Honolulu Marathon organizers talk global reach after record year

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…

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