Business News

A project to add new resort homes on Oʻahu's North Shore is moving forward after some lengthy delays. The developer Areté Collective says it's working with the community on its next steps. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

Brandon Bera and Mike Hamasu of the real estate company Colliers talk to The Conversation about a new report on downtown office vacancies and the move toward office-to-residential conversions.

Avalon Group CEO Christine Camp is a driving force behind a proposed downtown business improvement district. She spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about making the area more enticing.

Honolulu Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, who represents the area, stopped by The Conversation to discuss a proposal making its way through the City Council to create a downtown business improvement district, similar to the one in place in Waikīkī.

Chris Fong is a senior investment associate for Tradewind Capital, a Hawaiʻi-based investment firm. He spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about becoming part of a proposed downtown Honolulu business improvement district.

Victor Lim, chair of the Fort Street Mall Business Improvement District, is solidly behind a plan to expand the boundaries from Nuʻuanu Avenue to Richards Street.

Maui Kuʻia Estate Chocolate founder Gunars Valkirs spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the slow recovery for businesses two years after the fires.

Gerry Ross, a small coffee farmer and the past president of the Maui Coffee Association, prepares for the upcoming Seed to Cup Coffee Festival on Sunday.

The initial focus of rebuilding in Lahaina has been on residential properties. But business owners in the town's Front Street area are facing an uncertain future. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Aaron Salā, Tom Mullen, and Jeffrey Eslinger from the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau about its marketing recovery plan designed to revitalize Maui's tourism industry and economy.