Some of Hawaii’s fastest-growing tourism markets are in the Asia Pacific. And that region is also leading the world when it comes to demand for new aircraft. HPR’s Bill Dorman has details in today’s Asia Minute.

All this week we’ve been looking at the year in business in Hawaii from several different perspectives. Today we look at some of 2011’s highlights for the state’s leading industry: tourism. HPR’s Bill Dorman reports.

This week, we’re looking back at what 2011 was like for a number of local businesses---and their investors. Diversified companies operate across more than one business line---and in Hawaii, some of our largest firms come under this category. HPR’s Bill Dorman reports.

In this last week of the year, we’re looking at how some of Hawaii’s companies did in 2011---for themselves and for their shareholders. For technology companies in general, the potential for both risk and reward is high. That’s been the case this year with several Hawaii-based technology firms.

As we close in on the end of 2011, we’re taking a look back at some local business highlights of the past year. For financial companies, it’s been a challenging year around the world … as well as here in Hawaii. HPR’s Bill Dorman reports.