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Travelers spent $1.6 billion last month, and the number of visitors climbed almost 7 percent to more than 890,000.

UPDATED: The proposal to raise hotel taxes and extend the GET next faces another vote by the full Senate on Wednesday, then likely House consideration.

A coastal hazard expert briefs Hawaii officials and others about the need to adapt to rising sea levels and warmer temperatures.

Thanks primarily to volunteer efforts, more than 1,000 yellow rescue tubes have been installed on beaches on the Mainland and Hawaii, including 240 on Kauai.

The tourism industry is showing little concern for the impact increasing numbers of visitors has on residents and communities.

Volunteer groups go on Facebook and other platforms to organize cleanups and let the public know how some natural areas are trashed.

Four months later, and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources has yet to provide information about permits, fees and fines.

A House bill aims to attract major events to Hawaii. But the Senate has already killed similar legislation.

The measure is deferred, but another making it illegal to smoke in a car containing minors is passed by the Senate Transporation and Energy Committee.

Hawaii Tourism Authority sees an untapped market.