Updated at 8:28 p.m., Monday, October 27, 2008
Hawaii Tourism Authority forms search committee to find new CEO
Advertiser Staff
The Hawai'i Tourism Authority has formed a search committee to find a permanent president and chief executive officer to lead the agency.
Former president Rex Johnson was forced to resign after he forwarded X-rated e-mails and sexist and racist jokes from his state laptop computer.
Lloyd Unebasami, the agency's chief administrative officer, is serving as interim CEO while the search for a permanent replacement goes on.
The search committee includes:
The agency's Administrative Standing Committee members: HTA board chair Kelvin Bloom, vice chair Sharon Weiner and past chair Douglas Chang; Representatives from the visitor industry and the community: Mark Dunkerly, president and chief executive officer of Hawaiian Airlines; Ed Hubennette, vice president Pacific Islands, Marriott International; and Dee Jay Mailer, chief executive officer of Kamehameha Schools; and Three additional HTA board members also are being recommended for appointment to the committee: Vernon Char, Cha Thompson and Marsha Wienert.
