Multimedia Measuring economic stress by county nationwide Mall malaise: shoppers browse, but don't buy Unemployment by the numbers Family struggles with father's unemployment Saying an affordable goodbye Hard times hit small car dealer Latest Economic News Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens How the major stock indexes fared on Friday D.R. Horton, J.M. Smucker, Dell are big movers Kansas jobless rate dips to 6.4 percent in October Economists: Mich. will keep losing jobs in 2010 A look at economic developments around the globe Japan warns that deflation can drag on recovery Weak jobless claims, future economic activity data Ga. economic slump continues, could ease in 2011 Recovery in developed economies gathering pace

Buy AP Photo Reprints

Audio Slideshow Hawaii Midway Open to Tourists

Your Questions Answered Ask AP: Shuttle complexity, credit union agency

Interactives State budget gaps map Auto industry problems trickle down, punish Tennessee county Women give old Derby hats a makeover in tough economy S.C. town deals with highest unemployment in South How mortgages were bundled and sold as securities Tracking the $700 billion financial bailout Tracking the year's job losses State-by-state foreclosures since 2007 Credit crisis explained Presidents and their economic legacies Lexicon of the financial crisis Americans' addiction to debt Related Stories American charities may not have a happy holiday Meltdown 101: Some signs of strength in US exports Recession's good news: Cities see burglaries fall

HONOLULU (AP) -- A new Hawaii economic forecast predicts Hawaii will make only lackluster gains next year followed by modest growth in 2011.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism's report Tuesday said Hawaii's economy continues to languish because of diminished spending by visitors on hotel rooms, souvenirs and meals.

Visitor spending is expected to fall by about an eighth of what it was last year, and more jobs will be lost this year than previously believed.

Other forecasts agree that the state's economic malaise will persist into the first half of next year.

Any comeback will be slow. The state estimates a 2 percent rise in tourists will occur in 2010 following two years of setbacks in the visitor count.

© 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.

Click here for copyright permissions! Copyright 2008 Associated Press