About HTA（关于HTA）

By Freelance Chinese Translator Li – English to Chinese translation services - based in China.
Established in 1998, the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA)(夏威夷旅游专家) is the lead state agency for tourism. Among its responsibilities（责任）, the HTA’s is charged with: (1) Setting tourism policy and direction with the goal of contributing to the ongoing, sustainable growth（持续稳定的发展） of Hawaii’s economy (2) Developing and implementing（执行） the State’s tourism marketing plan and efforts (3) Managing programs and activities to sustain a healthy visitor industry (4) Developing and implementing the Hawaii Tourism Strategic Plan（战略计划） (5) Coordinating （协调）tourism-related research, planning, promotional（促销的） and outreach activities with the public and private sectors.
Plans
The HTA is responsible for the development, management and coordination of various plans to help ensure a sustainable tourism economy and achieve the state’s vision for tourism to:
Honor Hawaii’s people and heritage（遗产）;Value and perpetuate Hawaii’s natural resources;Engender mutual respect among all stakeholders（利益相关者）;Support a vital and sustainable economy; and,Provide a unique, memorable and enriching visitor experience.
Policies
The HTA adheres to（坚持） various policies to guide the work of the organization. Throughout the year and particularly during the legislative session（立法会）, HTA also remains active in public policy development through our engagement with state leaders, committee chairs（委员会主席） and administration personnel and advocacy（支持） for measures to strengthen and support the HTA, industry and state.
Board of Directors and Committees
The HTA is headed by a policy-making board of directors, which consists of 2 public, voting members representing each of Hawaii’s four (4) counties.
Operations and Staff
The HTA is administratively attached to the State Department of Business, Economic Development& Tourism also referred to as DBEDT. The HTA’s President and chief executive officer reports directly to the HTA Board of Directors and is responsible for assisting the Board in its responsibility to execute the mandate（授权） of Chapter 201B of the Hawaii Revised Statues.
HTA Events
The HTA puts on various events throughout the year to engage with tourism stakeholders and collaborate on various issues to benefit Hawaii’s tourism economy.
RFPs
For more information about RFPs, please contact the respective county offices or HTA staff for the specific program you’re interested in. To access one of the currently listed RFPs, click on the appropriate link and you’ll be able to download all documents in PDF format. Be patient, this may take a little time.