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Honolulu Star-Bulletin Business — ADVERTISEMENT — Sunday, October 17, 2004 DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Yoshi Takahashi amuses his friends Kimi Toi and Michi Ogino with a wetsuit that's a little too small at the Xcel store in the Ward Village Shops. Hey! Big spenders New research shows just where tourists drop their money during stays in Hawaii By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@starbulletin.com ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRYANT FUKUTOMI / BFUKUTOMI@STARBULLETIN.COM China / South Korea travelers » More than 50 percent of these Asian visitors are first-timers and about a quarter of them come as part of a package tour. » Most come to visit friends or family (more than 28 percent), on business, or as part of a stopover, as stringent Visa requirements and a lack of flights has made Hawaii a difficult vacation destination. » In terms of activities, they are statistically similar to Americans, but plan to spend more money. » Most plan to attend a luau and 30 percent intend to play golf, the most of any other group surveyed. United States travelers » American travelers plan to stay longer and spend the least amount of money on retail and souvenirs. » They are most likely to engage in sports like running, scuba or going to the gym, but have the smallest percentage of people who planned to swim or sunbathe. » Americans are more likely to attend a luau, go to a Hawaiian history or cultural event and buy Hawaiian clothing and souvenirs than Japan or other Asian travelers. » They enjoy shopping at convenience stores, malls or hotel stores. They are also the most likely to go to a museum or art gallery or eat in high-end restaurants. Japan travelers » More than 60 percent of Japan travelers come to Hawaii as part of a package group. » These visitors plan to stay the least amount of time and spend the most money. » They are most likely to come to Hawaii to celebrate a wedding or honeymoon than any other group. » They are most interested in going to the beach and shopping while in Hawaii, but few plan to do any activities or eat in high-end restaurants. » They enjoy shopping across the board from outlet and discount stores to designer boutiques. While tourists from Japan and the mainland still pump plenty of money into Hawaii's retail stores, a more global mix of visitors is at the heart of Hawaii's improved tourism outlook, and their preferences are worlds apart. A new cross-cultural study from the University of Hawaii is available to help retailers take stock of what tourists buy, so local stores can match merchandise with spending habits. University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears randomly surveyed more than 1,000 Waikiki tourists to determine cultural differences regarding their reasons for coming to Hawaii, their desire to shop and what purchases they planned to make during their stay. "Not all tourists are alike," Rosenbaum said. "Your target market should greatly impact how you merchandise and what products you stock." Hawaii's retail history gives businesses strong reasons to diversify their customer base, said retail analyst Stephany Sofos. "In the 1980s, the Japanese people came fast and furious and those who didn't cater to them were left out. Now it's changing, and as visitor groups change, retailers are having to figure out what their market is from one day to the next," Sofos said. The University of Hawaii study can help tourist-dependent businesses identify how to best keep their customers happy and how to increase spending from other visitor groups, Spears said. Their research showed that Japanese tourists plan to spend $1,400 on gifts and souvenirs during their stay in Hawaii, which is substantially more than all other visitor groups. According to the study, Chinese and Koreans spend about $750 on retail items and Americans spend around $600. They also found differences when it came to purchasing local foods, clothing and engaging in outdoor activities as well as differences in why these tourists groups were coming to Hawaii. For example, Americans and Japanese came to Hawaii primarily to vacation, while the Chinese and South Korean visitors were in Hawaii primarily to visit family members. Chinese visitors can only travel for leisure to a few designations, which does not include Hawaii. "Most Japanese will spend their vacation shopping at both high-end and discount retailers," Rosenbaum said, adding that data also confirmed the love-affair Japanese have with