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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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DBEDT: Visitor Recovery continues Thru July
By News Release @ 8:17 PM :: 1485 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 932,713 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in July 2023, an increase of 1.5 percent from July 2022 ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Last Shelter Closed: Lahaina Survivors in Hotels
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 1718 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... more than a dozen hotels and timeshare properties are currently housing more than 4,400 shelter survivors and hotel employee survivors, while some 900 people are booked in Airbnb units ....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
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What Does It Mean for HTA to be Administratively Attached to DBEDT?
By UHERO @ 9:07 PM :: 1984 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... HRS Chapter 26-35 spells out the requirements that apply to an agency administratively attached to a state department ....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
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"We would probably see a mass exodus from Maui."
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 PM :: 2420 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Tourism
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... "It would be potentially catastrophic if no one traveled to the island," Green said ....
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Saturday, August 12, 2023 |
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City to temporarily suspend short-term vacation rental laws in response to Maui wildfires
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 2246 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Blangiardi directed DPP to suspend the short-term vacation rental 30–day minimum rental period requirement to increase the availability of temporary housing on Oʻahu ....
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Friday, August 11, 2023 |
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'All of Lahaina Gone': 89 Dead, 100s Missing, 1,700 Buildings Destroyed
By Video @ 11:59 PM :: 4289 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Green described Lahaina as “total devastation,” estimating that about 80% of the town was destroyed, with hundreds of families displaced. He added that the damage to property will be in the “billions of dollars.” ....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023 |
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53 Dead: People Jump in Water as Fire Burns Thru Historic Lahaina Town
By Video @ 12:48 PM :: 4366 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Much of historic Lahaina town destroyed as huge wildfire sends people fleeing into water ....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2023 |
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Honolulu sued for plans to demolish iconic ‘Stairway to Heaven’
By Court House News @ 11:59 PM :: 1731 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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... The Haʻikū Stairs have been slated for removal due to safety concerns, but activists say that there are alternatives to ripping out the popular steps ....
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Saturday, August 5, 2023 |
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Fence to keep Homeless Drug Addicts and Criminals out of Uncle Billy's
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 2462 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Tourism
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... While the Emergency Proclamation issued by Governor Josh Green, M.D., on July 18, removes and/or expedites some of the regulatory processes associated with a project of this magnitude it does not exempt a demolition contractor from securing material disposal certificates and other regulatory permits. A demolisher has not been chosen yet through the established procurement process. ...
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Friday, August 4, 2023 |
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FAA Outlines Hawaii Air Tour Safety Improvements
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 2352 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... The public will have 30 days to comment on the new process, which would take effect in spring 2024. It would replace an outdated, 15-year-old manual ....
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Thursday, August 3, 2023 |
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Maui Leads Statewide Push for counties to increase their TAT surcharges
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:15 PM :: 2551 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... approving for inclusion in the 2024 Hawaii State Association of Counties legislative package a state bill relating to the county transient accommodations tax ....
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Friday, July 28, 2023 |
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Tourist Count Up 5.5%
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 2244 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 889,274 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in June 2023, an increase of 5.5 percent from June 2022 ....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
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Green Emergency Order: Sweep Homeless Drug Addicts out of Uncle Billy's and Demolish Hotel
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 2391 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Tourism, Drugs
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... The Hawaii Police Department has responded to 6,479 calls for service/incidents in the area from September, 2018, to April, 2023, with an estimated cost for responding to these calls ranges from $319,000 to $459,000 ....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988
By UHERO @ 4:36 PM :: 4856 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... in recent decades visitor spending stopped growing while the number of tourists continued to increase ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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Green Stacks HTA Board Before 'Special' Meeting
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 1556 Views :: Tourism
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... That means the HTA board will be under new leadership when it holds a special meeting Thursday to discuss how to proceed after current HTA President and CEO John De Fries leaves the agency ....
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Friday, June 30, 2023 |
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Sister Park Arrangement Signed for Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 1623 Views :: Hawaii History, Military, Tourism, Obama
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... Former President Barack Obama, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, and Senator Hirono Promote Peace through Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Sister Park Arrangement ....
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Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
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801K Tourists Arrive in May, 2023
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 1213 Views :: Tourism
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... this represents a 94.6 percent recovery in total visitor arrivals from May 2019 ....
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 |
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14 Years Later HiDoT Still Trying to get Rid of Falls of Clyde
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1643 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism
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... HDOT is working to redevelop Pier 7 at Honolulu Harbor which has been vacant and inactive for the last 14 years, after Bishop Museum closed the Hawaiʻi Maritime Center ....
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Saturday, June 24, 2023 |
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HiDOT Jacks up Airport Parking Fees in Effort to Price You Out
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 2295 Views :: Tourism, Cost of Living
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... the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation expects the additional benefit of reduced demand for overnight and multiple-day parking ....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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HTA: De Fries Gets Boot
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 2110 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... 'Hawai‘i Tourism Authority President and CEO John De Fries Announces He Will Decline Extension of Employment Contract' LOL! ....
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Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Homeless Shut Down Diamond Head State Park
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 2488 Views :: Homelessness, Tourism
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... DLNR removed a water hose being used to siphon water into an encampment of meth addicts on the lower slopes of Diamond Head ....
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Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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DLNR: Haena State Park to be Model for State
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 1962 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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... following the signing of a bill by Governor Josh Green, M.D., facilitating the continued community-based management of this 65-acre state park ....
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Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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Helicopter Association Slams Air Tour Plans for Hawaii National Parks
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 1975 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... air tour management plans would severely limit helitours at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Haleakalā National Park ....
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 |
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Hawaii visitor spending up as tourism continues to recover from the pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 10:41 PM :: 1597 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 806,209 people visited Hawaii in April 2023, representing a 97.4% recovery since April 2019 ....
