In Hawai'i, the economy has affected the number of air seats bringing visitors to the Islands. Airline capacity from the U.S. Mainland is forecast to drop by 3.6 percent for the three months ending in November, but air seats from Japan are expected to increase by 3.5 percent for the same period.

Overall, tourism officials say airline capacity will decline 2.1 percent from the same three-month period last year.