Tourism

The Green Fee is expected to bring in about $100 million a year to go toward three general groups of projects: environmental stewardship, climate resilience, and sustainable tourism.

Kūhiō Beach Park will see $1 million invested into improving its safety, cleanliness, and long-term stewardship. The money will go toward installing information kiosks, electric streetsweepers, public bathrooms, and turf.

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

Professor Rudy Guevarra Jr., author of "Aloha Compadre: Latinx in Hawaiʻi," discusses the response to a hit new song by singer Bad Bunny about Hawaiʻi's history of colonization; HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on how Kalaupapa on Moloka’i's north shore is facing a big change

Mark Dombroski began lifeguarding on Oʻahu's North Shore in 1975 and retired in 2016. The Aikau brothers recruited Dombroski and mentored him for the first few years of his career, as they and others developed a rescue system using jet skis.

Honolulu Marathon President Jim Barahal spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about a new study on the impact that the athletic event has on Hawaiʻi's economy.

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.

Tourism consultant Keith Vieira spoke with HPR's DW Gibson about the current state of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

Tourism consultant Keith Vieira talks about the current state of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; 2025 was deadliest year on Hawaiʻi roads in nearly two decades

Jeff Mikulina, chair of the Green Fee Advisory Council, spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about recommendations on where and how to spend the revenue.