But he said you can see that Front Street is certainly not as crowded as usual, even for September. Longhi said his flight home was about 90 percent full, and when his daughter traveled to Maui a few days later from Los Angeles, her flight was about 75 percent full. Traffic, at least from the Mainland states, appears to be picking up, though it is nowhere near what it was. That compares with 3,314 on the last normal Thursday, Sept. 6. The obvious reason is that Oahu is not getting the Japanese traffic it is accustomed to.
International traffic is down from all origins.
Crockford happened to be in Miami on Sept. 11, and he compares the retail experience there and here. According to reports, Miami hotels are running about 30 percent occupancy this week. Maui hotels, though down, are nowhere near that low. It s predictable, says Crockford. Miami is heavily dependent on visitors from Europe and Central and South America.