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Many thanks for this update and insight into many of the challenges facing Hawaii and, in reality, its only industry — tourism. Here is a suggestion that may seem rather surprising. Hawaii as an attractive and truly unique vacation destination needs to be promoted primarily by those businesses trying to attract guests and visitors. They and their employees are the ones who have the most to gain or lose. One major incentive for them to increase their marketing efforts significantly could be through creative tax incentives. The results would produce increased revenues to the state and county governments directly as a result of the increased amounts of money spent by tourists on accommodations, activities and related services. What’s known as “the trickle down multiplier” would kick in. None of this can happen until you enable it to be much less expensive for tourists to travel to Hawaii. That can be accomplished by working with the airlines to lower fares significantly. To the vast majority of prospective visitors, the cost of airline tickets is a major deterrent, compared to alternative destinations. Yes, as in business, the “barrier to entry” is a major factor. That hurdle must be overcome. There are many ways for Hawaii to work with the airlines so that much lower airfares work for everyone — just ask them and work with them to put incentives and measures in place that are a “win-win” for all. And, as creative solutions are tabled, discussed, honed down and implemented, many other ideas will be fostered. As the old saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.”
Honestly the air fares to Hawaii are extremely low right now. I got Roundtrip nonstop DFW to HNL for $198 over Spring Break. And there are lots of fares from the West Coast are $99 each way.
Sounds like a mess, I’ll keep spending my money elsewhere likely until the current Governor is out of office.
there has always been the public perception that government is wasteful and sometimes(often?) corrupt. Seems like that perception is totally justified in the case of Hawaii.
What a bunch of BS. I’ve had better tasting pablum than that HTS strategic marketing plan. It’s totally unfocused, with a bunch of “let’s sit around the campfire and sing ‘Kumbayah'” statements. It appears the HTA is nothing more than a money sink for a bunch of erstwhile “marketeers”, who should be called “Mouseketeers”. Just a bunch of meaningless goals, like “get 25% residents and 25% tourists to sit around and talk”. I can’t imagine any tourists wanting to sit around talking with a bunch of (mouse)keteers and residents rather than sitting on the beach.
Hawaii can market itself. The world knows what’s there and what its attractions are, especially those who have been there before. I suggest they forget the marketing and focus on getting rid of COVID with the rest of the US. Not mitigating, getting rid of it. Once it is safe, tourists will return, without any frothy bloviating from an inept HTA.
I agree. It sounds like the top people were paying themselves very well. Too much corruption.
Prices are way too high even in these times when tourism is really down
Hawaii: the furthest state from the us in more ways than one
Hawaii: where America’s day goes on WITHOUT Hawaii
Hawaii: where aloha actually means give us all your money and go @&”!* off
So true
BOH- they should hire you:) It seems you have the best sense of the “pulse” of Hawaiian tourists. At minimum they should hire you as consultants to eventually replace the inept tourism “experts” at HTA.
Hi Nita.
You are too kind. Thank you.
Aloha.
I’ve been away from for 35yrs move to the mainland,seems like it’s getting worst but i must say the best thing that Hawaii did for the people to help get to place a little easy was making the H3 Fwy!Now they’re thinking of a casino!If Hawaii needs money i think Hawaii should have a lottery instead.at lease Hawaii will get some tax money from that winning ticket holder!What do u think?
completely self induced. Hawaii is a microcosm for what liberals can do to an economy. I know covid is a factor but I would have come this winter for not all the stupid rules. Maui just added another stupid rule last week.
Amen to this. Lord of the Flies.
Exactly! Politicians don’t care about Covid restrictions. They still all get their paychecks!
We had a 2 week trip planned for end of March into April. Reservations made a year ago. We’d go now if they would drop the ridiculous restrictions. Instead, they keep adding more.
completely self induced. I know covid is a factor but I would have come this winter for not all the stupid rules. Maui just added another stupid rule last week.
I never needed any PR to convince me to travel to Hawaii. I think that “PR” appeals more to a “mass market”type of traveler which is fine but…for now as everyone tries to Word of mouth, social media and digital media would perhaps appeal to a more specific type of visitor. For instance, I am still not able to find a painting class during the times Ive visited in the past. Any art or craft class for that matter. Stateside it has been competitive to get spaces in some of these events. Just a start. COnsider attracting foodies with classes and farmers/local produce emphasis. Same for the large industry of photography, horticulturalists, birders. More targeted PR just to get going. These focused groups have incredible digital reach in numbers. And Gov. I needs to let someone else do this please.
