#Economic Development & Tourism
Maui County, again, leads state in vacation rental supply in September
Maui County continued to have the largest vacation rental supply in the state in September — 263,900 available unit nights, compared with 230,500 on Oʻahu, 214,600 on Hawaiʻi Island and 136,600 on Kauaʻi, according to a monthly vacation rental performance report by the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
Hawaiʻi businesses reach out to expand markets at 96th Tokyo International Gift Show
A mix of first-time and returning Maui businesses showcased their products at the 2024 Tokyo International Gift Show, held Sept. 4-6 at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center in Japan.
Maui County’s vacation rentals at 49.3% occupancy in June, down double-digits from last year
With the largest supply of vacation rentals in the state, Maui County’s unit demand and occupancy rates are down in double-digits since last year and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, according to a report for June by the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
Maui County vacation rentals achieve 64.2% occupancy in February
Data from Maui County shows that there were more vacation rental unit nights available in February 2024 compared to both February 2023 and February 2019 (before the pandemic). Despite an increase in available units, the percentage of those units being occupied in February 2024 was still lower than in both February 2023 and February 2019.
FEMA reopens disaster response program to include COFA citizens
In response to a letter from Hawaii delegates, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced it is reopening enrollment for the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to include Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens impacted by the Maui wildfires.
Maui vacation rental supply no longer highest in the state, occupancy down from 2023
While a decrease was recorded in month-over-month data, Maui County vacation rental supply realized gains this January compared to January 2023.
Maui County unemployment rate drops to 3.9% for August 2022
Data from the Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism showed Maui County’s unemployment rate for August 2022 was 3.9%, down from 4.2% the previous month and 6.7% a year ago.
Maui County unemployment falls to 4.2% for July; but higher than national level of 3.8%
Maui County’s unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, was 4.2% for July 2022, which was down .6% from the previous month and nearly a 3% decrease from a year ago, according to data release by the State of Hawaiʻi.
