It has been two years since the Lahaina fire in Maui, but as Helen Hayes found on her recent trip, locals want visitors to come back. As Helen reports, there is plenty to see and do on this beautiful island.
Link to Helen’s earlier story on Maui: https://soundcloud.com/travelwritersradio/theresa-van-greunen-aqua-aston-on-return-to-maui-helen-hayes?si=b346763730e641f8ad61edf14c8d7155&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Maui needs help. It needs more visitors as many have not returned over the past two years since wildfires razed the historic township of Lahaina, formerly the Royal seat of Hawaiian power. Helen Hayes was invited last week to visit Hawaii, and in the first of a number of reports she gives her impressions of Maui, and the good news is there is a lot of rebuilding underway. However, Maui is a big island, and there is so much to see and do, with locals urging Australians to come back to support the local visitor economy. And Travel Writers Radio is right behind you Maui. aquaaston.com; gohawaii.com/au
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The Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau was in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland over the [past week speaking with local agents and meeting planners to encourage both leisure and business event visitors to come to the islands. HVCB CEO, Dr Aaron Salā , told Graeme Kemlo in Melbourne that Hawaii was not so much a destination you should visit, but a way of life. And while it was part of United States and subject to the gei-political influences, it had endured both highs and lows in its 122 year history as gatekeepers between the east and the west as well as the corridor running north-south. He wants to see Hawaii stage a COP conference, tackling issues from health and wellness to sustainability, climate change and tourism resilience. It was a very thoughtful interview.
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