My husband and I have traveled to Hawaii many, many times over the last 25+ years and will continue to do so. We love the Hawaiian culture and way of life. We have “hit” most Islands and love them all. As soon as we can safely make the trip we will return
Is there any way it would help if timeshare owners (of all ages) would write to Gov Ige ? Or anyone else ?
We retired folks come annually for 3 or 4 weeks and sped a lot of money on meals, souveniers, etc….
I’d be happy to try.
HTA truly faces a challenge. Creating a marketing plan that is sure to be under funded will likely limit it’s chances of being successful.
Greater levels of participation (read: contribution) from industry stakeholders will be required.
Funds provided to the State/HTA by stakeholders should be granted special,temporary tax consideration or abatement.
“Free” publicity such as generated from movie and TV location settings, travel documentaries, and talk show and game show shoots can be expanded. Sporting events of all types draw audiences and further create interest in Hawaii Travel.
New HTA Director, John De Fries, is one of the brightest and creative minds in Hawaii Tourism. He will certainly come up with many new and innovative ideas to market Hawaii. I sincerely hope he gets the support of State and County government necessary to lead Hawaii tourism back from the grave in/near which it presently stands.
Does Gov Chicken Little know that people are getting the vaccine even as he fiddles? And that the covid is not any more lethal than the annual flu?
More fake news from people who have no clue or don’t care to… The truth is that the flu killed 63,000 people in 2019, but Coronavirus killed nearly six times (360,000+) that many in less than a full year and it still did that with “many” of us wearing masks, with cities in lockdowns, with schools closed, and more. If we had been doing that in a flu season (like now) we’d have seen much less flu (like now) and much lower numbers of flu deaths…but if we had done nothing (as we would during a normal flu season) the Covid 19 death numbers would dwarf our current sad Covid 19 death statistics. I sure hope the next pandemic (and there will be one) is not something even worse, as the US response by too many (I want what I want, when I want it, and no one is telling me where I can go, or what can do) would be an even greater disaster should a much more deadly virus rear its head.
@Ron G
Conspiracy-loving, ignorant people just like spreading rumors because it basically takes no effort to seek the truth. However, this subset of our population is one key component why our country (USA) has NOT conquered this horrible virus, yet. It just takes one weak link in the chain to catch AND spread the virus, yes even to those wearing masks. Think about this – the US has so many resources at its disposal to kick COVID to the curb over the summer, but we squandered it in so many ways. Now, we, collectively are suffering – yes, some countries say we (the USA) “deserve it”.
One reference and two corrections to what you stated.
Here is CDC flu numbers
cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html
for 2019-2020 there were actually estimate 21,909 deaths (in the USA)
As of earlier this week, I believe the number of deaths (in the USA) since earlier this year is over 410,000. This is NO SIMPLE FLU – maybe in the future when we have seasonal COVID-19 boosters, it will be more like the normal flu, but not right now.
So Kermit has an extensive IT background and yet IT is, at its core, a gigantic cluster pertaining to the Dept of Labor and it’s ability to compensate those many individuals who, through no fault of their own, are forced into relying on UI just to survive. It’s been nearly a year and there’s still a massive backlog of claims, the system is from the 80’s and apparently can’t keep up nor can it apparently process the new Fed $300 plus up. Smfh…..
Can only imagine the nepotism and cronyism that goes on there.
So,the WHO announces that their testing protocol was too stringent and has resulted in a large number of false positives such that the numbers for cases are just wrong. It will be interesting to see how many governors choose to embrace the WHO’s findings and reevaluate the restrictions they have saddled their citizens with and maybe just start opening things up. Oh, who am I kidding. NONE of them, especially the Hawaiian governor, will admit that they made any mistakes by instituting the draconian measures they did and that ultimately will be the true legacy from their tenure in office.
So true
Hawaii has no one to blame but themselves. They have made it confusing at best and a nightmare for anyone trying to even consider coming. Where is the cost/benefit analysis of the Draconian lockdown, mandatory quarantines, masks everywhere policy? The answer is there is not one. Politics has again been the driving factor rather than common sense. We were planning on visiting but Hawaii is definitely off our radar. I feel sorry for the thousands of people that will be unemployed and the hundreds of businesses that will have to close. Lives ruined needlessly.
