• The Hawaii Tourism Authority has named visitor industry veteran David Uchiyama as its new marketing director. Uchiyama leaves a position as regional director of communications for Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Hawaii and French Polynesia.
• The Outrigger Condominium Collection has named Hawaii tourism veteran Dale Stetson as regional director-Kauai. The company operates the Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa, the Kiahuna Plantation and the Lae nani.
• The Ala Moana Hotel has named Grant James as general manager and Ron Takayama as assistant general manager. The property recently began operations as an affiliate of the Outrigger chain.
• The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua has named Marc Nasser as director of group sales, overseeing the property's six group sales managers.
