Mark Dunkerley has biased yet valid points citing tourism as Hawaii's economic engine, but there is a gross negligence in regards to the management of tourism as an industry and control of capacity and quality.  Tourist capacity should not be gauged by how many rooms a hotel has to fill, or empty seats on a plane, but by what our basic infrastructure can comfortably support.  Water quality, sanitation, safety and traffic all suffer regularly from overcrowding.

If every Oahu hotel and rental property was filled to capacity, which would be ideal for the airline and hotel/vacation rental industry, and a major crisis were to occur ala tsunami, hurricane, war, etc., bringing our island to a grinding halt, have those industries considered emergency provisions for the care and welfare of locals and tourists?

Waikiki is like Vegas.  Sensational, crowded, gaudy, and expensive.  Not much of what a true kama'aina wants to participate in, except what's left of the surf and fishing spots.