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Hawaii’s Turtle Bay Resort Appoints Lyle KaKu as Executive Chef
Turtle Bay Resort | June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022 – (Kahuku, HI) – Turtle Bay Resort has appointed Lyle Kaku as executive chef overseeing the iconic property’s culinary offerings on Oahu’s North Shore. Born and raised on the Big Island, Chef Kaku is thrilled to return to his roots and share the true flavors of the islands with guests and locals alike. With more than 20 years of experience in a number of acclaimed restaurants in Las Vegas, San Francisco and Maui, Chef Kaku describes his cuisine as inspired and simple yet elegant and always with a local flare using the freshest ingredients. “I am so excited to be back in Hawaii and truly showcase the diverse food cult...
Big Isle Tourism Yet to Recover Following Kilauea’s Volcanic Eruption Last Year
April 29, 2019
April 30-- Apr. 30--THIRD OF 6 PARTS VOLCANO, HAWAII >> Hot lava can be quite viscous, and so is Hawaii island's tourism recovery a year after worldwide images of Kilauea's volcanic eruption began deterring vacationers. It's been nine months since the eruption ceased after covering 6,000 acres in Puna and destroying more than 700 homes. It's also been eight months since the prior No. 1 statewide tourist attraction -- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park -- reopened. Yet, visitor arrivals are only creeping back toward pre-eruption levels, prolonging economic pain for many businesses and workers in the state's big...
Number of Visitors to Hawaii Grows as Visitor Spending Shrinks for March
April 24, 2019
April 25-- Apr. 25--More tourists are visiting the Hawaiian islands, but they are creating less economic benefit. Visitor arrivals in March grew more than 4% from the prior year to 939,064, according to preliminary data released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority this morning. March arrivals increased from the U.S. East, the U.S. West, and Canada. Visitor arrivals from Japan were flat, but dropped for cruise ships and the category called other, which includes international arrivals from outside Canada and Japan. March visitor spending fell more than 2% to $1.5 billion as every major market posted either flat or declining results. On averag...
Hawaii’s Visitor Industry Sets New Records in Spending and Arrivals for Third Consecutive Year
Hawaii Tourism Authority | January 30, 2015
2014 Saw Record of $14.75 billion in Spending HONOLULU - Hawaii's tourism economy, one of the state's largest economic drivers, continued its momentum in 2014, surpassing 2013 records in visitor expenditures and arrivals for the third consecutive year, according to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA). Spending reached a record $14.75 billion and arrivals hit a high of 8,282,680, both of which exceeded the HTA's 2014 projections of $14.7 billion and 8,250,937, respectively. "Through the support of our marketing and visitor industry partners, we have been able to drive interest from developing, internatio...
