Hawai‘i Tourism Authority To Share Draft Destination Management Action Plans Developed by Each Island This Month

For Immediate Release: February 3, 2026
HTA Release (26-03)

02-03-26 News Release (Statewide) HTA Shares Draft Action Plans with Community (FINAL).pdf

HONOLULU - The Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA) is taking the next steps in its Destination Management Action Plan (DMAP) process.

From September to December 2025, HTA facilitated more than 30 in-person and virtual community listening sessions across the Hawaiian Islands. These sessions allowed residents to share ideas for tourism that preserve cultural, historic and environmental resources, while supporting community well-being, ensuring alignment with each island's unique identity and values.

The insights gathered from these community and DMAP Advisory Group meetings informed the draft DMAP for responsible tourism management at the island level. The draft plans will be shared with the public during a series of community virtual meetings. Participants must reside on the respective island, since these are island-specific actions.

"The community's voice is important to us. We want to manage tourism in a manner that is consistent with what the community wants and the visitor industry needs," said Caroline Anderson, HTA's interim president and CEO. "Residents freely shared their insights with us and we listened and paid attention. We would not have been able to move these destination management action plans forward without their valuable feedback."

The following is a schedule of HTA's upcoming virtual community sharing meetings. Registration is required to receive the Zoom links to the virtual community meetings. Register at: hawaiitourismauthority.org/what-we-do/events/

Hawaiʻi Island: Thursday, Feb. 12, Noon - 1 p.m.

Oʻahu: Wednesday, Feb. 18., 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Maui: Wednesday, Feb. 18, Noon - 1 p.m.

Lānaʻi: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Kauaʻi: Thursday, Feb. 19, Noon - 1 p.m.

Molokaʻi: Wednesday, Feb. 25, Noon - 1 p.m.

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About the Hawai'i Tourism Authority

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is the state agency responsible for representing the Hawaiian Islands around the world - and for holistically managing tourism in a sustainable manner consistent with community desires, economic goals, cultural values, preservation of natural resources and visitor industry needs. HTA works with the community and industry to mālama Hawaiʻi - care for our beloved home. For more information about HTA, visit hawaiitourismauthority.org or follow @HawaiiHTA on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and X.