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Some Hawaii Beaches May Lose Lifeguards As State Runs Short Of Cash

Some Hawaii Beaches May Lose Lifeguards As State Runs Short Of Cash
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In Hawaii, reimagining tourism for a post-pandemic world

In Hawaii, reimagining tourism for a post-pandemic world 14 minutes to read By: Tariro Mzezewa Before Covid, tourism was at this point where everything was about tourists. With the one-year anniversary of travel s collapse, Hawaii, like other overtouristed places, is hoping for a reset. For a visitor who was on the island of Oahu in 2019 when a record 10.4 million people visited Hawaii, returning to Honolulu nearly a year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic is breathtaking. At Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, souvenir shops and nearly all food vendors have closed. In neighbourhoods around the state s capital, restaurants and bars, tour operators and travel agencies have shuttered permanently, and many that remain appear to be shells of the popular jaunts they were before the pandemic. Hotels with skeleton staffs. No tourist-filled buses blocking the entrances to attractions. Plenty of room to move on sidewalks without bumping shoulders.

Will the Pandemic Fix Hawaii?

“The pandemic was really the second disaster. The first one was the flood on Kauai,” says Alan Carpenter, assistant administrator of Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks. In April 2018, a record-breaking storm dumped more than four feet of rain in 24 hours on the north shore of Kauai, destroying hundreds of homes and the one road leading to the Na Pali Coast’s Haena State Park and its popular Kalalau Trail. Suddenly, one of Hawaii’s most visited attractions went from seeing over 2,000 tourists a day to none. Incidentally, just prior to the flood, DLNR and community members had finished drafting a master plan for Haena State Park, an effort 20 years in the making. It aimed to control the crowds overwhelming the park and surrounding towns, while also restoring the area’s natural and cultural environment. The proposal included stream and

Waianapanapa State Park reservation system, fees to begin March 1

Waianapanapa State Park reservation system, fees to begin March 1
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