Food & Drinks
The Nine Reservations You Need in Honolulu
From elite sushi to smoking cocktails, the Hawaiian capital’s culinary offerings continue to make waves.
Photographer: Ryan Yamamoto
Hawaiian tourism has been on a roll. On any single day of 2017, the average number of tourists roaming its islands and beaches topped 230,000 people.
That works out to a record 9.3 million visitors to the Aloha State last year, an increase of 4.6 percent over the preceding year, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, with 5.7 million of those in Oahu alone. In 2017, those tourists spent $16.78 billion, a further record, up 6.2 percent from 2016—the sixth consecutive year tourism revenue has grown. Increased flight service from United and beaches that weren’t hit by hurricanes or affected by Zika virus, as were those in the Caribbean, are likely contributors to growth.