Unemployment Down in December
Hawaii County’s jobless rate dropped a bit during December, data released Thursday by the state shows. About 2.9 percent of...
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KHON AND NEXSTAR LAUNCH KHII, Hawaii’s newest local television station
HONOLULU (KHON2) - With a commitment to local programming, KHON welcomes KHII to the Nexstar broadcast family in Hawaii on...
Hawaii Electric New Leadership for Maui & Big Island
Hawaiian Electric is appointing one person to lead its Hawaii Island and Maui subsidiaries as the private power utility seeks...
Hawi’s Puakea Ranch Sued by County
Hawaii County is suing a Hawi vacation rental ranch following more than two years of neighbor complaints about weddings, concerts...
Big Island Home Sales Update
Home sales on the Big Island last year lagged behind 2017 thanks to the upheaval caused by the Kilauea Volcano...
Car Rental Reservations go Unfulfilled
Dennis Schuerman knew something was amiss when his family of 20 reached the Budget Car Rental office on Dec. 26...
Southwest Airlines to Hawaii UPDATE
Waiting for Southwest Airlines to start service between California and Hawaii? You’ll have to wait a bit longer. Aviation inspectors...
Hawaii’s Tax Revenue Adjusted Lower
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials have scaled back the state’s tax revenue projection. The state Council on Revenues voted to...
Community Events & Briefs
Volcano Art Center announces a very special event from 1-3 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 13) to honor the life, art and...
Sun Country Airlines to Fly to Hawaii From SFO
Sun Country Airlines announced today that it will fly from San Francisco International Airport to Honolulu, Hawaii starting this May...
Sugar Cane and Rum in Hawaii
There’s a unique new business venture that reaches back to the past and reworks it for the future that has...
Hospitals Must Post Standard Charges Online
Hospitals throughout the country are now required to make a list of standard charges available online. Hospitals already were required...
HVNP Tourism Still Strong During Partial Closure
The partial closure of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park does not appear to be keeping tourists away from Volcano, to the...
Final 3 to Become Blue Zones Approved Worksites in 2018
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort and North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) celebrated their recognition as Blue...
Hawaii’s Simple Gourmet “sustainability and healthy living”
HAMAKUA COAST — Hawaii Island farmers Jesse Fujimoto and Laura Rieber produce different forms of garden-fresh turmeric, wild Hawaiian vanilla...
Avocado Exports to Mainland from Big Island UPDATE
For the first time in 25 years, Hawaii Island farmers are exporting avocado to the mainland in earnest. The burgeoning...
What Will be Ahi Price for New Years?
Ahi prices are still uncertain in Honolulu as demand rises leading up to New Year’s Eve. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports...
Big Island Tourism Down 6th Month in a Row
Tourism to the Big Island was down from last year for the sixth month in a row in November, according...
Foreign Investment in Hawaii Soars
Amid already hot housing market, foreign investment in Hawaii properties soars Decades after the collapse of the Japanese investment bubble,...
New President @ W.H. Shipman
The reins of the Big Island’s fourth-largest private landowner quietly changed hands last week. The new president of W.H. Shipman...
