Inventory of Visitor Accommodations Statewide Rose 1.3 Percent in 2008
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For Immediate Release: January 9, 2009
DBEDT News Release 09-02
HONOLULU--The number of visitor accommodation units statewide for 2008 rose 1.3 percent from 2007 to 74,177 total units, according to the 2008 Visitor Plant Inventory (VPI) report released today by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Research & Economic Analysis Division.
Kaua‘i had the largest percentage increase of 5.9 percent to 9,203 units. In particular, timeshare units on Kaua‘i grew by 241 units, driven in part by new units coming on line in Princeville. Hawai‘i Island reported an increase of 1.6 percent to 11,240 visitor units. O‘ahu reported a 1.5 percent increase to 34,081 units, boosted by newly renovated Waikiki properties being added back into the inventory and the continued expansion of timeshare units in Ko ‘Olina. Maui decreased slightly by .8 percent to 19,055 units while Moloka‘i witnessed a 21 percent decline due to the closure of the Lodge & Beach Village at Moloka‘i Ranch. The visitor unit count on Lana‘i remained unchanged.
"The Visitor Plant Inventory Report provides the most comprehensive list available of visitor accommodations in the state. We greatly appreciate and encourage continued participation from all visitor properties in this important study," said State Tourism Liaison, Marsha Wienert.
Hotels continued to comprise the majority (57.2 percent) of visitor units statewide and condominium hotels accounted for the second largest share of visitor units at 22.1 percent. The number of hotel visitor units decreased slightly (-.3%) while condominium visitor units increased by 10.2 percent. Timeshare units grew by 4 percent and individual vacation units decreased by 5.1 percent.
| Island | No. of Properties |
% Change from 2007 |
No. of Units |
% Change from 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O‘ahu | 211 | -5.4% | 34,081 | 1.5% |
| Hawai‘i | 355 | 22.4% | 11,240 | 1.6% |
| Kaua‘i | 679 | -19.5% | 9,203 | 5.9% |
| Maui | 420 | 8.5% | 19,055 | -0.8% |
| Moloka‘i | 26 | -7.1% | 244 | -21.0% |
| Lana‘i | 6 | 0.0% | 354 | 0.0% |
| Statewide | 1,697 | -4.5% | 74,177 | 1.3% |
| Source: State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism | ||||
| Type | 2008 Units |
2007 Units |
Change from 2007 |
% Change from 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment/Hotel | 182 | 261 | -79 | -30.3% |
| Bed & Breakfast | 649 | 627 | 22 | 3.5% |
| Condominium Hotel | 16,400 | 14,886 | 1,514 | 10.2% |
| Hostel | 343 | 439 | -96 | -21.9% |
| Hotel | 42,461 | 42,585 | -124 | -0.3% |
| Individual Vacation Unit | 5,492 | 5,786 | -294 | -5.1% |
| Timeshare | 8,314 | 7,997 | 317 | 4.0% |
| Other | 336 | 639 | -303 | -47.4% |
| State Total | 74,177 | 73,220 | 957 | 1.3% |
| Source: State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism | ||||
Technical Notes: The 2008 VPI report was prepared by Hospitality Advisors LLC with assistance from the University of Hawai‘i School of Travel Industry Management. The VPI presents results from a survey of visitor units as of May 2008 with data categorized by type of property, class of units, distribution by island and planned developments. May is the month chosen as the benchmark for comparison purposes with previous Visitor Plant Inventory reports.
The 2008 Visitor Plant Inventory report is available in Adobe Acrobat format on the DBEDT Web Site: http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/visitor-stats
For more information, contact:
Marsha Wienert, Tourism Liaison
Phone: (808) 586-2362
Email: marsha.wienert@hawaii.gov
Dave Young, DBEDT Communications
Phone: (808) 587-1212
Email: dyoung@dbedt.hawaii.gov