Despite bankruptcy, Claire’s expects business as usual
Claire’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in an effort to recover from about $2 million in debt by September.
‘Second city’ coming?
The public is invited to a presentation by A&B Properties to hear about A&B’s development plans for the area between Eleele to past Numila.
Terminix fined over pesticides on Kauai
There aren’t any lingering public health dangers on Kauai due to Terminix’s reported misuse of restricted-use fumigant pesticides, but the company has been fined.
Whole Foods expanding in Hawaii, no store for Kauai
The doors of Hawaii’s newest Whole Foods Market will be opening in May, but Kauai residents will still have to buy an airline ticket to get there.
An opportunity for opportunity zones
Whatever you may think of President Trump and the Republican-dominated Congress, they have thrown an opportunity our way, and you need to take action very soon — by March 21, 2018, to be exact — to take advantage of it.
Y. Hata, Kunoa Cattle Company team up to launch local beef line
The locally grown and produced beef is finally here. During a recent invitation-only launch at the Grove Farm Company in Puhi, it was announced that food service wholesaler and distributor Y. Hata was selected to support Kunoa Cattle Company in launching its local beef production line on Kauai.
‘Responsible Tourism’ talk Thursday
The former director general of the Icelandic Tourist Board will share lessons learned from tourism impacts to the Nordic island nation in a presentation on Kauai Thursday.
Walmart associates in Hawaii to receive $2M in cash bonuses
More than 890,000 Walmart U.S. associates are receiving a share of more than $560 million in total cash bonuses, the company announced last week.
Ledesma a top producer for HomeBridge
A Lihue mortgage loan originator has been named one of the top producers in the state. Kauai’s Lisa Ledesma and the Big Island’s Ronnie Strickler were recognized as February’s top producers, according to HomeBridge Financial Services in Hawaii.
Groundhog Day in the Hawaii Senate
You may remember “Groundhog Day,” the 1993 film starring Bill Murray. In it, Murray played a Pittsburgh TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, found himself caught in a time loop, repeating the same day again and again.