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The Hawaii Tourism Authority must go. First Mufi Hannemann is caught with his hand in the cookie jar for allegedly handing out freebies. He stepped down as chair, but is still on the board. Now, the HTA balks at paying its bills. A short time ago, it sought a “tourism emergency” declaration and asked the Legislature for multiple millions of dollars above its budget.
What are the people of Hawaii getting for the expenditure of all of this money? The answer is nothing. I don’t believe one tourist is gained by anything HTA does. This isn’t the 1920s; people all over the world know about Hawaii. We don’t need highly paid politicians to tout Hawaii’s benefits as a tourist destination. Disband HTA now.
Sidney Goldstein
Chinatown
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