Tourism

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.

Jerry Gibson, president of the Hawaiʻi Hotel Alliance President, forecasts a pause in the state’s tourism industry as the yen hits a new low.

International military officials share their thoughts as RIMPAC 2026 concludes; Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Nathan Tan explains the recent national outbreak Cyclosporiasis

Hawaiʻi's hospitality industry is seeing a new kind of visitor in Generation Z. How they travel could bring changes to the state's largest private industry. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Hawaiʻi golf industry leaders discuss the launch of a new golf campaign to promote golfing across the Hawaiian islands.

Former pro golfer and sports commentator Mark Rolfing and Honolulu Star Advertiser sports reporter Dave Reardon spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the future of golf in Hawaiʻi.

The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting also rejected a permit for a controversial gondola project on O‘ahu’s North Shore.

The PGA Tour and Sony have announced the golf season in Hawaiʻi will start at Waialae Country Club next year with the Sony Championship. This PGA Tour Champions takes over for the Sony Open that had been on the PGA Tour schedule since 1965.

Hawaiʻi's hotel industry is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into luxury renovations as the state shifts focus to higher-spending visitors. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.