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Old Jul 7, 2021, 11:55 am
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County Mayors Call for a Tourism Pause

I am not sure why the local county mayors think they do not have the authority to slow tourism, they can certainly implement capacity controls on hotels and put a stop to STRs, although this is something else the Governor's somewhat dingbat way of thinking seems to have introduced, and he should be the one taking action.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hawaii-ma...113100066.html
"Revenge vacation" season is now moving full speed ahead, and while many travelers are racing to book a trip after a year of being stuck at home, the mayor of one tropical island is asking airlines to slow down: Maui, Hawaii.

"I have been talking with different airlines and … we're asking for just a pause, if you want to use that term," Maui County mayor Michael Victorino said during a press conference on June 29. "We don't have the authority to say stop, but we're asking the powers to be to help us."
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