A survey of Hawaiʻi businesses revealed tariffs and trade policies have affected 86% of local businesses in the last year. The Hawaiʻi Pacific Export Council, along with the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi, conducted the survey, and 45% of the businesses surv... See more
The owners of a coworking business are closing their two locations in Honolulu at the end of this month. The move will end memberships for 500 people. Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi has operated for nearly a decade in Honolulu's Kakaʻako neighborhood. Its space on... See more
Japanese tourism to Hawaiʻi remains at less than half the level it was before the COVID pandemic. Now tourism officials and industry leaders are shifting their strategy to attract this once high-spending market. Japanese visitors to Hawaiʻi are shifting t... See more
Parking is tight – and expensive — in downtown Honolulu. One large employer just bought a parking garage for its employees to use. Bank of Hawaiʻi recently bought Marks Garage in Chinatown to provide affordable parking for its employees. The garage has mo... See more
Kamehameha Schools is making some major upgrades to its main campus on Oʻahu over the next 10 years. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin. Kamehameha Schools plans extensive renovations to its Kapalama campus. I... See more
