#Resident Population
UHERO: Construction up following Lahaina wildfires, partial recovery of visitor and labor market on Maui
Hawaiʻi’s economy has been sustained by a resilient US economy and the gradual return of international visitors. According to the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s first quarter forecast for 2024, with the islands’ post-pandemic recovery now largely complete, the economy will downshift this year, and growth will increasingly come from local sources, including a robust construction sector bolstered by the rebuilding of Lahaina, Maui.
Sea Talk on Hawaii’s False Killer Whales
Maui Ocean Center hosts a Sea Talk tonight (Monday, April 05, 2010) on Hawaii’s False Killer Whales. Dr. Robin W. Baird, a research biologist, offers a slideshow presentation on the species population decline. The main Hawaiian Islands are home to a small resident population of false killer whales, the only known island resident population of […]