Visitor spending climbs past $1B in 2023 on Kaua‘i

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

A coconut vendor sells fruit to visitors in the empty lot behind the Anchor Cove Shopping Center on Friday, June 23, 2023.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

People form lines to order from The Village food truck during a Hanapepe Friday Night Art event on June 23, 2023.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

People crowd the side street in Kapa‘a to patronize the food wagons parked for the Kapa‘a Business Association First Saturday event on July 1, 2023.

Total visitor spending crossed the $1 billion mark at the end of May, marking the earliest that figure has been reached in a calendar year on Kaua‘i.

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