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Michael Wilding has been appointed as General Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki

Wilding most recently served as resident manager at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. He first started at the flagship property in 2000 as director of front office operations, and was later promoted to executive assistant manager, before being promoted to resident manager in 2007. Wilding began his career with Hilton Hotels in 1989 at the Irvine Hilton & Towers as a food and beverage management trainee. In 1991, he moved to the Hilton Anaheim Hotel & Towers where he was promoted to front office manager of the 1,576-room property. Since then, he has served at two other Hiltons in California, including the Hilton Los Angeles as assistant director of front office operations, and the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, where he was director of front office operations. Throughout his career, Michael has been recognized for his leadership, winning the Hilton Leadership Award twice.

Hilton
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Tracy Walker has been appointed as General Manager at Hilton Hawaiian Village

Walker is a 24-year industry veteran and has been affiliated with Hilton Worldwide since 2002, most recently serving as general manager of the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. Before that, she served as general manager for Hilton Newark Airport and previously worked for the Fontainebleau on Miami Beach and Hilton Chicago. Prior to joining Hilton, Walker was employed by Wyndham Hotels Corporation as general manager for The Mayfair in St. Louis and hotel manager for the Wyndham Salt Lake City. Walker began her career with Hilton at the Burbank Airport Hilton and Convention Center. It was at this hotel that she was named Employee of the Year and her prize was a trip to Hawaii with a stay at Hilton Hawaiian Village. With her new post, Walker has returned to the hotel that she enjoyed decades ago as a rising star.

Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Julie Arigo has been appointed as Hotel Manager at Waikiki Parc Hotel

Julie Arigo has been promoted to general manager of the Waikiki Parc Hotel, the hotel’s owner, the Halekulani Corp. said Friday. Arigo has 18 years of service with the hotel and served most recently as hotel manager. She has previously worked for Sheraton and Westin hotels, the company said. Arigo holds a degree in business administration with an emphasis in travel industry management from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also vice chairwoman of Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association.

Waikiki Parc Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Karen Yonemoto has been appointed as Sales Manager at Pagoda Hotel

Aqua Hotels & Resorts (www.aquaresorts.com) announced that Brian “Kovy” Kovaloff and Karen Yonemoto have joined the Pagoda Hotel management team. Prior to joining Aqua, Yonemoto was Sales Manager at Aloha Holidays and for twenty years with HTH Corporation. During her tenure with HTH, she held various sales positions for the Pacific Beach Hotel, King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel and the Pagoda Hotel. She was instrumental in creating and facilitating the Pagoda corporate program “Premier Club”. She was also responsible for bringing the Center for Asia Pacific Exchange (CAPE) and the Marianas program which the Pagoda still welcomes today. Yonemoto graduated with a B.Ed. and received a post degree in education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Aqua-Aston Hospitality
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Brian “Kovy” Kovaloff has been appointed as Hotel Manager at Pagoda Hotel

Aqua Hotels & Resorts (www.aquaresorts.com) announced that Brian “Kovy” Kovaloff and Karen Yonemoto have joined the Pagoda Hotel management team. Kovaloff has been with Aqua since 2008 and was most recently Area Director of Facilities at the Aqua Palms & Spa and Pagoda Hotel. Prior to joining Aqua, Kovaloff worked in engineering at Hyatt Regency Waikiki and Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel as Engineering Supervisor and Safety Manager. Kovaloff graduated from Kamehameha Schools and completed the Building Maintenance Program at Honolulu Community College.

Aqua-Aston Hospitality
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Stephanie Nojima has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western The Plaza Hotel

Simeon Miranda, general manager of the OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western The Plaza Hotel, is pleased to welcome Stephanie Nojima as director of sales and marketing for the two Outrigger-managed properties. In her new role, Ms. Nojima is responsible for selling, promoting and optimizing revenue and room occupancy for the two airport hotels. Stephanie Nojima has gained years of valuable hospitality experience working in various management positions, including corporate/government sales manager for the Ilikai Hotel, where she had responsibilities for all hotel market segments; as general manager of the Park Shore Hotel; and as sales manager for the Ramada Waikiki Hotel, the position she most recently held.

Outrigger
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Eric Capdevielle has been appointed as director of finance at Four Seasons Resorts Lāna‘i

Just prior to joining Four Seasons, Capdevielle was director of Grace Bay’s Veranda Resort & Residences in the Turks & Caicos, and before that at Orient Express’ Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa in French Polynesia. His previous experience as controller was garnered at Meeru Island Resort in the Maldives, Alliance Hospitality and Suez in Paris, and Club Mediterranee in Lyon, France. A native of Biarritz, France, Capdevielle studied at the University of Bayonne in France where he received his degree in Business and Administration. His further studies at the University of Bordeaux in France earned him a MS degree in Accounting and Finance.

