Eighteen months after the Maui wildfires, the island is struggling to regain visitor numbers, particularly in West Maui, where hotel occupancy and arrivals remain low year-over-year. Concerns are rising regarding the potential further decline in visitors from California due to recent wildfires there. Local officials assert ongoing uncertainties from the fires have caused mixed messages and hesitance among potential tourists. The state of Hawaii has allocated $6.3 million to mitigate the economic impacts of both the Maui fires and anticipated downturns due to the California wildfires, aiming to rejuvenate the local tourism economy.
Maui is open and it has been open for a while. The county of Maui and the state of Hawaii welcome all of our friends and visitors from California and all over the world.
The ongoing decline in visitor arrivals has affected local businesses, jobs, and economic stability,
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