Open the doors by building credible water parks and theme parks. Make our zoo and sea life attractions world class. Promote neighbor island attractions. Give people reasons to spend more time here once they arrive. If we allow snobby retailers to convince us that people come to Hawaii to shop, we do not give those visitors a reason to return.
Retail is worldwide.
There is only one Hawaii. Everyone knows that competition doesn't keep prices up, it only brings them down. What keeps prices up is when businesses make back-room deals not to lower their prices. These deals cheat consumers out of the benefits of a competitive marketplace. They are also illegal, as they violate anti-trust laws.