The number of visitor rooms on Kaua’i grew faster than anywhere else in the state last year, up to over 7,100 and growing by 4.2 percent compared to 1999 numbers. The numbers were recently released by the state Department of
The number of visitor rooms on Kaua’i grew faster than anywhere else in the state last year, up to over 7,100 and growing by 4.2 percent compared to 1999 numbers.
The numbers were recently released by the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
The number of visitor rooms available in the state last year rose by 0.5 percent over the previous year, to a total of 71,506 units, according to the 2000 Visitor Plant Inventory, a comprehensive accommodations survey released by DBEDT.
The report presents an inventory as of May 2000 of visitor accommodations in Hawai’i by type of property, class of rooms, as well as timeshare properties, planned developments, and distribution by island.
“This report continues to be a valuable tool in the analysis of the state’s carrying capacity, and in determining parameters for marketing efforts by our visitor industry,” said DBEDT Director Dr. Seiji Naya.
By island, growth in visitor room inventories on Kaua’i (+4.2 percent) and O’ahu (+1.2 percent) entirely offset declines on Moloka’i (-23.1 percent), Maui (-1.2 percent), the Big Island (-0.4 percent) and Lana’i (-0.3 percent).
Of the total 71,506 visitor units in the state, about half (50.8 percent) are located on O’ahu. Rooms on the island of Maui compose 24.4 percent, while rooms on the Big Island account for 13.7 percent of the statewide total.
Kaua’i’s room inventory share is 10 percent, while rooms on Moloka’i and Lana’i each make up less than 1 percent of the state’s visitor units.
Although only 161 out of the total 873 properties (18.4 percent) statewide are hotels, they contributed the majority (70.9 percent, or 50,681 rooms) of the total visitor accommodation units. Hotels units increased 0.9 percent in 2000 over 1999.
Condominium hotels comprise the second-largest percentage, both in terms of total properties (23.5 percent, or 205 properties) and number of units (23.3 percent, or 16,647 rooms). Condominium hotel units fell 3.2 percent over the previous year’s inventory.
Individual vacation units represents 32.4 percent (283 properties) of the state’s total properties, but only 1.9 percent (1,355 rooms) of total units statewide. Bed and breakfasts make up 15.4 percent (135 properties) of the state’s total properties, but only 0.7 percent (514 rooms) of the total units. Compared to 1999, both bed and breakfast and individual vacation units showed strong growth of 21.5 percent and 19.7 percent, respectively.
There were 3,825 timeshare units in operation statewide as of May 2000. This represents an increase of 8.5 percent compared to 1999. Kaua’i has the most, with 1,521 units, followed by Maui with 829 units, the Big Island with 819 units, O’ahu with 649 units and Moloka’i with seven units. Following the same convention as in the past, the majority of the timeshare units (77 percent) are cross-listed as condominium hotels, 4.8 percent are listed as individual vacation units, 6.1 percent are in the hotel category, and 13.1 percent fall in other categories.
Of the 873 visitor accommodation properties statewide, 689 properties also categorized their rooms by class. The largest percentage of rooms (41.7 percent) is listed as “Standard” ($101 to $250 per night rack rate), followed by 30.2 percent “Deluxe” rooms ($251 to $500 per night), 23 percent “Budget” rooms ($100 or less per night), and 5.1 percent “Luxury” rooms (over $500 per night).
By island, 73.1 percent of Oahu’s visitor units is classified as “Budget” or “Standard,” while 26.9 percent is “Deluxe” or “Luxury.” The majority of rooms on Kaua’i (79.4 percent), Maui (76.5 percent), Moloka’i (86.8 percent) and the Big Island (72.4 percent) are listed as “Standard” or “Deluxe.” Almost all the units on Lanai (95.4 percent) are “Deluxe” or “Luxury” rooms.
The report is available on the DBEDT Web site, www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/latest.html. Hard copies can be purchased for a nominal charge of $10 through the DBEDT Research and Analysis Division, One Capitol District Building, 250 S. Hotel St., 4th Floor ‘Ewa Wing, Honolulu, HI 96813, or by calling toll-free 274-3141.
An additional shipping charge of $2 per report will be applied to phone or mail orders. Only cash or checks will be accepted.
