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TSA to can 36 Honolulu airport screeners

Honolulu International Airport

TSA to can 36 Honolulu airport screeners

Washington - The Transportation Security Administration took steps Friday to fire 36 screeners and bosses at Hawaii's Honolulu International Airport after an investigation substantiated ...

TSA fired 36 screeners for non-screening of bags

Honolulu International Airport Security

TSA fired 36 screeners for non-screening of bags

HONOLULU, Hawaii (eTN) - The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA), according to a federal probe, said today it plans to fire more than 30 Honolulu International Airport ...

United Airlines begins service to Hilo, Hawaii

United Launches Nonstop Los Angeles-Hilo Flights

United Airlines begins service to Hilo, Hawaii

CHICAGO, Ill. – United Airlines today launches new daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Hilo, Hawai‘i (ITO).

Hyatt Regency Waikiki welcomes new  General Manager

Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa

Hyatt Regency Waikiki welcomes new General Manager

HONOLULU, HI - Jerry Westenhaver has been named the new General Manager of Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa.

Owner of Waikiki Edition Hotel files lawsuit against Marriott

Marriott Sued By Waikiki Hotel Owner

Owner of Waikiki Edition Hotel files lawsuit against Marriott

NEW YORK - Bickel & Brewer announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Marriott International Inc.

First global tourism destination alliance launched

Based in Hawaii, Belgium and Seychelles- ICTP destination alliance pre-launch in Zambia

First global tourism destination alliance launched

The IIPT Peace Through Tourism conference in Zambia was the venue for the pre-launch for the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) first global destination alliance.

Why gay pride?

42nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City against gay persecution

Why gay pride?

By Scott Foster, eTN Kamaainas Honolulu

Come mothers and fathers throughout the land, and don’t criticize if you can’t understand, your sons and your daughters are beyond your command, your old road is rapidly aging, please get out ...

Polynesian Cultural Center investing $38 million in its visitor experience

Polynesian Cultural Center

Polynesian Cultural Center investing $38 million in its visitor experience

LAIE,HI – When the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) embarks on a new course, it sets out to succeed.

New deal for Hong Kong and US trade

American Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong - Bridge to New Opportunities in China

New deal for Hong Kong and US trade

Signed by HKTDC Executive Director Fred Lam and US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Promotion Suresh Kumar, the Pacific Bridge Initiative program aims to help US companies tap growing ...

First quarter statistics for Hawaii tourism bodes well

Tourism Arrivals And Spending On The Upswing

First quarter statistics for Hawaii tourism bodes well

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Despite the anticipated drop in Japan arrivals in March due to the earthquake and tsunami, overall total spending by visitors who came to Hawai'i in the first quarter of 2011 ...

Hyatt rings the bells for Japan Relief Fundraiser

Salvation Army Japan Relief Effort To Receive 100 Percent Of Proceeds

Hyatt rings the bells for Japan Relief Fundraiser

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa, in partnership with The Salvation Army Hawaiian and Pacific Island Division, will host a bell-ringing fundraiser on the hotel ...

Quick action needed to replace lost business from Japan

Outrigger's Chairman Urges Action

Quick action needed to replace lost business from Japan

By Richard R. Kelley, Chairman, Outrigger Enterprises, special to eTN

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Earlier this week I sent the following letter to Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation and Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie.

Four Seasons Resort Hualālai to reopen after six-week closure

Four Seasons Resort Hualālai

Four Seasons Resort Hualālai to reopen after six-week closure

Four Seasons Resort Hualālai at Historic Ka‘ūpūlehu in Hawaii will reopen on April 30 following a six-week closure caused by the earthquake-generated tsunami resulting from the earthquake in ...

Hawaii tourism marketing should include gay travel

Hawaii Tourism Association supports resolution drafted by the Democratic Party of Hawaii GLBT caucus

Hawaii tourism marketing should include gay travel

By Staff Writer

Tourism remains one of the top industries in Hawaii. Studies released in 2006 by the National Tourism Association (NTA) and in 2007 by Community Marketing, Inc.

Hawaii compares Uganda with Nazi Germany

civil rights abuse against homosexuality in Uganda

Hawaii compares Uganda with Nazi Germany

By staff Writer

Pineapples grown in Uganda may be sweeter than pineapples from Hawaii, but when it comes to civil rights, Hawaii and Uganda are not at all seeing eye to eye.

