Weak Yen Helps Curtail Japanese Investment in Hawai‘i Real Estate
But a local expert expects Japanese investors – and tourists – will eventually return because their passion for the Islands remains strong.
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But a local expert expects Japanese investors – and tourists – will eventually return because their passion for the Islands remains strong.
Kikubari means “to share one’s spirit,” and the model can be adapted to Hawai‘i’s hospitality industry, or any company.
51% of a product must be made here to earn that label, but officials may relax the rule to let more local businesses use the branding.
Tourists from Japan are coming back, with lots more expected this fall, and some will be looking to buy a piece of paradise
Revenue numbers reveal resilience, pivots and struggles amid the pandemic.
Cultural practitioners working in the tourism industry see their roles as integral to ensuring Hawaiian culture is perpetuated accurately and that visitors treat the Islands respectfully.
If you want the best for Hawaiʻi and its people, you should become a tourism elitist.
This Month's Expert: Grant Chang, Director of Design, Lowney Architecture
You already know the big picture.These two surveys fill in some of the details about what happened to businesses and people during the first eight months of the pandemic, and what the new normal looks like to them.
Many people inside and outside the tourism sector want a reinvention of Hawai‘i’s No. 1 industry so that it welcomes tourists while enhancing sustainability of nature and culture here.
That means new systems of testing, hygiene, safe practices and cleaning by airlines, airports, hotels, restaurants, stores and government, say tourism industry leaders. First of two parts.
We are continuing to publish stories researched and written before the COVID-19 crisis, such as this one. The BOSS Survey interviewed 433 company representatives statewide; the 808 Poll reached 473 adult members of the general public statewide. These surveys…
Millions of tourists come to Hawai‘i and venture beyond the resort areas – crowding our parks, beaches, hiking trails, roads and more. But in 2019, total inflation-adjusted visitor spending actually declined, which means there was no extra money to fix this worn infrastructure. Here are three ways to turn that problem around.
A new law went into effect Aug. 1 on Oʻahu that limits the number of new short-term rentals — which are rented for less than 30 days at a time — bans the advertising of unpermitted rentals and imposes hefty…
The longtime Marriott executive has been at HTA less than a year, but Tatum’s strategic changes are already clear: a flattening bureaucracy, a reduced fixation on the number of tourists and a shifting of marketing dollars. Q: What organizational changes…
The dream of a Hawai‘i vacation is often nurtured by a steady stream of messaging from the Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau and its island chapters. Their job, in a nutshell, is to ensure steady growth in the tourism industry.…
Ben Rafter, who previously ran Aqua, wants to turn OLS Hotels & Resorts into “the next great Hawaii hotel operator” In an era when Hawaii’s hotel industry is dominated by offshore owners and operators, Ben Rafter wants to build Hawaii’s…
Lei, smiles and songs were abundant Friday night at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Great Lawn as 390 attendees gathered for the second annual aio Media Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Awards, a partnership between aio Media and the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association to honor excellence within Hawaiʻi's No. 1 industry.
The opportunities for tourists to volunteer are growing along with the demand for those opportunities. From beach cleanups to cultural exchanges, forest conservation to farm stays, visitors are looking for experiences that are authentic, intimate and altruistic.
Sunday, June 2, 2019, 11:00 am - 1:30 am By Taahirah Ali There are many ways you can draw tourists to your local business, even if it’s not located in a tourist area. That was the message at a sold-out Hawaii…
There are many ways you can draw tourists to your local business, even if it’s not located in a tourist area. That was the message at a sold-out Hawaii Business SmallBiz Academy luncheon on Wednesday at the downtown YWCA. Here…
“Off the beaten path” means different things to different people, but overall, visitors to Hawaii are more sophisticated and going farther afield than ever before. That has been good news for many businesses that used to depend exclusively on local…
The latest version of the BOSS Survey, conducted by the Research Division of the Anthology Marketing Group for Hawaii Business in Fall 2018, talked to 350 business leaders from all sectors of Hawaii’s economy. A separate survey-within-a-survey was conducted with…
As boys fall farther behind in school, it’s time to seriously consider the benefits of “redshirting.”
The president of Atlas Insurance Agency has a local leadership style that empowers employees to deliver results and help the community.