Janis Magin

As more travelers use AI to plan trips to Hawaiʻi, tourism businesses are learning it’s no longer enough to attract visitors with just a website. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Amazon is building a distribution center on land it owns in Kapolei. Recent permit applications are giving a glimpse at what the online retail giant is planning. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Redevelopment is getting underway at one of the largest public housing projects in the state. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

The U.S. Postal Service is changing its package delivery schedule for Hawaiʻi. Some local business leaders say that could create challenges for the upcoming holiday shopping season. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

A recent vote by the Honolulu City Council canceled plans to relocate two city agencies to a building in the heart of Chinatown. That set back hopes for new economic development for the area. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Hawaiʻi is turning to visitor-funded models to pay for conservation of the Isles’ natural beauty. The state and federal government have long charged fees for parks and now the counties are getting into the act. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Most private schools in Hawaii have formed some version of a department that reviews integration of AI in the classroom, but they’re not taking the same approach. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

An iconic building in Honolulu's Chinatown has a new owner after years of being vacant. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Hawaiʻi's third-largest bank has been under private ownership for nearly two years. But that's about to change. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

The North Kohala district on Hawaiʻi Island sustained heavy damage from Tropical Storm Lala. The Kohala Food Hub is helping. We get more on that from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.