Perhaps this post is mostly meant for the people who are considering moving to Hawaii to enjoy "the good life". Come on over, as long as you have a job skill that does not involve the visitor industry [hotel worker, food & beverage server/manager, construction, printing & advertising, wedding planner, taxi & limo driver, time share sales, tour guide, tourist-type retail store, etc etc etc).
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/35025589.html
The state’s visitor count continued its downward spiral in October, falling 13.5 percent, as global economic conditions worsen, according to statistics released yesterday by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
How is the downward spiral affecting other HTers? So far, my family is holding steady. But that is mostly due to my work not being overly dependent on tourism. I'm in sales, but work with mass buying where we can focus on more stable industries than tourism for our customer base. When I talk to neighbors and friends, it is amazing how many people's jobs are connected to needing a steady turn-over of tourists.
How is everyone else doing?
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/35025589.html
The state’s visitor count continued its downward spiral in October, falling 13.5 percent, as global economic conditions worsen, according to statistics released yesterday by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
How is the downward spiral affecting other HTers? So far, my family is holding steady. But that is mostly due to my work not being overly dependent on tourism. I'm in sales, but work with mass buying where we can focus on more stable industries than tourism for our customer base. When I talk to neighbors and friends, it is amazing how many people's jobs are connected to needing a steady turn-over of tourists.
How is everyone else doing?
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