50 Years Later, Hawaii’s Law Requiring Professional Licenses Could Be In For An Overhaul
Can Farm Tours, Bird-Watchers and Storytellers Save Hawaii Tourism?
Sunday, October 10Remote Work Is Here To Stay. You Can Thank The Pandemic For That
Thursday, October 7Accelerator’s New Venture Fund Is Helping Ag-Based Companies Expand
Tuesday, October 5This Company Makes Jet Fuel From Water, Sunlight And CO2
Hawaii’s High Cost Of Living Just Keeps Getting Higher
Monday, September 13These Hawaii Firms Are Pushing Innovation Amid The Pandemic
Hawaii’s Tourism Industry Is Bouncing Back. But Where Are All The Jobs?
Hawaii’s Travel Rules Are Ending But Restrictions On Other Businesses Linger
$9 For A Loaf Of Bread? Here’s Why It’s So Expensive To Eat At Home These Days
Here’s Why It’s So Hard To Reshape Hawaii’s Tourism Industry
Why One Developer Is Banking On More Digital Nomads Coming To Hawaii
Wednesday, April 7Dark Clouds Are Looming Over Hawaii Even As The Economy Appears To Be Improving
‘What About Us?’: Retailers Struggle To Find Their Way Through The Pandemic
Thursday, March 4Hawaiian Airlines Is Holding Off On More Layoffs — For Now
Monday, March 1Hawaii’s Summer Tourism Season Is Looking Promising
The Construction Industry Is Still Going Strong In Hawaii. It May Get Even Stronger
Tuesday, February 9Stabilizing Or Stalling? State Officials Explain Why Hawaii’s Recovery Plan Will Take 2 Years
The Continuing Clout Of Hawaii’s Public Worker Unions
Has The Hawaii Tourism Industry Lost Its Clout?
‘Treading Water’: Working From Home Hasn’t Hurt Hawaii’s Office Rental Market — Yet
Monday, November 9Executives Foresee Long-Term Changes To The Workplace After COVID-19
Tuesday, November 37 Ways To Repair Hawaii’s Broken Economy
Dark Days: Hawaiian Airlines’ Struggles Reflect The Pain Of The Tourism Industry
Wednesday, October 28Chinatown Rising: Businesses Are Finding Cool New Homes Amidst The Pandemic
Sunday, October 25Oahu Bar Owners Are Crying Foul Over City Restrictions
Tuesday, October 20New State Program Helps Businesses Adapt To A Changing Economy
Thursday, October 15Airlines Predict A Long Slow Recovery Even As Tourism Returns
Monday, October 12Will Hawaii Finally Be Able To Break Its Dependence On Tourism?
Monday, October 5Report: Tenants And Landlords Alike Are Struggling
Panel: We Need Solid Data To Predict Hawaii’s Economic Future
Tuesday, September 15Can Military Spending Prop Up Hawaii’s Faltering Economy?
Monday, September 14Economist: Hawaii’s Economic Fall Will Be Worse Than Predicted
Wednesday, September 2The Cost Of Failure To Contain The Virus? Massive Layoffs
Kauai Businesses Are ‘Hanging On By A Thread’ Without Tourists
Friday, August 28Women Were Already Struggling At Work. The Pandemic Is Making It Worse
Thursday, August 27Grief And Desperate Hope As Small Businesses Brace For Second Shutdown
Sunday, August 23The Tremendous Cost Of Feeding The Hungry In Hawaii
Wednesday, August 19Is COVID-19 Spreading Because People Have Gotten Tired Of Restrictions?
Thursday, August 13People In Hawaii Are Struggling. The Nonprofits That Help Them Are Too
Monday, August 10The State Has A Plan For When To Reopen Or Reclose. Why Aren’t We Following It?
Our Struggling Economy: The First ‘Cliff’ Is Almost Here And A Second One Is Looming
Wednesday, July 15How This Special Legislative Committee Has Worked To Keep Hawaii’s Economy Afloat
Monday, July 13Shuttered Churches, Temples Got Millions From Feds
Hawaii Economic Chief: Tourism Is ‘Who We Are’ And Must Be Rebuilt
Monday, June 15Hawaii Economy Faces ‘A Long Slow Road Back’
Sunday, June 14Big Island Officials Are Frustrated That Opportunity Zones Haven’t Drawn New Investment
Saturday, June 6Hawaii’s Wedding Business Has Been ‘Completely Demolished’
The Pandemic Ignites A Bike Boom In Honolulu
Tuesday, May 12Hawaii’s Struggling Farms Want The State To Become A Bigger Customer
Hawaii Businesses Affected By COVID-19 Could Face Tough Fights With Insurers
Monday, April 6Hawaii Banks Start Rolling Out Relief To Small Firms
Will Feds’ Relief Package Be Enough To Keep Hawaii’s Small Businesses Afloat?
