134 thoughts on “Are You The Tourist Hawaii Wants? New Study.”
Mary E
As a long time environmentalist, camper, & backpacker in my beloved state of CA, I always left the land better than I found it. While backpacking we’d always pack out just about as much as we took in. Then on Kauai I’d often be seen cleaning up the beaches of trash & plastic. Not all this trash was from tourists either but sometimes off boats of locals. If visitors would spend a little time picking up trash on the beaches when taking a walk, that would help tremendously & wouldn’t take much time away from their precious vacation time. Have relatives who took dogs from the animal shelter for walks also. Hopping off my soapbox once again! Hi guys–love your e-m’s to help me keep in touch with my much loved Kauai.
Mahalo for your efforts in keeping us frequent visitors to the islands updated on how things are changing.
I for one, a 50+ year resident of Colorado, would love it if people visiting here would stay out of my campgrounds and stay off my roads and instead spent their money only in luxury accommodations and picked up trash on the highway and scrubbed graffiti off the buildings in the alley. Maybe even help put out some fires while they are at it.
In case you can’t tell, that is a joke. As is the plan that I would be spending thousands of my dollars to come to Hawaii and work.
If Hawaii wants an economy that is not tourist based, they need to develop one that does not involve tourists.
Your BOH statistician editor is likely familiar with market research (as am I) and I’m sure would agree that any study can be crafted so that the results support the position already taken by the researcher.
After reading your vlog for 2 years, my wife and I have decided to never return to Hawaii. We spent our honeymoon on Maui 40 years ago and had a trip planned right before the Rona. We loved it.
Per your vlogs, overcrowding, overpriced, underserved, and unfriendly personalities have convinced us to travel elsewhere.
After reading your vlog for 2 years, my wife and I have decided to never return to Hawaii. We spent our honeymoon on Maui 40 years ago and had a trip planned right before the Rona. We loved it.
Overcrowding, overpriced, undeserved, and unfriendly personalities have convinced us to travel elsewhere.
This regenerative tourism topic is spot on. I am a hoale from California. I had suggested that I could camp on a beach on Ni’ihua and spend 30 days cleaning the beaches and not bothering the residents. I would be willing to help out with beach cleaning or taro planting. It’s not work: It’s participating in helping the islands in restoring its beauty in the smallest details. I had suggested beach cleaning years ago but got no traction. We have always left Hawai’i better than how we found it, treated the residents with complete respect and honored the culture. Aloha is beautiful, as well as please and thank you. They are golden keys. Sorry for rambling on but tourists need to get their entitled attitudes reframed.
People go on vacation to relax and enjoy their vacations. If I want to work during my vacation, I will tackle my wife’s “honey do” list! It IS work, and our attitudes do not need reframing. We are paying top dollar for a vacation in Hawaii. We will Not be doing any “free labor” work while there. This will only lead to lawsuits against the Hawaiian Government, if they choose to invoke this ridiculous scheme.
Currently, no island in Hawaii makes it to even the top 10 islands to visit worldwide, according to Travel and Leisure. Maui is the top-ranked of the islands to make it onto the list, at #20. So, if you aren’t deemed the “right kind” of visitor, here are even better places to visit:
As a person who has been visiting Kauai for the past 15 years, I have seen most of the attractions, repeated hikes,visited many of the beaches, etc. I like to stay active so volunteering would not be an unpleasant experience for me as long as it was for a few hours only. I don’t care about the recognition, but I do care about the environment.
I’m all for this. When we visited the Big Island we had the opportunity to visit Papakolea (Green Sand Beach). On the way in, we passed a rocky beach covered in trash. We were saddened to see this. Given the opportunity and wherewithal to do so, my wife and I would have gladly volunteered to help clean up. We believe in showing respect to the land and the community. If our efforts help to foster that respect, count us in!
