ATD Hawai'i

Our Mission

To foster a collaborative community, sharing knowledge and resources to achieve greater effectiveness.

We want our members and Hawai'i community to share workplace ideas, collaborate, and connect.

11/14/2025

Check out our new job board posting!

Image Description: A green office chair is shown with the text, "New Job Posting! Research and Writing Associate, Clay Partnering, LLC. Visit the ATD Hawaii job board."

10/14/2025

How often have your leaders or executives asked you for metrics in your Organizational Development or Organizational Change Management roll? Would you like to learn more about metrics, how you use them, and how to find them? If so, join us for our interactive and engaging October OD SIG - Measurements and Metrics. During this fun and informative event, we'll talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of metrics, how to find them, and how to use them. Register with the link in the comments!

Free for ATD Hawaii members | $10 non-members

09/16/2025

Has ATD helped you to learn, grow, and connect? Share the joy with a friend by bringing them to our September in-person networking event at the Social! All non-member friends can join at the member price of just $15!

Come hang out with your ATD community for an evening of spontaneous conversations, shared stories, and idea-sparking moments. Make connections with new friends and discover what synergies you can create together!

Free parking available at the South Shore Market.

Cost: $15

What to expect:
-Light bites with a no-host bar
-Lively chats with fun games to break the ice
-Opportunities to meet collaborators, mentors, or thought partners

Come hang out, share your story, and leave with new insights (and maybe a few new friends).

This event's theme falls under the ATD Capability Model: Building Personal Capability, Collaboration and Leadership Competencies.

Image Description: A group of smiling attendees from the last event at the Social. The text below it reads, "Bring a Friend Synergy Night. September 18th, 5:30-7:30. The Social Honolulu. Register today! www.atdhawaii.org/events

08/29/2025

Join us for an energizing session focused on Mighty—a game-changing Google Chrome Extension built specifically for Articulate Rise users. Whether you're a seasoned Rise pro or just getting started, Mighty brings a new layer of innovation to your course creation process, right in your browser. With tools designed to enhance visual design, streamline workflows, and improve the learning experience, Mighty helps you build smarter—not harder.

In this session, you’ll discover how Mighty:
-Unlocks new design and layout capabilities
-Speeds up your workflow
-Brings advanced functionality to Rise, with zero coding needed

We’ll walk through a live demo and real-world example to show how learning teams are using Mighty to create more engaging, polished, and flexible Rise courses—and how this new technology helps your content (and you) stay ahead of the curve. If you use Rise (or want to use it better), this is your chance to see what’s possible.

Free for members | $10 non-members

SPECIAL SPEAKERS

Amy O'Donnell Lueth is Senior Design Director at Maestro, where she leads a team of learning experience designers in crafting innovative, award-winning learning experiences for Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Since joining Maestro in 2012, she’s played a key role in shaping high-impact design solutions that elevate digital learning—including a pivotal role in creating Mighty, Maestro’s plugin for Articulate Rise.With a background in visual and graphic design, Amy has helped clients earn multiple Brandon Hall Awards and has shared her expertise on the ATD ICE stage. Outside of her professional work, she’s a muralist, lettering artist, and devoted mom of two. Her passion for creativity shines through in everything she does, both in and out of the studio.

Sydney Nordquist is the Director of Content + Community at Maestro, the learning innovation company. With over a dozen years on the team, she leads with a passion for content strategy and connection—creating meaningful resources and experiences that help learning professionals grow. Known as “your community mom,” she has a knack for turning just about anything into a content idea and loves building spaces where learning folks feel seen, supported, and inspired. Outside of work, she’s a mom of four girls, a walking enthusiast, and the writer of a weekly motherhood newsletter.

Register with the link in the comments!

Image Description: The text at the top reads, "Tech SIG: Supercharge your Rise Courses with Mighty. September 10th, 2025. 12:00-1:00 HST. Virtual event." Below, are headshots of speakers Amy O'Donnell Lueth and Sydney Nordquist.

08/22/2025

AI is here to stay, and many of us have already started to leverage the power of these tools in our work. Take part in this interactive presentation with a special guest speaker on AI policy from Hawaiian Electric, examples from ATD members, and an opportunity to ask questions and connect. Join us to learn and grow! Register with the link in the comments.

Free for ATD Hawaii members | $10 non-members

Image Description: "Organization Development SIG. AI in OD. September 4th, 12:00-1:00 HST. Zoom."

