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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Honolulu Airport 'Achieves Carbon Accreditation'
By News Release @ 11:24 AM :: 101 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism
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"...implemented sustainability strategies that have significantly reduced our carbon footprint and saved millions of dollars...."
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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Eco-Lawyers Pledge to Hunt Aquarium Collectors to Extinction
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 495 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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... The aquarium pet industry has finished the environmental review process to seek up to seven commercial aquarium permits for collection in West Hawai‘i ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Tour Boat Operators Hit Hard by Insurance Increases
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 600 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
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August Tourism 88.4% of Pre-COVID Numbers
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 575 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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"This August registered as the lowest performing month during the summer season."
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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State Supreme Court: No TVRs on Ag Land
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 975 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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... 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 ....
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Thursday, September 19, 2024 |
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CNHA buys 'Hawai'i Stage' Event Production Company
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 1039 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... a not-for-profit buying a for-profit subsidiary...where have we heard that before? ....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
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DoT Approves Alaska-Hawaiian merger--with conditions
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 878 Views :: Tourism
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... protect value of rewards, preserve critical flight service, ensure Honolulu hub access, enhance customer benefits, and lower costs for military families ....
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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DBEDT: With Tourism Down, Growth Remains Anemic
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 701 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2024 unchanged from the previous quarter, at 1.3 percent ....
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Hawaii National Parks Attract 4,764,320 Tourists
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 806 Views :: Environment, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Haleakala Park saw a 27% decrease in visitors in 2023 compared to 2022 ....
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
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Tourist Count Down, Spending Up
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM :: 1033 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 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 ....
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Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
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Meet the Meth Gang Behind ‘Lahaina Strong’
By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 AM :: 13634 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, Drugs
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... A Great Leader of the Hawaiian People Who Occasionally Sells Poison to their Children ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
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Justice Department Will Not Oppose Alaska-Hawaiian Air Merger
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 892 Views :: Tourism
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... The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation has expired ....
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Friday, August 9, 2024 |
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Grand Wailea Bird Settlement Gives Enviros Monthly Cashflow
By Court House News @ 11:05 PM :: 790 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism
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... The Grand Wailea Resort in Maui will make monthly contributions to fund projects ....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
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Poll: Short-Term Rental Ban Unpopular
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 1332 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Just 10% of voters support bans on all short-term rentals ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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June 2024: Tourist Arrivals Decline Again
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 862 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Maui experienced the most significant decline in visitors, falling 21.8% from year to year ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Hawaiian Airlines Merger Delayed -- DOJ "Unlikely to Approve"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 3418 Views :: Tourism
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“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.”
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024 |
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Court: State Cannot Enforce Helicopter Tour Regulations
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 994 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... 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” ....
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Saturday, July 13, 2024 |
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BLNR Destroys Kayak Business-Denies Hearing
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 921 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Jensen and Ohana Kayak Rentals are responsible for a $35,000 fine in addition to the prohibition of permits for 24 months ....
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 |
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Proposed Hawaii County STR rules fraught with potential economic, legal pitfalls
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:34 PM :: 1092 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... the effect this measure might have on existing STR operators, small businesses and the broader Hawaii Island economy ....
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Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
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Dillingham Airfield Saved by 50-Year Lease
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 879 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
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UHERO: Where can Hawaiʻi diversify its economy?
By UHERO @ 10:26 PM :: 858 Views :: Agriculture, Economy, Tourism
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... industries with significant growth potential that are currently facing obstacles such as inadequate infrastructure, skills shortages, and market and government failures ....
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Saturday, June 29, 2024 |
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Biki Bikeshare abandoned by owners, operation handed over to City
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 1521 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Tourism, Drugs
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... as of Monday, July 1, 2024, Bikeshare Hawaiʻi has turned over its oversight role of the Biki bikeshare system to DTS ....
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Saturday, June 29, 2024 |
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Scheme to Remake Lahaina as Touristy Water Park Advances in Congress
By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 2815 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Hawaii History, Land Use, Tourism
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... The remade Lahaina will be a tourist-oriented animation of the pre-plantation era when the economy was based on slaughtering lots of whales ....
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Thursday, June 27, 2024 |
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May 2024: Tourism Declines Again
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 963 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... tourist count down 4.8%, spending down 4.0% ....
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Thursday, June 27, 2024 |
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Fate of Hawaii’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ hike hangs in balance at appellate court
By Court House News @ 2:55 PM :: 922 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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... Advocates to keep the stairs told the court that demolishing them will threaten the state's official mammal, the Hawaiian hoary bat. ....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
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Maui TVR phase-out wrong means for good goal
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:45 PM :: 1080 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
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Maui Short-Term Rentals, the Minatoya List, and Housing Supply
By UHERO @ 6:37 PM :: 1277 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... we would expect to see significant–possibly double digit–declines in condominium prices on Maui ....
