Mainland Advisory Council
MAC Week 2027
RSVP by Friday, December 18, 2026, with your flight reservation and hotel information to (808) 533-7094 or development@hba.net. Click on the buttons below for more information and to sign up today.
DEVOTIONAL SPEAKER - TBD
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS OVERVIEW
Monday, February 15
MAC Fellowship
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments to be provided.
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments to be provided.
Richard Bento Elementary Campus
Tuesday, February 16
General MAC Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch to be provided.
Early Learning Center GracePoint Mililani
Wednesday, February 17
Campus Visit
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch to be provided.
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch to be provided.
Richard Bento Elementary School
Evening Worship Service
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
TBA
Thursday, February 18
Campus Visit
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch provided.
Stan Sagert High School
Friday, February 19
Campus Visit
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Breakfast provided.
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Breakfast provided.
Dan Kong Middle School
Aloha Banquet
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner provided.
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner provided.
Hilton Hawaiian Village -
Coral Ballrooms IV & V
Ala Moana Hotel - Booking Info
Rooms are blocked from February 13-20, 2027. A special rate starting at $169 per night, plus taxes and fees at 18.712%. This applies to single and double occupancy rooms. For reservations, call (808) 955-4811. Use the group name: Hawaii Baptist Academy when making your reservation. Deadline to book your stay is January 13, 2027.
Click here to book your room: https://book.passkey.com/e/51315512
MAC LEADERSHIP
JULIE MORGAN REYNOLDS, CHAIR 2026-2028
Julie Morgan Reynolds, a second generation MAC member, joined in 2005 after attending her first MAC Week with her parents, Dr. Darold H. Morgan and Dr. Elizabeth Morgan. Dr. Morgan began visiting HBA in the late 70s as part of his duties as CEO of the Southern Baptist Annuity Board (now Guidestone). He developed close working relationships with Dan Kong and Dick Bento and brought in many new MAC members from his wide circle of friends and church members from FBC, Richardson, TX.
Julie experienced firsthand the extraordinary graciousness of everyone associated with HBA and the lasting, genuine friendships cultivated year after year. Her dad repeatedly told her, “You just have to experience HBA during MAC Week. Descriptions and words don’t begin to convey the outstanding spiritual experience and genuine depth of the people.”
JACK HOOK, VICE-CHAIR 2026-2028
Colonel (Retired) Jack Hook placed his faith in Jesus Christ at the age of 12. He graduated from West Point in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He received a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980, and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Air War College in 1999.
He served 29 years in the Army and had assignments in Hawaii, Panama, the Pentagon, West Point, and many other places, and commanded a battalion at Fort Gordon from 1994 to 1996. He was in the Pentagon when terrorists crashed a plane into the building on September 11th, 2001, killing 184 Americans. During his career he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, six Army Meritorious Service Medals, two Army Commendation Medals, and several other awards and commendations.
After retiring from the Army in 2004, Colonel Hook spent ten years teaching math and coaching baseball at Augusta Christian Schools. Colonel Hook and his wife, Connie, have seven children and eleven grandchildren. They have been MAC members since 2019. They live in Augusta, Georgia, and attend Warren Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon and an adult Sunday School teacher, and she serves as an interpreter in Warren’s Deaf ministry.
Who are the MAC?
The Mainland Advisory Council (MAC) is a group of more than 300 friends who have supported HBA since 1977 through prayer, financial giving, and recruiting of new donors. The impact that the MAC and its friends have had on HBA through the years reaches far beyond Hawaii's shores and spans generations. They come from 25 states and generally consider the annual meeting in Honolulu a combination revival and reunion.
The annual MAC meeting is one of the highlights of the year for the entire HBA family. During the week, our mainland friends meet our students, faculty and staff, alumni, parents and grandparents during campus visits. They also are updated on the latest plans for the school and its future.
"I first became interested in Hawaii Baptist Academy while working on the missions committee at my church. Bob Spotswood, who is a MAC member, gave me information about HBA. I was amazed by the story of how HBA acquired its elementary campus. God’s provision and favor were clearly evident. I then came to visit the school, and was overwhelmed by the joy I experienced from the children."
Clara Inglish, Dallas, Texas.
MAC Member since 2012.
Why We Love HBA
Contact Us
Robert Whitfield
Mainland Donor Relations Officer
(based in Dallas, Texas)
trwfriend@aol.com
Office of Institutional Advancement
1848 Nuuanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 533-7094
Fax: (808) 564-0332
Email: development@hba.net