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This week has brought the harsh reality of social isolation into focus for Hawai‘i’s businesses. State unemployment filings are now equal to over a third…
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Social distancing has made its way to Hawaii as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus. And its impacts have been felt immediately — and in nearly…
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Business and politics have always had a close relationship. But these days, more businesses are getting overtly political on the national stage, and in…
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In an effort to lower trade deficits and protect American companies, the Trump Administration has levied tariffs on more than $250 billion worth of goods…
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Hawaiʻi’s second-largest shopping mall, Pearlridge Center, is rebranding its buildings with Hawaiian names. As HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, this may be part of a growing trend among Hawaiʻi businesses – but getting it right remains a challenge.
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A new entrepreneurship center is opening up in downtown Honolulu. HPR’s Reporter Ku?uwehi Hiraishi got a preview of the space and a look at its plans.…
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Hawaii's oldest grocery cooperative has launched a fundraising campaign to save itself from closing. At the end of 2018, Kokua Market was on the brink of…
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Protests are being planned in Chicago following Aloha Poke Company’s push to trademark the words “aloha poke.” While the controversy may have hit a sore…
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It's now been more than a month since the most recent intense volcanic activity started on Hawai?i Island. The strain is showing up on many fronts: from…
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First it was Maui County then Hawai?i County, and now the State is considering a ban on polystyrene food containers. Similar bans have been passed in…