MWEA featured at the MHLA February Mixer
A heartfelt MAHALO to the Maui Hotel and Lodging Association (MHLA) for featuring the Maui Wedding and Event Association (MWEA) at their fabulous February Mixer on February 12 at Hotel Wailea! Why this is a big deal: In less than a year, MWEA has grown from an idea into a thriving organization with over 100 […]
We See You, Weddings! And So Does Hawai‘i Tourism
Did you know that over the last year, weddings and events haven’t been included in Hawaii’s state marketing initiatives? That is…until now! Your MWEA board has been pounding the pavement with tourism marketing stakeholders, including Hawai’i Tourism Authority (HTA), Hawai’i Visitor and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and its Maui subsidiary, Maui Visitor Convention Bureau (MVCB), along […]
Your Feedback Can Help Revive Maui’s Wedding & Event Industry!
MWEA needs your numbers! Business numbers to be specific. MWEA is currently jockeying for an amendment to Maui County’s budget, specifically seeking an allocation of funds for purposes of marketing Maui as a wedding and event destination. Why? In 2019 the County was investing approximately $42M in these efforts annually and, today, less than $100K is […]
From Vows to Value: How MWEA’s Data Dive is Unveiling the Power of Hawaii’s Wedding Industry
The MWEA team have become data nerds🤓. Yep, in the pursuit of providing reliable wedding and event industry data to our government partners we’ve been deep diving wedding facts and figures. And it’s a tricky exercise. Why? Our industry is famously hard to track because we’re a mosaic of small, independent, and non-publicly reporting companies. […]