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KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) - Richie Olsten has been in Maui’s helicopter tour business for a half century, so long he’s developed a barometer for the tourism-dependent economy: rental cars parked at the isl.
So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging.
KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) Richie Olsten has been in Maui s helicopter tour business for a half century, so long he s developed a barometer for the tourism-dep