Kaua'i Tourism News

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority announced Friday, July 8 that Chief Administrative Officer Keith Regan will be departing the agency on Aug. 3 to assume a new leadership role at the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Gov. David Ige on Monday, June 27, informed state lawmakers about his intent to veto several of the measures they passed during the 2022 state legislative session.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, in partnership with the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association and the University of Hawaiʻi, are asking for people to offer their mana‘o by participating in a survey and offer feedback on the current certification process for tour guides in Hawaiʻi.

Melodic harmonies performed in the Hawaiian language (ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi) will fill the virtual premiere of a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo keiki-friendly musical about a poetic mouse.

A public informational meeting for Kaua‘i’s North Shore communities was held Wednesday, June 8, at the Hanalei School to provide updates, present information and collect public feedback on several ongoing and upcoming projects in the area.

A total of 818,268 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2022, representing a 96.3% recovery from April 2019 and the highest recovery rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai‘i.

A new virtual tour provided by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife aims to counter online misinformation while also giving interested users a chance to learn about the King’s site in a manner that is safe, legal, and respectful.

Organized by Kanu Hawaii, Volunteer Week Hawai‘i 2022 that kicks off next week is aiming for unprecedented unity of kama‘aina and visitors alike as Hawai‘i emerges from the pandemic. More than 10,000 volunteers are anticipated to gather in support of hundreds of charities at more than 250 events held statewide.

Members of the global ‘ukulele community sent a little island love and ton of aloha to the people of Ukraine with a special live-stream fundraiser Saturday, April 9.

Your $100 won’t be worth as much this year as it was last year.

And that’s pretty much across the board, no matter what you buy. In fact, according to the Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, that $100 will be about $6 less.

An increase in a number of key statistics in the latest visitor’s report indicates that Hawai‘i continues its trajectory toward a full tourism rebound.

The global ‘ukulele community will come together on April 9, for a live-stream fundraiser, “‘Ukes for Ukraine.”

Need help determining if your toilet is leaking? The county Department of Water can help.

A new study by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa shows visitors are willing to pay for activities that would benefit the islands they visit.

Years of research by Pacific Whale Foundation, NOAA, and the state has prompted a new set of voluntary recommendations for boaters operating around humpback whales.

An initiative by the Hawai‘i Forest Institute to grow native Hawaiian and canoe plants in urban and suburban areas throughout the islands got a boost from a grant provided by the Steve and Gloria Gainsley Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.

Total spending by visitors who came to the islands in December 2021 was $1.66 billion, less than the pre-pandemic boom month of December 2019.

The top two visitor complaints were both COVID-related.

The state of Hawai´i has welcomed back vaccinated tourists.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) issued cease-and-desist orders to two photography businesses that officials say are failing to obtain proper permits to shoot weddings in state parks.