HiEmployment

HiEmployment’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Matthew S. Delaney, has been a catalyst for positive change in both community and business across Hawaii for much of the past two decades. Most recently, Mr. Delaney has combined aptitude and experience gained locally and abroad to help revolutionize the state’s human resource and PEO landscape.

In the 11 years prior to founding HiEmployment, Matthew S. Delaney held executive positions for various Hawaii businesses. He has 9 years of experience with mainland PEO’s and was involved with the sale of ProService Hawaii to a group of mainland investors. He was most recently the Development Manager for the Royal Lahaina Development Group, LLC , developing and implementing the 380-million dollar master plan for the new mixed-used Kaanapali resort consisting of a new 333-room hotel tower and 126 new luxury residential villas, along with new restaurants, spa, gym, general store, parking structure, lobby, water features, and entirely new infrastructure.

He was also the Vice President for Hawaiian Hotels & Resorts, which oversaw the management of the Royal Lahaina Resort and the Royal Kona Resort.

Prior to holding the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President of Marc Resorts Hawaii which operated 22 resort properties with over 1,000 employees, Mr. Delaney was responsible for acquisitions and development in Hawaii for Marc Resorts and internationally for its parent company Sunterra Corporation.

Before moving to Hawaii, he was part of Sunterra’s acquisition and development team in which he was responsible for multiple resort and company acquisitions around the world, as well as forming a wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary (Sunterra Japan). In addition, he was part of the team that formed a real estate fund (“DaVinci”) in Tokyo, Japan, which has invested over $2 billion U.S. Dollars in commercial office and mixed-use buildings.

Prior to joining Marc Resorts/Sunterra, Mr. Delaney was a Senior Consultant and CPA for E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group.

• B.S. Accounting, University of Southern California
• B.S. Business Administration, Entrepreneurship — University of Southern California
• CPA License, State of California

• HR Committee & Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Advisors – Hawaii Pacific University Travel Industry Management
• Finance Committee – Outrigger Canoe Club
• Member – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Board of Trustees – Queen Emma Land Company
• Board of Trustees – Queens Medical Center
• Board of Trustees – Queens Health Systems
• Board of Directors – Special Olympics, Executive Committee, Secretary
• Admissions & Membership Committees – Outrigger Canoe Club
• Board of Directors – Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association, Chairman

Barbara Guss has been a staffing professional for more than 20 years. In 1988, she was instrumental in establishing and operating Strictly Professional, an independent staffing firm in Honolulu. Her focus and expertise at this firm was in placing legal secretaries and administrative and executive assistants.

During the 90s she spent a year on staff with The Neighborhood Justice Center, now known as The Mediation Center of the Pacific. Since that time, she has continued to frequently volunteer her services as a mediator and employs a mediation style of negotiation in her recruiting and placement activities.

For 14 years, Barbara was an executive recruiter with ADECCO, a full-service staffing agency that specializes in administrative, technical and professional placements. She recruited for Legal, Construction Management and Hospitality positions.

In November 2010, Barbara joined Hawaii Employment, a part of The Hawaii Group. She enjoys being part of a large group which offers multiple HR related services to the local business community. Barbara continues to do what she loves — recruiting professionals for top tier companies.

While working with employers and human resource professionals, Barbara has gained appreciation for the need to quickly identify and resolve employment issues as they arise.

Barbara is also a member and past president of the Professional Women’s Network and a long-time supporter of Make-A-Wish Hawaii.