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Chamber of Commerce Hawaii President Sherry Menor talks about the results of a survey it gave its members amid a shifting local economic landscape.

FEMA's updated Oʻahu flood maps go into effect in about a month, and thousands of properties are being added to the flood zone. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Developers have started demolishing parts of Aloha Stadium to make way for a new $650 million development. But now they have must tackle the challenge of relocating utilities. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

The board of the Agribusiness Development Corp. voted to acquire the Wahiawā dam and spillway along with authorizing its executive director to negotiate the transfer with the dam’s current owners.

A majority of businesses on Oʻahu’s North Shore report losing at least half of their expected revenue because of the recent flooding. That's according to data being collected by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, which is surveying area businesses.

This upcoming vote will come weeks after the dam came within three feet of overtopping during the back-to-back Kona low storms.

HMSA and Hawaiʻi Pacific Health have filed with the U.S. Department of Justice to integrate and create a new parent organization. The determination could be made soon but it will likely take much longer.

Hawaiʻi's dependence on coastal areas makes it vulnerable to sea-level rise. And thatʻs especially the case on the South Shore of Oʻahu. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

HPR talks with local entrepreneurs Rich Matsui and Brent Akamine about their experience starting and selling their own startups.

Courtney Fukuda, co-founder of Metropolis, explains how her company employs AI recognition at parking garages across North America.