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Hawaii Convention Center to Host Futsal, Basketball and Volleyball Tournaments

  The Hawaii Tourism Authority and Hawaii Convention Center have signed agreements with three national sports organizations to host futsal, basketball and volleyball tournaments at the center’s new sports courts, located in the Kamehameha Exhibit Hall. The four-year agreement with U.S. Futsal will bring the organization’s first international tournament, the Pacific Futsal Cup, to Honolulu from 2018 to 2021. […]

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Jamie Davis

Jamie Davis

After years under the leadership of Doug Beal, who was an icon in the sport as a player, coach and executive, USA Volleyball went in a decidedly different direction when it hired Jamie Davis in January. Davis is the national governing body’s first CEO with no prior experience in the sport and was hired by design for his marketing and e-commerce background. Davis founded his own company, Jomandrew Sports and Entertainment, after serving as president of online retailer Fanatics from 2012 to 2014. Before that, he served as president of the Versus television network from 2008 to 2011 and held several roles with News Corporation, Fox Sports and

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Leonard Armato

Leonard Armato

Leonard Armato has always been an innovator. When he founded the AVP beach volleyball tour in 1983, he helped turn beach volleyball into a mainstay of pop culture. After serving as CEO, Armato left the AVP in 2009 and became chief marketing officer for Skechers. In 2012, he became chairman and managing director of the Leverage Agency. In the midst of that, he also ran his Management Plus Enterprises, which represented Shaquille O’Neal and Oscar De La Hoya

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