How Much Tourism Is Too Much, and Who Decides?

Name: How Much Tourism Is Too Much, and Who Decides?
Start: 2021-08-26T19:30:00-10:00
End: 2021-08-26T20:30:00-10:00
Location: PBS Hawaii

August 26, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Hawai‘i’s visitor count has come roaring back much quicker than experts predicted from the nearly empty days during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resurgence of visitors has raised concerns from the community to limit the number of tourists. Join PBS Hawaii for KĀKOU: Hawaiʻi’s Town Hall for a discussion about the possible next steps for our number one industry. You can join the conversation by phoning in or leaving a comment Facebook or Twitter. KĀKOU will also stream live on the PBS Hawaii website and on PBS Hawaiʻi’s Facebook page.

Confirmed guests include:

Rick Blangiardi, Honolulu Mayor
Carl Bonham, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization
Curt Cottrell, State Parks Division Administrator
John De Fries, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority President and CEO
Eric Gill, Unite HERE Local 5 Financial Secretary
Joel Guy, The Hanalei Initiative (Kauaʻi)
Mufi Hannemann, Hawaiʻi Lodging and Tourism Assoc., President and CEO
Napua Hueu, Hāna Highway Regulation (Maui)
Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO
Wendy J. Laros, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
Greg Maples, Hawaii Restaurant Association
Kathleen Pahinui, North Shore Neighborhood Board Chair (Oʻahu)
Mahina Paishon-Duarte, Aloha ʻĀina Economic Futures
Cindi Punihaole, Kahaluʻu Bay Education Center (Hawaiʻi Island)
Mitch Roth, Hawaiʻi County Mayor
Kelly Takaya King, Maui County Councilmember
Mike Victorino, Maui County Mayor
Keith Vieira, Principal at KV & Associates, Hospitality Consulting
Tina Yamaki, Retail Merchants of Hawaii President

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Details

Date:: August 26, 2021
Time:: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Website:: https://www.pbshawaii.org/kakou-how-much-tourism-is-too-much-and-who-decides/

Venue

PBS Hawaii

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