Off the news: Digital ag form omits critical tourism data
It was good that Hawaii started Akamai Arrival this month, a pilot program that digitized the agriculture declaration form that travelers entering this state must fill out.
Not so good was that the form’s “back side” wasn’t immediately retained; that optional survey provided a treasure trove of data for Hawaii’s tourism and economic analysts. Let’s hope Akamai officials can add that digitized Page 2 very soon — certainly well before the pilot’s slated end on May 31.