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Saturday, May 27, 2023 |
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HDoT Reopens HNL Runway--sort of
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 1856 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... Nightly closures of runway 8L from 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. will be needed for a 140-day period to complete the improvements to the runway ....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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Slush Fund News: HTA Gives $27M Contract to CNHA
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 2194 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... $27M of Green's illegal $200M slush fund has spilled into CNHA's lap ....
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Sunday, May 14, 2023 |
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Ding Dong, the Green Fee is Dead
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2175 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... The bill containing the fee proposal, Senate Bill 304, did not survive the conference committee process. ...
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Saturday, May 6, 2023 |
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HTA Funding? $30M Magically Appears After Legislature Zeroes out Budget
By News Release @ 6:20 AM :: 2304 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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“HTA is thankful that the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the Legislature agreed on a funding approach that will allow HTA to continue...."
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Saturday, May 6, 2023 |
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Green Names Tokioka head of DBEDT
By News Release @ 5:31 AM :: 2438 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... how will this help Dela Cruz make money on Aloha Stadium? ....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 |
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March 2023: Tourist Count Reaches 97% of Pre-Pandemic Levels
By News Release @ 1:19 PM :: 1757 Views :: Tourism
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... As measured in nominal dollars, these visitors spent $1.84 billion in March 2023, up from $1.53 billion (+20.4%) in March 2022 and $1.49 billion (+23.4%) in March 2019 ....
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Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
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HB1375 deferred: HTA is just a can to kick into the next session
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 2129 Views :: Tourism
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... I am confident that HTA can continue to operate with roughly $30 million of unspent American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds ....
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Monday, April 24, 2023 |
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UHERO: Effect of Eliminating all Short-term vacation rentals?
By UHERO @ 5:30 PM :: 2746 Views :: Tourism, Cost of Living
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... In Waikiki, Lahaina, and Kihei, 10,000s of hotel condo units were built as STRs in the 1980s and 1990s long before anybody ever heard of AirBnB and long before the recent housing inflation. 'Removing all STRs' would include stripping these units of their rights. You are not supposed to notice this fatuous little trick, but now you have ....
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Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
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Proposed ‘green fee’ could end aloha as we know it
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:23 PM :: 2555 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... If Hawaii’s politicians aren’t careful, they might kill the goose that lays the golden egg ....
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Sunday, April 9, 2023 |
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UHERO: Hawaii needs a Super-HTA with 'Authority and Force to Require Others to Carry out the Plan'
By UHERO @ 4:01 PM :: 2299 Views :: Tourism
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"...HTA’s statutory authority lacks force .... HTA did not have sufficient authority or resources to require others to help carry out (the) plan...."
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Sunday, April 9, 2023 |
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This Week’s Testimony from Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2241 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... Testimonies submitted to the state Legislature, Honolulu Council, and Maui Council by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii during the past week ....
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Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
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Coming Soon: 'Six ways to get around the visitor fee in Hawaii'
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 AM :: 2236 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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"...what you’re really doing is just shifting the visitor impact around, and you’re creating new issues of congestion and use....”
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Pouring cold water on 'visitor impact fee'
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:21 PM :: 1783 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... impractical and legally dubious ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Appoints Isaac Choy as Vice President of Finance
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 2005 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... Choy begins work on April 10 and will be responsible for overseeing HTA’s management of finances and government funding, including compliance with legislative and auditing requirements ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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753,750 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in February 2023
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 1854 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... tourist spending in nominal non-inflating dollars is +18.0% vs February 2019. Inflation is 16.77% 2019-2023 so we are just treading water ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Ban on short-term rentals won't help Hawaii County produce more homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2085 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Hawaii County already has some of the most restrictive housing regulations in the U.S. ....
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 |
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HTA by any other name is still HTA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:57 PM :: 1784 Views :: Tourism
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... SB1522 would replace the HTA with a new “Office of Destination Management.” ....
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Friday, March 10, 2023 |
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UHERO Report predicts challenging year for Hawaii tourism
By Selected News Articles @ 7:09 PM :: 1895 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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"...While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel will soften as the US economy contracts later this year...."
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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‘Visitor impact’ fee inherently flawed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:32 AM :: 2099 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... your cousins will have to pay hundreds of dollars to go to the family barbecue at Ala Moana Beach Park ....
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Sunday, March 5, 2023 |
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Love-Hate Relationship with Tourism
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2031 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... We have been taxing the bejeebers out of tourists ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Proposed new category for ‘transient vacation’ rentals would burden residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:19 PM :: 1994 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... this classification creates a significant tax burden for landlords — even those renting to working class families ....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Sheriffs Bust Waikiki Marijuana Dealer
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 2449 Views :: Taxes, Tourism, Drugs
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“Businesses that are involved in the cannabis industry must ensure that their activities comply with the law.”
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Average of 259,514 visitors in Hawaii every day
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 2120 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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"...full recovery may take a few years...."
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Monday, February 27, 2023 |
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Ed Case Reintroduces Helicopter Noise Bill
By Ed Case @ 6:19 PM :: 1992 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Measure To Impose Strict Safety Requirements And Provide For State And Local Community Disruption Regulation On Commercial Air Tour Operations ....
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Friday, February 24, 2023 |
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Report: Hawaii's hotel revenue back to pre-pandemic levels
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 PM :: 2117 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... With the average hotel occupancy projected to be about 63% across the nation this year, Hawaii is projected to have a 78% occupancy rate. Its rate in 2019 was 80%, the report showed ....
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Monday, February 20, 2023 |
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CNHA Inside Track: Robin Danner Snags Gig in Governor's Office
By News Release @ 2:19 AM :: 5202 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Tourism
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... CNHA: Josh Green will Give us Tourism Contract ....
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