Sunday, May 11, 2008

Molokai’s visitors ‘picked up and left’

By Gary T. Kubota, The Maui News, 10 May 2008,

Businesses on the Friendly Isle are seeing fewer customers following the shutdown of Molokai Ranch operations in early April.

Business owners think they haven't hit bottom yet and expect more economic problems after the 120 ranch employees get their last paycheck on May 22.

Island Air passenger volume was down more than 3 percent and the ferry between Lahaina and Kaunakakai reported a drop of 25 percent in April...

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