A machine meant to extend the shelf life of Hawaiʻi-grown products hasn’t been used in the year it’s been at the Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center.

Gov. Josh Green said the money will help “weather the storm” of potential cuts from Washington, D.C.

Energy advocates say HECO’s effort to increase rates sidesteps ratepayer protection law.

This comes five years after the Covid-19 pandemic invigorated outdoor dining programs around the country.

The carpenters union and Hawaiian Electric Co. are clashing over a proposed labor agreement and legislation to help the utility address future wildfires.

Steering the utility from the brink of bankruptcy justified a $1.7 million raise for its CEO, the company said.

Economists struggle to predict the fallout, while tourism, construction and retail businesses seek their own paths through upheaval.

The scam involves tourists who buy what they think are discounted tickets to Hawaiʻi attractions, sold by scammers. In the end, the tourists take the tours but the companies don’t get paid.

A corporate giant’s eye-catching collection bins pay charities pennies for pounds of donated goods, drawing scrutiny in Hawaiʻi and across the U.S.

State lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban the sale of raw ahi in retail establishments unless it carries a label that says the country where the tuna was landed.