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But as Maui figures out how to rebuild and redream Lahaina, visitors can support this future by coming with kindness, supporting local businesses, and learning and celebrating what makes Hawaii ...
Tourism officials said several factors have kept sightseers away: Two major airlines and two cruise ships stopped operating in the Aloha State, reducing options for visitors, high fuel prices last summer deterred travel, then recessions in Japan and the U.S., as well as California's economic meltdown, slowed the flow of tourists.
Maui was involved in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a staging center, training base, and rest and relaxation site. At the peak in 1943–1944, more than 100,000 soldiers were based there. The main base of the 4th Marine Division was in Haiku. Beaches were used to practice landings and train in marine demolition and sabotage.
Dec. 1—In October 2023, 734, 582 tourists visited Hawaii, down 3.2 % from October 2022 and off 7.7 % from the pre-pandemic October 2019. The Hawaii Tourism Authority is seeking public input on a ...
The gain was mostly due to Maui arrivals rebounding 77.3 % to 164, 932 visitors compared with September 2023, when there were only 93, 027 visitors since West Maui was still closed to tourism ...
Today, Kīhei-Mākena is the second largest tourism area on Maui with a population of more than 22,400, in a 10 miles (16 km) strip of urban/suburban development. With more people and the paving of the road to La Pérouse Bay/Keoneʻōʻio in the 1990s, the reserve and adjacent areas became an increasingly popular destination.
Feb. 20—The Hawaii Tourism Authority has launched a new public service campaign, "Makaukau Maui, " which seeks to tell visitors that while historic Lahaina remains closed after the deadly Aug. 8 ...
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; State of Hawaii Department of Defense (see also Hawaii National Guard) Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Department of Education. Hawaii State Public Library System; Department of Hawaiian Homelands; Department of Health