tourism industry update issue 04 36 september 7 2004 9 30 am hvcb is a weekly briefing of travel news and developments affecting hawai i s visitor compiled by the market trends department for immediate release contact darlene morikawa dmorikawa org 808 924 0259 inside this 1 feature null honors five organizations with prestigious maile award 2 hawaii consumer behaviors domestic passenger volume to up 15 percent latest seven day period current hta announces rfp research on wellness 3 national international confidence declines 5 points in august beach vacationers spend more per trip stay longer average japanese outbound traffic closes record 2000 levels tia performance indicators show mixed results july top presented long time at its 102 nd annual luncheon honorees were selected their quality service community along length