Tourism

... is the new law — Act 17, based on SB2919 — legally sound?  ....

... The downward adjustment was mainly due to the expected slowdown in tourism growth, higher projected consumer inflation and increasing policy uncertainty at the national and international levels ....

... some lawmakers think the TAT fixes everything ....

... Hawaiʻi’s resident drowning rate is the second highest in the nation behind Alaska ...

... Honolulu, with its 10.25 percent tax rate and an average tourism tax of $51.70 per night, came out on top ....

... 35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988 ....

... Few ideas are as tenacious as the myth that we can make tourists pay for major programs without affecting locals ....

... DOT’s lawsuit alleges that Southwest’s chronic flight delays were an illegal unrealistic scheduling practice ....

... 770,940 visitors in November 2024, growth of 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.55 billion, up 2.0% ....

... Hawaii leads the nation with 88,703 passengers per 100,000 residents. This is 11 times the national average of 7,746 ....

... The statewide average daily census was 208,032 visitors in October 2024 ....

"...There had been some turmoil behind the scenes, it's not my place to air anyone's dirty laundry'" - Hawaii Governor Josh Green....

... Real visitor spending as of today is actually below where we were in the late 1980s ....

... Department of Accounting and General Services and the Stadium Authority announced the approval of Aloha Halawa District Partners (AHDP) as the preferred offeror for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) ....

... the best recovery rate since the Maui wildfires ....

... Will OHA transfer control of Kahana Valley to one of its LLCs? ....

"...implemented sustainability strategies that have significantly reduced our carbon footprint and saved millions of dollars...."

... The aquarium pet industry has finished the environmental review process to seek up to seven commercial aquarium permits for collection in West Hawai‘i ....

... In late 2022, Congress passed a law that significantly increased the cost of liability insurance for a small subset of the small-passenger boating industry ....

"This August registered as the lowest performing month during the summer season."

... Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law ....

... a not-for-profit buying a for-profit subsidiary...where have we heard that before? ....

... protect value of rewards, preserve critical flight service, ensure Honolulu hub access, enhance customer benefits, and lower costs for military families ....

... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2024 unchanged from the previous quarter, at 1.3 percent ....

... Haleakala Park saw a 27% decrease in visitors in 2023 compared to 2022 ....

... The number of visitors is down 1% from July 2023. But spending by tourists, when adjusted by inflation, is up 2.6% from last year at $207 billion ....

... A Great Leader of the Hawaiian People Who Occasionally Sells Poison to their Children ....

... The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation has expired ....

... UH provided the State of Hawaiʻi’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) with concept options for the state’s largest harbor for small boats ....

... The Grand Wailea Resort in Maui will make monthly contributions to fund projects ....

... Just 10% of voters support bans on all short-term rentals ....

... Maui experienced the most significant decline in visitors, falling 21.8% from year to year ....

“The Department of Justice is unlikely to approve its planned $1.8 billion sale to Alaska Air. The antitrust regulator is preparing to challenge the combination.”

... the Hawaii Department of Transportation “has no authority to impose or enforce regulations regarding air space and aircraft operations under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration” ....

... Jensen and Ohana Kayak Rentals are responsible for a $35,000 fine in addition to the prohibition of permits for 24 months ....

... the effect this measure might have on existing STR operators, small businesses and the broader Hawaii Island economy ....

... The new lease will go into effect July 6, 2024, at which time airfield operations will continue normal operations, including uninterrupted water service to the tenants ....

... industries with significant growth potential that are currently facing obstacles such as inadequate infrastructure, skills shortages, and market and government failures ....

... as of Monday, July 1, 2024, Bikeshare Hawaiʻi has turned over its oversight role of the Biki bikeshare system to DTS ....

... The remade Lahaina will be a tourist-oriented animation of the pre-plantation era when the economy was based on slaughtering lots of whales ....

... tourist count down 4.8%, spending down 4.0% ....

... Advocates to keep the stairs told the court that demolishing them will threaten the state's official mammal, the Hawaiian hoary bat. ....

... virtually all local economists realize the main cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis is the state’s extremely high number of land-use and other housing-related regulations that have hindered homebuilding ....

... we would expect to see significant–possibly double digit–declines in condominium prices on Maui ....

... Hawaii's population increases by 66.4 percent during high season due to overtourism ....

... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon ....

... Study shows short-term rentals generated $2.2 billion in economic activity for Maui and $11.3 billion across Hawaii in 2023 ....

... UH has been peddling '3.2-foot' sea level rise claims since 2018.  That projection was itself a doubling of earlier projections.  Now they have suddenly doubled it again to six feet.  Did you notice? .... 

... four of the districts have no representation, which could raise questions about fairness over any recommendations the planning body might make ....

... Between January and April 2024, visitor arrivals by air to Maui County fell 24.0 percent and expenditures decreased 22.6 percent compared to the same four months in 2023 ....