Shorter Hawaii visitor stays risk tourism growth

Shorter Hawaii visitor stays risk tourism growth

Hawaii visitors are trimming their trips to the shortest length in at least seven years, a contraction that threatens to drag on the tourism‑driven economy even as May brought moderate gains in arrivals and visitor spending. Preliminary state data released Tuesday by the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism shows visitors in May stayed 7.6 days, down more than 10% from a year earlier and the lowest monthly average since 2019. Y…