Hawaii Tourism Economy

Under what circumstance could total nominal visitor spending rise while arrivals fall?

• Every visitor spends exactly zero dollars
• Average spending per visitor increases enough
• Prices and spending both fall to zero
• Hawaii stops counting arrivals

What do visitor days measure?

• Combined duration of visits by all visitors
• Only the number of different travelers
• Only the number of islands visited
• Total GDP divided by hotel rooms

How could a shorter average trip affect total visitor days if arrivals barely change?

• Visitor days must double
• Total visitor days may decline
• Visitor days always equal arrivals
• Visitor days become a measure of GDP

What were Hawaii’s preliminary visitor expenditures for 2025 in that DBEDT outlook?

• About $124.608 billion
• About $94.144 billion
• About $9.643 billion
• About $21.863 billion

What distinguishes visitor arrivals from visitor expenditures?

• Both measure the same dollar amount
• Arrivals measure only tax receipts
• Expenditures count islands instead of money
• Arrivals count travelers; expenditures measure their spending

Why is Hawaii’s total visitor spending not identical to its tourism GDP contribution?

• Every visitor dollar is automatically new local value added
• GDP excludes all visitor services
• Some spending includes imported goods and intermediate inputs
• Only residents purchase imported goods

Approximately how many visitors did Hawaii record in 2025 in DBEDT’s September 2026 outlook?

• 1.433 million
• 21.863 million
• 9.643 million
• 124.608 million