I think you nailed it! Well said.
@Bob K. With 410,000 COVID deaths in the USA alone since early 2020 (compared to a little over only 22,000 flu deaths in the USA in 2019-2020, according to CDC website), a quarantine of visitors to Hawaii was well warranted due simply to the fact the Hawaiian official made the call their healthcare system could not handle any surge, a surge which has the potential of killing or maiming a large amount or Hawaiians on the way to natural herd immunity.
Now, I agree the way the Hawaiian handled the visitor restrictions has a lot of room to improve for sure, but I am sure the lame national, federal response is partly to blame. Also, do understand this COVID situation is very dynamic and we have not dealt with this before (at least in recent history) so we should cut the Hawaiian govt some slack. 2020 hindsight is wonderful, but do not lose sight of where we all want to be, a healthy Hawaii , both in its people and tourism.
I truly hope the Hawaiian govt reaches out for help when needed – it may help the whole situation.
It makes zero sense to market Hawaii until and unless we have a uniform plan to open up tourism without substantial roadblocks. Tourists will not stand for a haphazard patchwork of rules that introduce increased financial risk due to last minute travel plan changes and quarantine sequestration.
Get it right and they will come. Get it wrong and we are wasting time and money!
Scott M’s comments are spot-on. Wise words. Thanks!
Very well said! Unfortunately, HI doesn’t seem to be able to get out of their own way! You would think that with the stakes so high at least they would TRY. But all they can do is dither. You have a governor that wants to hear ideas in April? Are you Kidding Me??? If these guys were a business they would have gone bust decades ago. How can the people of HI not recall these bozo’s??
He’s doing it on purpose. You don’t change travel rules twice a week if you really want visitors to come. He’s just being a good soldier and hopes to earn a spot in the new world order hierarchy that is bankrupting everything to “build back better”. That will work as good as his travel fixes
Have Hawaii reach out to those of us who do tourism marketing for a living. Hopefully we can assist as we all want our Aloha state to thrive. I personally plan to visit annually but am on hold now until I have the vaccine. Looking forward to swimming in the ocean again!
Hawaii is just another example of Democrat run states, just like the ones that are having cops shot, burning buildings and looting.(California, New York, Portland, Seattle, Wisconsin, Philadelphia, Missouri etc.)
Hawaii is a welfare state, I think maybe the biggest.
A very good example that the Democrat’s don’t give a crap about the people that live here is when the lock downs started one of the first things they tried to do was to tear down Sherwood Forest Beach area because no one was allowed to go and protest it.
If the Democrats’ really cared about the people that live here they instead would have put people to work fixing what are some of the worst roads in America.
They also have some of the worst schools in America.
They also have one of the biggest homeless problems in America.
But instead the Democrats’ would rather keep people dumb and on welfare because they are easier to control at least until they run out of other peoples money to support the welfare system.
I can see them running out of other peoples money if they keep these lock downs going along with the endless welfare.
I love Hawaii but am praying the burning, looting, riots and killing of cops doesn’t come here. All Lives Matter!
Aloha Ed! You need to move to a place more in line with the way you think.
There is plenty of angst to go around, you seem to desire to single out one group, when all of us should be finding ways to help ALL of us, resident and visitor alike.
Ed…Hawaii doesn’t love you, not just you but all the haters on here. We are going through tough times but there are plenty that are coming here and are accepting of the current situation. The likely scenario is Hawaii is facing an onslaught of tourism that will happen when the vast majority of people are vaccinated and travel is back in vogue. Hopefully people that don’t judge others so harshly and irrationally remain the norm over here. The vast majority of people that visit Hawaii come here because of the beauty and Aloha spirit that still exists here. And yes I realize I’m judging harshly myself, but certain things do deserve to be judged harshly.
Aloha to all and hope you haters get a grip and a life.
Hawaii will always be Hawaii.
