With local farmers reeling from a drop in demand from hotels and restaurants, advocates hope schools, prisons and hospitals will buy more local produce.

The public might have to wait 30 days for details of plans for 16 solar-plus-storage or standalone storage projects on three islands

State, county and health experts are publicly at odds over whether enough trained workers are in place to track an expected resurgence of the virus, especially when tourists return.

Some think the Hawaii Department of Health is woefully short of people doing contact tracing, but the department says it has enough staff to handle the short term.

Hawaii’s long-term economic plan is a blank slate by design to be filled in by an ensemble cast, says Alan Oshima, Hawaii’s economic recovery chief.

The industry, which employs 85,000 workers, has fallen off the cliff. Will going into a bar and restaurant be the same if the COVID-19 crisis eases?

The airline says the money helps buy time for Hawaii’s largest private employer, which is burning through more than $4 million per day.

Even the most optimistic solar developer said extended disruptions to projects will have unavoidable consequences.

The state and business officials behind the economic recovery plan say they are looking at a phased approach to restarting Hawaii’s economy.