designer items. Nearly 60 percent of the Japanese visitors surveyed planned to visit Hawaii's designer boutiques; in contrast, only 35 percent of Americans planned to do so. However, the number of Japan travelers who plan to purchase products made in Hawaii, such as coffee, food and clothing, is lower than other groups. "The Japanese are the answer to our luxury business - not our economy," Rosenbaum said, adding that purchases of locally made products create more jobs and ultimately bring more benefit to the state. Visitors, who spend about $3 billion annually on retail goods in Hawaii, make up about 15 percent of the state's $19 billion retail market, said Carol Pregill, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii. The islands drew 6.4 million visitors last year, about two-thirds of them from the mainland. "Shopping is the third largest expenditure, next to food and lodging, for visitors," Pregill said, adding that about 20 percent of visitor expenditures can be attributed to shopping. "That's huge when you consider that shopping is a discretionary expense," Pregill said, and is an important part of a visitor's experience. But to make Hawaii shopping attractive to visitors it has to be distinctive, said Frank Haas, marketing director for the Hawaii Tourism Authority. "You can shop in Hong Kong and Las Vegas; what we need to know is what's distinctive about shopping in Hawaii," Haas said. As Oahu's visitor market stays strong, many retailers are going to take advantage of more visitor-based opportunities, said Jeffrey Hall, senior director of research at CB Richard Ellis. "There's huge amount of interest in redoing resort retail, especially in Waikiki," Hall said. According to market reports, Waikiki has a high number of retail vacancies, but in three to four years the sector will be more bullish as Waikiki renovation projects come to fruition, Hall forecasts. "The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center is rapidly changing. The Beach Walk and the International Market Place projects are just getting under way," Hall said. "Expect that in a few years Waikiki will be an entirely different place." Any shift in visitor demographics changes the way businesses advertise their products. "It's important to know who is coming and what you need for inventory," Pregill said. "Inventory is a huge expense and no one wants to be stuck with goods that no one want to buy." That's where the Rosenbaum and Spears study comes in, said Anne Murata, marketing director of the Festival Cos., which manages the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. Murata said she purchased the study because it's the first retail survey in Hawaii that breaks data into small categories such as visitors' reasons for traveling to Hawaii, ability to spend and where they spend their money. Retailers are especially interested on the data about Chinese and South Korean visitors, she said. While Chinese and Korean visitors have more in common with Americans in terms of overall spending, their spending habits are very similar to the Japanese visitor market when it was new, Murata said. In the 1990s, when the Japanese tourism boom to Hawaii was growing, the state's largest industry went to great lengths to cater to their needs. Japanese signs ruled Waikiki marketing; but then the bubble burst and retailers had to regroup to stay in business. "We've been trained to think only in terms of U.S. westbound and Japan travelers," she said. "But our retail market is becoming increasingly global and we're starting to see more travelers from China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the U.S. East." Japanese visitor arrivals to Hawaii, which peaked at 2.2 million in 1997, fell to 1.3 million last year in response to a weakened Japanese economy and geopolitical troubles. Retailers say the market has rebounded, but it's time for those eyeing Hawaii's improved market to use the isles' changing tourist patterns to help determine what's in store. Although the China travel market to Hawaii is small, representing less than 1 percent of Hawaii's total visitors in 2002, state officials have identified it as a market with enormous potential. New research shows that Chinese tourists are now the biggest spenders in the Asia-Pacific region by average credit card transaction size, according to a study released by Visa. The report, published last week in the Financial Times, said Chinese cardholders on average spent $253 per transaction while traveling. The World Tourism Organization has also estimated that China will produce 100 