In June 2020, Hawaii hotels statewide reported substantial declines in revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy compared to June 2019 as tourism continued to be impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report published by Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Research Division, statewide RevPAR decreased to $25 (-89.3%), ADR fell to $162 (-42.4%), and occupancy declined to 15.6 percent (-68.3 percentage points) (Figure 1) in June.
The report’s findings utilized data compiled by STR, Inc., which conducts the largest and most comprehensive survey of hotel properties in the Hawaiian Islands.
In June, Hawaii hotel room revenues statewide fell by 94.2 percent to $22.3 million. Room demand was 89.9 percent lower than the same period last year. Room supply decreased by 45.6 percent year-over-year (Figure 2). Many properties closed or reduced operations starting in April. Since March 26, all passengers arriving from out-of-state were required to abide by a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. The quarantine order was expanded on April 1 to include interisland travelers; the interisland quarantine ended on June 15.
All classes of Hawaii hotel properties statewide reported RevPAR losses in June compared to a year ago. Luxury Class properties earned RevPAR of $26 (-94.0%), with ADR of $335 (-39.5%) and occupancy at 7.9 percent (-72.1 percentage points). Upper Midscale Class properties earned slightly higher RevPAR ($29, -79.8%) than Luxury Class hotels due to comparatively higher occupancy at 18.6 percent (-67.9 percentage points).
All of Hawaii’s four island counties reported lower RevPAR and occupancy. Hotels on the island of Hawaii led the state in June RevPAR at $37 (-80.8%), with occupancy of 26.9 percent (-51.5 percentage points) and ADR at $139 (-44.1%).
Maui County hotels had the lowest June RevPAR at $16 (-95.1%), with ADR of $218 (-44.7%) and occupancy at 7.2 percent (-73.5 percentage points).
Oahu hotels reported $25 (-88.2%) for RevPAR in June, with ADR at $164 (-32.5%) and occupancy of 15.4 percent (-72.5 percentage points). Waikiki hotels earned $20 (-90.3%) in RevPAR with ADR at $164 (-30.8%) and occupancy of 12.4 percent (-75.8 percentage points).
Kauai hotels earned RevPAR of $29 (-86.0%) in June, with ADR at $149 (-46.7%) and occupancy of 19.6 percent (-54.7 percentage points).
