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September Another Record High For Hawaii Visitors

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon

Published October 28, 2015 at 6:26 PM HST

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It’s another record month for tourism in the islands. More than 650,000 visitors traveled to Hawai‘i in September. But as HPR’s Molly Solomon reports, the amount of money they’re spending is beginning to decline.

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Molly Solomon

Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.

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