Jul. 1--The state Tourism Authority yesterday approved $3.4 million for marketing the Islands in Japan, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

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Bloom is president of Aston Hotels & Resorts and was the founding president of Castle Resorts & Hotels.

There will be no criminal charges against state business director Ted Liu after a state Senate panel accused him of steering a $9 million contract to a bidder he favored.

Hawaii Tourism Responds Swiftly to Challenges; Hawaii Tourism Authority Approves $3.4 million for Marketing in Japan, North America, Australia and New Zealand July 1, 2009 --The state Tourism Authority yesterday approved $3.4 million for marketing the Islands in Japan, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle announced that she plans to veto a gas tax increase and an Internet sales tax, which had prompted Amazon.com cut ties with island Web sites.

University of New Hampshire Professor Richard England has a theory for tax reform: tax the land more, and the buildings less.

As newspaper reporters we are trained always to question, and never accept blindly anything we are told.

David McClain, the outgoing president of the University of Hawaii, has resigned from the board of the managing partner of Big Island-based ML Macadamia Orchards LP, the state's largest grower of macadamia nuts.

Hawaii, like the rest of the travel world, is a-Twitter with social networking, some of which can be a boon to visitors: Official tourist agencies such as the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Oahu Visitors Bureau broadcast the latest positive developments or writeups; Lodging chains such as Aqua Hotels & Resorts and Starwood Hawaii share their ...

States start their new budget year Wednesday, reeling from the recession but sparing most citizens from painful cuts in education and health care.

If you only take one family vacation this year, make it count. Summer 2009 has some of the best-value deals we've seen in years, as the luxury travel industry works overtime to compete for their most valued clients--you and your family.

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States start their new budget year Wednesday, reeling from the recession but sparing most citizens from painful cuts in education and health care.

A Montgomery County children?s chorus will soon be taking its gift of song worldwide ? and maybe even right to the pope. July 7 the Bel Canto Children?s Chorus will depart for Italy for a 10-day trip of performances across the country, which ...

The number of LPGA events have dwindled from a record three in 2008 to one this season and none scheduled for next year as corporate sponsors and golf courses try to cut marketing costs amid global economic declines.

Wipe off your flip-flops and c?mon inside. Let me show you my digs here in Hawaii. This is my living area, a cozy space with velvety seating that fits two or three, depending on the number of luaus they?ve attended. Across the room are additional ...

HONOLULU (AP) -- Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA Tour - for now. The number of LPGA Tour events have dwindled from a record three in 2008 to one this ...

Business smiles at thought of dentists Finance Factors faces $5M bill to buy own stock Hawaii Tourism Authority isn?t perfect, but it beats the old system To return the visitor industry to growth, the Hawaii Tourism Authority has decided it must ...

Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA Tour - for now.

HONOLULU (AP) - Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, bid aloha to the U.S. LPGA Tour _ for now. The number of U.S. LPGA Tour events have dwindled from a record three in 2008 to one ...

HONOLULU (AP) ? Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA Tour ? for now. The number of LPGA Tour events have dwindled from a record three in 2008 to one this ...

If there's a unifying rationale behind the bills Gov. Linda Lingle is eyeing for a veto, it's this: We can't afford anything extra right now.

We're getting more information on the tourism authority's plans to goose Japanese tourism. Mike McCartney told us weeks ago about a Japanese marketing campaign next winter, but there's more to it than that, and sooner. A Japanese television campaign ...

HONOLULU ? Michelle Wie?s home state, which promotes itself as a golfer?s paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA ? for now. The number of LPGA events have dwindled from a record three in 2008 to one this season and ...

The privatisation committee of Air Jamaica chaired by Dennis Lalor has now made its recommendation to the government as to who would be best suited to acquire the national carrier Air Jamaica.

HONOLULU - Kelvin Bloom has been re-elected chair of the board for the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the state agency that promotes Hawaii to visitors worldwide. Bloom is president of Aston Hotels & Resorts and was the founding president of Castle ...

HONOLULU - Kelvin Bloom has been re-elected chair of the board for the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the state agency that promotes Hawaii to visitors worldwide. Bloom is president of Aston Hotels & Resorts and was the founding president of Castle ...

