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Article: Hotel occupancy plunges
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 22, 1998
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Hawaii hotel occupancy last month was the lowest for August in 15 years, with Oahu hardest hit by the continued slowdown in tourist arrivals from Japan.
All islands suffered from the decline, a change from recent months in which popular spots on the Big Island and Maui showed increases despite a statewide downturn, according to the latest figures from the accounting and consulting firm PKF-Hawaii Inc.
August, with its summer traffic, is normally one of the best months for hotel occupancy.
Last month, hotels across the state were only 75.8 percent full, a drop of nearly three percentage points from 78.6 percent in August 1997 and the lowest since 75.3 percent in 1983.
The news was even ...