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employees’ welcoming aloha spirit in Hawaii,

attitude of the residents toward visitors, courtesy,

friendliness, sincere interest, willingness to serve

and to get better acquainted with visitors, and

other manifestations of warmth and friendliness.

In addition, the cultural resources of any area are
included here: fi ne arts, literature, history, music,

dramatic art, dancing, shopping, sports, and
other activities.

A wide range of tourist resources is created by
combining cultural resources. Such examples

would be sports events and facilities, traditional

or national festivals, games, and pageants.

NATURAL RESOURCES

A great variety of combinations of natural

resource factors can create environments

attractive to tourism development. Thus, no

general statements can be formulated.

Probably the most noticeable factors are the

pronounced seasonal variations of temperature

zones and the changes in demand for

recreational use of such areas. To even out

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