NEWS LAUNCH: TOTAL VISITOR ARRIVALS AND VISITOR SPENDING DECREASED FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH COMPARED TO 2022
Posted on Oct 30, 2023 in Latest Department News, Newsroom
DIVISION OF ORGANIZATION, FINANCIAL ADVANCEMENT AND TOURIST
STUDY AND FINANCIAL EVALUATION DEPARTMENT
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA
SUPERVISOR
- EUGENE TIAN
PRIMARY STATE ECONOMIC EXPERT
FOR PROMPT LAUNCH
October 30, 2023
HONOLULU– According to initial stats from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), both visitor arrivals and visitor spending decreased for the second consecutive month compared to 2022, as Hawai ʻi’s tourist remained to be influenced by the after-effects of the August Lāhainā fires. A total of 651,286 site visitors pertained to the Hawaiian Islands in September 2023, a decline of 7.4 percent fromSeptember 2022 When compared …