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In a Friday bill-signing ceremony, Gov. Josh Green enacted Act 242, or House Bill 496, the vehicle for the new māmaki labeling rules. The law went into effect Tuesday.

State officials recognized 45 Hawaiʻi organizations and events on Friday at the annual Green Business Program Awards. The awardees included 13 hotels and resorts, several eateries and breweries, the Hawaiʻi Library Association, and the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.

Hilton is extending its reach in Hawaiʻi. The global hotel company has been expanding its footprint in the islands with new brands, and there are more to come. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Ashley Davis Floyd and Natalie Gonder are the co-founders of Partner Up Hawaiʻi. The pair spoke with The Conversation's Maddie Bender about their private matchmaking services.

Today, The Conversation is digging into its archives to revisit interviews with local businesses that have been part of Hawaiʻi's landscape through multiple generations.

A local financial company specializing in hotel investments has expanded its work far beyond Hawaiʻi. But it retains a local workforce — and is looking at potential new investments in the state. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

HPR’s Bill Dorman spoke to Maui Brewing CEO Garrett Marrero about the challenges small businesses in Hawaiʻi face right now.

HPR's Catherine Cruz spoke to Terry Thompson, founder of Kua ʻAina Sandwich, about successfully expanding locations overseas.

Eddie Flores Jr. is the founder of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, a successful plate lunch drive-in with franchises across the U.S. Flores Jr. shared his success story with HPR as he prepares for his book signing for "Franchising the American Dream."

Following an outcry from local farmers, Gov. Josh Green announced his intention to veto a labeling bill that would have affected māmaki sold in Hawaiʻi. As part of a broader, years-long trend to protect local farmers, consumers and the “Hawai'i-grown” label, state lawmakers introduced House Bill 496 and let it sail through this year’s legislative session.