Updated at 1:35 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Hawaii hunters, anglers spend more than $154M a year
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i's 100,000 hunters and anglers spend more than $154 million a year on the sports, according to a new report.According to the report released by the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, spending by hunters and anglers directly supports 2,500 jobs and $71 million worth of salaries around the state. Spending by sportsmen also generates $14 million in state and local taxes.
On the national level, 34 million sportsmen age 16 and older spent more than $76 billion in 2006, supporting 1.6 million jobs, according to the hunting trade group.
