Mission Statement

To honor those individuals who, through their dedication, imagination, courage and long-term commitment to the Hospitality Industry in Hawaiʻi, made this industry the success that it enjoys today and to honor those who continue to serve this industry in an exemplary fashion.

Hawaiʻi Hospitality Hall of Fame Board of Trustees

Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Retired Hotel Executive

John Brogan, Vice-Chair

Retired Vice-President, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts

Peter Fithian, Vice-Chair

President, Greeters of Hawai‘i

Lawrence Johnson

Retired President, Bank of Hawai‘i

Buck Laird

Retired Managing Director, Anthology Marketing Group

David McNeil

President, McNeil Wilson Communications

Murray Towill

President, Hawai‘i Hotel and Lodging Association

Keith Vieira

Vice President, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Hawai‘i / French Polynesia

Ken Johnston

Retired, Executive Director, Big Island Visitors Bureau

Priscilla Texeira

President, Pacific Marketing Corporation