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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 |
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Caldwell’s Zoo Loses Accreditation
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 5680 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...the AZA is concerned the city has not provided adequate funding to the zoo on a consistent basis....
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 |
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Plan to renovate or rebuild Aloha Stadium could become a taxpayer boondoggle
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:24 PM :: 3948 Views :: Tourism
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...HB 1847 establishing a Sports & Entertainment Authority and HB 2229 creating a task force to keep the Pro Bowl in Hawaii....
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Thursday, March 10, 2016 |
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Grassroot: Lies, Statistics, and Government Statistics
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 4008 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Does the Pro Bowl really brings revenue to the state?
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016 |
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Grassroot: Pro Bowl Numbers Don’t Add Up
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:29 AM :: 4320 Views :: Tourism
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"Though the HTA claims that the Pro Bowl brings more than 47,000 visitors to the state, independent economists studied the data and place that number closer to 6700."
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Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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Where Do Americans Take Their Retirement Income?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:52 PM :: 5059 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...retirees tend to live in rural or suburban areas with pleasant climates....
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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8.6M–Tourism Sets New Record for 2015
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 4839 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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For the fourth straight year, Hawai‘i’s tourism industry set new records....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Study: HTA Faking Pro Bowl Tourism Numbers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 PM :: 5844 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...HTA claimed, up to 47,000 additional tourists visited the Hawaiian islands to watch the game...analysis of flight records at all of Hawaii's airports around game time found that claim to be false....
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Monday, January 25, 2016 |
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Bishop Museum to ‘Focus on Disposition of Assets’
By News Release @ 11:44 AM :: 6554 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism
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This new model prioritizes Bishop Museum's Kapālama campus and...the disposition of assets that no longer fit the long-term mission and goals of the Museum....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Report: Return County TAT Deal to Status Quo Ante
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:16 PM :: 8288 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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Report of the 13-person Working Group....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Real ID Begins Jan 10: Will Washington State Residents Need Passport to Fly to Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:13 PM :: 6700 Views :: Tourism
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For California, the passport requirement is set to take effect May 10 ....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Hawaii Visitor Arrivals Set New Record for November
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5250 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Extends streak of nine consecutive monthly records total visitor expenditures increased 2.5 percent....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Bill to drop American Samoa flight fee reaches Senate
By Michael Hansen @ 1:13 PM :: 6893 Views :: National News, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bill that would exclude intra-state air transportation within the U.S. Territory of American Samoa from federal aviation cabotage....
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Saturday, December 19, 2015 |
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TAT Already Applies to TVRs—but DoTax Not Enforcing it
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 PM :: 5301 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Star-Advertiser is calling for new laws when existing laws aren’t enforced by the state....
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Thursday, December 17, 2015 |
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Class Action Suit Filed over Canceled Soccer Game
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 4249 Views :: Tourism
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Honolulu residents Roxayne Spruance and Leimomi Dierks brought the suit on Dec. 8 against the United States Soccer Federation, Stadium Authority of the state of Hawaii ....
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Sunday, December 6, 2015 |
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US Soccer Champs Cancel -- Aloha Stadium Unsafe Field
By News Release @ 11:16 AM :: 4369 Views :: Tourism
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U.S. Soccer has cancelled the U.S. Women’s National Team Victory Tour match scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 6, at Aloha Stadium....
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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Hawaii Hotels Will Collect $271M in “Resort Fees” This Year
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 4190 Views :: Tourism
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New Study by Travel-Hawaii.com Reveals Rush of Hawaii Hotels to Implement the Fees....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Visitor Arrivals Set New Record, but Spending Drops
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 4197 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands reached a new record for the month of October, with a 4.8 percent growth to 692,930 visitors....
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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Tourism: US Arrivals Make up for Japanese Decline
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 6661 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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The report indicates a shift in the visitor market....
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Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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What Does "Waikiki" Mean? - Variances, Safety Valves, And A "Hawaiian Sense Of Place"
By Robert Thomas @ 9:17 PM :: 8203 Views :: Environment, Development, Tourism
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...Justice Pollack benchslapped the Department on each of the three variance standards....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Visitor Arrivals Reach Record High in September
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 4718 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...an increase of 4.7 percent to 652,616 visitors....
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015 |
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Online Travel Companies Pay $53.1M Hawaii Tax Judgment
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 4747 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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including Travelocity.Com, LLP, Expedia, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, and Priceline.Com, LLP....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals Set New Record in August
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 4339 Views :: Tourism
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There were 1,074,914 total air seats to Hawai‘i in August 2015, up 5.4 percent from the same month last year....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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UHERO: Tourism, Construction Lead Economy
By UHERO @ 4:41 PM :: 6849 Views :: Economy, Rail, Tourism
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Tourism is pushing toward new records, and the construction upswing is building in strength....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Public Comments Invited on Project to Erect Wall Around Ala Wai Canal
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 6165 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Tourism
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The meeting will be held at Washington Middle School from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Weds Sept 30....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Sen Ted Cruz Backs Airline Deregulation for American Samoa
By Michael Hansen @ 9:22 PM :: 6072 Views :: Republican Party, Tourism
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The US territories cannot vote in the presidential election, but are able to vote in selecting a candidate for the Republican and Democratic parties in their local caucuses....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Media Monopoly Grabs for Tourism Market
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 3669 Views :: Tourism
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Francis stressed that Hawaii.com will complement, not compete against, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s (HVCB) GoHawaii.com site....
