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This year, the minimum wage in Hawaiʻi has gone up, and so have the salaries of some government employees. But in Japan, pay is moving up much faster — and that may eventually have an impact here on the islands. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
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On Aug. 8 and in the days after, Lisa Paulson led a group of tourism managers on a mission to evacuate over 12,000 tourists from the Valley Isle.
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Former HPD detective on the murder-suicide in Mānoa; Local woman honored for evacuating 12,000 tourists during the Lahaina wildfire; New video game set in Honolulu
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There's a tourism concept growing in the Asia Pacific that might also work here in these islands. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute.
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The fate of a controversial development on the south side of Hawaiʻi Island remains in limbo after a public hearing in Hilo stretched more than eight hours into Thursday evening. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is mapping out its marketing plan to deal with softening visitor numbers since the wildfires. That includes a campaign to welcome visitors back to the Valley Isle: Mākaukau Maui. The Conversation talked to Daniel Nahoopii, the HTA interim president and CEO.
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The latest effort to provide more evening family entertainment in Waikīkī involves two longtime companies: a Canada-based entertainment juggernaut and a Hawaiʻi-based hotel chain. An upcoming Cirque du Soleil residency will take over the 20,000-square-foot theater at the Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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Some Native Hawaiian organizations want to show locals and visitors alike that Hawai‘i's culture is more than tikis and coconut bras. In recent years, there's been a push for more all-Hawaiian shows to help educate visitors on Hawaiian history through storytelling, dance and song. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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The latest forecast from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization predicts slow growth as the islands complete their post-pandemic recovery.
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Chinese tourists are on the move again. They're not coming to Hawaiʻi in large numbers, but many are venturing outside of China — part of a growing trend in the region. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.