More people visited Hawaii this summer and spent more money, but Waikiki shops are being left out — bad news for small businesses in the state's main tourist district.

• Visitor numbers were up slightly in July, but the growth went to neighbor islands like Maui, not Waikiki.
• Travelers cut their trips from nine days to seven, so fewer people are out shopping on any given day.
• Higher hotel and airfare costs eat up the budget before visitors reach the stores.
• Tour groups and convention business are also down, adding to the slowdown.
• Waikiki brings in more than a third of all visitor spending, so weakness there hits the whole state economy — schools, roads and all.

Outlook: Businesses are counting on the holiday season to turn things around, but nothing yet suggests trips will get longer or spending will spread back to Waikiki.