Steering Committee

The Steering Committee members are comprised of residents of Oahu. They represent not only the communities that they live in, but also the visitor industry, different business sectors, community and non profit organizations. They guided and developed suggested actions for Oahu’s Destination Management Action Plan.

Oahu Steering Committee Members for Oahu Destination Management Action Plan
Paula Akana Executive Director Iolani Palace	Jamie Barut VP of Operations Polynesian Adventure Tours	Adam Borrello Executive Director North Shore Community Land Trust
Kevin Chang Co-Director Kuaaina Ulu Auamo (KUA)	Walea Constantinau Oahu Film Commissioner C&C of HNL-Film Office	Amanda Corby Noguchi Co-Founder Pili Group
Rick Egged Executive Director Waikiki Improvement Association	Chenoa Farnsworth Managing Partner Blue Startups	Joe Ibarra General Manager The Kahala Hotel & Resort
Laura Kaakua** First Deputy Director State of Hawaii - Dept. of Land & Natural Resources	Joseph Lapilio President & CEO Waianae Economic Development Council	Elissa Lines Executive Director Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Bob Masuda* Deputy Director State of Hawaii - Dept. of Land & Natural Resources	June Matsumoto VP, Sales Pacific Island Institute	Sherry Menor-McNamara Hawaii Tourism Authority Board Member Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
Maile Meyer Founder Na Mea Hawaii	John Morgan President Kualoa Ranch	Sweetie Nelson Director of Destination Marketing Koolina Resort Association
Kealii Pang President Oahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs	Benjamin Rafter Hawaii Tourism Authority Board Member Springboard Hospitality	Noelani Schilling-Wheeler Executive Director Oahu Visitors Bureau
Laura Thielen Director C&C of HNL-Department of Parks and Recreation	Sunshine Topping Workforce Development Council Member VP of Human Resources, Hawai‘i Pacific Health	Ulalia Woodside Executive Director Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

*Steering Committee member as of Summer 2021, but no longer serving on the Committee.

**Steering Committee member as of January 2023.

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