Chris Tatum Joins HTA as President and CEO

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Chris Tatum started as a housekeeper at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Today, he was appointed as the new President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).

The tourism is everyone’s business in Hawaii, the largest private industry of the Aloha State. Tourism makes the State successful or a failure, and Chris Tatum’s career is a good example of the American Dream.

Finally, the HTA Board made a non-political move and turned leadership of the most important job in Hawaii to a travel and tourism professional. This alone shows leadership and is a change from previously-failed appointments.

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