23002
RFQ 23-06 Spring Tourism Update 2023 Conference Service Provider 4/4/2023 $80,000.00 Pacific Rim Concepts, LLC 23012
RFQ 23-07 HTA Board of Directors & Standing Committee Meeting Minutes 1/24/2023 $39,790.40 Aloha Data Service, Inc. 23007
RFP 23-08 Support Services for Destination Stewardship 5/22/2023 $27,141,457.00 Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement 23008

FY2023 Sole Source Contracts

TITLE  DESCRIPTION AWARD DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
2022 Ironman World Championship Ironman Triathlon and the HTA enter into branding opportunities which has economically benefits the State of Hawai‘i 8/8/2022 $250,000.00 World Triathlon Corporation 23001

FY2022 Solicited Contract Awards

SOLICITATION TITLE AWARD DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
RFP 22-01 Hawai‘i Tourism Destination Brand
Marketing & Management Services in the United States Major Market Area
RFQ Q22001103 HTA Website Support Services 1/24/2022 $73,494.64 Anthology Marketing Group, Inc. 22001
RFP 22-02 Global MCI Marketing & Management Services for the Hawaiian Islands 3/31/2022 $5,350,000.00 Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau 22003
RFP 22-04  Evaluations for Selected 2022 and 2023 Festivals & Events 5/3/2022 $299,394.00 Playfly, LLC 22004
RFP 22-07 Campaign Effectiveness Study for USA and Japan Markets 5/20/2022 $260,000.00 SMARInsights, LLC 22011
RFQ 22-13 Program Evaluation & Monitoring 6/1/22 $78,190.69 SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc. 22020

FY2021 Solicited Contract Awards

SOLICITATION TITLE AWARD DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
RFP 21-05 Hawai‘i Tourism Inbound Destination
Marketing Management Services in the
Oceania Major Market Area		 7/28/2020 $500,000.00 The Walshe Group Pty Ltd dba Hawai‘i Tourism Oceania 21008
RFP 21-07 Destination Management Action Plan for O‘ahu 8/26/2020 $44,738.20 SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc. 21011
RFP 21-08 Destination Management Action Plan for Maui Nui 7/31/2020 $39,659.68 SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc. 21009
RFP 21-09 Hawai‘i Cruise Industry Consultant Services 9/30/2020 $50,000.00 Access Cruise, Inc. 21013
RFP 21-10 Cruise Visitors' Basic Characteristics & Expenditures Survey for CY 2021-2023 10/21/2020 $230,012.00 Omnitrak Group, Inc. 21014
RFP 21-11

Visitors' Satisfaction & Activity Survey (VSAT) for CY 2021-2023

 11/2/2020 $851,902.56 Anthology Marketing Group Inc. 21015
IFB 21-12

HTA Board of Directors & Standing Committee Meeting Minutes

 12/10/20 $18,429.44 Aloha Data Services, Inc. 21017

FY2021 Sole Source Contracts

TITLE

 DESCRIPTION EXECUTION DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
Big West Conference Tournaments Sponsorship Agreement for Men's and Women's Basketball and Men's Volleyball Conference Tournaments for 2021-2023 Seasons 6/30/2020 $500,000.00 Big West Conference 21001
COVID-19 Airport Support Providing airport screening support services in pursuant to enforcement of the 14-Day Self-Quarantine 6/26/2020 $15,000.00 Anthology Marketing Group, Inc 21002
COVID-19 Airport Support Providing airport screening support services in pursuant to enforcement of the 14-Day Self-Quarantine 6/26/2020 $68,400.00 OmniTrak Research & Marketing Group, Inc. 21003
COVID-19 Airport Support Providing airport screening support services in pursuant to enforcement of the 14-Day Self-Quarantine 7/2/2020 $204,000.00 Robert's Hawai‘i Tours, Inc. 21004
COVID-19 Airport Support Providing airport screening support services in pursuant to enforcement of the 14-Day Self-Quarantine 6/30/2020 $114,300.00 SMS Research & Marketing Services, Inc. 21005
COVID-19 Airport Support Providing airport screening support services in pursuant to enforcement of the 14-Day Self-Quarantine 8/5/2020 $56,200.00 Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. 21006
Graphic Meeting Facilitation Services for Destination Management Action Plans Graphic meeting facilitation services to assist in designing, developing visual tools and templates, and facilitating meetings to harvest ideas, input and feedback for the development of the DMAP's 8/27/2020 $112,174.00 Cynthia Y. Derosier dba Pencilhead Productions, LLC 21010
Destination Management Action Plan for Hawai'i County Destination management plan with actionable items, timelines and measures of success developed in collaboration with the county, community, visitor industry and other sectors. In addition, identifying areas for proactive mitigation planning. 11/19/2020 $25,000.00 County of Hawai'i 21012
Support Services Support services, including marketing insights, airline route development support, knowledge bank & content development, social media management, and website  development & maintenance. 12/2/2020 $1,467,500.00 Hawai‘i Visitor & Convention Bureau 21016
Hawaii Timeshare Quarterly Survey Providing timeshare industry data to better understand the overall lodging landscape for the State of Hawaii. 12/23/2020 $30,000.00 Kloninger & Sims, LLC 21018
Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2021: Maka'ika'a An event which perpetuates the Hawaiian Culture and unique traditions of Hawaii, offering residents and visitor authentic experiences. 3/5/2021 $50,000.00 Kahuli Leo Le'a 21020
Merrie Monarch Festival The 57th Merrie Monarch Festival will be celebrated in 2021 with three nights of television broadcasts. The world's premier hula competition, internet web streams, retelecasts, as well as social media clips will be posted before, during and after the event. This event continues to improve the integrity of the destination by ensuring that the tourism economy contributes to the perpetuation of cultural resources. 5/11/2021 $100,000.00 The Merrie Monarch Festival dba Merrie Monarch Festival 21021

