Skift Take

The Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau will need to find a leader with a long experience in managing crisis management.

Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau CEO and President John Monahan is stepping down effective December 31, the bureau announced Thursday. Monahan has been at the helm for 20 years.

Tom Mullen, the senior vice president and chief operating officer, will be taking over starting January 1.

Monahan led the bureau through the