06-17-2018, 12:56 PM
"the helicopters are going over Kaloli Point on average every 2-4 minutes
WIth all this tourist revenue, we don't need any tax increases, right?!"
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Well, here's the announcement on the public hearing for increasing the GET!
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018...-increase/
There was another interesting story a few weeks back , suggesting that the reduction of Big Island tourist dollars might not be the death knell for the Gov. that some are projecting. The quote is taken from the article linked below. .
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018...o-project/
“The growth rates were set to be so large, rates in the double digits, that if we get a pause, as long as it’s not the 50 percent loss of business that some people are talking about all summer long, the Big Island will weather this,” said Carl Bonham, executive director of UHERO and professor of economics at UH-Manoa.
And about those helicopters. the helecopter noise in the morning wakes me up much sooner than I would prefer . I'm o.k. with that as I know how important it is for those living near the lava to be kept informed. Then it is all day long. If Leilani remains the new tourist attraction than maybe they'll need flotation devices.
WIth all this tourist revenue, we don't need any tax increases, right?!"
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Well, here's the announcement on the public hearing for increasing the GET!
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018...-increase/
There was another interesting story a few weeks back , suggesting that the reduction of Big Island tourist dollars might not be the death knell for the Gov. that some are projecting. The quote is taken from the article linked below. .
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018...o-project/
“The growth rates were set to be so large, rates in the double digits, that if we get a pause, as long as it’s not the 50 percent loss of business that some people are talking about all summer long, the Big Island will weather this,” said Carl Bonham, executive director of UHERO and professor of economics at UH-Manoa.
And about those helicopters. the helecopter noise in the morning wakes me up much sooner than I would prefer . I'm o.k. with that as I know how important it is for those living near the lava to be kept informed. Then it is all day long. If Leilani remains the new tourist attraction than maybe they'll need flotation devices.