FY2020 Solicited Contract Awards

SOLICITATION TITLE AWARD DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
RFP 20-01 Community Enrichment Program 8/22/2019 CEP 2020 Awards
$2,649,700		 CEP 2020 Awards 
81 Contracts
 20011 – 20102
RFP 20-02 Kukulu Ola Program 8/27/2019 KO 2020 Awards
1,560,000.00		 KO 2020 Awards
43 Contracts		 20103 - 20145
RFP 20-03 Aloha Aina Program 8/28/2019 AA 2020 Awards
2,081,000.00		 AA 2020 Awards
34 Contracts		 20146 - 20179
RFP 20-04 Hawaii Tourism Inbound Destination
Marketing Management Services in the
China Major Market Area		 10/2/2019 $2,000,000.00 ITRAVLOCAL LIMITED 20006
RFP 20-05 Hawaii Tourism Inbound Destination
Marketing Management Services in the
Korea Major Market Area		 10/2/2019 $1,400,000.00 AVIAREPS Marketing Garden
Holdings Ltd.		 20007
RFP 20-06 Hawaii Tourism Inbound Destination
Marketing Management Services in the
Southeast Asia Major Market Area		 10/2/2019 $500,000.00 AVIAREPS SDN BHD dba
AVIAREPS MALAYSIA		 20008
RFP 20-07 Hawaii Tourism Inbound Destination
Marketing Management Services in the
Taiwan Major Market Area		 10/2/2019 $500,000.00 HAPPY TRAVELLER LLC dba
Brandstory Inc Pte Ltd		 20009
RFP 20-11 Videographer/Editor for Video Series 8/13/2019 $16,200.00 Marcus A Reimel 20003
RFP 20-12 Producer/Writer for Video Series 8/13/2019 $10,700.00 Mokihana Aki 20004
RFP 20-13 Public Relations, Communications, and
Outreach Services		 11/15/2019 $120,000.00 Anthology Marketing Group, Inc. 20010
RFP 20-14 Hawai‘i's Visitor Industry Workforce
Needs Assessment		 2/27/2020 $131,937.00 Anthology Marketing Group, Inc 20196
RFP 20-18

