The State of Hawaiʻi revised its 2023 growth projections upward to 1.9%, but lowered its 2024 projections to 1.3% due to the projected global slowdown and recovery from the Maui wildfires.
Attendees of the Hilton Grand Vacations hiring event will have the chance to explore job opportunities, meet company team members, and apply and interview for positions on-site. Some people could receive conditional on-the-spot employment offers.
Along with celebrating the appointed, MHLA also recognized the wildfire relief efforts of its members during the Annual Meeting. Maui’s visitor industry is experiencing a daily economic loss of nearly $13 million a day since the August wildfires.
The wildfires raging through Maui have been nothing short of devastating, destroying more than 2,500 acres of land and claiming the lives of more than 100 residents. While nothing can take away the pain the people of Maui are experiencing, Hilton, which has operated in Hawaii for more than 60 years, has been doing its part to help by contributing nearly $500,000 to local relief efforts, in addition to providing emergency housing and critical supplies to the community.