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The Conversation: How tariffs are affecting Hawaiʻi businesses

A shopping cart filled with groceries sits in an aisle at an Asian grocery store in Rowland Heights, Calif., Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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A shopping cart filled with groceries sits in an aisle at an Asian grocery store in Rowland Heights, Calif., Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Today on The Conversation, we're taking an in-depth look at how tariffs are affecting Hawaiʻi businesses:

  • Historian Ronald Williams Jr. takes a look at the history of tariffs and the role they played in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi | Full Story
  • Georja Skinner, with the state's Creative Industries Division, explains how tariff hikes might affect popular local fashion brands | Full Story
  • David Pang, co-founder of ‘Ilio Products, talks about how tariffs may impact his company's line of compostable take-out containers | Full Story
  • Bruce Albrecht, director of operations at Hawaiʻi Explosives & Pyrotechnics, discusses how tariffs may impact fireworks importers | Full Story
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
DW Gibson is a producer of The Conversation. Contact him at dgibson@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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