HONOLULU - UGeorge D. Szigeti, umongameli kanye ne-CEO yeHawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), ukhiphe imibono elandelayo ngemiphumela yezibalo zezivakashi zaseHawaii zenyanga ka-Agasti nonyaka.

“Yize ukusetshenziswa kwemali yezivakashi nokufika kukhuphukile ngo-Agasti uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, besilindele imiphumela engcono yale nyanga yokuhamba. I-Hurricane Lane inqande ingxenye yabahambi ukuba bayohlala eziqhingini zaseHawaii, ebezihlanganiswe nomphumela omubi oqhubekayo wentaba-mlilo yaseKilauea esiqhingini saseHawaii.

“Ukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-1.4 kwemali esetshenziswe yizivakashi ngo-Agasti bekukuncane kakhulu kunanoma iyiphi inyanga kusukela ngoMeyi 2016. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isamba esingu- $ 1.41 billion sisetshenziswe ngokuphelele ezivakashini besiphansi kunanoma iyiphi inyanga kulo nyaka. Lezi zibalo ziyisikhumbuzo sokuthi ezokuvakasha zingaba sengozini kangakanani emicimbini esingeke sikwazi ukuyilawula nokuthi kungani singeke sicabange ukuthi amanani amahle kakhulu okukhula eHawaii ayefeza isigamu sokuqala salo nyaka sizoqhubeka singanqandeki ngekusasa elibonakalayo.

"Ngaphandle kwezinselelo zentaba-mlilo yaseKilauea kanye ne-Hurricane Lane, uMbuso waseHawaii uthole isikhathi esihle sokuhamba ehlobo, njengoba izindleko ezihlanganisiwe zezivakashi ezinyangeni zikaJuni, Julayi no-Agasti zifinyelele ku- $ 4.67 billion, okuyisibalo esikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-5.5 ngaphezu konyaka odlule, isivakashi abafika bafinyelela cishe ezigidini ezingama-2.7, ukwanda ngamaphesenti ama-5.3.

“Ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili zokuqala zika-2018, iHawaii iqhubeke nokuhamba kahle ngaphambi kwamanani wokuqopha amarekhodi wangonyaka odlule nokuchitha kwezivakashi ku- $ 12.34 billion, kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-8.8, kanti izivakashi zifika cishe ezigidini eziyisi-6.8, okuwukwanda ngamaphesenti ayi-7.2. Ngaphezu kwemali esatshalaliswa izivakashi kuzo zonke iziqhingi, kukhiqizwe imali engu- $ 1.44 billion yentela yombuso kuze kube manje ngo-2018, ukwanda kwezigidi ezingama- $ 116.4 ngaphezulu konyaka odlule.

“Ukuqina, ubuchwepheshe, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, aloha Umoya okhonjiswa ngabasebenzi bezokuvakasha eHawaii ezivakashini zethu ngezikhathi zobunzima, uyathandwa futhi uyathandwa. UMahalo kubasebenzi bethu bonke kwezokuvakasha ngokwenza njalo iziQhingi zaseHawaii zibe indawo efudumele neyamukelekayo. ”

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

These figures are a reminder as to how vulnerable tourism can be to events beyond our control and why we can never assume the impressive rates of growth Hawaii was achieving the first half of this year will continue unabated for the foreseeable future.
“Despite the challenges of Kilauea volcano and Hurricane Lane, the State of Hawaii realized a good summer travel season, as combined visitor spending for the months of June, July and August totaled $4.
Hurricane Lane deterred a segment of travelers from staying in the Hawaiian Islands, which was compounded by the continuing negative effect Kilauea volcano had on the island of Hawaii.