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By the Numbers

March 26, 2009

2

Maximum number of several types of uhu and goatfish Maui fisherman would be allowed to take per day if SB378, a bag-limit law being considered by the legislature, passes

24/7

Hours of the day and days of the week Hawaii Air Ambulance will operate its emergency helicopter service after getting approval from federal regulators

$18 million

Amount Maui would lose from its proposed 2010 budget if state lawmakers and Gov. Lingle decide to withhold the transient accommodations tax, as has been proposed

$5.4 billion

Estimated cost of Oahu’s planned commuter rail system; construction is set to begin in December

$188 million

Amount officials are hoping to raise in transit tax collections this year to help pay for the project

$24 million

Amount by which collections will fall short if current tax trends continue

$152 

Average cost of a hotel room in Hawaii in the fourth quarter of 2008

2 

Hawaii’s rank among the most expensive travel destinations in the United States during that same period; only New York was higher

Sources: Hawaii Air Ambulance, capitol.hawaii.gov, honolulutransit.org, hotels.com, Pacific Business News, Honolulu Advertiser, The Maui News