N-Fallout Fears Hit Hawaii Tourism

Even before Japan was hit by an earthquake and a tsunami, Hawaii had been struggling with a budget shortfall that seemed suffocating for a state this small: close to $1 billion over two years. But the disaster in Japan has the potential to make what was a bad situation for the state significantly worse. The tour and hotel cancellations began within hours, and they have been continuing — a reminder of how dependent Hawaii is on tourists who make the nine-hour trip here from Tokyo. State officials, well aware of the history of Japanese tourism fallout after other calamities — including the Kobe earthquake in 1995 and the swine flu epidemic in 2009 — are now bracing for a sharp drop in tourism and the revenue it produces/ Adam Nagourney , New York Times. More here. (AP photo: Two visitors from Japan take pictures of each other in the waters of Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, recently.)

Question: When did you last visit Hawaii? Would you visit today, in wake of the disaster in Japan and possible nuclear fallout danger?