State sees highest recovery rate in visitor arrivals since pandemic

Local News May 31, 2023 Travelers arriving from the Mainland wait for their luggage to arrive at the Kahului Airport on May 24. The Maui News / COL...

June 4, 2023
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Local News May 31, 2023 Travelers arriving from the Mainland wait for their luggage to arrive at the Kahului Airport on May 24. The Maui News / COLLEEN UECHI photo Maui's visitor count in April fell short of pre-pandemic totals, but visitor spending was up last month, as the state overall reported the highest recovery rate in visitor arrivals since the start of the pandemic. Last month, 243,245 tourists arrived on the Valley Isle, which is 4.4 percent lower than the 254,398 visitors seen at the same time last year and 1.