million outbound tourists by 2020 and members of Hawaii's public and private sector want their share. "Just like we geared retail to the Japan market in its heyday, someday I expect we'll see retail signs in Chinese and Korean, too," Murata said. According to the Rosenbaum and Spears survey, the Chinese, enjoy participating in new activities, but look for familiarity in restaurants - characteristics similar to Japanese visitors before Hawaii became a common destination, "They only want to eat in Chinese restaurants," Rosenbaum said. But, more important for retailers is that the Chinese also appear to have a taste for luxury goods. "The Chinese, like the Japanese, also want to purchase luxury goods as gifts to take home," Spears said. While retailers need accurate data to capture their audience, there is one sure plan that works across cultures, Murata said. "One thing you can always sell them is the aloha spirit - that's an approach that works with visitors from China to Lithuania," Murata said. BACK TO TOP | The Hawaii experience A new University of Hawaii study of tourist spending habits raised some interesting questions. For instance, do Japan travelers, who planned to spend $1,400 on gifts and souvenirs during their stay in Hawaii, really contribute the most money to Hawaii's economy? While Americans, who planned to spend about $600 on retail, and Chinese/ Koreans, who planned to spend about $750, lagged behind in overall spending, the data showed that these groups spent significantly more on made-in-Hawaii products. The percentage of visitors planning to buy each product: Items USA / Canada Japan China / South Korea Hawaiian coffee 53.1 38.4 70.8 Macadamia nuts 66.8 52.2 75.5 Pineapples 37.4 7.3 30.2 Hawaiian candies 35.7 12.3 35.8 Hawaiian clothing 47.3 21.7 43.4 Hawaiian souvenirs 60.9 41.1 58.5 Source: University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears Where it all goes Percentage of visitors doing the following activities: Activities U.S. Japan China/Korea Honeymoon/wedding 6.8 18.2 4.7 Visit family/friends 13.4 3.8 28.3 Part of Packaged tour 15.8 61.3 25.5 Buying designer clothes 29.2 34.9 37.7 Golf 16.0 5.6 30.2 Tour bus 30.9 25.2 37.7 Beach 77.4 78.3 84.0 Fine dining 58.2 8.5 49.1 Culture/History 64.2 27.3 43.4 Luau 59.7 16.1 62.3 Designer boutiques 35.1 59.2 41.5 Mall 65.4 74.5 75.5 Characteristics of visitors' stays: Visit U.S. Japan China/Korea Planned Expenditures $644 $1,416 $745 Length of Stay in Hawaii 12 days 7 days 11 days Source: University of Hawaii marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel industry management professor Dan Spears — ADVERTISEMENTS — — ADVERTISEMENTS — | | | PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION E-mail to Business Editor BACK TO TOP Text Site Directory: [News] [Business] [Features] [Sports] [Editorial] [Do It Electric!] [Classified Ads] [Search] [Subscribe] [Info] [Letter to Editor] [Feedback] © 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin -- http://starbulletin.com -Advertisement-

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(LD $$) GLOWING DRAGON 1023 Maunakea Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 521-4492 Try their house special "Hong Kong Noodles". (LD $) GOLDEN DRAGON Hilton Hawaiian Village 2005 Kalia Road Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 946-5336 Award winning Cantonese cuisine overlooking a tropical lagoon. (D $$) GOLDEN PALACE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 111 North King Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 521-8268 Lines at the door for the cheap dim sum dishes. (BLD $) GREEN DOOR CAFE 1145 Maunakea Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 533-0606 Offering Singaporean and Malaysian nonya-inspired food that is heavy on flavor but light on the wallet. (LD $) HAPPY DAY 3553 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 738-8666 Specializing in Dim Sum (meaning something that touches the heart) - little buns and stuffed delicacies. 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(LD $$) LEGEND VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 100 North Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 532-8218 Veg version of its legendary sister restaurant. (LD $$) LILIHA SEAFOOD 1408 Liliha Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Downtown Area) Tel. (808) 536-2663 Casual, affordable dining in a family atmosphere. Fresh crab and lobster specials. (LD $) LITTLE VILLAGE NOODLE HOUSE 1113 Smith Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 545-3008 A long-standing friendly Hawaii institution with dishes that are delicious and uniquely Chinese - blending the major cooking styles of China (Northern, Hong Kong and Szechuan). 