04-28-2016, 01:09 PM
This article and its (comments) brings up some good points regarding this love or hate the tourism-t. Much like the observatories who employ very few actual locals, the tourism industry and its (immigrant workers) has been flourishing for decades now. When will the local residents who are hopefully working the tourism industry too, be able to afford buying land or homes? Not only island police, fire, county, its tourists, and state workers be able to afford to buy or build,jmo.
http://www.senatorlaurathielen.com/what-...in-hawaii/
Does Hawaii have an end game to this tourism industry?
Could someone be so kind and try to explain the TAT tax? Pahoated brought up this TAT, The 3 million back to Hawaii island from the 34 million generated just doesn't seem like the return is worth the loss of aloha involved with charging it to begin with,jmo. Also just because Puna county does not see the same number in tourists as kona , Maui, or Waikiki doesn't mean the county is not feeling the effects. For example, when folks no longer can find or afford a place around these more tourist populated places they tend to move out to places like Ka'u and puna.
Also with puna not having a resort or hotel adds stress to our residential neighborhoods limited resources, infrastructure, and environment. It brings prices up for everyone else looking to rent the already limited affordable homes, Which Puna's home rental prices are not that far off from places like waikiki as it is,jmo.
Maybe this very recent article that shows a recent tourism study can better explain some of my concerns.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/553...artslide=1
http://www.senatorlaurathielen.com/what-...in-hawaii/
Does Hawaii have an end game to this tourism industry?
Could someone be so kind and try to explain the TAT tax? Pahoated brought up this TAT, The 3 million back to Hawaii island from the 34 million generated just doesn't seem like the return is worth the loss of aloha involved with charging it to begin with,jmo. Also just because Puna county does not see the same number in tourists as kona , Maui, or Waikiki doesn't mean the county is not feeling the effects. For example, when folks no longer can find or afford a place around these more tourist populated places they tend to move out to places like Ka'u and puna.
Also with puna not having a resort or hotel adds stress to our residential neighborhoods limited resources, infrastructure, and environment. It brings prices up for everyone else looking to rent the already limited affordable homes, Which Puna's home rental prices are not that far off from places like waikiki as it is,jmo.
Maybe this very recent article that shows a recent tourism study can better explain some of my concerns.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/553...artslide=1