HOT’s Annual Meeting Update

On July 30, 2014, Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) held its Annual Meeting for Members at the Pacific Club.  During the meeting, the HOT Board of Director’s met to vote on its Officers for the upcoming year and elected new Board Members, which includes Mangmang Brown, Kasumi Hara, Lynne Johnson, Keith Halway, Ada Mei, Jeff Pauker, Nigel Pentland, and Stephen Turner. Members also enjoyed a presentation from HOT Artistic Director Henry Akina and Executive Director Simon Crookall.

HOT experienced a successful year artistically, with three acclaimed productions on Oahu and made its return to Maui for the first time in eight years. Financially, the company saw significant growth in ticket sales by 31%, which resulted in an increase of income by 21%.

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HOT Online sales grew greatly, from $40,091 to $133,836.50.

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Total online sales (i.e. TicketMaster and Promotions) grew from $63,361 to $201,845.41.

The company also experienced a rise in support from the community, with contributed income growing to $1.1 million.

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Of note, HOT was able to reduce expenses by 11% from the previous fiscal year.

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For a full breakdown of financial highlights, review  the charts below:

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