As a long time environmentalist, camper, & backpacker in my beloved state of CA, I always left the land better than I found it. While backpacking we’d always pack out just about as much as we took in. Then on Kauai I’d often be seen cleaning up the beaches of trash & plastic. Not all this trash was from tourists either but sometimes off boats of locals. If visitors would spend a little time picking up trash on the beaches when taking a walk, that would help tremendously & wouldn’t take much time away from their precious vacation time. Have relatives who took dogs from the animal shelter for walks also. Hopping off my soapbox once again! Hi guys–love your e-m’s to help me keep in touch with my much loved Kauai.
Hi Mary.
Thanks for the input on this important subject and the nice words. We appreciate your being a part of this for more than 5 years.
Aloha.
Mahalo for your efforts in keeping us frequent visitors to the islands updated on how things are changing.
I for one, a 50+ year resident of Colorado, would love it if people visiting here would stay out of my campgrounds and stay off my roads and instead spent their money only in luxury accommodations and picked up trash on the highway and scrubbed graffiti off the buildings in the alley. Maybe even help put out some fires while they are at it.
In case you can’t tell, that is a joke. As is the plan that I would be spending thousands of my dollars to come to Hawaii and work.
If Hawaii wants an economy that is not tourist based, they need to develop one that does not involve tourists.
Your BOH statistician editor is likely familiar with market research (as am I) and I’m sure would agree that any study can be crafted so that the results support the position already taken by the researcher.
Sounds like typical academia progressive stuff. And no that’s not what I want to spend my vacation time (and $$) doing.
After reading your vlog for 2 years, my wife and I have decided to never return to Hawaii. We spent our honeymoon on Maui 40 years ago and had a trip planned right before the Rona. We loved it.
Per your vlogs, overcrowding, overpriced, underserved, and unfriendly personalities have convinced us to travel elsewhere.
After reading your vlog for 2 years, my wife and I have decided to never return to Hawaii. We spent our honeymoon on Maui 40 years ago and had a trip planned right before the Rona. We loved it.
Overcrowding, overpriced, undeserved, and unfriendly personalities have convinced us to travel elsewhere.
This regenerative tourism topic is spot on. I am a hoale from California. I had suggested that I could camp on a beach on Ni’ihua and spend 30 days cleaning the beaches and not bothering the residents. I would be willing to help out with beach cleaning or taro planting. It’s not work: It’s participating in helping the islands in restoring its beauty in the smallest details. I had suggested beach cleaning years ago but got no traction. We have always left Hawai’i better than how we found it, treated the residents with complete respect and honored the culture. Aloha is beautiful, as well as please and thank you. They are golden keys. Sorry for rambling on but tourists need to get their entitled attitudes reframed.
People go on vacation to relax and enjoy their vacations. If I want to work during my vacation, I will tackle my wife’s “honey do” list! It IS work, and our attitudes do not need reframing. We are paying top dollar for a vacation in Hawaii. We will Not be doing any “free labor” work while there. This will only lead to lawsuits against the Hawaiian Government, if they choose to invoke this ridiculous scheme.
Currently, no island in Hawaii makes it to even the top 10 islands to visit worldwide, according to Travel and Leisure. Maui is the top-ranked of the islands to make it onto the list, at #20. So, if you aren’t deemed the “right kind” of visitor, here are even better places to visit:
travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/best-islands-in-the-world-2022
As a person who has been visiting Kauai for the past 15 years, I have seen most of the attractions, repeated hikes,visited many of the beaches, etc. I like to stay active so volunteering would not be an unpleasant experience for me as long as it was for a few hours only. I don’t care about the recognition, but I do care about the environment.
I’m all for this. When we visited the Big Island we had the opportunity to visit Papakolea (Green Sand Beach). On the way in, we passed a rocky beach covered in trash. We were saddened to see this. Given the opportunity and wherewithal to do so, my wife and I would have gladly volunteered to help clean up. We believe in showing respect to the land and the community. If our efforts help to foster that respect, count us in!