ʻO Turism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) Luna Nui ʻo Mark Olsen i ʻōlelo ʻia ua pane wikiwiki nā mea mākaʻikaʻi o ka ʻāina i ka hanana o ka wā e hōʻoia i ka palekana o nā malihini a me nā ʻoihana a ke hana wikiwiki nei lākou e wehe hou.
"I kēia lā, hoʻokipa mākou i ka Seven Seas Explorer me 700 mau mea kaʻa e holo ana e ʻike i kekahi o nā huakaʻi ʻoi aku ma mua o 2000 i hāʻawi ʻia e kā mākou wahi," wahi āna.
"Ke hui nei kēia poʻe holo moku holo moku ma kahi o 4500 mau malihini kipa ma ka ʻāina me 1500 poʻe e noho nei i nā hōkele ma Cairns CBD.
"Ua loaʻa iā Tropical North Queensland he $20 miliona o ka hoʻopau ʻana, e nalowale ana ma kahi o 10% o kā mākou papa Kalikimaka a me ka Makahiki Hou ma mua o Cyclone Jasper a e hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma kahi o $ 60 miliona mau poho i kēia pule aʻe.
"Ke manaʻo nei mākou i ka hiki ʻana mai o nā puke i nā minuke hope loa i ka wā e puka mai ai ka lā i ka pule aʻe me nā kūlana maikaʻi loa no nā mea hana ʻāʻī.
"ʻO ka Cairns Aquarium a me Cairns Koalas a me nā mea ola ma The Pier - ka mea hoihoi hou i ke kaona - ke mālama nei i ka poʻe malihini kipa i ka wā e hōʻike ana i nā ʻano kaiaola like ʻole a me nā holoholona hihiu o ka tropics.
“I kēia lā (Pōʻalima) ua hoʻi hou ʻo Quicksilver's Pro Dive i ka Great Barrier Reef a ke lawe nei nā ferry i nā malihini i Fitzroy Island Resort.
“Ua hauʻoli ka poʻe kipa i ka ʻike ʻana i nā muliwai e holo piha ana a ʻo ka poʻe ʻimi huakaʻi ke holo nei i ka wai keʻokeʻo ma ka muliwai Tully i kēia lā me ka Cairns Adventure Group.
“ʻO ka hahai ʻana i nā wailele a me nā huakaʻi paipu ʻo ia nā mea kūʻai tiketi wela i ke kauwela ke ʻike nui ʻia nā kahawai wao ua.
“ʻO ka wailele ʻo Barron ka mea hoʻohihi nui loa o Tropical North Queensland ma hope o ka ua nui – ʻo ka manaʻo o ka noe ma kou alo i ka hekili o ka wai i loko o Barron Gorge he mea kupaianaha.
“Mai ka lā ʻapōpō (Poʻaono) hiki i nā malihini ke ʻike i ka hāʻule mai ka Skyrail Rainforest Cableway ʻo The Edge Lookout.
“Ua hoʻi hou ka Palm Cove strip i ka ʻoihana me nā mea hoʻolako hale e komo pū me The Reef House e hoʻokipa ana i nā malihini a me kā lākou hale ʻaina i loko o ka hale me ka hale ʻaina Nu Nu a me nā hale ʻaina e wehe hou ana.
"Ua wehe ʻia nā hale noho a me nā mea hoihoi ma Cassowary Coast a ke hoʻi nei nā malihini kipa i Paronella Park.
"Ua hoʻolōʻihi ʻia nā mea hana ma Port Douglas e ka pau ʻana o ka mana akā ke wehe lohi nei, ʻoiai ʻo ka ʻāina ʻo Daintree e lōʻihi ka lōʻihi a ke kali nei lākou i ka emi ʻana o ka muliwai."
