Even with relatively few guests, hotels used 8.7% of the electricity consumed on Oahu in 2020.

“Regenerative tourism” is the new buzz phrase. But what does it mean? And can it create goodwill for a beleaguered industry?

Crowds at the popular beach park fronting Lanai’s crescent-shaped Hulopoe Bay have sparked tensions between local residents and tourists.

A five-minute video on the do’s and don’ts of visiting Hawaii will play prior to landing on trans-Pacific flights.

Talk of transforming the economy ignores the reality on the ground: people rely on tourism jobs, and alternatives take a long time to develop.

A study shows unemployment insurance payments aren’t keeping people from rejoining the workforce but economists don’t know why hospitality jobs have not fully returned.

The late Haunani-Kay Trask argued that the state’s top industry is a state-sanctioned prostitution ring.

Hawaii hosted 8% more tourists in March 2021 than in March 2020 but 35% fewer hotel and restaurant jobs.

Policymakers fear jeopardizing the industry’s recovery from the pandemic because Hawaii needs the jobs back.

No marketing campaign was needed. Tourists are practically beating down the door to get here.