The director of the state Department of Economic Development, Business and Tourism said he is looking into Sen. Kurt Fevella's accusations of the state’s film office. Fevella, who represents the ʻEwa Beach area on Oʻahu, publicly called Wednesday for an audit of the Hawaii Film Office, which falls under DBEDT.

According to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s latest economic forecast, the state’s yearly growth was revised from 1.7% to 1.8%.

An organization supporting drag queens is hosting a drag brunch and awards show at Blue Note Hawaii to commemorate national Pride month.

Hawaiʻi health system executives are seeking creative ways to recruit and retain qualified staff. And they're doing this amid local and national workforce shortages. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.

A Molokaʻi High School alumna has co-authored a recently published astronomy paper. She captured the first look at magnetic fields within the iconic and beautiful Horsehead Nebula, with data she gathered in 2018. Catherine Cluett Pactol from The Molokai Dispatch explains.

"My Partner" debuted in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May.