'The right people': Hawaii visitors are spending more than ever

Rising costs are causing Hawaii visitors to spend more per person per day. "In 2019, visitors to Hawaii spent about $196 per person per day statewide. After travel resumed in 2021, that average rose ...

Hawaii plan would drastically cut visitors to Maui tourist hot spot

One of Maui’s treasured places, Honolua Bay is deeply significant in Native Hawaiian culture and history. An undeveloped ...

Hawaii plan would cut visitors to famous bay by two-thirds

Since 1994, coral cover has declined from 43 percent to 8 percent, due to "the weight of unchecked tourism and land-based runoff." ...
NBC Bay Area

Hawaii tourism down as much as 10% compared to last year, experts say

Summer time is normally peak season for Hawaii -- from June through August. But travel experts are worried, saying tourism is down. Bruce Fisher, owner of Hawaii Aloha Travel, said Monday bookings to ...
SFGate

Hawaii passes first-of-its-kind bill to add 11% hotel tax for tourists

A trip to Hawaii is about to get even more expensive for travelers in an attempt to preserve the islands’ future. “Our residents and communities deserve to be protected,” state Rep. Adrian K. Tam said ...
ABC7

Hawaii's first-in-the-nation climate change tourist tax expected to generate nearly $100M annually

HONOLULU -- Hawaii's governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address eroding shorelines, wildfires and other ...
Yahoo

Is it safe to travel to Hawaii? Latest advice after tsunami hits Pacific Island

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, the sixth strongest ever recorded, causing tsunami waves to roll towards countries around the Pacific Rim ...