Thanks for the comparison but itÔÇÖs not a fair one. There are only 1.8 million people who live in all of Hawaii.
Thats 1 million less than the city of Chicago!
With 10% less visitors from 2008 to 2009 alone, you may not have seen the effects yet.
1/3 of Hawaii's job market is based on tourism from the mainland. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize if the intercontinental USA has issues, before to long they will affect Hawaii! I do realize as well that other people from other countries visit Hawaii as well but most visitors are from the USA.