2024-05-14T15:42:26-04:00 2023-12-31 852178774 KIMBERLY JONES CPA PO BOX 240819 HONOLULU HI 96824 990EZ 2023-01-01 202170157 HAWAII ASIA PACIFIC ASSOCIATION (HAPA) HAWA 8085257768 999 BISHOP STREET STE 2900 HONOLULU HI 96813 KENT K TSUKAMOTO DIRECTOR/TREASURER 8085257768 2024-05-14 true KENT TSUKAMOTO XXX-XX-XXXX false KIMBERLY JONES P00940140 8084608011 2024-05-13 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X WWW.HAPALEADERS.ORG X X 15000 X 15000 15000 6009 98822 104831 -89831 299597 209766 X 261320 266748 38277 112518 299597 379266 169500 299597 209766 X THE MISSION OF THE HAWAII ASIA PACIFIC ASSOCIATION (HAPA) IS TO ORGANIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPERIENCES THAT WILL PROMOTE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND BUSINESS EDUCATION AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. PROVIDING MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS TIES WITH VARIOUS ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES. EACH HAPA EVENT INCLUDES A RIGOROUS SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUSINESS MEETINGS WITH RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS, FACTORY TOURS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH COUNTRY SPECIFIC BUSINESS LEADERS. MEMBERS ALSO LEARN THE VALUES OF DIFFERENT ASIAN CULTURES THROUGH SITE VISITS AND EXPERIENCES, BECOMING STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT ASIAN CULTURAL AND CULINARY PRACTICES AND TOURING AREAS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. EACH ACTIVITY EMPHASIZES AN ASPECT OF ENHANCING MEMBERS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS CULTURES AND INTERTWINED BUSINESS PRACTICES WITHIN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. THROUGH HAPA, ITS MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO THEN UTILIZE AND SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THE REST OF HAWAII. ADDITIONALLY, HAPA WORKS TOGETHER WITH THE HAWAII VISITORS BUREAU TO ASSIST IT IN ANY WAY NECESSARY TO ENHANCE AND PROMOTE HAWAII'S TOURISM INDUSTRY. ROBERT HARRISON CHAIRMAN 1.00 0 KENT K TSUKAMOTO DIRECTOR/TRE 1.00 0 ERIC YEAMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 DUANE KURISU DIRECTOR 1.00 0 MATT COX DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false KENT K TSUKAMOTO C/O 999 BISHOP STREET STE 2900 HONOLULU HI 96813 8085257768 false false false false false false false false FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES 2023 ANNUAL MEETING 418,330 2023 MEMBER MTG. REIMB. -354,400 2024 MEETING ADV. COSTS 34,892 TOTAL 98,822 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 PREPAID TRIP DEPOSIT 38,277 112,518 TOTAL 38,277 112,518 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 2024 MEETING - ADVANCE COLLECTIONS 0 169,500 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE MISSION OF THE HAWAII ASIA PACIFIC ASSOCIATION (HAPA) IS TO ORGANIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPERIENCES THAT WILL PROMOTE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND BUSINESS EDUCATION AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 PROVIDING MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS TIES WITH VARIOUS ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES. EACH HAPA EVENT INCLUDES A RIGOROUS SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUSINESS MEETINGS WITH RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS, FACTORY TOURS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH COUNTRY SPECIFIC BUSINESS LEADERS. MEMBERS ALSO LEARN THE VALUES OF DIFFERENT ASIAN CULTURES THROUGH SITE VISITS AND EXPERIENCES, BECOMING STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT ASIAN CULTURAL AND CULINARY PRACTICES AND TOURING AREAS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. EACH ACTIVITY EMPHASIZES AN ASPECT OF ENHANCING MEMBERS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS CULTURES AND INTERTWINED BUSINESS PRACTICES WITHIN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. THROUGH HAPA, ITS MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO THEN UTILIZE AND SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THE REST OF HAWAII. ADDITIONALLY, HAPA WORKS TOGETHER WITH THE HAWAII VISITORS BUREAU TO ASSIST IT IN ANY WAY NECESSARY TO ENHANCE AND PROMOTE HAWAII'S TOURISM INDUSTRY.