Can Hawai‘i Rise from the Ashes of COVID-19 as a Smart Destination?

A recent headline in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser said it all: TOURISM MELTDOWN. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hawai‘i hotels and attractions have closed, incoming passengers are quarantined, unemployment claims have skyrocketed, and daily passenger counts went from 30,000 plus to a few hundred. In a matter of weeks, Hawai‘i went from “over-tourism” to virtually no tourism. What a dramatic change from just a few months ago when some were... Read More