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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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Tourist Arrivals up 6.2%
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 3530 Views :: Tourism
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...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.70 billion in July 2019, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to July 2018....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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DBEDT: Economic Outlook Stable--too Early to Detect Effects of TVR Ban
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 5140 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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...The impact of the vacation rental ban on Oahu has not yet been seen in visitor arrivals....
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Thursday, August 15, 2019 |
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Ebbtide Waikiki: Fullard-Leo Family Fights Pimps for Control of Hotel (literally)
By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 14533 Views :: Development, Law Enforcement, Police, Tourism, Drugs
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...a July 22, 2019 'melee' between members of the Fullard-Leo family and 20 pimps and drug dealers....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
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Open Letter to Surfrider: Drop Laniakea Suit Before Child is Killed
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 6056 Views :: Honolulu County, Greenmail, Tourism
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...Please do not minimize the danger of the current situation: you can easily improve it by dropping the suit....
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Saturday, August 3, 2019 |
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Laniakea Turtle Beach Pedestrian Accident Sparks Blame Game
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 3668 Views :: Tourism
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...HDOT is confident that if the barriers were in place this collision would not have happened....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Tourist Arrivals Up--Spending Down
By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 3727 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for the First Half of 2019....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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$350M Stadium Bill: "Abusive Gut and Replace" Scheme being Challenged in Court
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 6177 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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"...the Legislature should have fully and seriously considered HB 1586 and allowed the public to weigh in on the measure, given the major financial effects on the State, instead of using the ‘gut and replace’ practice currently being challenged in court....”
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Sunday, July 14, 2019 |
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So What Really Is a Resort Fee?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5009 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...we are starting to see laws passed in the 2019 Legislature take effect....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
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Company was told to stop skydiving before fatal crash; now ordered to vacate
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 7716 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...“If you want to maintain your aircraft there are not a lot of options up there because the state won’t allow it.”...
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 |
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‘Positive disruptor’ shares policy views on 'Perry & the Posse'
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:04 AM :: 5641 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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...“Let’s not kill the goose that lays the golden egg”....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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What The US Supreme Court's Property Rights Decision Means For Hawaii's Property Owners
By Robert Thomas @ 3:10 AM :: 10199 Views :: National News, Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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...Hawaii’s property owners now have many more options for fighting back against oppressive government regulation of property than they did last week....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Tourism: Spending Down--Arrivals Up (again)
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 4071 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... average daily visitor spending was down 4.2% -- Total visitor arrivals increased 4.6 percent to 841,376 ....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019 |
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Ige: Intent to Veto 20 Bills--Including AirBnB Tax
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 7253 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...Ige notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his Intent to Veto the following 20 measures....
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Sunday, June 23, 2019 |
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On Board Video Shows 2016 Incident with Skydiving Plane
By Video @ 3:26 AM :: 6739 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...Skydiver's GoPro video taken from within the cabin records a 2016 incident over Byron, CA involving the same skydiving plane which later crashed at Dillingham Airfield, June 21, 2019, killing 11....
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Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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‘De facto ban’ could poison tourism well
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:21 PM :: 5469 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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...banning short-term rentals could hurt Hawaii more than people realize....
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
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Auditor: No More Silly Talk About Profits at the Convention Center
By Andrew Walden @ 9:41 PM :: 4659 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...Released today, a State Auditor’s report shows the Convention Center ‘s operating loss has jumped up from an anemic $4.3M in 2017 to a much more robust $8.3M in calendar year 2018....
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Friday, June 14, 2019 |
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Let’s be reasonable about STRs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:43 PM :: 5601 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...there is a bill before Gov. David Ige, SB 1292, which he has until June 24 to veto or sign....
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Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
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Home Sharing Under Attack
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:54 PM :: 4391 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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...lawmakers' plans to crack down on the vacation rental industry may hurt Hawaii's struggling economy....
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Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
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15 Seconds of Terror--Near Repeat of Sacred Falls Tragedy
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 4481 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...“15-seconds of terror,” is how a trespassing Honolulu hiker describes his near miss with a rock-fall incident at the closed Sacred Falls State Park on King Kamehameha Day....
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Friday, May 31, 2019 |
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HTA: Tourist Arrivals Up, Spending Down
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 3395 Views :: Tourism
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...average daily visitor spending was down -9.2%, total visitor arrivals rose 6.6 percent to 856,250 visitors in April....
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Sunday, May 26, 2019 |
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NPS: Eruption Cut Volcanoes National Park Traffic 45%
By News Release @ 4:56 PM :: 5205 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...“It’s not surprising to see a decrease in visitor spending during 2018 since most of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park was closed for 134 days due to unsafe and unpredictable volcanic activity”....
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Sunday, May 19, 2019 |
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Gut-n-Replace 2019
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 7080 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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...the law’s discrimination against nonresidents was prohibited by a part of the U.S. Constitution that the deputy attorney general didn’t consider. “Oops,” the deputy said....
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Friday, May 17, 2019 |
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UHERO: Counties see synchronized slowing
By UHERO @ 7:23 PM :: 5444 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...each has seen a falloff in tourism activity and a slowing of employment growth in a number of sectors....
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 |
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Grassroot: Bill 89 Unconstitutional
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:48 AM :: 7598 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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...The Hawaii Constitution also has a clause that protects citizens from excessive fines, making it even more likely that someone will challenge the enormous fines associated with this proposal....
