The state is still focused on the wrong type of tourism.
We should focus on high-end tourism not mass tourism.
High-end tourists have a smaller environmental footprint and spend more money.
High-end tourism is built around small boutique hotels, not huge ugly Disney Aulani-type developments.  After all these years, how come we still allow these monstrosities to be built right on the beach?
Check out the photos: goo.gl/2XU7Py
We should crack down on short-term vacation rentals – they do little to boost our economy.  They explain why visitor arrivals are going up, but visitor spending is not.
We should consider a long-term program, tied to the need to retreat from the ocean because of sea-level rise –now projected at 5 to 8 feet by the end of this century- to tear down huge resorts and replace them with smaller, more eco-sensitive hotels.  For example, the ugly concrete bunker at Turtle Bay should be dynamited and replaced with something smaller aimed at the high rollers.