A Colorado portfolio manager has big plans for a $44 million S&P 500 index fund that he has brought to Hawaii.

Amid mass Airbnb cancellations, one local bride said two of her bridesmaids can no longer attend her wedding.

“It’s like you’re in that middle zone where you’re making too much to receive help, but you’re not making enough to really prosper.”

The federal poverty line already doesn’t take into account the state’s high cost of living.

The state’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism believes a new building in Kakaako will be a hub for innovation.

Hawaii’s economy is thoroughly dominated by tourism. But alternative energy and research-and-development offers some of the best chances for creating new, higher paying jobs.

The high-flying growth of Hawaii’s largest private employer has slowed recently thanks to storms, volcanos, increased competition and lower fares.

Tim Chey alleges the state film office withheld tax grants for his movie “Islands” because it’s about the Christian conversion of a Hawaiian chiefess.

The next governor will face the challenge of not just creating new jobs, but creating high-paying jobs that allow people to afford to live in Hawaii.