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Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) is navigating a leadership shake-up, with interim president and CEO Daniel Nahoopii and board chair Mufi Hannemann resigning within days of each other.

On March 20, the HTA announced Nahoopii’s departure after 18 months at the helm. The HTA’s interim chief administrative officer, Caroline Anderson, has replaced Nahoopii as interim president and CEO until the HTA’s board selects a new leader.

Nahoopi will join JLL’s Global Tourism & Destination Advisory Group as Lead for Industry Data and Research.

Roughly a week later, Hannemann abruptly stepped down as HTA chairman after a state audit revealed that two organizations led by Hannemann — the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association and Pacific Century Fellows — received free services at the Hawaii Convention Center during his tenure as HTA chair. Hannemann is the HLTA’s president and CEO and founder of Pacific Century Fellows. HTA board member Todd Apo has been