Tourism opportunity for Hawaii?  The Father of Modern China Dr, Sun Yat-sen

Hawaii- HongKong- Macao- Hainan- China and The Centenary of China's 1911 Revolution

Tourism opportunity for Hawaii? The Father of Modern China Dr, Sun Yat-sen

The Father of Modern China Dr, Sun Yat-sen was educated at Iolani and Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii before returning to Hong Kong to complete his medical degree at the University of Hong ...

Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawaii

'Time to Add the Magic!' at new Disney Hawaii Resort

KO OLINA, Hawaii - Today, in a ceremony on the lagoon fronting the site of Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai'i, local crew members from Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, ...

Hawaii Tourism Japan shares the aloha spirit at relief center in Japan

Hawaii Tourism Japan first relief drive

Hawaii Tourism Japan shares the aloha spirit at relief center in Japan

On behalf of our marketing contractor, Hawai'i Tourism Japan (HTJ), we would like to say mahalo to the many business who generously donated to HTJ's first relief drive on April 16-17, 2011.

U.S. Department of Commerce invites the US travel industry to a webinar

New US inbound tourism market: South East Asia

U.S. Department of Commerce invites the US travel industry to a webinar

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) and the U.S.

Hawaii Export University program helps companies tap into new markets around the world

Help for local Hawaii businesses to go global

Hawaii Export University program helps companies tap into new markets around the world

With Hawaii businesses looking for ways to make international connections during the 2011 APEC host year, a new program called Export University will train businesses on how to connect with ...

Japan Airlines extends reduction of international capacity

JAL: Flight frequency will be reduced till end of May 2011

Japan Airlines extends reduction of international capacity

JAL Group reduced capacity on a portion of its international routes in April by decreasing flight frequency and switching to the use of smaller aircraft on select routes to secure profitability as ...

Three Hawaii execs appointed to PATA Industry Council

Pacific Asia Travel Association

Three Hawaii execs appointed to PATA Industry Council

By eTN Staff Writer

(eTN) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is currently holding its 60th Anniversary Conference at the China World Hotel in Beijing from April 9-12, 2011.

Disney cruises into Hawaii for the first time on April 29

Cruise Coincides With Opening Of Disney Aulani Resort

Disney cruises into Hawaii for the first time on April 29

For the first time, Disney Cruise Line will sail through the breathtaking beauty of the Hawaiian Islands, with a special 15-night cruise departing the Port of Los Angeles on April 29, 2012.

New attraction to be seen and enjoyed in Waikiki

Open-top double-decker sightseeing buses introduced in Waikiki

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Starting this month, a distinctive and fun new attraction will be seen and enjoyed in Waikiki with the introduction of seven open-top, red double-decker sightseeing buses.

A giant new island of debris will hit  Hawaii and the US West Coast

Chemicals and trees from Japan may wash up on Hawaii beaches

A giant new island of debris will hit Hawaii and the US West Coast

Houses, tires, chemicals and trees washed to sea by the March 11 tsunami in Japan will float across the Pacific and eventually hit first Hawaii and eventually the U.S.West coast.

Despite expected decrease in Japan arrivals, Hawaii airlift projections remain flat

Tourism Effects of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Expected To Be Offset

Despite expected decrease in Japan arrivals, Hawaii airlift projections remain flat

An updated analysis of airlift projections for the state of Hawaii for the second quarter of 2011 shows that despite an anticipated decrease in airlift from Japan, the overall number of air seats ...

Nearly one-third of businesses owned by Native Hawaiians are located in Hawaii

US Census Survey Findings

Nearly one-third of businesses owned by Native Hawaiians are located in Hawaii

WASHINGTON, DC - According to new findings from the US Census Bureau's 2007 Survey of Business Owners, Hawaii led the nation in the number of businesses owned by Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific ...

Hong Kong helps Japan earthquake victims - could Hawaii do more?

Japanese Professionals Worried About Nuclear Radiation

Hong Kong helps Japan earthquake victims - could Hawaii do more?

Since the Japan Earthquake more than 2 weeks ago, cities and countries have been taking action to help Japan nationals.

Hawaii expecting double digit decline in Japan arrivals

Aloha State Tourism Update On Post Japan Earthquake And Tsunami

Hawaii expecting double digit decline in Japan arrivals

As Japan continues to literally dig out from under the effects of the massive March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, Hawaii is closely monitoring the impact this is having on its visitor ...

New Osmond star sparkles in Waikiki

Hawaii Tourist Show

New Osmond star sparkles in Waikiki

By Dr. Anton Anderssen

There’s a new kid in town, and just knowing his last name is Osmond is enough to raise excitement.

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