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MEDIA RELEASE Honolulu, Hawaiʻi– Tourism on the island of Hawai‘i – the island’s leading industry – is receiving some much-needed support with an emphasis on new branding initiatives and increased marketing funding for its two largest markets, the U.S. mainland and Japan. On March 28, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Board of Directors approved reallocating […]

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The 2016 Hawai’i Tourism Authority (HTA) County Product Enrichment Program (CPEP) Ho’ike will be held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on July 29th from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This one day event is a celebration for all who have worked hard to support festivals, events and community programs in the county of Hawai’i. This […]

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Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiʻi Authority and Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority were two of 123 U.S. companies and organizations recognized at Monday’s ceremony for the President’s ‘E’ Award.

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MEDIA RELEASE Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawaii in March 2013 rose 7.8 percent (or $91.8 million) from March 2012, to $1.3 billion1 according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Contributing to this increase was a growth in total arrivals (+7.6% to 769,047 visitors) and higher daily spending (+3.3% […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The quality of service that meeting planners and their clients receive for business events in the Hawaiian Islands has been recognized by Successful Meetings magazine with a 2010 Pinnacle Award. Presented to the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), the award honors the nation’s top destination support organizations and is determined by voting […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Total expenditures by visitors who came by air in January 2010 rose 3.5 percent ($33.5 million) from the same month last year to $983.3 million, according to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. This was the second straight month of positive growth in visitor spending since ATA and Aloha airlines ceased […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state agency for tourism, has announced Hawaii has been chosen by Travel Weekly as the winner in the Best U.S. State Destination category for its seventh annual Readers Choice Awards. In addition, the island of Maui was recognized within the Hawaii category as Best Destination. “We are […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state agency for tourism, seeks to fund projects qualifying under its 2010 Natural Resources Program (NR) and its Kukulu Ola – Living Hawaiian Culture Program (LHCP). “HTA remains committed to supporting product development initiatives because we know the quality of our visitor product is what entices travelers […]

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MEDIA RELEASE New Interpretive Signage in the Works KVBID has partnered with the Hawaii Tourism Authority to bring additional grant monies to the Village. As part of HTA’s natural resources grant program, monies awarded will go toward installation of interpretive signs near ocean access points around Kailua Bay. Signage will educate and inform visitors and […]

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