Hawaii Association of Public Accountants
70th Annual State Convention
Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu, Kauai
Autograph Collection Hotels
June 3 - 6, 2026
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Convention Highlights
This year’s convention is hosted by the Kauai Chapter of HAPA with the assistance of all other island chapters. It offers two days of informative seminars and the opportunity to meet and unwind with other members of HAPA from throughout the state at various social and sports events. Plan to attend now, and bring your family along! See hotel information at: https://koloalandingresort.com/. A hospitality room will be available.
Seminars
Seminars will be held all day on Thursday and Friday, June 4 and 5, 2026. Currently, technical sessions provide substantive continuing professional education and tentatively qualify for 14 hours of CPE for CPAs and 11 hours of CE for EAs. Seminars, continental breakfasts, lunches and the Friday night banquet are included with the full registration fees.
Social and Sports Events
HAPA Golf Tournament - Wednesday, June 3, 2026: Poipu Bay Golf Course. 2250 Ainako St., Koloa, HI Report time – 9:30 a.m.; $95 includes green and cart fees.
See Poipu Bay Golf :: Home of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994-2006
70th Annual State Convention Banquet - Friday evening, June 5, 2026, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Convention Schedule
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
9:30 a.m.: Report Time:
HAPA Golf Tournament – Poipu Bay Golf Course 2250 Ainako St., Koloa, HI.; $95 includes green and cart fees. See Poipu Bay Golf :: Home of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994-2006
5:30 p.m.: Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, June 4, 2026
7:30 a.m.: Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.: Opening Messages, Greetings, and Announcements
8:15 a.m. - noon: “Federal Tax Update”
Speaker: Bob Jennings, CPA, EA of TaxSpeaker, Jeffersonville, IN
Noon – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch and General Membership Meeting, Part 1
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: “Federal Tax Update” – (cont. from morning session)
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Hospitality room opens
Friday, June 5, 2026
7:30 a.m.: Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.: “Interacting with the IRS – The AI Version” Covering Online tools for tax professionals, IRS use of AI in resolution, CADE 2 software”
Speaker: Terry O’Leary Bakker CPA, EA of O’Leary’s Tax Service, Ltd., Vancouver, WA
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: “Capital Market Update, and Alternative Investments”
Speaker: William H. Atha II, Senior Vice President, Investments – Global Wealth Solutions Group of Raymond James & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA
11:10 a.m. - noon: “Update on Delaware Statutory Trust”
Speaker: Thomas Donahue, CEO, True North Companies LLC, Scottsdale, AZ
Noon – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch and General Membership Meeting, Part 2
1:10 – 3:10 p.m.: “U.S. and Hawaii Economic Outlooks”
Speaker: Paul H. Brewbaker, Ph.D., CBE, Economist, TZ Economics, Honolulu, Hawaii
3:20 – 4:30 p.m.: Open
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: 70th Annual HAPA State Convention Banquet Dinner & Program
Wednesday, June 6, 2026: Open
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CREDITS FOR CPA:
Seminars on Thursday and Friday provide at least fifty minutes of live instruction for each one hour of CPE as specified in the AICPA/NASBA Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs. The recommended CPE credits are fourteen hours of CPE for CPAs. The tax seminars are appropriate as live tax and tax update seminars for CPAs, EAs, and other tax and accounting professionals. No advance preparation is required.
Convention Hotel
Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu, Autograph Collection, on Kauai
See https://koloalandingresort.com/
Our Annual HAPA Group Rate is $325 plus tax for a King Studio Island View Balcony Room for the convention period. Resort fees will be taken off at checkout.
There are a limited number of rooms available, so please make your reservations as soon as possible.
Hotel link is as follows:
Book your group rate for HAPA Annual State Convention
HAPA Annual State Convention
Start Date: Three days prior to convention date
End Date: Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Last Day to book: Sunday, May 10, 2026 or until rooms are sold out.
If you are a Marriott Bonvoy member, you may book by calling
1-800-399-4229.
Convention Registration fees –
HAPA or NSA member early registration fees - $550 (deadline May 1, 2026) HAPA or NSA late registration fees - $675
Nonmembers –Early Registration fees - $675 (deadline May 1, 2026)
Late registration fees - $785
Golf Fees and any other events (including event for banquet guests) are separate costs. More information will be available when schedule is set and registration form is sent out.