HTA president and CEO John De Fries to step down after contract ends
The HTA board made the announcement on Thursday.
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The HTA board made the announcement on Thursday.
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau will each get deals worth tens of millions of dollars.
After being omitted from the state budget, the Hawaii Tourism Authority will continue to promote Hawaii's brand for now.
The 25-year-old agency has been under growing scrutiny in recent months.
While lawmakers had Mike McCartney on the hot seat last week, the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority was grilled about its part in the debacle on Tuesday. The Conversation talked to state Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz, who along with other senators, was taken aback when the HTA president suggested that the agency once again be “exempted” from state procurement law.