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MV LADY SAMOA IV LOCAL DEBUT SCHEDULED NOVEMBER
SAMOA, September 18 - By: Marc Membrere The MV Lady Samoa IV, the replacement vessel for the ageing MV Lady Naomi servicing the Apia – Pago Pago, American Samoa is tentatively scheduled to arrive in November. The vessel was launched in Japan in...
April 2023 Arrivals Registered the Highest Recovery Rate Since the Pandemic
Posted on May 30, 2023 in News For Immediate Release: May 30, 2023 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 827,537 visitors arrived in the...
U.S. Public Health Response to the Zika Virus: Continuing Challenges - 05/22/2017
Testimony of Luciana Borio, M.D., FDA Acting Chief Scientist Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations May 23, 2017 INTRODUCTION Good morning Chairman Murphy,...
Visitor Expenditures Decreased for November 2023 Compared to November 2022
Posted on Dec 28, 2023 in News For Immediate Release: December 28, 2023 HONOLULU—After recording three consecutive months of decreases in both visitor arrivals and visitor spending, November 2023 data showed a modest growth in visitor arrivals,...
Visitor Industry Continued Recovery in January 2023
Posted on Feb 28, 2023 in News For Immediate Release: February 28, 2023 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 791,781 visitors arrived in...
DOH News Release – Department of Health announces second O‘ahu measles case
HONOLULU, HI. The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of measles in an O‘ahu resident who was exposed to the previously confirmed case in an international traveler reported on April 10, 2023. DOH has identified and is reaching out to...
DOH News Release – Department of Health announces second O‘ahu measles case
HONOLULU, HI. The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of measles in an O‘ahu resident who was exposed to the previously confirmed case in an international traveler reported on April 10, 2023. DOH has identified and is reaching out to...
Department of Health announces second O‘ahu measles case
Posted on Apr 24, 2023 in Newsroom HONOLULU, HI. The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of measles in an O‘ahu resident who was exposed to the previously confirmed case in an international traveler reported on April 10, 2023. DOH has...
December 2022 Total Visitor Count 91.5 Percent of the 2019 Level
Posted on Jan 30, 2023 in News For Immediate Release: January 30, 2023 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 871,870 visitors arrived in...
Uncle Sharkii Poke Bar® Announces Powerful Partnership with Hawaiian Airlines
The healthy Hawaiian poke franchise is taking to the skies at participating locations with the new Hawaiian Airlines’ HawaiianMiles opportunity. HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES, March 16, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Uncle Sharkii Poke Bar®, a...
PAC CEO JOINS PEARL HARBOR AVIATION MUSEUM AS NEW BOARD MEMBER
HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES, March 14, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pacific Air Cargo Chief Executive, Tanja Janfruechte has been confirmed as the one of five new members of the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (PHAM) Board of Directors. Tanja takes...
November 2022 Total Visitor Count 90.9 Percent of the 2019 Level
Posted on Dec 29, 2022 in News For Immediate Release: December 29, 2022 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 735,340 visitors arrived in...
25 January 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
This week in Australian foreign affairs: new ambassadors appointed to ASEAN and WTO, cyber sanction powers in use, further sanctions against Hamas, a joint statement on Houthi attacks, and more. On 20 January, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced...
September 2022 Total Visitor Count Was 95.5 Percent of the 2019 Level
Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in News For Immediate Release: October 27, 2022 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 703,270 visitors arrived in...
October 2022 Total Visitor Count 95.1 Percent of 2019 Level
Posted on Nov 28, 2022 in News For Immediate Release: November 28, 2022 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 757,182 visitors arrived in...
TCM Shares a Love of Reading with Students to celebrate Read Across America
TCM employees celebrate a love of reading across the nation to support Read Across America. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB) March 03, 2023 For over 10 years, Teacher Created Materials (TCM), an educational publishing company headquartered in...
TCM Shares a Love of Reading with Students to celebrate Read Across America
TCM employees celebrate a love of reading across the nation to support Read Across America. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For over 10 years, Teacher Created Materials (TCM), an educational publishing company...
Visitor Spending for August 2022 Surpassed Pre-pandemic August 2019
Posted on Sep 29, 2022 in News For Immediate Release: September 29, 2022 Visitor arrivals for August 2022 continued to lag August 2019 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic...
July 2022 Visitor Arrivals Recover 92.4 Percent from July 2019
Posted on Aug 29, 2022 in News For Immediate Release: August 29, 2022 HONOLULU—According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 919,154 visitors came to the...