Business

May 28, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

A more than 100-year-old family-owned business has requested the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation pause its plans to condemn the company’s large automotive servicing center pr...

May 28, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

LIHUE — With the closing of the Central Pacific Bank Lihue Branch located at the corner of Rice and Umi Streets on Friday, CPB announced the relocation of the branch as part of its ongoi...

May 27, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

We continue our wrap-up of the 2025 Legislature by examining a report issued by the Office of the Auditor that should have gotten more attention, if not from the general public, at least from...

May 27, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s destination management focus is “not new — or effective — and the agency remains unable to gauge its own performance,” accor...

May 23, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

The deadly crash of a sightseeing helicopter in New York on April 10 has left many people wondering about the safety of such tours.

May 23, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

The outlook for airline seats into Hawaii softened this month with losses widening into the peak summer tourism season, exacerbating concerns that demand for leisure travel will hold amid worl...

May 19, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Last week, we covered the key bills that made it out of the Legislature and to the governor’s office. This week, will be looking at a few bills that passed both houses of the Legislature...

May 13, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Some 37% of Hawaii businesses said tariffs make them “very concerned,” while another 40% are “somewhat concerned,” adding up to a whopping 77% of businesses feeling tar...

May 12, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

University of Hawaii economists expect the state economy to begin gradually contracting later this year due to federal policy impacts hurting tourism, employment and personal income.

May 10, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

The local Better Business Bureau is looking for award-worthy businesses to spotlight in its upcoming award show. BBB Foundation, the charitable arm of Better Business Bureau, announced it is n...

May 10, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

The U.S.-led trade war with China has delivered a hard initial blow to one of Hawaii’s largest companies, ocean cargo transportation firm Matson Inc.

May 10, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

Golden Week, a traditional holiday time for Japanese travelers, attracted more visitors to Hawaii than last year but still brought only about half the volume of 2019.

May 10, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Hawaii’s unemployment rate keeps hovering around multiyear lows even as job and funding cuts by the Trump administration continue to roil the U.S. economy.

May 9, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Amid a growing inventory of single-family homes and condominiums on Oahu, year-to-date sales volumes in both markets remained depressed in April from the same period in 2024 but rose slightly...

May 9, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

HONOLULU —State Sen. Kurt Fevella called on Gov. Josh Green to seek the resignations of two top state officials from the two main state agencies overseeing tourism on Monday due to alleg...

May 8, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

LIHUE — “Do you need a company banner?” Robert Green, a digital design teacher at Kauai High School wanted to know. “You can order one from us at Da Shop. A lot of the...