Douglas Lupton, founded All Islands Timeshare Resales having recognized the need for a secondary market to help timeshare owners resell their timeshare intervals. Starting sales in 1993, AITR expanded to six offices on four islands by 1996. Lupton became a strong voice nationally for timeshare owners rights. He joined the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) in 1994, later becoming co-chair of ARDA’s Timeshare Resales Forum. He was a Founding Member of the Licensed Timeshare Resale Brokers Association (LYRBA); an association of real estate licensed brokers specializing in the selling of timeshare interest for individuals. In an industry dominated by the timeshare developers, Lupton has been a voice on behalf of timeshare owners at the Hawaii legislature, having testified on matters affecting owners of timeshare interests in Hawaii resorts for 15 years.