The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association installs its new Board of Directors for 2016-17; pictured, from left, are: Jean Claude Wietzel, Sharon Suzuki, Greg Peros, Bill Countryman, Tony Bruno, Nancy Chaplick, Tom Donovan, Allan Farwell, Thomas Foti, Gregg Lundberg, Aaron Placourakis, Tetsuji Yamazaki, Gregg Nelson and Lisa Paulson. Missing from the photo are Mufi Hanneman, Richard Holtzman, Angela Nolan and Mike White.

WAILUKU – On Sept. 12, the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA) installed its 2016-17 Board of Directors at its annual meeting held at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa.

Mayor Alan Arakawa led the formal induction.

Board members are representatives of hotel properties and allied businesses that are MHLA members.

The board members are: Tony Bruno, Westin Maui Resort & Spa; Nancy Chaplick, Oceanic Time Warner Cable; Bill Countryman, Marriott Maui Ocean Club; Tom Donovan, Grand Wailea; Allan Farwell, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa; Thomas Foti, Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa; Mufi Hanneman, Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association; Richard Holtzman, Montage Kapalua Bay; Gregg Lundberg, Blue Hawaiian Helicopters; Gregg Nelson, Napili Kai Beach Resort; Angela Nolan, The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas; Lisa Paulson, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association; Greg Peros, Maui Beach Hotel; Aaron Placourakis, Tri-Star Restaurant Group; Sharon Suzuki, Maui Electric Company; Jean Claude Wietzel, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea; Mike White, Kaanapali Beach Hotel; and Tetsuji Yamazaki, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa.

The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1987 to advocate for the visitor industry. The organization also provides educational opportunities and scholarships, and gives back to the community through the annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk, Excellence in Education golf tournament and Kupuna Dinner.

For additional information, contact the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association at 244-8625 or info@mauihla.org.