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Friday, May 3, 2019 |
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‘Sticks’ won’t resolve vacation rental debate
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:14 PM :: 5123 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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...Hawaii’s contradictory approach to short-term vacation rentals hasn’t been doing much to make anybody happy, and could, in fact, just be making things worse....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 |
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Hanalei Finds Excuse: 20 More Days Without Tourists
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 5324 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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... prompted by community concerns brought to HDOT by Senate President Ronald Kouchi, Representative Nadine Nakamura, and Mayor Kawakami ....
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Friday, April 26, 2019 |
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Q1: Tourism Up, Spending Down
By News Release @ 5:39 AM :: 4733 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for First Quarter 2019....
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Sunday, April 7, 2019 |
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Revenue Raisers Already Sent to the Governor
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5161 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...our legislature has a dogged focus on new taxes....
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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DLNR Seeks Bidders to Redevelop Ala Wai Harbor
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 8585 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, OHA, Small Business, Tourism
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...The redevelopment should take into consideration input received in the DTL, LLC Final Report....
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Sunday, March 31, 2019 |
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Judgments Aren’t Necessarily the End of Litigation
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6466 Views :: Judiciary, Taxes, Tourism
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...Before the ink was dry on those judgments, the Department of Taxation produced additional assessments against the taxpayers, this time on car rental commissions....
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Friday, March 29, 2019 |
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Tourist Numbers Up, Spending Down (again)
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 4898 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for February 2019....
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 |
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Environmental Review for Aloha Stadium Tear-Down Begins
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 9245 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Rail, Tourism
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...We already have a good stadium. And this consultant now admits Aloha Stadium is located in the best possible place. So why tear it down for yet another unnecessary boondoggle?....
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 |
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Reforming Rental Car Excise Taxes
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 4904 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...a byzantine structure of taxes and fees, with effective tax rates on consumers often exceeding 30 percent....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 |
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Maui Mayor Proposes $869.5M Budget
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 7292 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...tax increases would affect commercial, up by 14 cents per $1,000 of valuation; industrial, up by 3 cents per thousand; hotel and resort, up by 23 cents per thousand; and short-term rental, up by 27 cents per thousand....
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
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House Resolution Seeks Return of Hawaiian Airlines Call Center
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:37 AM :: 6133 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Tourism
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...the House Labor Committee unanimously approved a draft resolution calling on Hawaiian Airlines to return the 200 plus call center jobs it has outsourced to the Philippines....
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Friday, March 8, 2019 |
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SB931: Tourism Industry Aims to Shut Down Aquarium Fishery
By Selected News Articles @ 7:12 PM :: 6361 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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...Introduction of the aquarium fishery closure bill is the tourist groups’ attempt to preempt the HEPA environmental review completion....
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 |
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DoH Launches Marijuana Sales to Tourists
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 5056 Views :: Tourism, Drugs
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...Out-of-state minors can also apply if they (claim to) meet specific eligibility criteria....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 |
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Hirono Suggests She Was Joking When She Criticized the Green New Deal
By Selected News Articles @ 3:23 AM :: 7809 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Tourism
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...Just kidding! It turns out Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is a fan of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez....
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Thursday, February 28, 2019 |
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January: More Tourists--Less Spending
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 4236 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.62 billion in January 2019, a decrease of 3.8 percent compared to January 2018....
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Sunday, February 24, 2019 |
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Aloha Stadium Scheme Exploits Federal Tax Breaks
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 6097 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...the program’s requirement that investments must “substantially improve” zone property in order to qualify for tax breaks is quite loose....
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Friday, February 22, 2019 |
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Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria Designed to Force New Products Past FDA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 5622 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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...Sunscreen has been in the news a lot lately. Both Hawaii and Key West, Florida, are trying to ban sunscreens containing certain ingredients....
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Thursday, February 21, 2019 |
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DOBOR Sets Hearings for Massive Fee Hikes
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 6038 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...People who use any of Hawai‘i’s small boat harbors, offshore moorings, landings or wharfs will have a chance to comment on new proposed fees and rules....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Charting a New Course For Hawaii Tourism
By UHERO @ 1:21 PM :: 4109 Views :: Tourism
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...Diminishing economic contribution, eroding resident sentiment, and increasing congestion and stress on sites and attractions provide evidence that the current governance model is inadequate....
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 |
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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There’s insufficient evidence your sunscreen harms coral reefs
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 AM :: 6753 Views :: Environment, Health Care, Tourism
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...the few studies that have addressed the environmental impacts of sunscreens experimentally “are not representative of real world conditions”....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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ICA Throws out Case Against Vacation Rental
By Robert Thomas @ 1:24 AM :: 6415 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Tourism
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...Hitting someone with a notice of violation and then telling them to disprove it (all the while laboring under ever-increasing daily fines) just won't cut it....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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Restaurant Closures Correlate to Minimum Wage Hikes
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:05 PM :: 5720 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Tourism
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...For every dollar that the San Francisco minimum wage went up, there was a 4 to 10 percent increase in the likelihood of restaurant closings....
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Monday, February 4, 2019 |
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Volcano Homeowners Face New Threat—From Government
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 6106 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Tourism
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...Beginning April 1, homeowners won’t be allowed to offer their homes as short-term rentals unless their properties fall within designated “resort zones”—and they can face tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating that law....
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