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Teri Orton

Q1 2025 Hospitality

Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? I would say I found the hospitality industry, but it also found me at just the right time. My journey began with Classic Hawaii in their Honolulu office, where I worked as a customer service agent assisting visitors after they arrived...

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Jay Kitashima

Q1 2025 Hospitality,

Did you find the hospitality industry, or did it find you? Like many who find themselves in the hospitality industry, I sort of fell into it through a good friend. I was coaching Kamehameha High School track and field at the time and the head coach asked if I’d like a part-time job at...

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Sandy Narvaez

Q1 2025 Hospitality,

Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? I would say that it was just always there. My father worked at Paradise Cove Lūʻau and my mother works at Polynesian Adventure Tours (PolyAd). I worked at both companies. My start in sales and marketing was at PolyAd, when the...

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Peter Shaindlin

Q1 2025 Hospitality,

Did you find the hospitality industry, or did it find you? Totally by chance. I began as a bartender and then worked as a restaurant and nightclub manager in New York City during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Eventually, I stumbled into a low-level food and beverage role in a midtown Manhattan hotel....

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Sean Dee

Q1 2025 Hospitality,

Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? The hospitality industry found me at a young age, thanks to my uncle who owned a series of restaurants in Southern California. I then worked my way through Stanford University as a Sous Chef at the famous Pearl’s Oyster Bar. After...

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Amanda Douglas

Q1 2025 Hospitality,

Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? We found each other! Post college, I was working as a floral designer with my own business but also freelancing for other designer friends. I was at the Four Seasons in Chicago on a wedding and was quite impressed with the...

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Josh Hargrove

Q1 2025 Hospitality,

Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? Well, a bit of both. I grew up in a popular tourist town in Washington but while I grew up around the industry, I actually went to college with a plan to pursue an engineering career. In short order I discovered...

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Davide Barnes

Q1 2025 Hospitality,

Did you find the hospitality industry, or did it find you? The hospitality industry definitely found me. Growing up, I played tennis competitively. While attending college, I was a tennis teacher at several hotels to earn money to help pay my tuition. After a few summers, I fell in love with the business. What is...

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Eron Hodges
Q1 2025 Hospitality,
Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? I would say we found each other and after 33 years it has been an incredible relationship. When we met, hospitality was looking for talent and I was looking for an opportunity to connect with people, to learn, and grow professionally... VIEW ARTICLE James Morrison
Q1 2025 Hospitality,
Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? I would say it’s a bit of both. I grew up in the hospitality industry, working in my mother’s restaurant, so I was always around it. After university, I struggled to find a job in my field of study, which led... VIEW ARTICLE Joy Anderson
Q1 2025 Hospitality,
Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? Being born and raised on O‘ahu, I was immersed in tourism growing up. From a young age helping our family business in Waikīkī, I was drawn to the hospitality industry and the ability it provided to connect with people from all... VIEW ARTICLE Sukit Kanaprach
Q1 2025 Hospitality,
What does hospitality mean to you? The meaning for hospitality for me focuses on making others feel welcome. A lei is a physical manifest which is part of the Aloha Spirit that encompasses love, compassion, and respect that creates lasting memories. Giving a lei shares the warmth of Aloha for all visitors, family, and... VIEW ARTICLE Naomi Cooper
Q1 2025 Hospitality,
Did you find hospitality or did the hospitality industry find you? The hospitality industry definitely found me, a few times. First, in early adulthood, as a commercial actor and model, I was fortunate to work with many different types of companies and venues. There was a noticeable difference experienced when I worked with hotels,... VIEW ARTICLE Markus Schale
Q1 2025 Hospitality,
Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? Not straight away. I was born into the hospitality industry and my family-owned hotels in Europe, and I went to hotel school and worked in hotels. I left the industry for about 15 years and came back to it when I... VIEW ARTICLE Andrea Mue
Q1 2025 Hospitality,
Did you find the hospitality industry or did the hospitality industry find you? My first exposure to hospitality was applying for a part-time job in college in the reservations department of San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California, which was part of Auberge Resorts at the time. I was majoring in Business Economics at UCSB and... VIEW ARTICLE

2025 "Voices" of Hawaii's Hospitality Issue

Andrea Mue - Aqua-Aston Hospitality

Managing Director

Aqua-Aston Hospitality

Markus Schale - Hotel Wailea

Managing Director

Hotel Wailea

Naomi Cooper - Maui Hotel & Lodging Association

Deputy Director

Maui Hotel & Lodging Association

Sukit Kanaprach - The Orchid Lei Company

Vice President

The Orchid Lei Company

Joy Anderson - Prince Waikiki

 Director of Sales and Marketing  

Prince Waikiki

James Morrison -  Maui Ocean Center

Director of Food and Beverage

Maui Ocean Center

Eron Hodges - Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa

 General Manager 

Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa

Davide Barnes - Halekulani Hotel

General Manager

Halekulani Hotel

Josh Hargrove - The Westin Maui Resort & Spa

General Manager 

The Westin Maui Resort & Spa

Amanda Douglas - Four Seasons Resort Oahu

Director of Marketing 

Four Seasons Resort Oahu

Sean Dee - OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group

Executive Vice President/Chief Commercial Officer

OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group

Peter Shaindlin - Halekulani Corporation

Chief Operating Officer

Halekulani Corporation

Sandy Narvaez - Hawaiʻi & French Polynesia Marriott International

 Area Director of Sales and Marketing

Hawaiʻi & French Polynesia Marriott International

Jay Kitashima - Halepuna Waikiki

Director of Operations

Halepuna Waikiki

Teri Orton - Hawai‘i Convention Center/ASM Global

General Manager 

Hawai‘i Convention Center/ASM Global

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