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Waikiki Boom Brings Growth and Growing Pains
Hawaii rides a record tourist wave with 243000 visitors in 1959 generating about 101 million dollars. Hotels surge, Waikiki expands, and air and sea access improve, but locals fear loss of Aloha spirit as crowds clamor for space and charm fades into a bustling resort zone.
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