I love the Big Iz and his music. I was bummed, really bummed, when the he died at the young age of 38 a few years back. He was a music and Hawaiian icon. I especially like his song, White Sandy Beach In Hawaii. Tears come to my eyes when I hear that song. Check out his music. You won’t regret it. His rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow is, for my money, the best ever made.

Hawaii used to be filled with Japanese tourists. Not so much anymore. And, they are being replaced by Chinese with money — loads of it.

See this Honolulu Star Bulletin article, US-Chinese Pact To Boost Tourism.

Any interest in moving to Hawaii, a paradise if there ever was such a place, and make a living servicing this soon to be burgeoning Chinese tourist clientle? Would that lot in life be worse than driving being stuck in traffic on the way to work everyday on the 405, 101 or 280? If you wanted to jump in on this, how would you do it?

See also these related China Business Network podcasts:

• The 2007 WTM-ChinaContact Future of Travel Forum

• The Online Travel Market in China

Braddah Iz, we miss you ….