HONOLULU - George D. Szigeti, peresetene ma CEO o le Hawaii Turisi Pulega (HTA), na tuuina mai faamatalaga nei e uiga i Hawaii fuainumera fuainumera taunuuga mo le masina o Aukuso ma le tausaga-nei.

"E ui lava na faʻaalu uma tupe faʻaalu a tagata asiasi ma tagata na taunuʻu mai ia Aukuso pe a faʻatusatusa i le tausaga talu ai, na matou faʻamoemoe e sili atu ni iʻuga mo lenei tumutumu masina femalagaaʻi. O le Hurricane Lane na taofia le vaʻaia o tagata femalagaaʻi mai le nonofo ai i atumotu o Hawaii, lea na tuʻufaʻatasia e le faʻaauau pea o aʻafiaga le lelei o Kilauea i le motu o Hawaii.

"O le 1.4 pasene siitaga o tupe alu a tagata asiasi mo Aukuso o le sili maualalo o soʻo se masina talu mai Me 2016. E le gata i lea, o le $ 1.41 piliona i le aofaʻi o tupe faʻaalu a tagata asiasi o le sili ona maualalo o soʻo se masina i lenei tausaga. O nei fuainumera o se faʻamanatuga pe faʻafefea ona afaina ai turisi i gaioiga i tua atu o le tatou puleaina ma aisea e le mafai ai ona tatou faʻapea o le maoaʻe o fua o le tuputupu aʻe na ausia e Hawaii le afa muamua o lenei tausaga o le a faʻaauau pea mo le lumanaʻi vaʻaia.

"E ui lava i luitau o le Mauga o Kilauea ma le Hurricane Lane, na iloa e le Setete o Hawaii se vaitau o femalagaiga i le taumafanafana, aua o tupe soofaatasi mo tagata tafafao mo masina o Iuni, Iulai ma Aukuso e $ 4.67 piliona, o se siitaga o le 5.5 pasene nai lo le tausaga talu ai, ma tagata asiasi tagata na taunuʻu mai ua oʻo atu i le lata i le 2.7 miliona, o se siitaga o le 5.3 pasene.

"E oʻo i le valu masina muamua o le 2018, na faʻaauau pea le saoasaoa o Hawaii i luma atu o le aofaʻi o le faʻamaumauga o tala o le tausaga talu ai, ma le faʻaaluina e tagata tafafao o le $ 12.34 piliona, e oʻo atu i le 8.8 pasene, ma tagata tafafao mai e latalata i le 6.8 miliona, o se faʻaopoopoga e 7.2 pasene. I le faʻaopopoga i tupe na faʻasalalau e tagata asiasi i atumotu uma, $ 1.44 piliona i tupe maua a le malo, ua maua mai i le taimi nei i le 2018, o se faʻaopoopoga e $ 116.4 miliona nai lo le tausaga talu ai.

"O le maufetuunaʻi, tomai faʻapitoa ma, sili i mea uma, aloha agaga faʻaalia e tagata faigaluega o turisi a Hawaii i tagata tafafao mai i taimi o faʻalavelave, e fiafia uma ma faʻamalieina. Mahalo i le matou aufaigaluega tafafao maimoa mo le faia o atumotu o Hawaii ma se nofoaga mafanafana ma faʻafeiloaʻi. "

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

These figures are a reminder as to how vulnerable tourism can be to events beyond our control and why we can never assume the impressive rates of growth Hawaii was achieving the first half of this year will continue unabated for the foreseeable future.
“Despite the challenges of Kilauea volcano and Hurricane Lane, the State of Hawaii realized a good summer travel season, as combined visitor spending for the months of June, July and August totaled $4.
Hurricane Lane deterred a segment of travelers from staying in the Hawaiian Islands, which was compounded by the continuing negative effect Kilauea volcano had on the island of Hawaii.