Hawaii Arrivals Set New Record

Above, Diamond Head from the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon in Waikiki. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Hawaii saw the best month ever in tourist arrivals in July.

According to the Star-Advertiser:

Hawaii tourism celebrated its best month ever for visitor arrivals in July, and those that came spent a little more than last year’s counterparts, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority . 

Some 835,417 visitors came to Hawaii in July 2016 — a 2.1 percent increase from July 2015. At the same time, visitor spending increased 1.5 percent year-over-year to $1.4 billion.

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