Tourism

...Total expenditures by visitors who came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2014 rose 2.6 percent from the same month last year to $1.4 billion....

Airline passengers are considered an easy group to tax....

...and no other sector has yet emerged to provide offsetting stimulus....

The first phase starts with 650-699 cows....

The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and Musicians Association of Hawaii are pleased to announce a two-year agreement that will run through June 30, 2016....

This matter is currently under review by the State Attorney General’s office, the HTA, as well as the HTA’s contractor....

Both are interim appointments subject to state Senate approval....

...the Hawaii Supreme Court announced it would consider the four-year legal challenge waged by a hui of environmental groups against the City and County of Honolulu....

For the first four months of 2014, total visitor expenditures fell 2.9 percent to $4.9 billion and total arrivals dropped 2.6 percent to 2,720,760 visitors....

Last year’s tourism weakness continued in the first quarter of this year, and incremental gains for 2014 will be slight....

Moloka'i Ranch is launching initiatives to achieve sustainability, starting with the re-establishment of ranching operations....

Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawaii in March 2014 fell 3.5 percent compared to last March to $1.2 billion....

Not surprisingly, they almost always report that funds spent on advertising translate into tourist spending and tax revenues many multiples of the original outlay....

The Pro Bowl following the 2014 season will be played on Sunday, January 25, 2015, and televised live on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET from University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, the site of Super Bowl XLIX a week later....

In Honolulu, unofficial tent cities are now set up in strategic locations designed to pressure the tourism industry, the Chinatown community, the Korean community, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the Honolulu Council debate over Housing First....

Hawaii is the third largest retailer of ivory and ivory products in the nation....

The decision to cease operations in Hawaii follows significant growth in the Company’s flight operations on the mainland and was a strategic decision....

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 5.1 million visitors to national parks in Hawai`i spent more than $314 million and supported 3,723 jobs in the state in 2012....

Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in January 2014 dropped 4.7 percent (or $68 million)....

...DBEDT economists slightly reduced the projected growth rate due to continued modest tourism growth but identified potential in construction....

New states considering online travel agency taxes should consider the harmful effect on tourism and the potential for legal battles they're likely to lose....

Over 42 million tourists visited the United States in 2012 after completing the required visa process. The process, however, is unnecessarily difficult....

In Kihei, located on Maui's southwest shore, travelers will have to spend $416 per night ....

On average, 204,120 visitors were in the state on any given day of 2013 (average daily census) a 1.4 percent gain compared to 2012....

We're losing the bed bug race: Last year we were 33rd....

...the bleeding baby whales are left to suffer an unknown fate in shark-infested waters....

• DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
• TIME: 9:30 a.m.
• PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol

U.S. East visitor expenditures decreased 15 percent to $201 million due to fewer arrivals (-9.2% to 105,834 visitors) and lower daily visitor spending (-6.7% to $187 per person)....

Travelers are currently charged $2.50 per flight under the Transportation Security Administration’s airline security “fee.” Under the budget deal, that would increase to $5.60 per flight or $11.20 for a round-trip ticket....

The authority’s incohesive, self-described “marketing plan” and poor reporting on measures of effectiveness impede transparency....

North Shore residents and transportation officials have been discussing proposals to improve Laniakea traffic for years....

Total arrivals, which have shown growth since September 2011, lowered by 1 percent to 594,181 visitors....

Growth is holding up in Hawaii, driven by still-strong tourism and rising construction....

Visitors spend about $76 million a day in communities near national parks, the National Park Service estimated....

The last few months have seen 10-20 percent declines in the exchange rates of many Pacific countries against the US Dollar….

...Kailua Neighborhood Board overwhelmingly adopted a resolution asking the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to respect the zoning and quality of life of residential neighborhoods and stop promoting Kailua....

The Golden State is at the top of the list; fellow oceanfront states Hawaii (2) and Florida (3) round out the top three, followed by Texas (4) and Colorado (5)....

The TPP has been behind closed doors for a long time. The wait will be more than worth it if a sound agreement is struck....

Surfing the Nations is counteracting the widespread perception that surfing is only about individual fulfillment....

In 2013, there have been eight incidents, including four within the last month. Four of this year’s incidents occurred on Maui....

...final judgment in favor of the State of Hawaii and against nine Online Travel Companies selling Hawaii hotel rooms over the Internet....

Visitors who came to Hawai‘i in June 2013 spent a total of $1.3 billion, an increase of 7 percent from June 2012....

On our international routes we are seeing the strengthening of the dollar undermine some of the excellent results we have had in the last couple of years but this portion of our business remains the core focus of our expansion plans....

Hawaii, which had been among the top ten states in previous studies, fell from 8th in 2008, to 11th in 2009, and now to 13th in 2012....

The court concluded that the Charter amendment adopted by the voters was, in reality, a prohibited zoning initiative....