Las Vegas

Zippy's is a familiar local presence with 23 locations across three islands, as well as Las Vegas. For the president of Zippy's parent company, it's a location that went from being a hangout to something much more significant. Pacific Business News Editor in Chief A. Kam Napier explains.

Hawai‘i Pacific University is opening a Las Vegas campus to students in August 2024. It’s the first time the private college, established on O‘ahu in 1965, has expanded outside the Hawaiian islands, according to a Tuesday news release.

This is the first time the group has held an event like this outside Hawai’i. The four-day gathering is expected to draw more than a thousand people.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement announced that for the first time ever, it will hold a regional convention on the Mainland. Thousands of attendees are expected to gather in Las Vegas, Nevada this summer for conferences and panels.

According to 2021 U.S. census estimates, the biggest growth of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander populations was in Clark County, Nevada, and Sacramento County, California.

The Supreme Court has rejected Oakland’s last-ditch effort to revive an antitrust lawsuit against the National Football League over the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas in 2020.

The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The new event will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days.

Hawaiʻi has been one of several states with a declining population in recent years. When it comes to people leaving the islands, Honolulu has been hardest hit, with a recent net loss of tax filers. Pacific Business News editor A. Kam Napier has more.

The latest Las Vegas resort opened Thursday, backed by a giant in the casino hotel industry—perhaps better known for its work in Asia. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in Friday’s Asia Minute.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — As the coronavirus surges to record levels in Nevada, the governor has implored residents to stay home. But Democrat Steve Sisolak has…