It's a small number, but it's growing. As more people migrate here to become residents, the word gets out in regards to what a beautiful destination this is.
I'm told that the airplanes now serve more airports around the state and Island Airlines provided more point-to-point connections between our islands than the other airlines in our state.
The continued record increase in visitor arrivals from the domestic market has been phenomenal.
As far as we can see it's nothing to be alarmed about. The demand for Hawaii is not easing as we move forward.
Passing the 7 million milestone was a tremendous achievement for our state's visitor industry.
The cruise-industry growth is adding to the diversity of our visitor market.
The Japanese population is aging and has created a market niche with great potential for Hawaii. They have the income levels and the time to travel.
The vision and goal is to ensure our airports are modern, efficient, passenger-friendly and secure.
We are especially pleased with the increase in daily and total expenditures by our visitors. We are very optimistic that this trend will continue throughout the year.
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