The Super Bowl kicks off Sunday, but for now, The Conversation looks at a sporting event closer to home.
The Honolulu Marathon broke records last year with nearly 45,000 participants over the marathon weekend, and a new economic report says the $200,000 invested by the state was a good gamble.
Jim Barahal has been president of the Honolulu Marathon for nearly three decades. He says the event generated more than half a billion dollars in total economic output and generated over 7 billion social media impressions around the globe…