Hawaii ambassador would work to restore Canadian travel

Hawaii ambassador would work to restore Canadian travel

Hawaii would be represented by an “unofficial ambassador” to Canada through a bill designed to restore positive relations with Canadian visitors, who represent the state’s fourth-largest, but shrinking tourism market. The ongoing slide of Canadian visitors began before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic began, was exacerbated by the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires and then amplified last year when President Donald Trump vowed repeatedly to make Canada Amer…