Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 3, 1 March 1995 — Tour guides get certified with aloha [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tour guides get certified with aloha

On January 27, Ka 'Ohana Aloha for guides.

Tourism celebrated their first Certification Awards Ceremony. Ka 'Ohana Aloha for Tourism was founded in 1984 to create and foster harmony, respect, and dignity among tour guides and to re-establish the ideas that helped give birth to Hawai'i's tourist industry. Driver/guides from different tour companies gather weekly at Likeke Hall for 'ohana sessions to share and exchange information on Hawai'i's eultural heritage in order to enhanee the professional standards of Hawai'i's tour

Over 50 drivers received certificates at the January ceremony. Hālau Ho'okipa

Aloha from Honolulu International Airport provided entertainment for guests. They are presently preparing for the certification exam in an effort to provide the correct information to visitors at the airport as they arrive or leave Hawai'i. For information about Ka 'Ohana Aloha for Tourism eall Grace Kupuka'a at 239-7084.