The case raises questions about the extent to which government officials can make new laws with little public notice, then shut down businesses not in compliance.

The utility says rolling, 30-minute outages may happen unless customers can lower demand during peak evening hours.

In justifying the need for change, a City Council resolution outlines a decades-long pattern of malfeasance.

First-generation restaurant owners have leaned on this local nonprofit to get off the ground and stay running during difficult times.

But Sandwich Isles Communications says the state agency is on a “witch hunt” and is resisting providing information about its financial status.

In a precursor of business decisions that will become more common, members of the Outrigger Canoe Club have rejected a proposal to extend the club’s lease with its landlord beyond 2055 due to concerns about sea level rise.

The Oahu Economic Development Board will submit its final plan to federal officials overseeing grants to create jobs and diversify the economy.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is emerging as a business and political force in Hawaii.

Longtime Honolulu businessman Steven Loui is trying to salvage the company he founded more than 40 years ago as its recent CEO, Martin Kao, faces criminal charges over federal pandemic relief funds.

Leodoloff “Leo” R. Asuncion Jr. will replace outgoing Public Utilities Chairman Jay Griffin at the helm of the regulatory agency.