Category: Hawaii Tourism News

Honolulu officials are investigating fires that were intentionally set in three Waikiki hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. The first fire at the Alohilani Resort caused $4,000 in damages on Sunday. Monday fire near a storage room on the 14th floor of 25-story Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger hotel caused $1.8 million in damage. Tuesday night fire broke out on the 28th floor of the 38-story Hilton Hawaiian Grand... Read More

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau and its Island Chapters, and Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association are monitoring two storm systems approaching the Hawaiian Islands, utilizing information from the State of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, National Weather Service and County emergency management agencies. As of 11:00 a.m. HST, Hurricane Erick is a category three storm located approximately 535 miles southeast of Hilo. Hurricane Erick continues to weaken... Read More

Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $8.88 billion in the first half of 2019, a decrease of 2.0 percent compared to the same period in 2018, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA). In the month of June, total visitor spending was up 2.8 percent compared to a year ago. Tourism dollars from the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) helped to fund dozens of... Read More

Yesterday, eturbonews published an article about workers who filed a class action lawsuit against hotel owner and operator Diamond Resorts, charging for alleged wage theft. Around 325 employees, many from UNITE HERE Local 5, from 3 hotels – The Modern Honolulu, Kaanapali Beach Club, and The Point at Poipu – are represented in the lawsuit. Today, eTN was contacted by Diamond Resorts to tell its side of the story and respond... Read More

Yesterday, eturbonews published an article about workers who filed a class action lawsuit against hotel owner and operator Diamond Resorts, charging for alleged wage theft. Around 325 employees, many from UNITE HERE Local 5, from 3 hotels – The Modern Honolulu, Kaanapali Beach Club, and The Point at Poipu - are represented in the lawsuit. Today, eTN was contacted by Diamond Resorts to tell its side of the story and respond... Read More

Workers at three Hawaii hotels filed a class action lawsuit against the hotels’ owner and operator Diamond Resorts, alleging wage theft. The class action lawsuit covers past and current employees of The Modern Honolulu, Kaanapali Beach Club, and The Point at Poipu. At least 325 employees from the three hotels are covered by this lawsuit. UNITE HERE Local 5 represents hotel workers at The Modern and Ka’anapali Beach Club. The lawsuit... Read More

Honda Aircraft Company announced today that Hawaiian charter group Wing Spirit has purchased a total of 15 HondaJets to support inter-island transportation in the Hawaiian Islands. With the initial deliveries to Wing Spirit taking place earlier this month, the HondaJet Elite became the first light jet to enter service in Hawaii. A newly-established aviation group, Wing Spirit will use its HondaJets to provide luxury inter-island transportation throughout the Hawaiian Islands. They... Read More

In comparison to other top U.S. markets, hotels in the Hawaiian Islands recorded the highest average RevPAR and ADR in the first half of 2019. When compared to international “sun and sea” destinations, Hawaii found itself among the top 10 markets for RevPAR from January through June of this year. Through the first 6 months of 2019, Hawaii hotels statewide reported flat average daily rate (ADR) and lower occupancy, which resulted... Read More

Nearly 2,000 hotel workers of Hilton Hawaiian Village, the largest Hilton in the world and the largest hotel in Hawaii, who work in housekeeping, food & beverage, engineering, front desk, will vote to ratify new union contract tomorrow, July 10, 2019. This includes 200 Hawaii Care & Cleaning workers who are subcontracted to do housekeeping work at the hotel. UNITE HERE Local 5 and Hilton Hawaiian Village management reached a tentative... Read More