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.

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.

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.

Events promoters in particular are still chafing under continuing restrictions that have kept their operations limited for more than a year.

Bottlenecks throughout supply chains combined with rising demand are pushing up the cost of groceries.

Policymakers fear jeopardizing the industry’s recovery from the pandemic because Hawaii needs the jobs back.

With people flocking to Hawaii to work remotely, a local builder known for affordable green homes is creating a co-living space in an Ala Moana penthouse.

Economic experts say many people are worse off than they were before the pandemic and a lower unemployment rate is simply masking deeper problems.

The state had 10,000 fewer retail trade jobs at the end of 2020 than it had in 2019.