Hawaii Visitor Industry and Public Health Update
Visitor Industry
Hawaii's visitor industry has been through many economic cycles and global events
Visitors by Accommodation Type
Visitor Diversification
Hostel
0.5%
Condo
Hotel
12.9%
B&B
0.6%
Timeshare
15.0%
Apt/Hotel
0.1%
Others
Vacation
0.5%
Rental
16.8%
Hotel
53.6%
STATE
Region
U.S. Mainland
2009 Arrivals
% of Total
2019 Arrivals
4,280,286
65.7%
6,879,215
% of Total
66.0%
Japan
1,168,080
17.9%
1,545,806
14.8%
Canada
346,583
5.3%
535,267
5.1%
Oceania
136,717
2.1%
362,360
3.5%
China
41,924
0.6%
93,703
0.9%
Korea
51,353
0.8%
225,479
2.2%
Europe
104,403
1.6%
138,550
1.3%
Latin America
17,502
0.3%
25,957
0.3%
Others
370,206
5.7%
618,658
5.9%
Total
6,517,054
100.0%
10,424,995
100.0%
Record of Resilience: Hawaii Visitor Arrivals
9/11 Terrorist
(in millions)
Attack
SARS
Epidemic
Global
Financial Crisis
Japan's
Tsunami
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2000
6
(1) Projected.
2001
2002
Source: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Volcanic
Eruption
COVID-19
Pandemic
Actual
Projected
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 (1)
2021(1)
2022(1)
2023 (1)
Calendar Year
OF
1959
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