The number of tourists from Canada and the mainland pushed the total number of Hawaii's westbound visitors up [Derived headline]

From: Honolulu Star - Bulletin | Date: July 9, 1996 | Copyright information

The number of tourists from Canada and the mainland pushed the total number of Hawaii's westbound visitors up 4.4 percent during the first quarter of this year, the Hawaii Visitors Bureau says.

The HVB on Monday reported that 111,090 people came from Canada, which is up 26.8 percent from the first quarter 1995, and 839,570 people came from the mainland, up 2.6 percent.

The South Atlantic region was the fastest growing, with arrivals from Georgia increasing 40 percent thanks, in part, to increased service from Atlanta by Delta Air Lines, HVB officials said.

California arrivals also put a jump ...

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