Economy

Jean Lee, Presidential Chair of the East-West Center, discusses Hawaiʻi’s dependence on South Korea for jet fuel and the economic impact of global K-pop sensation BTS.

Jean Lee, Presidential Chair of the East-West Center, discusses BTS and Hawaiʻi’s economic dependence on South Korea; HPR shares stories told by graduating Kapolei high school students.

The state may bring in more tax revenue this year than it was initially expecting, but predictions for the future are still marked by uncertainty.

Dennis Ling, administrator for the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the 2026 Hawaii–Japan Sister Summit.

High tariffs, reduced immigration, and the Iran war's disruption on fuel is creating uncertain times for Hawaiʻi’s economy,

HPR spoke with Melissa Pavlicek, the executive director of the Hawaiʻi Harbor Users Group, about the extended Jones Act waiver and why major shipping carriers support the federal statute.

Acting Lt. Gov. Keith Regan and James Kurata of the Department of Accounting and General Services, on a drone survey underway to capture all 8 of the state's cemeteries; UH researcher Yuxin Wang talks about a new model that could help provide early warning ahead of impactful storms

Mike Hansen, president of the Hawaii Shippers Council, speaks on President Donald Trump's 90-day extension of the waiver for the Jones Act and how it impacts Hawaiʻi.

Acting Konawaena High School principal Chelsea Qualey and Ramzi Mansour of the Department of Accounting and General Services share the progress being made following damages from the recent Kona low storms; Mike Hansen, President of the Hawaii Shippers Council, on President Donald Trump's extension of the waiver for the Jones Act till August

Gov. Josh Green on his decision to name Keith Regan, the state comptroller, as acting lieutenant governor; Hawaii Chamber of Commerce President Sherry Menor talks about the results of a survey it gave its members amid a shifting local economic landscape