Sea of rental cars grows at Kahului's airport as visitors stay away and businesses struggle
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Following mixed messages about tourism to Maui, the local economy is foundering — with layoffs mounting and businesses s...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Following mixed messages about tourism to Maui, the local economy is foundering — with layoffs mounting and businesses struggling to stay open. Proof of just how bad things are is visible as soon before you even land at Kahului Airport: A sea of rental cars is visible from the air in a grassy field on airport property. That field, officials say, is usually empty. Maui wedding photographer Tara Lee Murphy was in Lahaina on Aug. 8, and snapped photos of a happy couple on Front Street just hours before flames tore through the town.