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Committee reports out $3,000 IAVM scholarship gift for Enterprise Services staff
Summary
The Council committee approved reporting Resolution 25-161, accepting a $3,000 gift of registration fees from the International Association of Venue Managers Region 7 to pay part of a Department of Enterprise Services staff member's attendance at a June 7–12, 2025 venue management school in Palm Springs.
The Honolulu City Council Committee on Innovation, Technology and Entertainment on May 29 voted to report out Resolution 25‑161, which accepts a $3,000 gift of registration fees from the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Region 7 scholarship program to cover part of a Department of Enterprise Services (DES) staff member’s attendance at the 2025 annual venue management school in Palm Springs, June 7–12, 2025.
The gift is intended to provide training for staff in DES’s auditorium division, which the department says helps the city attract and stage larger acts and ensure safer operations. Director Dina Holyfield told the committee the department is “trying to foster the next generation of not only promoters for the city and county … but to also sow into our next generation of members of DES and especially in the auditorium division.”
Committee discussion and public comment
DES staff answered a council member’s question about what portion of the registration fee the gift covers. Director Dina Holyfield said the scholarship covers “about 50% of the registrations.” The director did not specify the exact dollar split for travel, lodging or other training-related costs; she said DES expects to be “very frugal in our spending” when covering remaining expenses.
Angela Melody Young, testifying on behalf of CARES, voiced support for the resolution, saying the scholarship would help “teachers to be able to teach and then to empower the students, in filmmaking, music design, to learn about light staging, sound engineering,” and that such training supports music and economic development tied to city venues.
Action taken
Chair recommended the committee report Resolution 25‑161 out for adoption; there were no objections and the committee ordered it reported out for adoption. The record does not show a mover, second, or a roll‑call tally in the transcript.
What this does and does not do
Reporting a resolution out for adoption is a committee recommendation that sends the measure to the Council for a final vote; it does not itself enact the measure. The committee did not vote on or approve specific travel or lodging reimbursements during the meeting; amounts beyond the $3,000 registration gift were not specified.
What to watch next
Resolution 25‑161 will appear on a future Council calendar for final action. If the Council adopts the resolution, DES would use the gift to cover the stated portion of registration fees and would be responsible for any remaining travel or lodging costs.