Wednesday, March 11Jobs In Hawaii: The Future Looks A Lot Like The Past
Tuesday, March 10Lawmakers Want To Subsidize Big Rate Increases By Hawaii’s Only Interisland Shipper
Wednesday, March 4Hawaii’s Largest Private College Is Fighting For Its Future
Hawaii Lawmakers Are Showing A Little Love For Kona Coffee
Report: Two-Thirds of Hawaii Residents Struggle Financially
Tuesday, January 7Vacation Rentals Are Still Thriving In Kailua
Monday, January 6Cyber Spies Are Quietly Boosting Hawaii’s High Tech Economy
Economists: High Living Costs Continue Driving Hawaii Residents Away
Energy Giant AES Has A Big — And Growing — Footprint In Hawaii
Friday, November 15Report: Hawaii’s Economic Growth Is The Lowest In The Nation
Tuesday, November 5Hawaii Gas Faces Uncertain Future In State’s Renewable Energy Push
Conflicts, Antitrust Questions Raised Regarding Maui Solar Farm
Thursday, October 17Hawaii’s Green Energy Projects Search For Ways To Navigate Community Opposition
Wednesday, October 16Why Hawaii Still Has So Few Electric Cars
Thursday, October 3How ‘Green Fees’ Might Offset The Hidden Costs Of Tourism In Hawaii
Why No One Knows How Many Green Energy Jobs Exist In Hawaii
Tuesday, September 10Will Hawaii Electric Customers Ever Save Money With Renewable Energy?
Air Travel’s Carbon Footprint Takes A Big Environmental Toll In Hawaii
Thursday, August 22Can This New Hawaii Venture Become The Stock Fund For Millennials?
How These Travel Hotspots Are Trying To Make Tourism Pay Its Own Way
Wednesday, July 17Hawaii Struggles To Maintain Its Worn-Out Hiking Trails
Thursday, July 11How Kailua Became A Tourist Town
Wednesday, July 109 Charts That Show How Hawaii Tourism Is Changing
10 Million Visitors: Can Hawaii Survive Its Own Popularity?
Tuesday, July 2Selling Students On A Future Career, Not Just A Degree
Hawaii Has The Lowest Health Care Costs, Thanks To Strong State Laws
Friday, June 14No One Knows How Many Homes Are Sitting Empty Despite Housing Shortage
Monday, June 10Kakaako’s Empty Condos: ‘At Night, It’s A Ghost Town Down Here’
Monday, June 3Hawaiian Electric’s Ambitious Plan To Quit Using Coal Is A ‘Moon Mission’
Can These Unlikely Partners Help Diversify Hawaii’s Economy?
Monday, May 6Wanted: People Who Can Make Useful Sense Of Vast Amounts Of Data
Will One Of These Fledgling Companies Be Hawaii’s Next Big Brand?
Friday, April 19Can A Sustainable Industry Be Built From An Invasive Species?
Tuesday, April 16The High Price Of Luring The Movies To Hawaii
Thursday, April 4Hawaii’s Population Decline Signals Future Economic Challenges
Tuesday, April 2Beyond Hotels And Beaches: Can Hawaii Really Diversify Its Economy?
Civil Beat Wants To Find Out Where Hawaii’s Economy Is Headed
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat /2021
The occupational licensing requirements for many professions may be hindering qualified professionals from moving to Hawaii and getting work.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
“Regenerative tourism” is the new buzz phrase. But what does it mean? And can it create goodwill for a beleaguered industry?
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But a dark side may be looming. Distance learning is stunting education of students and that would cause problems for companies in the future.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Four-year-old Mana Up is now providing a tool in addition to business advice: cash to grow.
Courtesy: Dimensional Energy
Dimensional Energy is one of Elemental Excelerator’s latest companies and is considering developing a renewable fuel facility in Hawaii, its chief executive says.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Rising gasoline and housing prices are driving up living costs for isle families, offsetting wage gains that had appeared to offer a bright spot in a tepid economic recovery.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
As the Covid-19 crisis underscores Hawaii’s reliance on tourism, innovation executives say now is the time to push hard to develop other economic sectors.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
A study shows unemployment insurance payments aren’t keeping people from rejoining the workforce but economists don’t know why hospitality jobs have not fully returned.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Events promoters in particular are still chafing under continuing restrictions that have kept their operations limited for more than a year.
