Tourism spending is rising even as visitor numbers decline. University of Hawaii researchers now see growth instead of ...

Hawaii’s economy looks a bit brighter as high-income tourists from the mainland continue to spend more, driven especially by ...

Hawaii opened 2026 with its strongest January since the pandemic, but the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization’s new first‑quarter forecast underscores how uneven the tourism economy ...

In January 2026, Hawaii welcomed 56,731 visitors from Japan, a 4.5 percent increase from the same month a year earlier. Their wallets did not follow suit. Total spending was essentially unchanged at ...

Visitors to Hawaii like to see how the locals live, but increasingly, locals are staycationing or island-hopping like visitors due to the many kamaaina specials that have emerged as softening in ...

According to UHERO's Feb. 27 report, Hawaii’s labor market expanded after the market constricted following the numerous federal job and pay cuts at the beginning of 2025.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hawaii’s visitor count was down slightly in November but the tourists who came to the islands spent considerably more than their ...

Visitor counts to Hawaii haven't bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, but their spending has reached heights unseen. In the first half of 2025, visitor spending totaled $10.95 billion, an increase ...

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The Travel Weekly 2025 Readers' Choice Award is a testament to Hawaii's holistic approach to responsible tourism.

Hawaii opened 2026 with its strongest January since the pandemic, but the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization’s new first‑quarter forecast underscores how uneven the tourism economy ...