Hotels statewide were 83.1 percent full on average, up 5 percentage points from last year, according to data released today by Hospitality Advisors LLC.

Kaua'i hotels had the highest occupancy levels in the state with 89.9 percent of its rooms filled.

All other islands also had increases in occupancy. Maui hotels were 84.1 percent full, up 3.5 percentage points, while O'ahu hotels were 82.2 percent full, up 6.1 percentage points. Big Island hotels had a 79.9 percent hotel occupancy rate on average, up from 77.1 percent last year.

The average daily hotel room rate in the state was $148.43, up slightly from $147.91.

For the year-to-date, hotels in the state were 73.4 percent full on average, up from 71.3 percent in the same period a year ago. All islands saw increases in occupancy in the first eight months of the year compared with the same period in 2002.

The hotel survey covers an average of 160 properties representing about 50,300 rooms reporting, or 75 percent of all lodging properties with 20 rooms or more.