Economy

Some Hawaiʻi college students say they are entering an uncertain post-graduation landscape with the Trump administration's federal hiring freeze and cuts to research grants. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

Retirement Living ranked Hawaiʻi last out of the 50 states for places to retire based on affordability, quality of life, and economic strength.

Hawaiʻi's largest shipping company is navigating choppy waters as the U.S. trade war with China impacts its business. But Matson already has plans for a new service to Asia. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

Former Gov. of Hawaiʻi Ben Cayetano and Waikiki Improvement Association president Rick Egged spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the creation of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority as a separate entity in 1998, and the work accomplished over its 27-year history.

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.

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Erik Kloninger of Aloha Hospitality Consulting about economic impact of STRs on Hawaiʻi Island.

Erik Kloninger, Director of Finance at Aloha Hospitality Consulting, provides a snapshot on the economic impact of short-term vacation rentals on Hawaiʻi Island; Filmmaker Sayla Whalen discusses her debut film "First Comes Love," which is screening as part of the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

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.

Maui Brewing Co. CEO Garrett Marrero discusses the state of small business in Hawaiʻi;

Researcher Chris Kyriazis explains the "extinction vortex" facing some endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers; Authors Manny Veincent and Kim Ann Curtain recount the founding the Kawaihae Canoe Club in their new book "Born of Two Oceans"