The upcoming Hawaii football season could be last the Warriors play on the existing FieldTurf surface at Aloha Stadium.

Hawaii tourism forecast: partly cloudy but still warm Makani sets sail to catch Hawaii meeting business Hawaii Tourism Authority isn?t perfect, but it beats the old system HTA picks McCartney as tourism chief Hawaii Tourism Authority embarks on ...

Hawaii tourism forecast: partly cloudy but still warm Makani sets sail to catch Hawaii meeting business Hawaii Tourism Authority isn?t perfect, but it beats the old system HTA picks McCartney as tourism chief Hawaii Tourism Authority embarks on ...

Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA Tour -- for now.

Hawaii tourism forecast: partly cloudy but still warm Makani sets sail to catch Hawaii meeting business Hawaii Tourism Authority isn?t perfect, but it beats the old system HTA picks McCartney as tourism chief Hawaii Tourism Authority embarks on ...

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) was established in 1998 through Act 156 as the lead agency and advocate for Hawaii's tourism industry, responsible for creating a vision and overseeing tourism from a statewide perspective. This same act also ...

To return the visitor industry to growth, the Hawaii Tourism Authority has decided it must behave more like a business than a government agency.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) was established in 1998 through Act 156 as the lead agency and advocate for Hawaii's tourism industry, responsible for creating a vision and overseeing tourism from a statewide perspective. This same act also ...

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) was established in 1998 through Act 156 as the lead agency and advocate for Hawaii's tourism industry, responsible for creating a vision and overseeing tourism from a statewide perspective. This same act also ...

Over the past year Hawaii has faced its share of challenges: Recession; swine flu and its effects on tourism, the ravings of a certain rogue state , etc.

How much: Nada. Kamaka Hawaii's world headquarters is the sort of building you pass without a second thought: a two-story, cinder-block structure on a busy Honolulu street near Waikiki. But inside, wooden wonders and sweet sounds await. This is the ...

HONOLULU, HI -- (Marketwire) -- 06/30/09 -- Hawaiian culture is rooted in the traditions of the people who have inhabited the gorgeous region throughout the years -- Polynesian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and others. However, travelers ...

My son and his friends are leaving home and I fear they will never truly come back.

While Hawai'i tourism has slowed, the number of street performers, artists and other sidewalk entrepreneurs appears to be growing along Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue. The more than decade-old practice of performing on Waikiki's main drag continues ...

While Hawai'i tourism has slowed, the number of street performers, artists and other sidewalk entrepreneurs appears to be growing along Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue. The more than decade-old practice of performing on Waikiki's main drag continues ...

Q: What will Hawaii look like 50 years from today? A: With our desirable location, ideal climate, beautiful mountains and ocean scenery, Hawaii will always be a place of destination - whether for residing or tourism.

While Hawai'i tourism has slowed, the number of street performers, artists and other sidewalk entrepreneurs appears to be growing along Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue. The more than decade-old practice of performing on Waikiki's main drag continues ...

The Miami and London-based Carnival Cruise Line is the flagship brand of Carnival Corp., one of the largest vacation/travel conglomerates in the world with $11.8 billion in revenue and net income of $2.3 billion. The parent company operates 84 ships ...

The T&T Coalition of Services Industries joins with the Caribbean Community in its strong objection to the United Kingdom governmenta s plans to increase the air passenger departure tax on persons travelling to the Caribbean.

The Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa on the Big Island is going into foreclosure after the resort's owner defaulted on its mortgage ? another sign Hawaii's beleaguered tourism industry is suffering during the global recession. Kenneth Marcus, a ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- The Sheraton see Bay Resort and Spa on the Big Island is going into foreclosure after the resort's owner defaulted on its mortgage, another sign Hawaii's beleaguered tourism industry is suffering during the global recession ...

About 6.9 percent fewer visitors came to the Islands in May and spent $133 million, or 15 percent, less than a year ago, but industry leaders were encouraged that the decline in tourism seems to be slowing. "(May) is the first month it's not down ...