>>rblion+(OP)
Or maybe there are just more high-income people than there used to be? More people in the upper ranges of the middle class? The author cites rising hotel prices, but there are the same number of hotel beds. Meaning just as many people are staying, they're just paying more to do it.

>>garbaw+W5
No, I live on Kauai and Maui before this. The Hawaii Tourism Authority runs ads on the radio for 'sustainable travel' and they want fewer people here paying more to curb overtourism and crowding, damage to parks.

I agree with them. I posted this to just see what others thought.

It's interesting how many people I meet from the tech world that move out here or vacation here often. I don't want to leave but would do some extended trips to places on my list for sure and always come back to one of the islands.

>>rblion+(OP)
all examples of price increases in that article, I could easily apply to my groceries, clothes, marketplace health insurance, restaurants, pet care costs and just about everything I buy everyday (surprisingly price of gasoline has been somewhat of an exception). In 2021 while i was consulting my monthly health insurance via NYS marketplace was $405/mo, the one I just got was $629/mo

So yeah... If what that article about "pricing out middle-class" is true, how about we increase it's scope beyond just the Hawaii.

Let's just go ahead and say middle-class (and how about everyone who middle-class believes is below them) is priced out of life in general, including that Hawaii vacation.

>>rblion+(OP)
This is a good thing. Social media has made visiting Hawaii a horrible experience for both the visitors and the locals. People are very misinformed, and even this article reeks of it. However, if it discourages people who get their information from social media to visit Hawaii, then I'm for it.