Tourism report: focus on Native Hawaiian values
The
Advertiser
has an article
on the just-released state-financed report on sustainable tourism,
including:"To sustain Hawai'i's
tourism industry, the state should focus on Native Hawaiian values, do a better
job of tracking and regulating certain tourism businesses, and find the money to
prevent the spread of invasive
species.""One recommendation was to
base sustainable tourism on Native Hawaiian concepts of lokahi, or harmony;
malama 'aina, or stewardship of the land; ho'okipa, or hospitality; kuleana, or
responsibility; and aloha.""The
Native Hawaiian advisory group involved in the study recommended getting a
voting seat for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on the Hawai'i Tourism Authority
and the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Another recommendation was that the
state settle with OHA on the Ceded Land Trust, dealing with how the state will
pay for use of lands once held by the Hawaiian monarchy, which the group said is
critical for tourism because of links to airports and harbors."
Posted: Thu - June 3, 2004 at 08:26 AM