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| Above, a Waikiki sunset. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Well, this certainly was not unexpected.
Tourism and spending in Hawaii was down in August from pre-pandemic levels according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
They wrote:
A lack of international visitors to Hawaii combined with a COVID-19 surge and Gov. David Ige’s plea for travelers to avoid non-essential trips to the state contributed to a 22% drop in August visitor arrivals from pre-pandemic times.
In August, 722,393 visitors arrived by air to the islands, up significantly from the 23,356 visitors who came to Hawaii in August 2020, but down from the 926,417 who traveled to Hawaii in August 2019, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
On any given day in August, there were 211,269 visitors in the Hawaii up significantly from 22,625 visitors a day in 2020, but below the 252,916 in August 2019.
To read more, go here.
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