A round table forum on the economic benefits of historic preservation is scheduled for April 8 at the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium.

The even will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast and a panel discussion on the benefits of heritage tourism is scheduled between 8 and 9 a.m.

Speakers will include Mike McCartney, head of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, Dale Hahn of Princess Cruises and Holland America, Mary Philpotts McGrath of the Washington Place Foundation and Pono Shim, head of Enterprise Honolulu.