The Hospitality and Tourism program is designed to provide job training for entry-level and first line supervisory level positions in the hospitality/visitor industry. Offering educational training in the field of hospitality/visitor industry will ensure a skilled pool of workers is continuously available to meet the industry’s employment demand on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Additionally, making a career path possible to local workers strengthens the human assets of our community. The program was established to:

• Meet the growing needs of the hotels and related hospitality/ visitor organizations by training existing and future employees in basic skills needed to obtain entry-level and supervisory positions.
• Provide job upgrading skills necessary for career advancement in the hospitality/visitor industry.
• Develop skills in verbal and written communication.
• Develop skills in distance learning that will promote lifelong learning.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Effectively and purposely use verbal and nonverbal language about Hospitality and Tourism topics with confidence, and appropriate to the audience.
• Use critical thinking skills to effectively synthesize and evaluate information from assigned readingsand articles through written memos, reports, reflective notes, and essay exams.
• Conduct presentation projects that include Internet research and visual media.
• Interact with others through team-building speeches and visual-oral presentations, which are designed to promote teamwork solutions and teach teamwork principles.
• Values such as respect for diversity, the need for fairness, empathy, and human dignity are stressed.
• Demonstrate self-management related to the Hospitality Industry through practices that promote physical, mental, and emotional health.

Contact Information Hawaiʻi Community College Jim Lightner Hospitality Division Chair Phone: (808) 322-4853 lightner@hawaii.edu