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Thank you for continually keeping us up to date. As a vacation condo owner, I appreciate getting the news.
Hi Linda.
Thank you.
Aloha.
Maybe a fresh start is just what is needed right now. I nominate anyone from Beat of Hawaii for the new CEO at HTA.
Hi Nancy.
LOL. Thank you.
Aloha.
What is his “balanced strategy for tourism” mean? These are challenging times and tourism has died and needs strong leadership to be revived. Tatum is a coward who bailed when he is needed the most. Bet he got a bountiful golden parachute.
Beat of Hawaii has been a great addition to my travel knowledge.
You provide up to date information, I find interesting and important in my decisions concerning travel
to the islands. I appreciate your research and links to other businesses that are associated with travel
to Hawaii. Thank you and PLEASE keep up the good work✌🏻
Hi Mary.
Thanks so much!
Aloha.
so we’ll be able to book february vacation soon…?
Yeah, February 2025
I was surprised to read Governor David Ige was in communications.
I was in Hawaii when the missed threat happened.
His lack of communication left many people in a lot of stress.
Now I see he is the wrong person in his response to CV.
Yes I noticed your governor doesn’t know what he’s doing and it’s sad the tourism and the people of Hawaii have to go through this I know he wants to be careful but please all were asking we need answers some of us have already booked for September October and then some but he’s not giving us any answers He’s him and hine and we don’t like it mahalo
Hi Andrew.
Thanks.
Aloha.
I noticed your governor in Hawaii doesn’t know what the heck he’s doing and it’s sad because the people in Hawaii suffer and so do the tourists from the mainland I’m sorry you guys have to go through this and I’m sorry for the tourism also
Is hawaii cleared for travel yet flying from San Francisco to mauii?
We have always enjoyed our Hawaii vacations. But on different Hawaii sites I’m on now I am learning that the residents really don’t want us to visit. Tourism is really going to suffer as is the economy of Hawaii. I won’t go where I’m not welcome.
I agree, the Hawaiians have a had a long history of not wanting tourists or liking them….. I love Hawaii too, and have been several times, but we will choose another tropical place to visit from now on as well. Bye bye Hawaii!
When it rains in HI it pours. (Insult tourists and usa) And then comes the earthquakes (key leaders quit and leave the island) and tsunamis (unemployment dries up and starvation and other deadly situations commence)
It may sound dire to those outside of the islands, but it not as desperate as you suggest. I work in the tourism industry. We have been through the ups and downs many times. Hawaii always bounces back. For every person who does not want to come because they are upset with the decisions in place, there will be ten more that do. We get travelers from all over the world, not just the United States. When our Governor feels the time is right, it will be. aloha
Hi Bev.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Do you honestly believe going from 30,000 tourists a day to about 400 a day is not dire? This is tragic. It will take years for us to recover and I feel for those who are out of work. This is the worse downturn in tourism Hawaii has ever experienced.
Thats very optimistic. Oh don’t worry because its Hawaii people will come no matter how bad it is there. Yes put your faith in the leaders rather than take action. Its troubling when the dysfunction has been seen around the world. Inexperience and terrible pr messages isn’t what hawaii needs.
Beat of Hawaii – a very big THANKS and MAHALO for the information you keep providing us. My wife and I have been traveling from the mainland east coast to Hawaii for over thirty years, and love our relaxing time there. For the past 15 years, since retiring, 95+% of our time is spent on Kauai. We recently cancelled our 3 1/2 week stay at Kalanipu’u scheduled for August/Sept., and re-booked for late October. No issues from Marriott or Alaska airline on the changes.
I do wish Bev O. would tell me where I can buy the same rose colored glasses that she seems to be wearing. I have great concerns about the employment prospects for so many of the wonderful Hawaiian residents who work in tourism – just as I do for those who work in the mainland retail businesses that were so sadly looted. I’m afraid there will be a few very lean years before tourist volume will resemble 2019.
Once again – Mahalo and Aloha,
Hi Gary.
Thanks for your nice words and your other comments too!
Aloha.
No one is insulting tourists (they are rightfully objecting to selfish visitors who refuse to follow the rules) and since Hawai’i is part of the USA the notion that the state is somehow insulting the country of which it is a part is quite a stretch. BTW, if unemployment dried up, everyone would be employed. At any rate, the starvation idea is hardly based on reality.
We will see what happens this year. I think there will be lasting negative effects. I also find Kims comments disturbing.
‘Follow the rules”
You mean staying quar antined for 14 days in your hotel room?
First off, how many are going for 2 weeks, most are 7 days or less.
Then once you get to paradise you are confined to your room?
On what planet is that considered a dream vacation?
If things don’t change quickly, Hawaii is doomed.
It is nice with less cars and people but sooner or later the reality of the situation will be felt by all who make a living on the islands. Tourism is a necessity for the income it brings all. I hope someone takes over who will be able to balance the realities before people loose their livelihood. Make it easy for people to visit and the money will flow back to the island’s. 🌴
Educate yourself. At least 2 dozen other states have similar rules. HI isn’t an outdoor theme park “paradise.” It’s a small state with limited resources and a population that prefers health to sickness. The residents are abiding by the rules; why should you be privileged? Seems like a colonial attitude.