Tourism

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.

House lawmaker Adrian Tam spoke to HPR's The Conversation about a scuttled plan to amend the Transient Accommodation Tax for cruise ships.

Passengers disembarking in Honolulu spoke to HPR about their feelings towards the Green Fee and its additional tax for cruise passengers.

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

Hawaiian monk seals have been on the endangered species list for 50 years. But advocates of marine mammals said they need more protection, including enforcement and education.

Nearly three years after the Lahaina wildfires, Atlantis Submarines Maui returns to the town's harbor.

An 83-year-old Oʻahu woman is fighting $600,000 in fines from the City and County of Honolulu for an online advertisement of an illegal short-term rental.

Japanese tourism to Hawaiʻi remains at less than half the level it was before the COVID pandemic. Now, tourism officials and industry leaders are shifting their strategy to attract this once high-spending market. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

New hotel designations could allow vacation rentals affected by last year's phase-out measure to continue operating under a new zone.

A 38-year-old Washington state man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of harassing and attempting to harass an endangered Hawaiian monk seal.