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Polihale Park Is Poised For A $4.3 Million Makeover Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

Polihale Park Is Poised For A $4.3 Million Makeover

The remote park that is the site of Native Hawaiian burials and a popular camping spot has suffered years of neglect.

Hawaii To Thousands Of Tourists Fleeing Maui Wildfires: ‘The Rest Of The State Is Open’ David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii To Thousands Of Tourists Fleeing Maui Wildfires: ‘The Rest Of The State Is Open’

Power outages left Maui visitors with little information on where they would be headed once they left the island.

Denby Fawcett: Diamond Head’s Reservation System Has Led To Fewer Rescues On The Trail John Hill/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: Diamond Head’s Reservation System Has Led To Fewer Rescues On The Trail

While booking a slot online, tourists also get a warning about the challenges of hiking up the crater in an effort to better prepare them.

Hawaii Tourism Authority Chief Announces Plans To Step Down Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Tourism Authority Chief Announces Plans To Step Down

John De Fries had faced criticism for the agency’s efforts to balance tourism with local and environmental concerns.

Kauai County May Let The State Manage Haena Beach Park Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2017

Kauai County May Let The State Manage Haena Beach Park

Riding the success of new state park crowd controls, residents want to extend the parking management system to the nearby county park.

This Revamped State Park On Kauai Is A Case Study For Beating Overtourism, Officials Say Courtesy: DLNR

This Revamped State Park On Kauai Is A Case Study For Beating Overtourism, Officials Say

New crowd control and parking enforcement measures at Haena could help bring special places back into balance statewide.

Tour Boat Companies Say Bill To Beat Overtourism Would Sink Their Business Courtesy: Na Pali Experience/2023

Tour Boat Companies Say Bill To Beat Overtourism Would Sink Their Business

State regulators have issued too many commercial permits at some harbors. A plan to take some of them back is drawing controversy.

Hawaii Tourism Authority Awards Big Contracts To Former Rivals David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Tourism Authority Awards Big Contracts To Former Rivals

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau will each get deals worth tens of millions of dollars.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority Just Won’t Die Despite Some Lawmakers’ Best Efforts David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The Hawaii Tourism Authority Just Won’t Die Despite Some Lawmakers’ Best Efforts

Gov. Josh Green plans to spend $60 million to keep the agency alive — for now.

Tourists Are Solidly Back In Hawaii. And That’s Keeping The Economy Rolling Along David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Tourists Are Solidly Back In Hawaii. And That’s Keeping The Economy Rolling Along

In a new report, economists say Hawaii’s visitor industry will help prevent a recession in the isles.