It isn’t just about the money. Hawaii visitor fees reexamined and input needed.
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It isn’t just about the money. Hawaii visitor fees reexamined and input needed.
There’s no other place quite like Detroit, either. That’s a silly thing to say, that other people are on their high horses.
I lived there too expensive. Charging extra fees makes me no longer want to go back to visitp
I understand a need to generate income for natural resources in Hawaii, but I am a Native Hawaiian,living in the mainland.
When we come home to visit my mom, she’s 90, I now have to pay to visit a place that brings back so many precious memories as a kid. We had to move because it just cost to much to live at home.
The government has wasted so much money, and miss manage the islands so much over the years because of greed.
With the cost of visiting home continuously rising, won’t be able to visit much longer.
I can not think of a state I have traveled to where it isn’t more if you from out of town. Maybe it’s not so blatant. Maybe it is. Florida, NY, MD, Cali, 39 states so far and it’s everywhere.
International is a whole other ball game.
Charge tourists, what are they gonna do, not come. Just stop telling them locals don’t pay.
Or ask them what discounts out-of-towner’s get when they visit where ever they came from.
California isn’t on the list for charging visitors. I live there and I’ve never seen beaches, mountains, desert place higher rates for visitors!
I live in California too. Everything here is expensive. When I visit Hawaii I do not feel the pain of the high prices like other states. To me, the prices seem pretty much the same as at home. When I visited March 2022, gas prices were lower in Honolulu and Haleiwa than the prices in California. Produce, beer, wine were higher in Hawaii but not a lot higher. I was visiting a friend who was born and raised in Hawaii. She received kama aina discount at Valley of the Temples and Diamond Head. Once, a Maui jeweler gave me a nice discount just because my friend is a local.
Just got back , visit family there every year. All the fees just make me feel like “ ok your gonna come and make our home crowded , we’re gonna make you pay “ don’t mind the fees but the Pali fee was kind of outrageous
Craig
My family had been visiting the Hawaiian islands at least every other year since I was stationed there 95 to 98. I’ve gotten pretty fed up with the overcharging of tourists when the areas we’re paying to visit have obviously been trashed by locals. The money is not being used for upkeep, just a revenue stream for the state coffers.
I don’t believe in the charge to some of these places. I can understand Diamond Head, or other parks where you stay for awhile but, you are normally in and out at the Pali.
DOE,
Any idea what percentage (in a pre-COVID year) of visitors to Hawaii come from California, other states as well as Japan, and other countries?
Mahalo,
Rod
Hi Rod.
“DOE” – did you mean us? Have a look here and you should be able to find any data points desired. https://dbedt.hawaii.gov/visitor/daily-passenger-counts/
Aloha.
Sorry about that, BOH.
Thank you, I’ll check that out!
Aloha, How about when you own a second home there? I pay Hawaii taxes.
Sell it.
If you don’t live here you are taking someone’s home.
Lucky your taxes aren’t higher.
What if I rent it out making just enough to cover damages?
I wish I could use the profanity your post deserves. Instead, I’ll just say you are about the most…. poster on BOH.
Love Hawaii. Visited many times.
I have noticed and been appalled by the lack of respect for the island by the local residence. Each and every visit I’m turned off by the trash spread thru yards. Cars dumped all over the island homeless incampments(local residence) that are allowed to trash and distroy the area and beaches.
U can blame the destruction of the island on tourists but any visitor can clearly see the locals are a large large part of the problem.
I watch it every visit. angry locals simple appear to have a lack of respect for their own paradise.
I could give examples but we can all see it.
One man’s Paradise is a local man’s trash.
I think Hawaii need a take accountability as much as action
Hey Tony,
We used to have a saying here,
Hookahi no la o ka malihini
“A stranger for only a day…”
Been cleaning up after tourists for a few centuries now.
Point fingers all you want, plenty came before you. Ever think about helping.
Agreed!