Local Restaurants Still Have Rough Recovery Ahead of Them

Hawaii Restaurant Association chairman estimates 40% of local restaurants will close by the end of the year
Learn more about Hawaiʻi restaurants’ new normal.
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Learn more about Hawaiʻi restaurants’ new normal.
Owners are facing a convergence of price increases, from higher ingredient costs, fuel hikes, insurance and rental rates, and even a rise in the minimum wage. Meanwhile, customers will push back if restaurants raise prices too much.
People say Honolulu is just a big, small town. Not much goes unnoticed. Especially when the state's most powerful politician meets privately with the leaders of the state's largest commercial enterprise, HMSA, and the second-largest healthcare provider, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health,…
