486 - Special Episode: Public Health In the Field—Did COVID Change Tourism for Good?
Public Health On Call
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Hawaii Tourism and the Pandemic
The pandemic has hit indigenous communities disproportionatel hard. About half of native hawaiians no longer live on the island, in large part because they can't afford to. Hawaii has some of the highest cost of living in the u.S. With houses in some areas averaging around one million dollars. The take off of the digital nomad life style has made some visitors permanent fixtures far beyond the confines of resorts.
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