Coordination and Management of Executive Search for HTA CEO

 6/22/2020 $27,500.00 Bishop & Company, Inc. 20209

FY2020 Sole Source Contracts

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXECUTION DATE AWARD AMOUNT AWARDEE CONTRACT #
Na Wahine O Ke Kai 2019 Hawaiian Airlines Na Wahine O Ke Kai, Annual
Molokai to Oahu Canoe Race		 9/26/2019 $20,000.00 Na Wahine O Ke Kai 20001
Molokai Hoe 2019 Annual Men's Outrigger Canoe Race from Molokai
to Oahu		 10/11/2019 $20,000.00 Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association Hawaii 20002
LA Clippers Youth Basketball
and Coaches Clinic Reimbursables		 Community outreach program with student participants includes Youth Basketball and
Coaching Clinics		 10/2/2019 $30,000.00 The Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association 20005
Global MCI Groups Marketing
Management Services		 Global MCI Sales and Marketing to bolster Hawaii's MCI business 12/20/2019 $7,150,000.00 Hawaii Visitors and
Convention Bureau		 20180
Surfing in the Hawaiian Islands - Lead up to the 2020
Tokyo Olympics		 Promote the Hawaiian Islands’ ties to surfing in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Cancelled COVID-19 $100,000.00 Association of Surfing Professionals
LLC dba World Surf League		 20182
Sony Open in Hawaii Pro-Junior Challenge 2020 Support of youth golf in Hawaii 12/13/2019 $50,000.00 Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. 20183
Hooilina Scholarship Program Provide financial support for and encourage
Hawaii students to pursue executive management level careers in the hospitality, tourism, and/or culinary arts industries		 3/12/2020 $408,000.00 University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Shidler College of Business, School of Travel Industry Management 20184
Hooilina Scholarship Program
West Oahu		 Provide financial support for and encourage Hawaii students to pursue executive management level careers in the hospitality, tourism, and/or culinary arts industries 3/12/2020 $80,000.00 University of Hawaii at West Oahu 20185
UH Department
of Intercollegiate Athletics
Partnership - UH Men's
Volleyball v. Nittaidai University		 Promote Hawaii through high-profile collegiate athletics events 2/12/2020 $50,000.00 University of Hawaii
Department of Intercollegiate
Athletics		 20186
Financial Audit Mandatory requirement as HTA's finance statements are included in the State’s CAFR 12/19/2019 $105,000.00 Office of the Auditor,
State of Hawai‘i		 20187
Hula Bowl 2020 All-Star collegiate football game that provides opportunities for players with Hawaii ties to
showcase their skills to scouts from the National Football League		 1/22/2020 $25,000.00 The Hula Bowl, LLC 20188
Statewide Training Series:
Proposal Writing &
Financial Management		 Provide capacity-building educational workshops
to assist our community and non-profit organizations with building their skills in proposal writing and financial management		 2/24/2020 $11,500.00 Hawaii Alliance of
Nonprofit Organizations		 20189
Hawaii AgTourism Initiative Development of the agritourism industry and the
building of skills for farmers and businesses
interested in pursuing activities in this area		 3/16/2020 $93,868.00 University of Hawaii 20191
75th Commemoration of the Ending of WWII Support of the commemoration activities for the
75th anniversary of the ending of WWII		 2/12/2020 $500,000.00 USS Missouri Memorial Association, Inc. dba Battleship Missouri Memorial 20192
Campbell High School Marching Band Participation in the National
Independence Day Parade		 JCHS was invited to represent the State of Hawaii and the Ewa Beach community at the National Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C.
in July 2020		 Cancelled COVID-19 $150,000.00 Students and Parents of JCHS Marching Band 20193
Davis Cup -
United States vs. Uzbekistan 2020		 A high-profile nationally televised event, such as
the United States Davis Cup, to market the Hawaii islands as a prime location to host world-class events		 2/20/2020 $200,000.00 United States Tennis Association
Incorporated dba USTA		 20194
He Aupuni Palapala:
Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers		 Making readily available these important documents for education, research, and preservation, it will provide the state with a completely unique and robust resource for Hawaiian language learners and workers to strengthen olelo Hawaii 5/12/2020 $500,000.00 Bishop Museum 20195
Merrie Monarch Festival 2020 Live internet broadcast serving Hawaii’s target markets, and there is a need to continue to perpetuate this festival and the culture therein through progressive multi-media platforms 3/3/2020 $100,000.00 The Merrie Monarch Festival dba
Merrie Monarch Festival		 20198
Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2020: Make a Lei Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2020 “Make a Lei” is a concert tradition that perpetuates the Hawaiian culture and offers residents and visitors authentic experiences 3/9/2020 $50,000.00 Kahuli Leo Lea 20199
LOTTE Championship 2020 The only professional ladies golf tournament on the leeward side of Oahu, Hawaii

Cancelled COVID-19

 $250,000.00 141 Hawaii, LLC dba LOTTE Championship 20200
Iolani Palace Repairs Repairs of Iolani Palace's facade, the coronation stand and pergolas 6/9/2020 $260,000.00 The Friends of Iolani Palace 20201
King Kamehameha Celebration 2020 The 104th King Kamehameha Celebrations will take place on Oahu, Kauai, Lanai, Molokai and Hawaii Island Cancelled COVID-19 $90,000.00 Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement 20202
Kula Kamalii Equipment & Supplies 2020 Equipment and supplies for the only non-profit Hawaiian Language Immersion School Cancelled COVID-19 $165,175.00 Aha Punana Leo dba Aha Punana Leo, Inc. 20204
Online Pop-Up Makeke 2020 Marketplace to support and expand the reach of our local artists and small business owners during the COVID-19 crisis 4/13/2020 $100,000.00 Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement 20205
Lifeguard Support Program Supporty Maui County Lifeguard Program Cancelled COVID-19 $125,000.00 County of Maui 20206
Hawaii Foodbank Security COVID-19: Provide security support due to the increased break-ins and criminal activity on the property 4/2/2020 $16,000 Hawaii Foodbank, Inc. 20207
COVID-19 Diagnostic Mobile Application Tool Development services to build a visitor self-diagnostic mobile application tool 5/6/2020 $68,061.50 Tapiki, LLC 20208