There are a wide range of reasons why folks go to Hawaii and I think that targeting specific activities would be more successful. My wife and I now travel almost exclusively to the Big Island. While there, we snorkel daily, including photography, so we are looking for fish and Honu. We go on birding trips, both guided and on our own. We go up Mauna Kea for the stars and to the Volcano for the show. We, I guess, Eco-Tour so having great all-in resorts is not “us”. We do eat a number of smaller, more local, restaurants and heavily use the Farmer’s Markets. I know folks who come over just for golf and others who would spend a month big-game fishing. There are probably a lot of these niche markets that need some level of not only advertising but also need to maintain the activity like having good, clean. safe beaches and so on.
Hawaii must abandon the locals first and nepotism mentality and Finally have that long long time coming realization that hawaii is part of the usa!
If you want to rely on welfare and section 8 in hawaii then you have to make sure the programs work. The car doesnt drive itself. And housing doesn’t just magically appear for the largest homeless population in the usa.
Trying to belittle or lead on the tourists during covid certainly wint fix any of that and just creates more economic issues for hawaii. Going to visit hawaii now is like visiting a 3rd world nation complete with bananna republic governor & government It is crazy hawaii keeps going in the wrong direction. Just screw over most residents in the process and all the tourists and hope for the best with no reopening plan too!
Incentives to those who were born or lived in Hawaii and now live on the mainland
Stop building Golf courses….stop building high end shopping stores that only the Asian markets money can afford to shoppe at. Leave the natural sites and invest in their rehabilitation such as walks/hikes through Hawaii’s natural state ie…Sacred Falls…Bring back the full International Market that actually brought everyone down to the shopping area. Families had a place they could afford and enjoy the outdoor shows. In the end the natural beauty that brings people to Hawaii is being destroyed! The Shrimp trucks, pineapple etc…No to the noisy health destroying windmills! Your killing your own people with them. I’ve been visiting twice a year since 1991 and can see all the changes many so sad to see things destroyed and gone. Leaves you to wonder who the heck is making these decisions. We the tourists want to see the natural beauty of Hawaii not Saks Fifth Ave that we can go to at home!
Having just moved to Hawaii I can tell you that Hawaii is a 3rd world country at best and run down Indian reservation on the realistic side. I’m not sure that Hawaii cab overcame the Democratic Party and the social justice entitlement of the Hawaiian people to ever be able to compete again with Mexico and many other more attractive Asian destinations. Personally I would skip Hawaii any day to fly to a variety of other pacific destinations, Regardless off the cost. I think Hawaii’s days are over and gone and its highly unlikely its going to ever be viable again. You need a generation or 2 to die out before that’s possible.
Seeing that Pearl Harbor plays a much reduced role in the future of US strategic operations in the pacific RIM and the fact that Hawaiians want nation status. I suggest we give it to them and get them out of our representative form of government and remove the massive welfare dollars that we are burdened with and the toll it lays on our nation. I think its time America cut ties with Hawaii by and large, At best it should be a territory once again,
Which island did you move to?
Meh,
I love Hawai’i, and it’s always a good time, but for me to come back prices will have to come down – a lot. Like well under other destinations. Otherwise, the state has so bungled its response that I think I’ll go elsewhere. In addition to bringing down prices, I would expect residents to choose more responsible and thoughtful politicians and hold accountable the bureaucrats that have created the ridiculous response in the islands.
At what point is somebody going to remind local authorities that this virus will run its course one way or another? Even a vaccine is not going to stop that. Keep in mind, if a vaccine is created it will be similar to the flu vaccine, not the polio vaccine. That means that it will probably be somewhere between 20-60% effective. So this virus will still do its thing. That’ll suck when the rest of the world is working again, and Hawai’i and New Zealand are still cowering.
Or Hawai’i can lockdown for the next 3-5 years. Yeah, that’ll work.
Ditto. Aloha
Agreed. So sad to see the people of Hawaii suffer because of the ineptitude of their leaders.
I understand the capacity issues at hand. But, without clear state leadership, this catastrophe will continue for the people of Hawaii. My wife and I rescheduled out trip and with the last extension – we cancelled it (losing some money) and with all of the businesses going out – I’m not sure when we will consider coming back. In the past, we have made a minimum of one trip a year. I understand that everyone is challenged in these times, but there are places that have gotten things under control. I’ve read enough to see that there is no real plan. I’m sorry to say that! Good luck to all Hawaiians!
Aloha guys,
Hope all is well over there.
