Narrative:

Aircraft X and aircraft Y were VFR inbound aircraft to ogg airport. A supervisor called me into his office to let me know that management didn't like the way I handled the two VFR inbound; and he played the tapes. The new LOA went into effect shortly prior to this situation. I had to do a lot of coordination with ogg tower because I was not familiar with the LOA and the new rules. Management did not brief us properly on the new rules going into effect. To the best of my recollection; I did receive a briefing 3 or 4 days later. I had coordinated everything that was happening with ogg tower; and I asked for some clarification as to what the new rules were per the brand new LOA. I had coordinated this entire situation of aircraft Y following aircraft X on a left downwind to runway 5; so I'm not sure why management isn't happy with how I handled the situation. If I'm unfamiliar with the LOA; and if I was not properly briefed on the LOA; my only option is to do verbal coordination. No separation was lost; and I told ogg tower what the sequence would be and what each of the two aircraft would be doing.I don't think the new LOA at ogg is working. Management put this LOA into effect without briefing a large portion of the controllers who are working this airspace. We really need to have briefings when something as significant as a new LOA goes into effect. Specifically; at ogg approach; we are required to tell VFR aircraft from the northeast to enter a right downwind at a mill that the VFR aircraft are unfamiliar with. We also received a memo today stating that where they depicted the mill on the map was wrong; so we have been telling the VFR aircraft incorrect information since the LOA became effective. I sincerely believe management should have had the proper information out to both controllers and aircraft inbound to ogg prior to the effective date of the LOA.

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Title: HCF Controller reported that they were not briefed properly on a new LOA with OGG Tower.

Narrative: Aircraft X and Aircraft Y were VFR inbound aircraft to OGG airport. A supervisor called me into his office to let me know that management didn't like the way I handled the two VFR inbound; and he played the tapes. The new LOA went into effect shortly prior to this situation. I had to do a lot of coordination with OGG Tower because I was not familiar with the LOA and the new rules. Management did not brief us properly on the new rules going into effect. To the best of my recollection; I did receive a briefing 3 or 4 days later. I had coordinated everything that was happening with OGG Tower; and I asked for some clarification as to what the new rules were per the brand new LOA. I had coordinated this entire situation of Aircraft Y following Aircraft X on a left downwind to Runway 5; so I'm not sure why management isn't happy with how I handled the situation. If I'm unfamiliar with the LOA; and if I was not properly briefed on the LOA; my only option is to do verbal coordination. No separation was lost; and I told OGG Tower what the sequence would be and what each of the two aircraft would be doing.I don't think the new LOA at OGG is working. Management put this LOA into effect without briefing a large portion of the controllers who are working this airspace. We really need to have briefings when something as significant as a new LOA goes into effect. Specifically; at OGG Approach; we are required to tell VFR aircraft from the NE to enter a right downwind at a mill that the VFR aircraft are unfamiliar with. We also received a memo today stating that where they depicted the mill on the map was wrong; so we have been telling the VFR aircraft incorrect information since the LOA became effective. I sincerely believe management should have had the proper information out to both controllers and aircraft inbound to OGG prior to the effective date of the LOA.

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