OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels has promoted long-time team members Kiana Beimes to General Manager of OHANA Waikiki East by OUTRIGGER and Ceci Hamao as OUTRIGGER Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel General Manager.
Both Beimes and Hamao will oversee their respective hotel operations and develop strategic plans to ensure profitability and growth.
Ms Beimes has held numerous positions at different properties within the hotel group, most recently appointed as Hotel Manager earlier this year.
She began her hospitality career in 2013 as an intern at the flagship OUTRIGGER Reef Waikiki Beach Resort.
Ms Hamao has been the Resort Manager at OUTRIGGER Reef Waikiki Beach Resort since 2022; before that, she was Area Director of Front Services for the group’s six Waikīkī hotels.
She started her OUTRIGGER career as Front Office Manager and entered hospitality in 2013 at The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort.
Of the promotions, SVP Hotel Operations of The Americas Mike Shaff said: “Both Kiana and Ceci have demonstrated their dedication, leadership and exceptional vision in guiding their teams to success.”
“With extreme pleasure, I look forward to seeing them continue to excel in their new roles.”
The group recently acquired the now OUTRIGGER Kā‘anapali Beach Resort and announced Edwin Torres as General Manager.
The resort is the latest addition to the Hawai‘i-based resort company’s multi-branded portfolio, which operates globally, including Fiji, Mauritius, Thailand and the Maldives.
