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Hawaiʻi’s visitor economy is softening, three months of declining arrivals, rising costs, and stalled job growth, while competing destinations outspend and outmarket us. With Japan slow to return and HTA in limbo, the state needs clearer messaging and a stronger strategy.
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Hotel insiders are quietly warning about looming debt troubles in Oʻahu and Maui, as pandemic-era refinancings meet today’s higher rates and softer demand, signaling potential distress, quiet sales, and ownership shakeups ahead.
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Only nine hotels in Waikīkī sit truly on the sand; from Hilton Hawaiian Village to Kaimana Beach Hotel, the list reveals a mix of fee simple and leasehold ownership that shapes some of the most valuable shoreline real estate in Hawaiʻi.
Kamehameha Schools shocked the market by selling the 10.3 acres beneath the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to Japan’s Daisho Co. for $510M, an unprecedented shift in Waikīkī land ownership with deep cultural, financial, and historic implications.
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Kamehameha Schools sells the Royal Hawaiian’s ʻāina, hotel debt whispers across Oʻahu and Maui, Sonder collapses while Marriott fumbles, and Google cracks down on messy meta pricing.
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Recreational cannabis sparks panic from Japan to Waikīkī, a Mandarin-branded mystery lingers in Kakaʻako, hotel earnings flatline, and AI browsers start booking your guests before you can.
Wyndham launches a $95/year “Rewards Insider” subscription, part hotel perks, part travel club, joining IHG and Outrigger in the pay-to-play loyalty trend as brands chase recurring revenue and new ways to keep guests engaged.
Q3 hotel earnings show U.S. RevPAR slipping, group and government travel weakening, and 2025 forecasts flattening across Hilton, IHG, and Wyndham, while Accor remains the lone bright spot.
Mandarin Oriental Honolulu has gone silent since 2023, no updates, little visible progress, and plenty of questions. If anyone knows what’s happening with the long-promised project, we’re all ears.
A rare 5.5-acre, fee-simple, resort-zoned parcel at Wai Kai in Hoakalei just hit the market for $25M—lagoon-front, fully entitled, and shovel-ready for a 225–250 key hotel.
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