"The Hawai`i Hotel & Lodging Association (HHLA) is a statewide trade association of hotels, hotel management firms, hotel owners, suppliers, and other related firms and individuals.  HHLA is a partner state association of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the largest hotel & lodging association in the world.  This non-profit organization was established in 1947, the original membership consisted of 16 hotels, to represent the interest of the state's lodging industry. Today, the membership consists of over 155 hotels representing 47,371 hotel rooms in the State of Hawaii, over 406 Special Active, Associate, Honorary, Life & Special Members, and Allied Members, for a total of over 561 members, and increasing each year. Our hotel members range from 3,543 rooms of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa to the 4 rooms of the Bougainvillea Bed & Breakfast on the Big Island. The membership is made up of local, national and international chains includes Aqua Hotels & Resorts, Aston Hotels & Resorts, Best Western, Castle Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont, Four Seasons, Halekulani Corp., Hilton, HTH Corp., Hyatt Regency, Marriott, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, Ohana Hotels & Resorts, Prince Resorts, Ramada Inns, The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, Starwood, Westin, Wyndham, etc."