Tom Rohr or Thos Rohr or even “The Commish”
Tom Rohr – CEO of Waikoloa Land Company from 1988 – 2010
Developing a long range, big-picture project such as Waikoloa Beach Resort takes a leader with keen instinct, business acumen, and an abundance of sheer persistence. Those are traits that nicely sum up Tom Rohr, president and CEO of Waikoloa Land Company from 1988 to 2010. Known by friends and associates as “The Commish” — a nickname he earned for his resolute ability to manage and organize a field of prestigious celebrities and business executives at his high-profile golf tournaments; “they were like herding cats!” he says — Tom Rohr is widely regarded as someone who set new standards in the leisure hospitality industry in Hawai`i during his long career.
Tom Rohr – Friend, Advocate, and Trailblazer – 1939-2022
Waikoloa Beach Resort, the Island of Hawai`i, and the Aloha State lost a great friend, an advocate, and a trailblazing resort development visionary on Nov. 10, 2022, when Thomas Anthony “Thos” Rohr passed away in Honolulu at the age of 83. Friends and associates know Thos Rohr as “the Commish,” Rohr is widely regarded as someone who set new standards in the leisure hospitality industry in Hawai`i during his storied career.