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Kona Walmart named top store in its region

April 17, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/17/community/kona-walmart-named-top-store-in-its-region/

Report: Hawaii will see inflation, mild recession in 2026

December 12, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/12/hawaii-news/report-hawaii-will-see-inflation-mild-recession-in-2026/?WHT=055c808179bd453f9ef4734d6e483103f3b1ad4a

Hawaii’s flower industry wilts as it faces changing tastes, global competition

November 28, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/28/hawaii-news/hawaiis-flower-industry-wilts-as-it-faces-changing-tastes-global-competition/

Honolulu Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction Find City Help Falls Short It took years for the city to set up a program helping businesses that were negatively impacted by rail construction. Now, that program is underutilized and insufficient, business owners say.

November 13, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/honolulu-businesses-hurt-by-rail-construction-find-city-help-falls-short/

Coldwell acquires Hawaii Kai Properties

October 3, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/03/features/community-connection/coldwell-acquires-hawaii-kai-properties/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

‘We do everything we can to make the best cup’

September 25, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/09/25/hawaii-news/we-do-everything-wecan-to-make-the-best-cup/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

How Small Businesses Are Breaking Into Hawaiʻi’s Big Tourism Markets Airlines and hotels can provide a lucrative market for Hawaiʻi entrepreneurs, but making inroads with large brands and scaling up production isn’t easy.

September 9, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/how-small-businesses-are-breaking-into-hawai%ca%bbis-big-tourism-markets/

Hawaiian Airlines sees first profit since COVID-19 pandemic

July 25, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/25/hawaii-news/hawaiian-airlines-sees-first-profit-since-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Public Broadcasting In Hawaiʻi Is OK – For Now Local broadcast executives are sorting out major questions following federal funding cuts.

July 23, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/public-broadcasting-hawaii-ok-now/

Waikīkī Restaurant War Reveals Gaps In Hawaiʻi Business Protections The dispute between two restaurants with the same name on the same block underscores a weakness in the state’s trademark system

July 21, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/waikiki-restaurant-war-reveals-gaps-in-hawai%ca%bbi-business-protections/

Pop-up market aims to support upstart businesses

July 10, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/10/hawaii-news/pop-up-market-aims-to-support-upstart-businesses/

Is the small business economy in Hawai’i finally turning around?

December 11, 2024 0

HONOLULU, Dec. 10, 2024— The latest NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, released today, rose by eight points in November to 101.7, after 34...

This Mililani Company Packages Salt From The Mainland And Sells It As Hawaiian. Is That Cheating? Hawaii’s commercial salt producers say bulk salt shipped in from elsewhere and sold as ‘Made in Hawaii’ is hurting their business.

September 11, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/this-mililani-company-packages-salt-from-the-mainland-and-sells-it-as-hawaiian-is-that-cheating/

Some Small Businesses In Kailua Town Are Closing As Costs Continue To Climb Restaurateurs say the challenges they face are more complex than simply high rents.

September 4, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/some-small-businesses-in-kailua-town-are-closing-as-costs-continue-to-climb/

Business

Kona Walmart named top store in its region

Report: Hawaii will see inflation, mild recession in 2026

Hawaii’s flower industry wilts as it faces changing tastes, global competition

Honolulu Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction Find City Help Falls Short It took years for the city to set up a program helping businesses that were negatively impacted by rail construction. Now, that program is underutilized and insufficient, business owners say.

Coldwell acquires Hawaii Kai Properties

‘We do everything we can to make the best cup’

How Small Businesses Are Breaking Into Hawaiʻi’s Big Tourism Markets Airlines and hotels can provide a lucrative market for Hawaiʻi entrepreneurs, but making inroads with large brands and scaling up production isn’t easy.

Hawaiian Airlines sees first profit since COVID-19 pandemic

Public Broadcasting In Hawaiʻi Is OK – For Now Local broadcast executives are sorting out major questions following federal funding cuts.

Waikīkī Restaurant War Reveals Gaps In Hawaiʻi Business Protections The dispute between two restaurants with the same name on the same block underscores a weakness in the state’s trademark system

Pop-up market aims to support upstart businesses

Is the small business economy in Hawai’i finally turning around?

This Mililani Company Packages Salt From The Mainland And Sells It As Hawaiian. Is That Cheating? Hawaii’s commercial salt producers say bulk salt shipped in from elsewhere and sold as ‘Made in Hawaii’ is hurting their business.

Some Small Businesses In Kailua Town Are Closing As Costs Continue To Climb Restaurateurs say the challenges they face are more complex than simply high rents.

Hawaii automobile sales plunge as owners hang on to vehicles

De Luzes selling Big Island Toyota: Servco will take over, retain employees

Highgate morphs into most rapidly growing hotel company in Hawaii

Vegas, Hawaii business summit coming to Waikiki

Captain Zodiac turns 50: Popular Kona ocean tour company reaches milestone

Cosmic Drive holds soft opening

Road Paving on Haihai Street Begins

Police Arrest and Charge Hilo Woman with Property Offenses

Alert: Special Weather Statement issued April 21 at 12:41PM

Astronomers Determine Brown Dwarf Age Using Tiny Stellar Pulsations

Water Restriction Notice Issued for Downtown Hilo Customers AFFECTED AREA: DOWNTOWN HILO; SOUTH HILO

‘They Made Us Feel Like Royalty’: Tornado Forces Joyful Merging Of Wedding And Volleyball Tournament

Honolulu Cyclists Lament Safety Barriers, Green Paint In Bike Lanes New asphalt along South King Street meant bike path safety features had to be removed temporarily. They are taking too long to be replaced, cyclists say.

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership A bill being considered by the Legislature would allow the state DOT to act as a military contractor to expedite federal projects for improvements to airports and roads.

Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program A Civil Beat investigation prompted a review, which found problems in the homeless program requiring “immediate attention.”

ʻŌhiʻa Trees, Invasive Species: Years Of Research Could Be Lost The Forest Service is looking to close its Big Island labs — the only ones of their kind, researchers say, that help protect the Pacific’s unique tropical forests.

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