LIHU‘E — Hotels on the island of Kaua‘i put up solid numbers in the final month of summer, as the lodging establishments wrapped up a strong three-month period.
The average daily rate for a room was $398 in September, according to the Hawai‘i Hotel Performance Report published monthly by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority. That was up 9.7 percent from September 2022 and a hefty 67.0 percent from pre-pandemic September 2019.
Total occupancy weighed in at 80.9 percent in September. That was up 4.0 percent and 11.3 percent from the same respective periods of 2022 and 2019.
Elsewhere in the island chain, the average daily rate for a room in Maui County was $534 in September. That was up 2.6 percent from September 2022 and a robust 68.9 percent from September 2019.
Total occupancy measured 62.7 percent in September. That was off 2.8 percent and 10.4 percent from the same respective periods of 2022 and 2019.
Occupancy was greatly impacted by a series of wildfires, which hit the island on Aug. 8. The most devastating of those wildfires — the Lahaina Fire — killed at least 100 people and burned more than 2,000 structures.
Hotels on Hawai‘i Island recorded an average daily rate for a room of $373 in September. That was up 8.2 percent from September 2022 and a weighty 68.7 percent from September 2019.
Total occupancy was 66.4 percent in September. That was down 4.6 percent and 2.5 percent from the same respective periods of 2022 and 2019.
Hotels on O‘ahu were a bargain by comparison with an average daily rate for a room at $270 in September. That was up 4.9 percent from September 2022 and 19.4 percent from September 2019.
Total occupancy was 82.2 percent in September. That was up 5.1 percent and down 2.7 percent from the same respective periods of 2022 and 2019.
The survey included 149 properties representing 45,684 rooms, or 82.6 percent of all lodging properties with 20 rooms or more in the Hawaiian Islands, including full service, limited service and condominium hotels.
The survey included 75 properties on O‘ahu, which represented 27,988 rooms or 92.2 percent; 36 properties on Maui, which represented 8,891 rooms or 67.6 percent; 18 properties on Hawai‘i Island, which represented 5,140 rooms or 73.4 percent; and 20 properties on Kaua‘i, which represented 3,665 rooms or 76.1 percent.
