Hawaii residents fly to Maui to support the island's struggling economy following fires

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui businesses reported an economic boost from Kamaaina visiting from the neighbor islands this Labor Day weekend. Seve...

September 5, 2023
1:50 PM

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui businesses reported an economic boost from Kamaaina visiting from the neighbor islands this Labor Day weekend. Several businesses told HNN the boost started on Saturday, and explained it wasn't as much from visitors coming from the mainland, but those from the neighbor islands. A call to support the economy encouraged many people to spend their Labor Day weekend with a trip to the Valley Isle. 'Support the economy, and we just ate a lot of food and drove around the island,' said Connor Kawate, who took a day trip Sunday to Maui with his mom.

Eddie Dowd