Hawaii tourism numbers on the up, though growth has slowed


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The increase of all the new flights to the islands help, though any increase beyond the current numbers will mean more hotel infrastructure.

The number of visitors to Hawaii during the first nine months of the year climber nearly 10 percent from a year earlier, state tourism officials said Tuesday as they vowed to pursue their target of bringing a record 7.9 million tourists to the islands in 2012. Nearly 6 million visitors have come to the islands as of the end of September, the Hawaii Tourism Authority said. They spent $10.7 bil