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A company that provides services to the airlines at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu is ending its operations there. That means dozens of workers will lose their jobs. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Mitzi Toro, the cookie lady herself, said she was speechless when she learned the news. Toro said she doesn’t expect to win the top recognition, but is happy to be nominated.

HPR's DW Gibson spoke to Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock, founder and president of the Chinatown Business & Community Association, about how uncertainty around the tariffs has been affecting communities in the neighborhood.

A company that manages more than a dozen hotels in Hawaiʻi has merged with a larger company to create a portfolio of nearly 300 properties. The combined company CEO may be a familiar face to Hawaiʻi's tourism community. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief, Janis Magin.

The Conversation's DW Gibson spoke to David Pang, co-founder of ʻIlio Products, about how tariffs are affecting his pet and eco-friendly product lines.

Mother's Day is this weekend, and graduations are just around the corner, making it the busiest time of year for lei makers. But tariffs are raising the price of flowers, and families are feeling a squeeze in their budgets. HPR's DW Gibson talks to a longtime lei shop owner about the effects.

Oʻahu's retail real estate market started this year with positive news. But a new report says the story of continued growth may not last. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

Ava Taesali founded the Kava Queen Kava Bar four years ago. She's striving to help grow her business while promoting the cultural beverage. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

After a months-long search, the Bishop Museum Board of Directors chose Kristofer Helgen earlier this month. More than 50 candidates applied for the job. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

HPR’s DW Gibson spoke with Monty Pereira of Watanabe Floral about how tariffs might affect flower prices as the local industry enters its busiest month of the year.