Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 4, 1 April 2006 — Page 27 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Sponsored Bv: NATIVEM®i HAWAIIAN HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION 900 Fort Street Mall, Ste 1300 Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813 JĒ I i|H v Co-Sponsoredby ._ ^

This conference is a must for all individuals interested in shaping the future of tourism: Native Hawaiian business owners, community leaders, cultural practitioners; tourism industry leaders and employees; and policy makers. The goal of the conference is to develop a Native Hawaiian Tourism Plan through input that results in: • Increased jobs and eeonomie development opportunities for Native Hawaiians through education, workforce & business development; • Improved natural resource management, environment and infrastructure through community initiatives; • Development of educational resources on Hawaiian culture that the tourism industry may use in their marketing & communications; and • Development of community leadership that engages social issues and their impact. Conference attendees will define key strategies regarding tourism that is the culmination of input from over 1,600 participants in meetings held statewide between June 2005 and April 2006 with Native Hawaiian communities, organizations, and cultural practitioners and other stakeholders. Participate in community meetings leading up to this event! Apnl 5, 2006 — Mitchell Pau'ole Center April 6, 2006 — Lana'i High School Apnl 8, 2006 — Waianae District Park April 1 1, 2006 — Hana Community Center Apnl 1 2, 2006 — Waiau Elementary April 1 3, 2006 — Nanakuli High School

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