Four Seasons Resorts Lāna‘i
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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James Kareka has been named Director Of Sales at The Kahala Hotel & Resort

After more than a year as director of travel industry sales for The Kahala Hotel & Resort, James Kareka has been promoted to director of sales. Kareka and his team will continue to initiate service and product enhancements, continuing the legacy of the iconic resort while furthering the recent $52 million updates to rooms, suites, meeting space, lobby and public areas. A 20-year veteran of the travel industry, Kareka has served in a variety of roles developing corporate operations and account management. Prior to joining The Kahala, he was vice president of global sales for Casto and also served as business development manager for Classic Vacations for four years. Kareka was born and raised in Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula and attend San Francisco State University in pursuit of a career in Business and Human Resource Management.

The Kahala Hotel & Resort
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Anthony Freda has been appointed as Resort Manager at The Kapalua Villas

Anthony Freda comes to The Kapalua Villas from Four Seasons Resorts Lanai where he was food and beverage director at the Koele Lodge and Manele Bay Hotels. Prior to that, he gained valuable management experience working at various four and five diamond properties including Four Seasons Hotels in Florida, Georgia, and New York; The Ritz-Carlton Hotels in Georgia, California, Hawaii and St. Thomas; Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Mississippi, and Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Jersey .

Outrigger
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Simeon Miranda has been appointed as General Manager at OHANA Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western The Plaza Hotel

Miranda comes to Outrigger with over 23 years of executive management experience with Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International. Most recently, he was general manager at the Marriott Suites Hotel in Anaheim, California. Prior to that, he was resident manager at the Hilton Waikoloa Village for four years. Previous to his time on the Big Island, Miranda was general manager at the Embassy Suites Resort in Lake Tahoe and the Double Tree and Red Lion hotels in Sacramento. Miranda earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Seattle University. He has been active in the hospitality industry and community through local memberships in visitor and convention bureaus and lodging associations, something he looks forward to continuing in his new position. He has served on the boards of Lake Tahoe-Douglas and Sacramento Rotary Clubs, was an education consultant for Junior Achievement in Sacramento, and is a member of Jazz Jubilee and Business Volunteers for the Arts in Sacramento.

Outrigger
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Henry Perez has been appointed as General Manager at Hilton Grand Vacations Club at the Hilton Hawaiian Village

Perez, a veteran hospitality executive, brings more than 20 years of experience in hotel and timeshare management to Hilton Grand Vacations. Most recently, Perez served as area general manager for Aqua Hotels, overseeing hotels in Waikiki and Maui. Prior to Aqua, Perez was hotel manager of the Outrigger Guam Resort. He also served as executive vice president/chief operating officer and general manager of the Lawai Beach Resort on Kauai and has held executive positions at Embassy Suites, Marriott, Omni, Intercontinental and Crown Sterling properties in California, Hawaii and Florida. In 2001, when he served as general manager at the timeshare development, Lawai Beach Resort, Perez earned the American Resort Development Association's Registered Resort Professional (RRP) designation. Perez is a graduate of Miami Dade College with a degree in Hotel Management. He is also a graduate of the Embassy Suites and Marriott Hotels General Management training programs. A native of Miami, Florida, Perez has resided in Hawaii since 1993. He is married to Simone and has three sons.

Hilton Grand Vacations Club at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Terry Dowsett has been appointed as General Manager at Ilikai Hotel & Suites

Dowsett joined Aqua Hotels in 2005 and assisted with the re-opening of Aqua Palms & Spa. Aqua then named Dowsett general manager of Hotel Renew, where he saw the property through its total renovation and upgrade, followed by an appointment to general manager of Park Shore Waikiki. Prior to joining Aqua, Dowsett was Director of Operations at Classic Resorts. He has more than 20 years of Hawaii hotel experience which also includes general manager positions with Embassy Vacation Resorts in Kaanapali and Outrigger Prince Kuhio. Dowsett received his B.S. in Marketing from Florida State University and also graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in New York. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator, Certified Resident Manager and Realtor Associate. Being appointed General Manager of Ilikai Hotel and Suites is full-circle for Dowsett who was Assistant General Manager of the hotel 20 years ago.

Aqua-Aston Hospitality
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Scott Ingwers has been named Director at Trump International Hotel & Tower Waikiki Beach Walk

Scott will be responsible for all aspects of this luxury hotel. Ingwers has more than 20 years of luxury resort management experience and was most recently Hotel Manager of The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui, one of Fairmont’s flagship resort properties. Prior to his role at The Fairmont Kea Lani, Ingwers held the position of General Manager at the Maui Prince Hotel and Makena Golf Courses. His career includes leadership roles with Hyatt and Renaissance Hotels, as well as Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The hotel opening is anticipated for late 2009.

Trump International Hotel & Tower Waikiki Beach Walk
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Janelle Cram has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio

Janelle Cram will lead the sales and marketing team, as well as develop and implement targeted sales and marketing strategies. In addition to identifying and creating marketing opportunities, Cram will examine and coordinate direct marketing efforts to include new market development and community outreach. Cram brings to the team a dynamic blend of accomplishments and talents that includes transitioning brands, repositioning hotels, increasing market share, public relations, e-commerce promotions, staff training and successful team building.

Hilton
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States