Reading this last post what came up for me is – Maybe from a business or “plan” standpoint one can see Hawaii as a marketing failure but from living here with the massive amount of tourists and rental cars the only failure I see is limiting or organizing tourism. We are unable to park at the beach because of so many scuba tours and tourist cars. Then the county permanately gives away our parking to hotels and talks of closing the beaches where we swim everyday to tourist bubbles. We get smashed into while snorkeling by unskilled tourists on paddle boards or kayaks. (might sound funny but can be very dangerous) Swimming for 30 minutes to get to a beautiful and isolated place only to have smelly boats pull in and drop off 100’s and 100’s of people – we call them the “noodle nation.” Unable to park at our small market because of all the cars. Cant get in at the movie because all sold out, etc. Now I know these are not problems that you might value if you lost your job or can’t pay your rent. I get it. But we moved here to a small town island and pay taxes here for a lifestyle. We worked hard to get here and live frugally to stay here. We love the Aina and the people who support it and each other. I do not know the answer to this balancing act but I do know that we have planning commissions for building and land use. We need the same type of planning commission for tourism not just More More More More tourists, vacation rentals, multi-million dollar developments, etc . Thanks for listening to my rant.
Hi Ane.
Thank you. Always good to hear from you.
Aloha.
Aloha Ane, thank you for your post. Are you describing tourists CA? Your post describes what CA experiences every year. Tourists on our beaches, rented boats in our waters, backed up traffic on PCH and our freeways, crowds at our amusement parks and wineries, skiers and hikers on our mountains, snowbirds in our deserts, you get the picture. Like you, we pay taxes to enjoy our lifestyle, the highest income tax rate in the country.
CA has significant sources of revenue in addition to personal income tax. We’re home to four of the five FAANG companies and Silicon Valley (corporate income tax), from Central to Southern CA we have agriculture and animal agriculture, two of the busiest ports in the country, the largest state economy, etc. Do you see where I’m going with this? Despite all of our revenue we accept tourists at any time, making us the most visited state.
According to the Hawaii.gov – Research & Economic Analysis the primary source of income for HI is…drumroll please…the Visitor Sector which spreads over Service, Transportation, and Retail Trade industries. Sugarcane and pineapples exports dried up years ago. As of today, the only thing HI has is Tourism. US and Int’l tourists spend money a lot of money to stay in high-end rentals and resorts, dine in restaurants, rent convertibles, and go on eco tours. These services employ the people of HI to support their families, pay for a child’s college education, etc. Since you enjoy swimming and snorkeling, why don’t you join one of the snorkeling tour companies and share your vast knowledge with some “noodle nation” people. Teach someone something new, make them smile, and make some money doing it. Aloha.
Which island do you live on?
I’m not sure if your site is set to post links, but I just watched this video of saliva testing at GATech in Atlanta, and you receive results in 48 hours. It looks like Hawaii (meaning the state government) lacks the ability or resources to find this type of testing. If you could do this upon arrival in Hawaii, and only be limited to a 48 hour quarantine, that would certainly help. Our month in February looks less and less like it will be a reality. NO way am I spending $5-6,000 to be locked in my condo for 2 weeks. Let’s hope it gets worked out?
The on again, off again nature of the reopening has cost us both time and money. Maybe it’s just not the right time to vacation anywhere. We Have credits on HA to use up by Spring and hope life starts to get back to normal. We’ve sort of taken this whole thing to mean we need to wait for a safe and effective vaccine. Until the, were grounded!
I have seen a lot of unfriendly banter on the blogs directed toward tourists. I wonder if much of this is coming from wealthy, relocated mainlanders who are not in touch with reality. I cannot imagine the hardships being suffered by families who depend on tourism for a living. I fear that the state of Hawaii may not realize that people quickly adjust and will soon forget the state as a viable destination. There are MANY wonderful places to spend tourist dollars that seem to be working harder to accommodate. My hope is that the state can reach a solution that is safe for everyone and the true working Hawaiians can get back to a productive lifestyle to support their families.
Aloha! As always, thank you for this forum in which we can receive updates!
