Tourism

House Bill 2585 initially proposed to create statewide, standardized rules on using agricultural land for tourism-related activities like farm tours. Some local farmers say diversified revenue streams, particularly from tourism, are vital for their survival.

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.

There’s a little more optimism about Hawaiʻi’s economy, mostly thanks to an increase in visitor spending — though federal policies continue to muddy that outlook.

A bill moving through the state Legislature would mandate a training program on how to spot possible trafficking victims, what to do, and who to contact.

The Maui Planning Commission voted against recommending the creation of two new hotel zones for vacation rentals. The proposal would need to pass by a two-thirds vote at the council in order to move forward.

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.

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