2002 Ilima Award. (LD $) LUNG FUNG RESTAURANT Niu Valley Shopping Center 5724 Kalanianaole Highway Honolulu, HI 96821 (Southeast Honolulu) Tel. (808) 377-5555 Innovative, authentic Cantonese cuisine. Homemade deserts. (LD $$) MAILE CHINESE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Mililani Shopping Center 95-221 Kipapa Avenue Mililani, HI 96789 (Central Oahu) Tel. (808) 623-2221 Cantonese food - very popular. (LD $$) MAPLE GARDEN 909 Isenberg Street Honolulu, HI 96826 (Honolulu / Moiliili Area) Tel. (808) 941-6641 Award-winning Mandarin and Szechuan cuisine. (LD $$) McCULLY CHOP SUI 2005 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826 (Honolulu / McCully Area) Tel. (808) 946-4069 One of Hawaii's oldest Chinese restaurants. (LD $) MEI SUM CHINESE DIM SUM RESTAURANT 65 N. Pauahi Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 531-3268 Dim Sum means literally, "touched by the heart". Bite sized dumplings and pastries stuffed with meat and vegetables. (BLD $) MINI GARDEN NOODLE HOUSE 50 North Hotel Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 538-1273 Granddaddy of a restaurant where rice and noodle comfort dishes will always remain No. 1. (LD $) NEW EMPRESS RESTAURANT Chinese Cultural Plaza 100 N. Beretania Street, Suite 205 Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 521-5055 Specializing in weekday $1.50 each dim sum baskets. (LD $) NEW KAPAHULU CHOP SUEY 730 Kapahulu Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Kapahulu Area) Tel. (808) 734-4953 Good food, funky décor. (LD $) 99 CAFE 174 N. King Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 537-4276 A little bit of everything Chinese! (BL $) ON ON 1110 McCully Street (Honolulu / McCully Area) Tel. (808) 946-8833 21 years of fine Chinese food. (LD $) PAH KE'S 46-018 Kamehameha Highway Kaneohe, HI 96744 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 235-4505 Some of the best natural ingredients and flavorful sauces. (LD $) PANDA EXPRESS Kapolei Shopping Center Kapolei, HI 96707 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 674-1617 (5 locations) Buffet-style Chinese food. Popular with kamaaina (local residents). (LD $) PANDA CUISINE 641 Keeaumoko Street Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 947-1688 A large Hong Kong-style restaurant popular with locals. Serves both dim sum and a full Chinese menu. (LD $$) PATTI'S CHINESE KITCHEN Windward Mall - Food Court 46-056 Kamehameha Highway Kaneohe, HI 96744 (Windward Oahu) Tel. (808) 235-0022 (3 locations) Local style Cantonese Chinese. (BLD $) PEARL CITY CHINESE 803 Kamehameha Highway Honolulu, HI 96782 (Southwest Oahu) Tel. (808) 455-1066 Cantonese and Mandarin cuisine, reasonably priced favorites. (LD $) PINELAND CHINESE RESTAURANT 1236 Keeaumoku Street Honolulu, HI 96814 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 955-2918 A small place with big portions. Tasty Kung Pau Chicken and spicy Eggplant - with a chili-packed punch. (LD $) ROYAL PALACE 4510 Salt Lake Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96818 (Southwest Area) Tel. (808) 487-6662 Known for value, large portions and familiar Chinese flavors. 2002 Ilima Award. (LD $) SEAFOOD VILLAGE Hyatt Regency Waikiki 2424 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 971-1818 An award-winning restaurant serving Hong Kong style dim sum and Cantonese cuisine. The attentive service will astound you! (LD $$) SHANGHAI BISTRO 1778 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Ala Moana Area) Tel. (808) 955-8668 Classic Chinese plus other Asian fare! (LD $$) SUCOI 1286 Kalani Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Kapalama Area) Tel. (808) 841-7984 Awesome garlic chicken. (BL $) TAI PAN DIM SUM 100 N. Beretania Street, Room 110 Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown District) Tel. (808) 599-8899 Plenty kine Hong Kong style dim sum! (BL $) WAIKIKI LAU YEE CHAI Waikiki Shopping Plaza, 5th Floor 2250 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (Honolulu / Waikiki Area) Tel. (808) 923-1112 One of Hawaii's most famous Chinese restaurants - Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine amidst fine art. (LD $$) WON KEE Chinese Cultural Plaza 100 North Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96817 (Honolulu / Chinatown Area) Tel. (808) 524-6877 One of the best for seafood. (LD $$) WUNG FU Town Center of Mililani 95-1249 Meheula Parkway Mililani, HI 96789 (Central Oahu) Tel. (808) 623-8555 One of Central Oahu's favorite Chinese restaurants - generous portions - reasonable prices. (LD $) YEN KING CHINESE Kahala Mall 4211 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 (Honolulu / Kaimuki Area) Tel. (808) 732-5505 Serving Szechuan, Hunan, Peking, Shanghai, and Hong Kong-style cuisine. Elegant yet affordable lunch and dinner buffets. (LD $$) Top Oahu Restaurants Index | Restaurants Index | Home Page Contact Us | Sponsor Join Us Form ©Ala Mua Hawaii 1997

