Dean Nakasone joins HLTA

Dean Nakasone (UH Mānoa, TIM School, 1979), is the Hawaiʻi Lodging and Tourism Association’s (HLTA) new vice president.

Dean has more than 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry and is very familiar with HLTA’s operations having served on many of their committees, chaired their board of directors and O‘ahu Chapter, and was the chair of the 2016 statewide Visitor Industry Charity Walk that raised a record $2 million. He was the general manager of the Outrigger Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort prior to joining HLTA.

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