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Hawaii’s Visitor Statistics Results for January 2018

Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.69 billion in January 2018, an increase of 4.9 percent compared to January 2017, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA). It was the highest statewide total for visitor spending ever recorded for a single month in Hawaii’s history. Total arrivals to Hawaii grew 5.4 percent to 796,483 visitors in January, with total visitor days also increasing... Read More
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Outrigger deemed ‘extraordinary’ during 61st Annual Adrian Awards

HONOLULU – This month, Outrigger Hotels and Resorts joined the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) in New York City for the 61st annual Adrian Awards Reception and Gala to celebrate excellence in hospitality advertising, digital marketing and public relations. A global hospitality organisation, the HSMAI “Top 25” awards showcase leaders in sales, marketing and revenue optimization of hospitality, travel, and tourism organizations for their accomplishments. With more than 1,000... Read More
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NEW REPORT SHOWS CONSUMER DEBT INCREASED FASTER IN HAWAII THAN THE NATION IN 2017

HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released a report today, “2017 Quarterly Consumer Debt Report,” which shows total consumer debt increased 4.1 percent for Hawaii consumers between the first quarter and the fourth quarter of 2017, higher than the 3.5 percent experienced at the national level. “This report highlights why home equity lines of credit and home equity loans are more popular in Hawaii than the... Read More
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Noble House Hotels & Resorts Names Lou Cirelli Director of Sales for Kona Kai Resort & Spa

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (February 20, 2018) – Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd., a hotel ownership and management group with an upscale portfolio of 15 distinct and visually captivating properties spanning the U.S., today announced the appointment of Lou Cirelli as Director of Sales for Kona Kai Resort & Spa, the hotel group’s legendary property located on the tip of Shelter Island in San Diego. An award-winning Noble House veteran with... Read More
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I live in a museum: Life as a snowbird in Waikiki’s Discovery Bay

By Dr. Anton Anderssen On the mainland, when the groundhog sees his shadow, there are six more weeks of winter on the horizon. In Hawaii, when the flamingo sees his shadow, there are six more weeks of paradise – especially for us snowbirds who live here from Christmas to Easter. It took 39 visits to Hawaii to figure out the right place to live as a seasonal tourist. We explored all... Read More
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Caught and official: Hawaii Tourism Authority’s incompetent

Leslie H. Kondo, Hawaii State Auditor said,  we express our appreciation to the officials and staff of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and other individuals whom we contacted during the course of our audit, for their cooperation and assistance. This publisher Juergen Thomas Steinmetz said: " eTurboNews started in 1999, about the same time the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) started.  Since 1999 I tried to reach out to the leadership of the... Read More
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Maui No Ka Oi leads the way in Hawaii tourism

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) Tourism Research Division issued report’s findings utilizing data compiled by STR, Inc., which conducts the largest and most comprehensive survey of hotel properties in the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii hotels began 2018 with a strong showing statewide, reporting average revenue per available room (RevPAR) of $241 (+5.4%) in January, according to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report released today by HTA. Statewide average daily rate (ADR) grew to... Read More
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Milestone Celebrated By Family Owned Honolulu Cookie Company

Once a small mom-and-pop operation, Honolulu Cookie Company is marking its 20th anniversary this year with new core flavors, special packaging, commemorative merchandise and a continuing pledge that its trademark pineapple-shaped, delicious premium shortbread cookies will be baked fresh daily in Hawai'i. Founders Keith and Janet Sung's vision for a cookie that represented true Hawaiian hospitality has broadly grown from wholesale accounts to 17 retail stores in Hawai'i, Guam, and Las... Read More
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ACLU of Hawaii demands Hawaii Department of Education end sex discrimination against female athletes

HONOLULU – The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaiʻi Foundation (“ACLU of Hawaiʻi”) has sent a letter to the Hawaiʻi Department of Education (“DOE”) demanding it take immediate action to cease sex discrimination against female athletes in DOE schools. On February 7, 2018, Honolulu Civil Beat released an article titled, Female Athletes Get the Short End of the Stick at Some Hawaii High Schools, highlighting the lack of separate athletic locker... Read More

Hawaii Department of Business and Tourism: Hawaii economy to improve in 2018

Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its first quarter 2018 Statistical and Economic Report, which shows Hawaii’s overall economic condition in 2018 will be better than previously projected, due to the expected short-term increase in business and household income resulting from the Federal tax reform. In 2017, Hawaii saw several record statistics in our local economy. During the fourth quarter of 2017, unemployment rates were the historical... Read More
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Celebrity chef Jeremiah Tower headlines star-studded Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival

The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival will launch its eighth annual event May 9th and May 11th at The Kahala Hotel & Resort with a one-two punch celebrating Jeremiah Tower, the pioneer of Modern American cuisine, original celebrity chef, and subject of Anthony Bourdain’s biographical documentary The Last Magnificent. Tower will headline an intimate six-course dinner California Dreamin’ on May 9th with five Hawai‘i master chefs including HFWF Co-Founders Roy Yamaguchi... Read More
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Travel to do in Hawaii: Diamond Head Theatre presents Calendar Girls

by Dr. Anton Anderssen, special to eTN I am the Lord of Hartforth, an ancient village located aside Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England. Not a lot goes on there. It is highly conservative, where people pride themselves on proper behavior. Forty-two miles to the south is Rylstone, an equally proper village. The Rylstone Women’s Institute shot to fame with its 1999 society calendar because its distinguished ladies were photographed nude.... Read More