07/15/2025

PowerPoint is such an essential tool for all types of communication, but it’s badly used. The slides are overwhelming, and the story doesn't cater to the audience. This session with Richard Goring looks at ways to incorporate persuasive storytelling techniques into your presentations, ensuring that they are focused on the needs of the audience in front of you and how you can respond to their needs. You'll then see how to translate that story into compelling visuals so that the presentation is engaging and clearly communicates your key messages. In this highly practical session, you’ll also see live PowerPoint demos of how to translate your ideas into slides so that you can immediately start creating more effective presentations.

Steps to take:
1. Attend this session.
2. Become a PowerPoint Legend.

Free for ATD Hawaii members
$10 for non-members

Sign up with the link in the comments!

Image Description: Effective Visual Communication Using PowerPoint. July 31st, 2025. 11:30-12:30 HST. Virtual Event. Richard Goring. www.atdhawaii.org/events.

07/10/2025

Join us for a virtual conversation with learning and development thought leader and former ATD Chair, Kimo Kippen. Kimo and ATD Hawaii Events Vice President Maile Alau will have an interactive conversation that we hope will educate and inspire you. Kimo and Maile will talk about current trends in the learning and development industry, as well as Kimo's biggest takeaways from the ATD International Conference and Expo in May. We hope you will join us, ask questions, and walk away with new insights about our industry.

Free for ATD Hawaii members
$10 for non-members

Register with the link in the comments!

Image Description: The title reads, "State of the Industry Talk Story." There are headshots of the hosts, Kimo Kippen and Maile Alau. The text at the bottom reads, "July 23, 2025. 12:00-1:00 HST. Zoom."

05/21/2025

At its core, collaboration is about people and this night is all about bringing the right ones together.

Come hang out with your ATD community for an evening of spontaneous conversations, shared stories, and idea-sparking moments. Whether you’re swapping stories from the training room or brainstorming your next big initiative, you’ll leave with something valuable: new connections. You're invited to Collab and Connect at The Social, a laid-back ATD networking event built around one big idea: the strongest communities grow through collaboration and connection.

What to Expect:
-Light bites with a no-host bar
-Lively chats with easy networking games to break the ice
-Opportunities to meet collaborators, mentors, or thought partners
-Free parking at South Shore Market!

Come hang out, share your story, and leave with new insights (and maybe a few new friends).

$15 ATD Hawaii members | $25 non-members
No refunds for cancellations after May 26th.

This event's theme falls under the ATD Capability Model: Building Personal Capability, Collaboration and Leadership Competencies.

Image Description: You're invited to collab and connect! May 28th, 5:30-7:30pm. The Social, Honolulu. Light bites with a no-host bar.

01/09/2025

Happy New Year! 🥳 We are happy to announce our 2025 ATD Hawaii board!

Julianne Odo, President
Dayna Hasegawa, VP of Talent Management and Volunteers
Keola Suliven, VP of Records
Jie Jang, VP of Sponsorships
Brian Madamba, VP of Technology
Maile Alau, VP of Events
Tanya Diaz-Chong, VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Kelii Opulauoho, VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Cristina Rose, VP of Membership
Ayla Blacklaw, VP of Marketing

10/24/2024

Join us as we toast to our final networking event of 2024 where we'll focus on connecting on topics like collaboration, leadership, emotional intelligence and decision making. Similar to last year, you'll also have the opportunity to help select which competencies the chapter will focus on for events in 2025. Pupus will be provided with a no-host bar for drinks. We hope to see you there! Cheers!

Register at www.atdhawaii.org/events

Image Description: A group of people makes a toast. The text below the image reads, "Cheers to EQ: Toasting to Connections that Matter. November 6. 5:30-7:30 pm. Pitch Sports Bar."

10/17/2024

Come join us!

Serving on the board allows you to:
-Enhance your leadership capabilities
-Build your network within the Talent development community
-Deepen your understanding of the trends in our industry
-Receive free chapter membership
-List your organization as a sponsor on the chapter website

For more information, check the link in the comments!

Image Description: A piece of notebook paper is pinned to a cork board. The text reads, "2025 board members needed! For more info, visit atdhawaii.org/board-openings."

10/11/2024

Let’s get turnt up in the BookClub! Drop knowledge and maybe even dance a little in your chair as we jam out to BookClub’s curated playlist of micro-lessons from "The Checklist Manifesto" and "Working Backwards". Think straight outta the library, but with a tech twist. This session is for all the partygoers and bookworms pursuing organizational growth and a workplace culture that’s as lit (with the power of LITerature) as your favorite night out or in!

Register with the link in the comments

Image Description: A lit up stage is shown in the background. The text reads, "ATD Hawaii and Bookclub present Lit UP: Ignite change with the power of the page. October 23rd, 2024. 12pm - 1pm HST. Zoom. Free for ATD Hawaii and Hub members. $15 non-members."

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1050 Queen Street Suite 100
Honolulu, HI
96816

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