In ten pages this paper examines the impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the tourist industry of Hawaii, a place that can only be visited by sea or by air. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.
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its economy and psychologically impacted its people is both grand and far-reaching. People were too scared to fly, leaving a gaping hole where there used to be a solid
influx from the mainland and beyond, creating a ripple effect that devastated many business, caused waves of layoffs and challenged the island people to sustain their existence amidst one of
the countrys worst economic downfalls. Said Sue Kanoho, executive director of the Kauai Visitors Bureau: "We are facing some challenges" (Del Rosso, 2002, p. 35). II. ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL
People became afraid on September 11th, their fears multiplying every moment of every passing day. They worried about safety. The worried
about money. The worried about whether their lives would ever be the same. And as they worried, they remained mostly at home, leaving the tourism industry to feel
the impact of 911s terrorist attack more than perhaps any other sector of American commerce. Clearly, airplane travel was not the first mode of choice for many people, a
decision made out of emotion based upon fear borne out of political manipulation. That Hawaii is inaccessible by virtually any other means than flight, the island paradise stood stranded,
hands outreached, beckoning the world to once again visit its shores. One reason people were fearful to travel began even before reaching the
boarding station. Because of the very fact that millions of people typically took to the skies on any given day prior to 911, there had been a regeneration of
serious concern for passenger protection in light of the sheer numbers that airline carriers transport to Hawaii. Whether the threat was as significant as terrorist activity or as seemingly