Hawai‘i companies and nonprofits shattered giving records this year, donating over $349 million to state charities, nearly $50 million more than last year, while employees volunteered 90,000+ hours to support communities still recovering from the Maui wildfires and other critical needs.
The latest BOSS Survey of 412 local business owners and executives reveals what’s on their minds.
The Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center lets kids learn while playing.
The state’s largest companies and nonprofits tightened their grip on Hawaiʻi’s economy in the past year. The trend, which reflects a national pattern that results in part from federal policies favoring the richest, shows up in Hawaii Business Magazine’s new Top 250 list.
Six influencers describe how they gain followings and make money. It’s riches for a few and much harder for the rest.
New equipment helps farmers battle the dreaded coffee beetle borer, but despite a labor shortage, farmers still rely on hand-picking rather than mechanical pickers. That may change for some growers as technology improves. Kealakekua, Hawaii Island – Coffee beans come…
It’s not just the tariffs – the Trump administration’s annexation threats, insulting rhetoric and heightened border security are driving a widespread Canadian boycott on U.S. travel and goods. While some Canadians consider Hawai‘i a special case, others aren’t willing to make an exception.
The school’s “six schools in one” robust career academies are transforming the way education helps students prepare for the workforce.
When I was a little girl, in the 1950s, my father sometimes took me downtown for a piece of the Alexander Young Hotel’s fabulous lemon crunch cake. It was a special time to have my busy businessman father all to…
Tons of plastic trash wash up on Hawaiʻi beaches every day. Forensic scientists using chemical analysis and other means to trace the sources say 80% is abandoned fishing gear from global fleets in the Pacific. Here's what comes next.
A look at the policy decisions, external crises and social changes that gave Hawai‘i the most expensive housing in the nation.
Once a destination for the rich and adventurous, the advent of commercial jets in the 1950s made the Islands affordable to the masses.