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This Local Cocktail Aims To Boost Hawaii Agriculture Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022

This Local Cocktail Aims To Boost Hawaii Agriculture

Ko Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum is trying to break into the booming ready-to-drink cocktail market, but still needs to make it onto store shelves.

Amazon Will Use Hawaiian Airlines To Operate Cargo Planes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Amazon Will Use Hawaiian Airlines To Operate Cargo Planes

Hawaiian said it issued warrants that Amazon can exercise over the next nine years and acquire up to 15% of Hawaiian stock.

Why Lanai Gas Prices Plunged Overnight From Hawaii’s Most Expensive To The Cheapest Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

Why Lanai Gas Prices Plunged Overnight From Hawaii’s Most Expensive To The Cheapest

Billionaire tech magnate Larry Ellison is subsidizing fuel costs on Lanai.

Black Market Weed Is Still The Buyer’s Choice Over Legal Marijuana In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Black Market Weed Is Still The Buyer’s Choice Over Legal Marijuana In Hawaii

Market structure and regulation have made medical cannabis far more expensive than illegal products, and consumers are choosing the cheaper option.

Hawaii-Made Aloha Wear Is A Surprising — And Lucrative — Cottage Industry Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii-Made Aloha Wear Is A Surprising — And Lucrative — Cottage Industry

But as Hawaii’s garment workers age and retire, young aloha shirt and apparel makers must scramble to keep production in the islands.

Maui Entrepreneur Says County Is Determined To Put Him Out Of Business Ryan Siphers/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Entrepreneur Says County Is Determined To Put Him Out Of Business

Paia Inn owner Michael Baskin says he’s the victim of retaliatory zoning enforcement because of a decade-long personal dispute with the county’s planning director.

Hawaiian Airlines’ Vaccine Mandate Rollback Heralds Return To Normality Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaiian Airlines’ Vaccine Mandate Rollback Heralds Return To Normality

The state’s largest private employer has lifted its Covid-19 vaccination requirement for more than 7,000 workers.

This Hemp Dealer Is Fighting The State Over ‘Fundamental Fairness’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

This Hemp Dealer Is Fighting The State Over ‘Fundamental Fairness’

The case raises questions about the extent to which government officials can make new laws with little public notice, then shut down businesses not in compliance.

Hawaiian Electric Customers On Big Island Urged To Conserve Power Eric Pape/Civil Beat/2016

Hawaiian Electric Customers On Big Island Urged To Conserve Power

The utility says rolling, 30-minute outages may happen unless customers can lower demand during peak evening hours.

Honolulu Liquor Commission May Be Headed For An Overhaul nickster 2000/flickr.com

Honolulu Liquor Commission May Be Headed For An Overhaul

In justifying the need for change, a City Council resolution outlines a decades-long pattern of malfeasance.