HONOLULU (HI Now) - Tourism is a major economic driver that has long been experienced by the Native Hawaiian community as extractive and transactional.
NATIVE Act funding equips Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHO) across Hawaiʻi with additional resources to change that experience in ways mutually beneficial to visitors and the islands’ original stewards.
A sustainable and equitable tourism model recognizes that an enriching visitor experience depends on thriving local communities with deep pilina (connection) to and aloha (love) for Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources.
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