A weaker Japanese yen could hurt Hawaii tourism
Skift Take
While any decline in visitors isn't ideal, Japan's importance to Hawaii is still behind that of Canada and the U.S. west coast.
A drop in the value of the yen could be bad news for Hawaii's tourism industry.
That's because the yen is weakening as the dollar is strengthening.
The airline says it carried 26,573 passengers to Hawaii from Japan over the recently concluded holidays.
Information from: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, http://www.staradvertiser.com
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