Interview with Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi

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dc.contributor.interviewerRivas, Alejandra
dc.contributor.interviewerSmith-Kauhane, Pualani
dc.contributor.interviewerCataldo, Kenji
dc.contributor.interviewerShen, Dianne
dc.contributor.interviewerMizukami, Micah
dc.contributor.narratorNāhoʻopiʻi, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-22T22:31:19Z
dc.date.available2025-01-22T22:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-08
dc.descriptionBorn on June 7, 1966, Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi (he/him) is of Kanaka ʻŌiwi and Chinese descent. The middle of three siblings, Daniel grew up in Kapahulu and Kaimukī on Winam Avenue close to the Ala Wai with his brother Michael Kalani Nāhoʻopiʻi and sister Sandy Moana Siu Jun Nāhoʻopiʻi. Their mother, Bertha Lee Nāhoʻopiʻi, and father, Samuel Paʻahao Nāhoʻopiʻi, Jr., instilled in them a deep sense of kuleana and taught them the importance of giving back to their community. After graduating from Kamehameha Schools, Daniel left home to earn his B.S. in Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. After spending time in the continental U.S., he returned home to pursue his M.B.A. at the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Daniel currently serves as the Chief Administrative Officer as well as the Interim President and CEO of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA). In this interview, Daniel talks to us about his family’s connection to Waialeʻe and his thoughts on kuleana lands. He explains that the work done by North Shore Community Land Trust and UH Mānoa to preserve Waialeʻe is similar to how he envisions a regenerative approach to tourism. Daniel shares with us his hopes to shift old narratives about tourism to one that will put the spotlight back on the local community members. He also shares about his involvement in hula and the Maunalua and Kuini Pi'olani Hawaiian Civic Clubs.
dc.format.extent34 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/110078
dc.languageeng
dc.subjectKaimuki
dc.subjectOahu
dc.subjectWaialee
dc.subjectKapahulu
dc.subjectKauai
dc.subjectMolokai
dc.subjectHula
dc.subjectMerrie Monarch
dc.subjectHawaii Island
dc.subjectKuleana Lands
dc.subjectLimu
dc.subjectFish Pond
dc.subjectKahoolawe
dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectHawaii Tourism Authority
dc.subjectCivic Clubs
dc.titleInterview with Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi
dc.typeinterview
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