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Monday, June 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Most Over-touristed State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 1170 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii's population increases by 66.4 percent during high season due to overtourism ....
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Monday, June 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii Beer Taxes 4th-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:45 PM :: 962 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon ....
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Friday, June 14, 2024 |
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$11.3B Loss: Elimination of TVRs Would Drive Hawaii into Economic Depression
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 2308 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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... Study shows short-term rentals generated $2.2 billion in economic activity for Maui and $11.3 billion across Hawaii in 2023 ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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Six Feet Under: UH Doubles Sea Level Rise Projection (again)
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 1083 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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... 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? ....
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Saturday, June 8, 2024 |
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Charter Amendment another obstacle to Maui mayor's TVR phase-out plan
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 933 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... four of the districts have no representation, which could raise questions about fairness over any recommendations the planning body might make ....
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Friday, June 7, 2024 |
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DBEDT Projects 'Sluggish' Economic Growth in Aftermath of Lahaina Fire
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 909 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 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 ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Tourism-related property tax hike a threat to Kauai economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:46 PM :: 1409 Views :: Kauai County, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... a $3.49 million tax increase on hotels and resorts and a $4.15 million increase on vacation rentals ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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April 2024 Tourist Spending and Arrivals Down Sharply
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 1322 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There were 753,551 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2024, down 8.9 percent from the same month last year. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.51 billion, which was a 12.6 percent drop from April 2023 ....
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
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Hawaii Highest Fast Food Prices in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 1585 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii emerges as the state with the highest average price for a medium cheese pizza, reaching $18.99 ....
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
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DLNR: No Evidence Cruise Ships too Close to Na Pali Coast
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 1098 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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... The cruise line elected to include Nāpali Coast sailings after being unable to make port calls at Lahaina due to last year’s wildfires ....
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Sunday, May 26, 2024 |
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Targeting scapegoats affects us all
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:21 AM :: 1035 Views :: Kauai County, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... One of the most persistent myths in Hawaii politics is that you can target a single group with a tax hike and not affect anyone else ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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Green Announces Plan: Fly 3,000 Lahaina Survivors to Mainland
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 4227 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... To make a buck, CNHA will help move Hawaiians out of Hawaii ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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Plan to ban thousands of TVRs on Maui has rocky road ahead
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 PM :: 2713 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... The plan will have its first hearing on June 25 before the Maui Planning Commission ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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UHERO: 'Population slowing will reduce future growth'
By UHERO @ 2:58 AM :: 1634 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Tourism
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... Hawaii’s economy will grow at a slower pace than in past years ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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After Nine Months of Toxic Lies, DoH Finally Admits: "We do not expect to find health impacts caused by toxins in the wildfire ash"
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 1767 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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... “Economic pressures will cause ‘toxic’ hysteria to be hyped up until locals sell out. Then the hysteria will evaporate and be forgotten as Lahaina is rebuilt as Wailea v2 surrounding the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature.” -- HFP, Nov 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Property tax hikes wrong way to rebuild Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:53 PM :: 1715 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... rate would increase by 82% for B&Bs worth $3 million or more ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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SB2919: Hotel Industry 'worked hand-in-hand with community partners and the government'
By News Release @ 5:44 AM :: 1776 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Labor, Tourism
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“We thank Gov. Green, Hawai‘i legislators, and our partners at the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, UNITE HERE Local 5, and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 for their leadership in passing this important law."--AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Green Signs SB2919: Pretending to Allow Counties to Seize TVRs
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 2138 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... The bill clarifies the counties’ authority to control the time, place, manner, and duration of land uses, particularly transient accommodations including short-term rentals ....
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Friday, May 3, 2024 |
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Maui: Enviros File Another Bird Lights Lawsuit
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 1569 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Greenmail, Tourism
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... over the last 16 years, one bird died ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Tourist Spending and Arrivals Down for March
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 1325 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There were 855,537 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2024, down 5.0 percent from a year ago. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.76 billion, which was a drop of 4.2 percent compared to March 2023 ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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Kayak Rental Co fined $35K for Blue Law Violations
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 1631 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... We all know Sundays are holy days set aside for the worship of the Goddess Gaia ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Bill allowing counties more authority over short-term rentals on Green's desk
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 PM :: 1574 Views :: Development, Small Business, Tourism
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... A conference committee agreed to pass Senate Bill 2919, which would allow counties to create zoning laws regulating short-term rentals ....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
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Attorneys Blocking JetBlue/Spirit Merger Now Targeting Hawaiian/Alaska Airlines Deal
By Selected News Articles @ 1:15 PM :: 1598 Views :: Judiciary, Tourism
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... this law firm also filed a similar suit wherein JetBlue was subsequently blocked in its attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines ....
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