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The Economics of Coastal Communities: An Island Perspective

The Economics of Coastal Communities: An Island Perspective. CAPITOL HILL OCEANS WEEK JUNE 6, 2007 MARYLOU FOLEY, OUTRIGGER HOTELS. Map courtesy of PacificBasin Communications. Photo courtesy of NASA. Outrigger Reef on the Beach, Waikiki. Hawaii Population 1.2 million

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The Economics of Coastal Communities: An Island Perspective

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  1. The Economics of Coastal Communities: An Island Perspective CAPITOL HILL OCEANS WEEK JUNE 6, 2007 MARYLOU FOLEY, OUTRIGGER HOTELS

  2. Map courtesy of PacificBasin Communications

  3. Photo courtesy of NASA

  4. Outrigger Reef on the Beach,Waikiki

  5. Hawaii • Population 1.2 million • 2006 Visitor Count 7.4 million • Visitor Expenditures $11.99 billion

  6. Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, Kona

  7. Tahiti • Population 278,963 • 2006 Visitor Count 221,256 Te Tiare Beach Resort, Huahine

  8. Photos courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme – North America

  9. 2006 - 8.1 tons Approx. 4.5 million pearls Valued at $128 million (Secretariat of the Pacific: Fisheries News 118)

  10. Palau • Palau • Population 20,842 • Visitor Count 63,000 Photo courtesy of Palau Visitors Authority

  11. Photo courtesy of Palau Visitors Authority

  12. Marshall Islands • Population 61,815 • Visitor Count 5,659 (1,216 on holiday) Photo courtesy of Marshall Islands Visitors Authority

  13. Photo courtesy of Marshall Islands Visitors Authority

  14. Photo courtesy of Marshall Islands Visitors Authority

  15. Photos courtesy of Getty Images

  16. PhotoCourtesy of NOAA and Susan Middleton Challenges

  17. Increased education Strategic alliances Committed involvement

  18. Photo Courtesy of NOAA and Susan Middleton

  19. Pictured: Adm. Samuel Debow, NOAA; Marylou Foley, Outrigger; Naomi McIntosh, NOAA – Humpback Whale Sanctuary; Mayor Mufi Hannemann

  20. Photo courtesy of NOAA

  21. Photo courtesy of Marshall Islands Visitors Authority

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