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There's an important Hawaiian phrase that all travelers should get familiar with, and it isn't aloha. It's malama. In ...
Hawaii has changed a lot since COVID, especially economically. With the changes to its tourism industry, is Hawaii still worth the expense? Here's what to know.
Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by ...
Hawaii’s tourism industry is experiencing a soft summer with booking down in both air travel and hotels. Experts say that the ...
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 ...
Hawaii Island leaders discuss the top business issues in West Hawaii and most issues circle back to the lack of affordable ...
Attorney Mariah Bellamoroso joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss what more needs to be done, how will Lahaina be built back differently, efforts to protect Maui’s coastline th… ...
"Hawaii has a regenerative tourism statute, that tourism itself in Hawaii must be regenerative in nature. The statute, however, does not define regenerative.
The peak summer travel season is coming in cool — a sign that many businesses in Hawaii’s visitor industry will struggle to hit their year-end goals ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Republican-backed tax bill, known by President Donald Trump as the “big, beautiful bill,” passed the U.S. Congress on July 3, with local leaders saying the … ...
Surf overtourism has led to conflicts over how beaches are used and concerns over social and environmental harms. But there are ways to address these issues.
The latest shakeup at the Hawaii Tourism Authority after the entire board of the agency responsible for marketing the state's number one industry resigned.