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Thursday, August 27, 2015 |
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After Lying, Caldwell Admin Finally Admits Waikiki Flooding is Purely Due to City's own Incompetence
By Selected News Articles @ 2:00 AM :: 9183 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Tourism
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... Caldwell 'Running from Controversy', 'Wasn't Around' During Crisis, 'Not the First Time' ....
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015 |
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HTA: July Tourist Arrivals Up 5.6%, Spending Up 4%
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 5077 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Higher daily spending contributed to increased visitor expenditures on Maui (+7.2% to $2.6 billion) and Kaua‘i (+16.3% to $981 million). Visitor expenditures on O‘ahu ($4.2 billion) and Hawai‘i Island ($1.1 billion) were comparable to a year ago....
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
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Travel Technology Industry Applauds Maui's Proactive Approach to Short-term Rentals
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 5620 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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The Travel Technology Association supports formal regulations that legalize short-term rentals....
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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HTA "Will Continue to Monitor the Jones Act"
By Michael Hansen @ 12:05 AM :: 5856 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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HTA has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a cruise development consultant....
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Friday, July 31, 2015 |
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Travel Taxes: The Hidden Trifecta
By NCPA @ 11:50 PM :: 5609 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Hotel occupancy taxes also appear to eat into the budget tourists set for their vacation trips. Such an effect was empirically observed in Hawaii in 2013....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals, Spending Up in First Half of 2015
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 4826 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands rose 4% and visitor spending increased 3.5%....
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Thursday, June 25, 2015 |
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Visitor Arrivals Jump 9.3%
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 5014 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total Visitor Expenditures Increased 10.4 Percent to $1.2 Billion....
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Saturday, June 20, 2015 |
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$418M 'Clean Energy' Tax Hike: Fewer flights and fewer visitors to Hawaii would be expected
By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 PM :: 11692 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...it is OK that their plan would gut the tourism industry because it would also drive Hawaii's cost of living up to the point where residents could no longer afford to leave....
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Monday, June 8, 2015 |
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Travel Assoc: FAA Bill before Congress Should Cut Taxes on Airfares
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 4856 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Organization presents comprehensive policy platform to lower aviation taxes, promote airline competition and fix air travel infrastructure in coming FAA reauthorization....
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Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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UHERO: Neighbor Island Tourism Still Has Room to Grow
By UHERO @ 3:08 PM :: 5887 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Tourism will see additional healthy gains on the Neighbor Islands for the next two years, before rising occupancy and costs begin to bring down growth rates, something that has already occurred on Oahu....
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Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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Whither the Resort Fee?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6245 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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By adding a resort fee of $25 to a room rate of $125, the hotel brings in $150 per night but it can advertise a $125 room rate....
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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Deja vu: Offshore wind plan vs. whales and solar
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 8506 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism
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Today’s newspaper front page reports on an offshore wind energy proposal that brings back memories of a similar plan way back in 2008....
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015 |
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Inside the Government’s Push to Regulate Short-Term Rental Industry
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:33 PM :: 5659 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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On June 15, when the law goes into effect, Santa Monica will see a drastic reduction in its Airbnb options, banning 1,400 of about 1,700 vacation rentals available on home sharing websites....
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Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
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Rusting Windfarm Junk off Waikiki: Europe's Disaster Coming to Hawaiian Waters
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 12124 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Tourism
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“The Southern area will be visible from Waikiki beach.... The eastern area is equally visible from the southeastern part of Oahu and will be part of the sunrise...."
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Turtle Bay Deal Announced
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 9121 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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“The proposed bill will give the state the beach front property around Kawela Bay in fee simple for $35 million...."
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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Total Visitor Expenditures Decrease 4.3%
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 4330 Views :: Tourism
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...Average daily visitor spending (-6.4% to $194 per person) was lower compared to last February....
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Saturday, March 21, 2015 |
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TAT: Tourist Dollars not an Infinite Resource
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:37 AM :: 4786 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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HB 169 would gradually raise the transient accommodations tax for resort time share vacation units to 9.25%....
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015 |
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Online Travel Companies Win Big Before Hawaii Supreme Court
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 7461 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled decisively in favor of online travel companies....
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Monday, March 2, 2015 |
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Hawaii the extortionate state--Vacation Rental Bills Violate NAFTA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 7168 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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Ownership of a Hawaiian vacation rental has become a dangerous investment....
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Friday, February 27, 2015 |
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Tourism: Visitors, Expenditures Drop
By News Release @ 5:46 AM :: 5413 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Japanese arrivals decreased 4.9 percent to 110,969 visitors....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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HB 825 Provides Little Incentive for Illegal Vacation Rentals to Register
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:32 PM :: 7679 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...the effect of this bill is to burden the compliant small businesses and owner/operator establishments by creating a system that favors larger rental companies and hotels....
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Sunday, February 15, 2015 |
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Hotels as Renters
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5794 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Sales taxes in most states leave rent alone, but our General Excise Tax (GET) taxes it....
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