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Hawaiian Dresses and Hawaiian Shirts for the Whole `Ohana! Pa`inaGirl.com specializes in cute Hawaiian dresses. Our Hawaiian dresses are popular choices for informal beach wedding dresses or affordable bridesmaid dresses and range from fun and flirty to casual elegant. Hawaiian dresses and matching shirts can be worn for all occasions; our matching aloha prints can be used for parties, family photos and luaus, unique bridal wear, company events, and of course just for fun. In fact, our resort wear has been very popular for beach wedding dresses or garden wedding dresses since they are so comfortable and pretty, too! (Matching the guys in Hawaiian shirts is always a nice touch, too, even if you are just attending a party and are not in the party!) We are located on the island of O`ahu, nicknamed "the Gathering Place," as most of the population in Hawaii lives and works here. Even though it's cold out, why not take a trip to the islands, even if only in your mind? You'll be warmed by the thought! Locals here in Hawaii have been enjoying the comfort and style of "alohawear" since the 1930s, but the popularity of its bright colors and prints has caught on everywhere. Perhaps it's because of the happy feelings these friendly prints evoke -- put on some alohawear and you can't help but feel as though you're on vacation in paradise! The modern Hawaiian dress is actually something of a new phenomenon for the ladies -- in previous years, the "hawaiian dress" was usually a very conservative mu`umu`u -- definitely not very provocative (however, island women and girls do still wear mu`umu`us on Aloha Friday!). HEY HULA GALS! Looking for hula costumes? Check out our hula store at HulaStuff.com for muumuus, pa`u skirts, coconut bras and more. PA`INA PEEPS! Some of our model friends are something of celebrities in Hawaii. Check out the gallery. Currently in our Hawaii celebrities gallery: Miss Hawaii 2002 Kehaulani Christian, Actress and model Sondra Barker, former UH Football Offensive Assistant Tyson Helton, Island entertainer Jon Yamasato and former UH record-breaking quarterback Nick Rolovich. Cool and hip aloha shirts always abounded for the guys, but stylish island girls found it hard and frustrating to express their Hawaiian style in a feminine way. Only in recent years have aloha wear makers finally caught on and realized that sexy Hawaiian dresses belong in every island girl's closet! You can take the girl from the island... but not the island from the girl! From silky, elegant matching resort wear to bold, fun Hawaiian print dresses, we've got a range of high quality clothing appropriate for every occasion. Let your 'ohana stand out with colorful matching Hawaiian attire --- whether your 'ohana is made up of you and your significant other, co-workers, family, or close friends. Pa`ina means "party" in Hawaiian, so get into the party mood with some great clothes! If you're planning a Hawaiian style luau, complete your theme with some colorful Hawaiian dresses and the essential matching Hawaiian shirts from our Bold and Fun Hawaiian Dresses and Shirts Collection They are made of high quality cotton and can be conveniently machine-washed. Our Matching Resort Wear sets make great informal wedding dresses and shirts if you're planning a Hawaiian or beach theme wedding. If you're planning a Hawaiian style wedding, be sure to check out the new gorgeous silk flowers and freshwater pearl jewelry we just added to our Hawaiian wedding product line at our Hawaiian Wedding Shop ! Be sure to come back and visit as we are constantly adding only the best items from the Hawaiian islands to our store. Even better, bookmark our site for quick reference for some aloha! Pa`inaGirl.com.... we export aloha! Hawaiian Dresses | Matching Hawaiian Resort Dresses and Aloha Shirts | Bold and Fun Matching Hawaiian Dresses and Shirts | Matching Hawaiian Board Shorts | Plumeria Jewelry | Puka Shells and Koa Jewelry | Island Style Gifts | Links! © 2002 - 2005 PainaGirl.com . All rights reserved.