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Rising Fuel Costs Prompt Spike in Hawaiʻi Grocery Prices
About 90% of items in a Hawaiʻi shopping cart are shipped in. Containers being unloaded at the warehouse cost about $760 more to bring in than in January, an increase of about 7.5%. Multiplied by 2,000 containers a week, that amounts to $80 million a year out of consumers’ pockets. |
Hawaii News Now.
Alaska Airlines Plans Major Upgrades for Hawaiʻi Brand
Alaska Air Group is expected to use its Investor Day today to signal that Hawaiian Airlines has not been absorbed into Alaska Airlines and instead is being positioned as the company’s flagship brand for Hawaiʻi travel, backed by more than $600 million in planned investments through 2030. |
Star-Advertiser.
Judges’ Crackdown on Virtual Hearings Adds Hurdles for Immigrants in Court
The changes documented in federal data and noted by advocates increase the financial burden on immigrants living on neighbor islands — and even more so for people living outside of Hawai‘i who have to appear in person. |
Civil Beat.
Extreme Weather, Energy Prices Put a Damper on Tourism
A particularly intense year for storms plus surging energy prices driven by war in Iran contributed to sluggish tourism numbers, according to a new UHERO report. |
Civil Beat.
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Hawaii Business Magazine
Public Speaking Without the Panic
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O‘ahu Headlines
Honolulu Building Permit Backlog Grows Despite AI Processing Tools
Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting said new digital and AI tools will help attack the backlog of residential and commercial building permit applications, but under the new system, the backlog has appeared to grow. |
Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
After a Grueling 10-Month Deployment, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Returned to Pearl Harbor on Monday
The destroyer and its crew of 330 sailors had been participating in the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, coordinating missile defense for the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as they repelled Iranian drones and missiles. |
Star-Advertiser.
FBI Finds 2 More Alleged Victims of Former Coach Sean Sakaida
Two more alleged victims of a former Moanalua High School girls wrestling coach who was arrested last week for sexually exploiting one of his players have come forward to tell their stories to the FBI. |
Star-Advertiser. Hawaii News Now.
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Hawaii Business Magazine
Nominations for 20 for the Next 20
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Kaimukī Neighbors Try to Stop the Stench at Abandoned Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant
The popular restaurant on Waialae Avenue has been closed since the roof caved in during lunch hour on Aug. 18, injuring a handful of elderly customers. |
KITV4.
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Hawai‘i Island Headlines
Nolo Dropped Less Rain Than Lala Before Spinning Away
Big Island residents over the weekend braced for rain that could’ve caused a second dose of Hurricane Lala-type destruction from flooding but were spared any major damage when Hurricane Nolo took a hard turn to the west. |
Tribune-Herald.
Natural Disasters Devastated Some Big Island Business, While Boosting Income for Others
With the storms toppling trees on roads and properties, there has been a boon for debris-clearing and tree-cutting businesses. Damaged residences, stores and other buildings have led to new business for construction companies. |
Big Island Now.
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Maui Headlines
Residents Near Maui Wildfires Show Elevated Metals Linked to Impacted Lung Health, Study Says
A study of 1,400 adults found higher internal metal levels associated with respiratory harm up to a year and a half after the fires. |
Civil Beat. Maui Now.
Chamber of Maui Political Action Committee Announces Its 2026 Candidate Endorsements
The Chamber of Maui Political Action Committee (COMPAC), a non-partisan non-sectarian committee who handles the Maui Chamber’s candidate endorsement process, announced the Chamber’s “business-friendly” endorsements for State and Maui County races this year. |
Maui Now.
Rules Protecting Molokaʻi From Invasive Beetles Expected to Be Reinstated
Rules regulating the movement of plant materials to prevent the coconut rhinoceros beetle is expected to be reinstated after a Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity employee admittedly misinterpreted precedent and possibly state law. |
Star-Advertiser.
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Kaua‘i Headlines
Relief Organizations Urged to Assist Kauaʻi as Hurricane Lowell Recovery Continues
Kauaʻi faces continued challenges in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell as local organizations strive to fill the void left by limited national aid. |
Kauaʻi Now.
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