economic recovery

Updated 1/19/21, 12:00 p.m.For the first time, the federal government has officially listed the arts as one of the sectors devastated by the COVID-19…

One of the state’s top economists predicts that the number of visitors coming to Hawaii is likely to remain well below pre-pandemic levels for at least…

Starbucks expects to lose more than $3 billion in revenue in its fiscal third quarter due to the new coronavirus, but said the disruption to its business…

Food shortages in communities statewide because of the COVID-19 pandemic helped higlight the vulnerability of Hawai?i’s food supply. We currently import…

Hawai’i has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country with nearly a quarter of a million island residents out of work. As state leaders…

Hawaii Island took an economic hit following last year’s natural disasters, and the recovery has been a slow one. Miles Yoshioka is the Executive Officer…