Hawaii Taxable General Obligation Bonds 2023
1)
Start of Safe Travels Program.
6
23
2)
Does not include vacation rentals or timeshares.
3) Year to date as of September.
Tourism
Tourism Has Recovered to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Visitor Arrivals: Total visitor
arrivals as of September 2023
was 93.5% of pre-pandemic
levels
Monthly Visitor Arrivals by Air
October 2020 (1) to September 2023
As a Percentage of the Same Month in 2019
140%
120%
-
U.S. visitors were 110% of
100%
pre-pandemic level during
80%
the first 9 months of 2023
60%
International air seats are
40%
projected to recover to
20%
63.7% of the 2019 level in
0%
2023
-
Total statewide passenger
20%
Source: State of Hawaii, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
Oct-20
Nov-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21
Apr-21
May-21
Jun-21
Jul-21
Aug-21
Sep-21
Oct-21
Nov-21
Dec-21
Jan-22
Feb-22
Mar-22
Apr-22
May-22
Hotel Occupancy: Hotel
occupancy has averaged
count was 103% of pre-fire
(2022) levels as for October
Hotel Occupancy (2)
2019 vs. 2022 and 2022 YTD vs. 2023 YTD (3)
Total
100%
Domestic
International
Average Monthly Visitor Expenditures
2019 vs. 2022 and 2022 YTD vs. 2023 YTD (3) ($MM)
$2,000
75.3% in 2023 YTD and is
approaching the 2019 level of
81.3%
$1,754
81.3%
$1,642
$1,624
75.3%
80%
73.6%
72.7%
$1,600
$1,476
Visitor Expenditures: Average
60%
$1,200
monthly visitor expenditures
for the first 9 months of 2023
40%
$800
were 119% of 2019 levels
$400
Jun-22
Jul-22
Aug-22
Sep-22
Oct-22
Nov-22
Dec-22
Jan-23
Feb-23
Mar-23
Apr-23
0%
$0
2019
2022
2022YTD
2023YTD
2019
2022
2022YTD
2023YTD
May-23
Jun-23
Jul-23
Aug-23
Sep-23
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