In this episode of Hawaii’s Best, Bryan talks with Daniel Chun from Alaska Airlines. Daniel was born and raised on Oahu and graduated from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.

Get the show notes here: hawaiisbesttravel.com/episode72

Daniel represents Alaska Airlines as the Director of Sales, Community & Public Relations, Hawaii. His previous experience in the travel and tourism arena includes working at the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, serving as special assistant to Hawaii’s governor-appointed tourism liaison, serving as the executive director of the Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, and being part of the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors.

Today, we hear about Alaska Airlines’ ongoing efforts to help with mālama (nurturing and caring for) Hawaii. Care is a core value of Alaska Airlines, so respecting the states that it serves is a key focus for the company. 

Daniel helps Alaska Airlines engage with non-profits and community groups that do local sustainability work in Hawaii. The airline is now partnering with travel2change, a non-profit that connects travelers to volunteer opportunities like cultural education tours and beach clean-ups.

Recently, students on Oahu and Moloka’i created a Pledge describing how they would like travelers to practice mālama while they’re visiting. It’s called Pledge To Our Keiki (which means kids), and the awesome organization Kanu Hawaii soon picked it up and publicized it. They now have a goal to reach 50,000 signatures this year.

Daniel shares how ongoing efforts like this spread the word about respecting the land and help more and more travelers practice mālama.

Alaska Airlines:
https://news.alaskaair.com/travel-tips/volunteer-hawaii-travel2change
https://news.alaskaair.com/sustainability/pledge-to-our-keiki-hawaii-travel2change
https://www.kanuhawaii.org/campaign/pledge-to-our-keiki

Episode Resources

• Sign the Pledge

Travel Pono (responsibly)

• Pledge to Our Keiki
• Pono Pledge Website
• Travel2Change Website
• Traveling to Hawaii Responsibly: Episode 55

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