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For close to three decades, Pacific Biodiesel has been plugging away in Hawaiʻi, using crops for fuel and recycling cooking oil waste from restaurants. The Conversation caught up with co-founder Kelly King to talk about the company's expansion to Kauaʻi.
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The Lahaina fire destroyed CocoNene’s flagship store. The company responded by building four new stores in six months. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.
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A new survey finds kamaʻāina more worried than ever about Hawaiʻi's future. Pacific Business News editor in chief A. Kam Napier has more.
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The Conversation talked to Mike Hamasu, a Colliers research and consulting director, about this downward direction and what it means for the local economy.
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The fast-food chain Wendy's has clarified its idea to implement “dynamic pricing.” The Conversation talked to the Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association about whether the concept could take hold in Hawaiʻi.
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Developer Christine Camp of the Avalon Group sat down with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz to talk about the $38 million deal she closed on the former Walmart property in downtown Honolulu. Camp said the plan is to build a "commercial center" with restaurants, bars, and indoor and outdoor recreation.
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Local developer Christine Camp says her Avalon Development company is the new owner of the former Walmart building in downtown Honolulu. She says Avalon will soon unveil plans for a combination of commercial, residential and recreation space.
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The latest effort to provide more evening family entertainment in Waikīkī involves two longtime companies: a Canada-based entertainment juggernaut and a Hawaiʻi-based hotel chain. An upcoming Cirque du Soleil residency will take over the 20,000-square-foot theater at the Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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For 45 years, Bamboo Ridge Press has been making what writers call “literary mischief.” To celebrate its publishing anniversary, Bamboo Ridge Press is throwing a fundraising dinner on March 2 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi.
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The company held a blessing last week, where it unveiled the aircraft's name: "Kapuahi." The 300-seat plane was coined after the brightest star in the Taurus constellation, in hopes of being in "the same spirit and tradition of Hawaiian voyaging."