Hawaii's non-tourism sectors are still slow, but inbound traffic is helping

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Hawaii needs to seek its tourism fortune to its west -- Japan, Korea, and China -- rather than depending on the U.S. mainland market to bounce back.

A state report says Hawaii's economy is expected to see only modest growth for the rest of 2012 and 2013, despite a strong tourism industry. The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism released its third quarter economic forecast Thursday. The report says that while non-tourism sectors have not fully rebounded, there are signs of recov

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