Change had been brewing in Hawaii travel for years. Covid was the catalyst to fast-forward the inevitable.
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Change had been brewing in Hawaii travel for years. Covid was the catalyst to fast-forward the inevitable.
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Went to Hawaii 2 weeks ago, Kauai . Simply beautiful great place. I can understand your tourism problems.
I fell in love with the islands during my first trip. Beautiful beaches, majestic sunsets and a breeze that smelled like flowers. 23 years and many trips later, i am disappointed. Locals were always friendly and treated me like an old friend until this trip. Post COVID Maui was cold and there was no aloha. I respect the locals and the island because i planned to someday make it my home. I understand the animosity towards some tourists but some of us love and want to preeserve Hawaii!
This is one of those cases where a few bad apples have ruined it for everyone.
Just came back from 0ahu on December 10th, flying was awful, I will not fly again until they remove the mask mandate. The locals were mixed some very rude and others okay. If they do not want me there there us plenty of other islands to see. Never going back
Lower hotel prices. Rooms doubled after Covid. I stayed in Maui pre-Covid and paid $300 per night. That same room is now $600 per night. Once resort fees are added it’s about $5,000 for 7 nights! And that is Just for hotel. Getting way too expensive. Sad because I love visiting Hawaii 😥
We go to Hawaii every year with the goal of finding new areas along the coasts to enjoy the beaches, walk trails and understand the the history and use of the islands. Our only concern is the homeless and their impact in these areas. Nationwide we need solutions for people who can’t seem to help themselves.
I hope that Hawaiian tourism will focus on a commitment to sustainability; Anyone traveling here will give back to the islands in equal measure to the bountiful gifts they receive by being allowed passage here. This can take many forms, but it should be the cornerstone of the tourism industry on these beautiful finite islands which define the ethos of “paradise”.
Do not continue to rely on tourism only, the State needs to look at diversity. The Pandemic brought many challenges yet also many new opportunities. We also need to expand our agricultural land and be less dependent on mainland imports.
Sorry Carol. I absolutely love Hawaii but the agriculture ship has sailed. Things that were once profitable like pineapple and the like just don’t have the profit margin anymore. I think it would be a wonderful place for institutions of higher learning for the rich but you will once again be subserviating the native population. Tourism breeds a variety of jobs (music, dancing, diving, surfing) where most other businesses require just worker bees. Once a place is popular it’s hard to go back.
Although tourism is important to the islands, it is also important to recognize the needs and respect for the local residents. Those of us who are residents are now seeing changes in the type of tourists coming, disregard for our land and culture as well as disregard for residential property. Our traffic is impacted, trails, beaches etc. The pandemic brought a huge awareness when no one came. Beaches and trails renewed. Travel companies need limit numbto control where they bring tourists.
As a former resident and frequent visitor who loves Hawaii I totally agree with Carol here. On the mainland they have game wardens to protect the animals and vegetation of both public and private land. One thing I hope everyone here will agree on is that we would welcome game wardens to protect the trails, flowers, and animals from tourists (and some locals) who either don’t know or don’t care about the damage they are causing. Aloha
Thank you!
I’m on Kauai currently, vacation. I swore in 2019 that was my last time. Always Stay in Ka’paa. The traffic!!! Horrific. And already so bad again. This little island can’t handle all these cars. I probably won’t come back.
2ndly, the price of food, prepared or not. Wowzer! Another reason not to return.
Thanks for your input Donna. Agreed…if you can’t propose and be part of a solution, don’t plan to come back. 🙂
Hi Donna, you should try staying in the sunny Poipu area. Traffic isn’t much of an issue unless you want to get to the north shore through Ka’paa… Also, you can almost always swim on the south shore any time of year! Yes, things are expensive but stay in a vacation rental and buy food for most meals and maybe go out for a treat now and then. Works for us!