SUSTAINABILITY IN A MATURE MASS TOURISM DESTINATION: THE CASE OF HAWAII

Authors: SHELDON, PAULINE; KNOX, JOHN M.; LOWRY, KEM

Source: Tourism Review International, Volume 9, Number 1, 2005 , pp. 47-59(13)

Publisher: Cognizant Communication Corporation

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Abstract:

This article describes the recent efforts of the state of Hawaii, USA, a mass tourism destination in the Pacific, to bring new understanding, knowledge, and policy to improve the quality and sustainability of tourism across the islands. The study, described in some detail in the article, consisted of three main parts: an Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study, an Economic and Environmental Assessment Modeling Study, and a Public Input and Socio-Cultural Impact Study. The methodology, results, and challenges experienced in each of the three studies are discussed. The article also extrapolates the experience in Hawaii to other mass tourism destinations seeking to improve their sustainability.

Keywords: Sustainable tourism; Stakeholders; Environmental assessment; Economic modeling; Resident perceptions; Indicators; Hawaii, USA

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: *School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Publication date: 2005-01-01

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Tourism Review International is a peer-reviewed journal that advances excellence in all fields of tourism research, promotes high-level tourism knowledge, and nourishes cultural awareness in all sectors of the tourism industry by integrating industry and academic perspectives. Its international and interdisciplinary nature ensures that the needs of those interested in tourism are served by documenting industry practices, discussing tourism management and planning issues, providing a forum for primary research and critical examinations of previous research, and by chronicling changing tourism patterns and trends at the local, regional and global scale.