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Hawai‘i Tourism Soars: More Than Two Billion USD January Windfall as US Travel Boom Ignites Islands
Hawai‘i Tourism Soars: More Than Two Billion USD January Windfall as US Travel Boom Ignites Islands Hawai‘i’s tourism economy opened 2026 with emphatic force, as fresh preliminary data from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) revealed a striking surge in visitor spending, arrivals and hotel occupancy across the islands. In January 2026 alone, total visitor spending reached $2.26 billion in nominal terms — a powerful 19.0 per cent rise compared to January 2025. This sharp uplift was driven by a 10.4 per cent increase in total arrivals, alongside a...