Winners Announced for the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Awards 2018

The Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association has partnered with aio Media—HONOLULU, Hawaii Business, and HAWAI‘I—to launch an awards program that honors some of the top achievers in the visitor industry.
Hawaii Business Staff,

Honorees are nominated from 14 categories across accommodations, restaurants, events, music, culture and heritage, and agritourism to recognize outstanding achievements of the people behind the scenes of the state’s top industry.

Below are the winners of the inaugural awards:

Agritourism
  1. Agriculture Tourism Destination: Greenwell Farms
  2. Farmer’s Market: Kapiolani Community College Farmers Market
Excellence in Food and Beverage
  1. Fine Dining: Ruth’s Chris Waikiki
  2. Casual Dining: Duke’s Waikiki
  3. Local/Sustainable Dining: Azure at the Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort
Best Tourism Events
  1. Heritage and Cultural Event: Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival
  2. Agriculture Event Using Locally Grown Products: Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
Best Hotels/Accommodations
  1. Small Hotel: Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina
  2. Large Hotel: The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort
  3. Luxury Accommodations: Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa
Leadership in the Industry
  1. Young Achiever: Trevor Ozawa
  2. Cultural Advisor: Blaine Kamalani Kia
  3. Contribution to Tourism by an Individual: Kamea Hadar, POW! WOW! Hawaii
  4. Outstanding Individual in Music & Entertainment: Henry Kapono

Agritourism – Agriculture Tourism Destination: Greenwell Farms

Excellence in Food and Beverage – Fine Dining: Ruth’s Chris Waikiki

Excellence in Food and Beverage – Casual Dining: Duke’s Waikiki

Excellence in Food and Beverage – Local/Sustainable Dining: Azure at the Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort

Best Tourism Events – Heritage and Cultural Event: Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival

Best Tourism Events – Agriculture Event Using Locally Grown Products: Hawaii Food & Wine Festival

Best Hotels/Accommodations – Small Hotel: Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina

Best Hotels/Accommodations – Large Hotel: The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort

Leadership in the Industry – Young Achiever: Trevor Ozawa

Leadership in the Industry – Cultural Advisor: Blaine Kamalani Kia

Leadership in the Industry – Contribution to Tourism by an Individual: Kamea Hadar, POW! WOW! Hawaii

Leadership in the Industry – Outstanding Individual in Music & Entertainment: Henry Kapono

This article appears in the March 2018 issue of Hawaii Business Magazine.
Categories: AIO Media HLTA Awards, Lists & Awards

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