Hawaii is home to some of the most unique landscapes, most biodiverse oceans, and a beautiful culture. The natural abundance found here has enabled the people of Hawaii to feed their families, create economic opportunity, and build thriving communities. These same resources attract millions of tourists here every year and are at risk of being lost forever from an escalating set of threats we are ill-equipped to respond to, given the vast under-investment made toward management and stewardship. If we want to protect these vital resources that make our home so special, we need to take urgent and innovative action now. Visitor green fees offer a unique solution to these challenges. They create a mechanism to generate large-scale funding that will help us offset visitor impacts, invest in ecosystem stewardship and the visitor experience, and create high-value green jobs in our communities. More than a dozen visitor destinations already implement this approach, including Palau, the Galápagos Islands, and Aotearoa New Zealand. In places where annual visitors significantly outweigh the number of year-round residents, it is only fair to ask visitors to contribute to conserving the places they experience during their stay. As Hawaii residents, we see the consequences of […]
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
