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Strong visitor numbers show Hawaii’s national parks continue to enthrall

Attendance this year at the state’s three major national park sites is on track to surpass 2019 visitor totals, before the COVID-19 pandemic virtually shut down tourism to the islands.

By Jamm Aquino

July 8, 2023

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Matt Clark, left, of Cary, N.C., with daughter Graelyn, 8, second from left, wife Erica, and daughter Ansley, 10, pause for reflection at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor National Memorial on Friday. Visitor attendance has skyrocketed at all of Hawaii’s National Parks, including Haleakala and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, as post-pandemic summer travel hits its stride.
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Visitors walk in and out of the main entrance at Pearl Harbor National Memorial.
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Visitors walk towards the shuttle boats for the USS Arizona Memorial.
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U.S. National Park Service park ranger Stan Cindrity, right, watches as visitors walk towards the shuttle boats for the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial ride the shuttle boat.
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Visitors walk towards the shuttle boat at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors walk towards the shuttle boat at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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U.S. National Park Service park ranger Stan Cindrity, left, talks to visitors on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Oscar Lau, of Auckland, New Zealand, pauses to take in the sights on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Fabiola Ndininde, of Pennsylvania, puts on her glasses upon arriving on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors are seen on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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U.S. National Park Service park ranger Stan Cindrity, middle, talks to visitors on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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U.S. National Park Service park ranger Stan Cindrity, middle, talks to visitors on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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U.S. National Park Service park ranger Stan Cindrity, right, talks to visitors on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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A moment of quiet reflection on the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors walk around the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors walk around the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors depart the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors arrive at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors are seen at the USS Arizona Memorial.
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Visitors depart the USS Arizona Memorial.

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