HI Since Statehood

Why did tourism rise in HI after Statehood? (Select all that apply)

• Improved infrastructure & development

• Statehood brought investors - including many from Japan

• Tourist friendly fares

• The ILWU fought for the tourist industry to replace manual labor

Answer explanation

Full List:

• 1. Improved infrastructure & development

• 2. More tourist friendly flights and promos!

• 3. More innovation in air travel

• 4. Statehood brought attention to the islands & investors (incl. foreign investors, esp. from Japan)

Outside of the US, most tourists come to HI from Japan and...​

(make sure to capitalize country names!)

(a)  

T/F - Tourism is the 2nd largest contributor to HI's economy

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Tourism is #1 today

Military is #2

The _____ ___ is charged to tourists to HI in order to protect/restore the environment and prevent damage from climate change.

(a)  

After paying off all obligations, the cash you have remaining to spend freely is called what?

(P.S. - People having this helped tourism rise after WW2)

• Marginal Income

• Disposable Income

• Additional Income

• Extra Income

Why did the Sugar & Pineapple industries fail? (Select all that apply)

• Diseases destroyed pineapple crops throughout the islands

• The ILWU fought to end ILLEGAL immigration in the HI state court

• Increased international competition - which forces them to lower prices to compete

• Unions forced them to raise wages - which also raised prices to pay their workers

Answer explanation

This explains the "impossible situation" that plantations were in: they could not raise and lower their prices at the same time.

So the sugar and pineapple industries fell apart and the big companies pivoted to tourism and real estate.

Today, tourism generates _____% of HI's economy.

• 5-10%

• 10-15%

• 20-25%

• 25-30%

HI has been an important ___________ for the US military for every war in Asia.

• Staging Area

• Income generator

• Ally

• Safety Net

What is the name of the military base near Maunakea on Hawai'i Island?

( (a)   Training Area or PTA; make sure to capitalize it!)

How much does it cost the US military (per year) to use Hawaiian land for the Pōhakuloa Training Area (PTA) on our island?

• $1

• $1000

• $100,000

• $10M