Tourism

As more travelers use AI to plan trips to Hawaiʻi, tourism businesses are learning it’s no longer enough to attract visitors with just a website. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

HPR discusses the possibility and potential benefits of legalized gambling with economist Bo Bernhard and Sen. Glenn Wakai.

State Sen. Glenn Wakai talks tourism numbers and encouraging more participation in the state's visitor survey.

HPR's Audrey McAvoy reports on the race to represent Hawaiʻi's 2nd district; UH Mānoa's student newspaper Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi announces the search for an ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi editor.

Rapozo has served on the county council for 18 years, following a career with the Kauaʻi Police Department and the Hawaiʻi National Guard. He is now running for mayor. His opponent, Bernard Carvalho, did not respond to HPR's interview requests.

University of Nevada economist Bo Bernhard talks about the "fun economy" and what lessons Hawaiʻi could learn from Las Vegas.

HPR interviews visitors in Waikīkī to learn how they’re coping with the costs of a vacation in Hawaiʻi.

Jerry Gibson, President of the Hawaiʻi Hotel Alliance, discusses rising travel costs and troubling tourism numbers.

David Henkin, Deputy Managing Attorney of Earthjustice, explains why Guam is taking the U.S. Air Force to court; Punahou School students share their entry for NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.

HPR interviews Waikīkī retail workers for their take on tourism in Hawaiʻi.