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Ligaya Malones
ive years in a row now, Hawaii has experienced record-breaking tourism. In 2016, 8.9 million visitors flooded America’s westernmost state, spending $15.9 billion in the process. That means that on any given day, you could find about 220,000 tourists crowding the Big Island of Hawaii, the surfer’s paradise of Maui, the Garden Isle of Kauai, or the capital island of Oahu.
Waikiki, in particular, with its turquoise water lapping against a shore hemmed in by Diamond Head, iconic resorts, and high rises stitching up the sand, has wooed and enchanted visitors for more than a century. Most come from the mainland U.S., Canada, and Japan, so it’s easy to forget as you’re walking the streets of the capital that — hey, a lot of these people don’t actually live here. For the 400,000 or so who do, it’s an inspiring time to be in Honolulu. Read full travel article here.
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