Source: Maui Time, Maui News, Best of Maui, Maui Activities

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Visitor Figures Up and Hawaii Birds Flap Onto Federal List

by Jacob Shafer

March 04, 2010

159,042

Total visitor arrivals on Maui in January, a 2.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year

$267.5 million

Total visitor spending on Maui in January, a 5.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year

3, 25

Months since Maui last saw year-to-year increases in visitor arrivals and visitor spending, respectively

24

Number of endemic Hawaii birds added this week to a list of federally protected species; the list hadn’t been updated in more than two decades

Sources: Hawaii Tourism Authority, state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu Advertiser