We had planned at trip in Sept 2020 for our 35th anniversary. Combo cruise on NCL POA, plus a few days on either side of the cruise. Many excursions planned and a lot of $$ to pump into the local economy. Fortunately, we were able to cancel the trip in May before we had to pay any more than just a deposit (which we got back). We are rebooked for Sept 2021, but will only go if everything is back to the way it was pre-Covid. No masks, no quarantine, no unsocial distancing, no limited capacities… We do not need a vaccine, nor any testing before we leave, or once there. I do not want to hear about new safety measures or anything special Hawaii is doing. I just want to hear that Hawaii is back open the way it used to be. If I was the new CEO, the campaign I would be using is “Aloha, we are open again – just as we were before”.
Hi David.
Thanks.
Aloha.
I agree 100%
I think your Sept 2021 HI chances are slim and none. Time to explore other destinations.
Hawaii is not a contiguous monolith like all the mainland states are. It is made up of separated counties. Even here in PA, there were different rules in place for different counties during the peaks periods for Covid-19 cases. Those counties with few cases were literally fully open during almost all of the ~3 months of shutdown for the counties around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Kauai, Molokai, and the Big Island seem (from afar) to be relatively unaffected. Honolulu in many ways has always seemed to be a bureaucratic mess, and now that is combined with a pandemic that exacerbates the mess.
Why not separate the ‘policy’ into a system that allows tourism on one island, but not between islands?
Get rid of the far left, patriarchal, liberal govt officials and elect officials with business backgrounds into key government roles.
Yes, business backgrounds. Just look at the marvels that “businessman” Trump has been able to accomplish against COVID. Only 182,000 dead so far, only about 1,000 a day dying. Conflicting pronouncements, lack of coordinated policy, lack of vital equipment, total chaos. For sure, that’s the medicine that Hawai’i needs right now.
If you let us come as humans, we will come. It’s up to the people of HI.
My reluctance to visit Hawaii at this time is due to a reluctance to fly in a crowded airplane with re-circulating air.
You should probably do a bit of research on the subject of recirculated air on aircraft. It isn’t done – Just not the way aircraft are designed. The only place that has cleaner air than a modern airliner is a hospital.
The air travel risks are the airports at each end of the flight, not the aircraft.
On most airplanes, the air is entirely exchanged every three minutes with 75% of the air coming from the outside, meaning only 25% is being recirculated. Plus, the airplanes have HEPA filters which filter out more than 99% of airborne particles.
The reality of it all is that people love Hawaii and the Aloha vibe. Though its been very questionable how the Governor has handled and communicated about the current situation, I’m sure its not representative of how the majority of the Hawaiian population feels. Just as how the Hawaiian islands depend on tourism, travelers depend on Hawaii for that relaxation and Aloha experience. We won’t allow the low percentage of negative locals persuade us from enjoying one of Gods greatest creations. We pray for Hawaiis economic recovery and wish only the best to for you all.
It just all sucks. People won’t travel 10 hours to spend 14 days (often their entire yearly vacation budget) sitting in a hotel room. A lot of tourist activities tend to be group activities that easily spread COVID and that’s reasonably not an acceptable risk for people who live there. Testing is still an obstacle. It’s not marketing. Hawaii is awesome and that’s not a particularly well kept secret. Maybe I’m pessimistic because I just attended a Zoom meeting on how I’m supposed to get my 5 year old to do remote kindergarten while I work full-time from home knowing that it is physically impossible to do a good job at both and still acknowledging how lucky I to even be able to do that. It’s just going to suck for a while. The thing that keeps me going is that I know, at some point, it will be over. Not in any time that feels reasonable, but it will be over. Maybe we’ll even learn a few things in the process. I am planning a trip to Hawaii for next summer. That’s my stake in the sand of when I feel we’ll be on our way back to a reasonable normal.
We too have reservation for Summer 2021. This situation has been extremely trying and difficult. I feel for everyone involved. But I also believe that you will never take the magic away from the beautiful islands. It will bounce back. Our support is more important than ever before. We travel there every year. I so miss it. Praying for a fast recovery.
I agree. It sucks, but it is everywhere in the USA. Even small population states are starting to feel the effects. Hawaii Islands are just too small and too populated to have this virus do what it did to New York. Hawaii’s hospitals and medical facilities would never been able to survive had you not closed off the state. Until there is a vaccine or herd immunity we are all stuck in the same boat. There is a new 5 minute test from Abbott but it is not very accurate so not sure that is a good choice for the islands. I know as soon as it is safe for the people of Hawaii I will return. I wish everyone a safe year and aloha.
Hi Betsy.
Thanks.
Aloha.