Kauai Springs back in business
LIHUE — A family-owned water-bottling company in Koloa may have won its 13-year legal battle with the county Planning Commission.
Tradition to a Tea
LIHUE — A picture, taken in 1997, shows a smiling 7-year-old Jamie Chambers holding up a cup of tea.
An Expensive Charter Crisis on Maui
Maui has figured out a way to bleed cash from its budget very quickly. It’s called a “Charter Crisis.”
Makani Kai Air to become Princeville Air
PRINCEVILLE – Makani Kai Air is now Princeville Air on Kauai.
Securitas looks to hire 200
LIHUE — Securitas, a security provider, is hiring for 200 new job positions for the holiday season and beyond, available throughout the Hawaiian islands.
Managerial changes at KIUC
LIHUE — Two long-time KIUC managers have announced their retirement.
Making good ‘Connections’
Being a member of a cooperative brings many benefits, but there is one benefit you may not be aware of.
Making things work
There was good news beyond the outstanding vocational rehabilitation employee and outstanding vocational rehabilitation employer of the year celebration Friday at the factory/warehouse of Salty Wahine Gourmet Sea Salts in Hanapepe.
Scammers will find a way
More children are playing games online than ever before, but it’s not all fun and games, and the risks connected to kids and gaming continue to grow.
The parable of the two horses
The Hawaii State Tax Watch Doggie at long last has made his son put down his Smartphone.
Ono, it’s pau
ANAHOLA — On their final day, after 31 years of owning and operating Duane’s Ono Char-Burger, you might expect Robert and Leilani Cord to mark the moment.
Hanalei Colony Resort back soon
HAENA — Closed since historic flooding swept through the North Shore in April 2018, Hanalei Colony Resort will reopen next month.
Say it ain’t so
The burger orders kept coming Tuesday morning. Old Fashioned. Teriyaki. Blue Cheese. Nui-Nui. Duane’s Special.
Saving the Legislature from itself
This week we look at the State Auditor’s recent follow-up report, Report No. 19-14, on the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production income tax credit.
Rice Street vision quest
LIHUE — Jim Guerber opened Thursday’s Lihue Business Association meeting asking people to share their perspectives on Rice Street.
BYOB-ulk container
KAPAA — Single-use plastics come in all shapes and sizes and in the effort to reduce the amount of plastic going into landfills and the environment, grocers are developing a new strategy: BYOB.
State jobless rate remains 2.7%
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations on Thursday announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 2.7 percent, the same rate as in August.
Business fees go down! –Huh?
In the news recently was a story about business and licensing fees actually going down.
Kalaheo Dental to buy back Halloween candy
KALAHEO — The Kalaheo Dental Group, with sponsorship from the UPS Store at Kukui Grove Center, hosts its Fourth annual Halloween Candy Buy Back on Friday, Nov. 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. at its offices in Rainbow Plaza in Kalaheo.
Southwest on the way
LIHUE — In less than a month Hawaii travelers will have another option for inter-sland travel with Southwest Airlines firing up the first routes two months earlier than planned.