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Gov. Green nominates Tokioka for Hawaiʻi’s economic chief; Senate rejected first choice

After the Senate rejected his first choice, Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green nominated James Kunane Tokioka of Kauaʻi to serve as the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

January 2023 visitor numbers on Big Island rebound to pre-pandemic level

Visitors spent $260 million on the Big Island in January 2023, according to a state report.