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DeGaia named Maui tourism bureau’s new destination manager

DeGaia

The Maui News

Meagan DeGaia has been appointed as the new destination manager of the Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Hawaii Tourism Authority announced Monday.

In the newly created position funded by the tourism authority, DeGaia will be responsible for supervising, managing, implementing and reporting on the Maui Nui Destination Management Action Plan, its Community Enrichment Program and signature events within Maui County.

Her tasks will include engaging local community members in amplifying regenerative tourism activities as well as managing the “hot spots” on their respectively islands at monthly community meetings to be held on Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

“We are excited to have Meagan join our MVCB ohana,” Sherry Duong, the bureau’s executive director, said in a news release. “As a founding member of Makoa Quest, a culturally rooted tour company providing interactive cultural experiences for Maui’s youth, Meagan has been relentless in her quest to educate and immerse visitors in our island culture to ensure that the Hawaiian culture continues to be preserved and shared for generations to come.”

DeGaia has served as Makoa Quest’s president and director and was also the media publisher for the “Neighbors of Wailea and Makena” and “Neighbors of West Maui” publications. She currently sits on the board of Maui nonprofit Na Mahiai o Keanae.

Caroline Anderson, the tourism authority’s director of planning, said that DeGaia will serve an integral role as a part of our accelerated tourism management efforts.”

“This new, dedicated position is a reflection of our collective commitment toward engaging with the community and putting their needs first, for a better and more sustainable future,” Anderson said.

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