Hawaii’s tourism took a serious dive when the “0bama Birthplace Tour” got canceled when no one could figure out at which hospital he was actually born...
Don't you mean when one couldn't figure out which COUNTRY he was born in?
Now that is an excellent point.
I could care less what happens to Hawaii's tourism industry. It was probably the bluest state of them all during the November 2008 election, so they can be wiped out by a tsunami for all I care. The only folks I would be worried about are the military personnel who are assigned there. The rest of them can rot.