Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is launching a marketing campaign aimed at reviving Kauaʻi's visitor industry following Hurricane Lowell.

For the first time this year, the three candidates vying for the state Senate's District 18 are on the ballot for voters — guaranteeing a new face in the seat long held by Sen. Michelle Kidani.

David Uchiyama, chief administrative officer of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, shares how the state is handling the flow of visitors after Hurricane Lowell.

The 2026 plan was influenced by dozens of community input sessions and state agency discussions, resulting in three key pillars: brand marketing, experience development and tourism leadership.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority plans to use a new strategy that prioritizes visitor spending over arrivals. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Shannon McKee, president of travel consulting firm Access Cruise, Inc., tracks trends in Hawaiʻi cruise industry after a strong year of cruise activity.

The number of visitors from Japan is still only about half of the 1.5 million that came before the COVID-19 pandemic. But numbers only tell part of the story.

A movement in Canada is having an impact on Hawaiʻi as more Canadians choose not to travel to the Islands. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

Amy Thomas with the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Europe office spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about marketing Hawaiʻi in Europe.

Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism director Jimmy Tokioka spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the challenging road ahead for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.