Waste Pro Hawaii was a Platinum Sponsor Team at MHLA’s 2022 golf tournament. PHOTO BY PACIFIC DREAM PHOTOGRAPHY.

WAILUKU — The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association’s 25th annual “Excellence in Education presented by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits” golf tournament took place on Friday, June 24, at Kaanapali Golf Courses. The sold-out event raised $40,000 to support youth scholarships.

While the top teams took home some great prizes, the real winners of the event are Maui’s youth. The popular visitor industry event celebrated 25 years of giving back to Maui’s future business leaders by raising significant scholarship funding for the following programs: Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Academies at Baldwin, Lahainaluna and Maui High School; University of Hawaii Maui College Culinary Arts and Hospitality & Tourism Programs; MHLA Member Scholarship Program; and Maui Junior Golf.

“The Maui Hotel & Lodging Association is committed to giving back to the community, and one of those ways is by providing scholarship opportunities to Maui County’s future business leaders,” said Lisa Paulson, MHLA executive director. “We are thrilled that we are able to raise much-needed scholarship funds to invest in our youth.”

The top teams received prizes ranging from hotel stays to dining certificates to golf rounds to merchandise.

The top finisher in this year’s tournament was the Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club team.

MHLA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1987 to advocate for the visitor industry. For additional information, contact MHLA at 244-8625 or info@mauihla.org.