While the pandemic has caused catastrophic shake-ups in all sectors of the economy, one of the hardest-hit has been the retail industry.

Tight inventories and COVID-19 restrictions left Hawaii auto dealers spinning their wheels in the third quarter as sales plunged 15.9% amid a struggling economy.

While the pandemic has caused catastrophic shake-ups in all sectors of the economy, one of the hardest-hit has been the retail industry.

Tight inventories and COVID-19 restrictions left Hawaii auto dealers spinning their wheels in the third quarter as sales plunged 15.9% amid a struggling economy.

Gov. David Ige wants Hawaii to develop a more robust digital economy — “a Hawaii 2.0” pivot — that would spread broadband connectivity to rural communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strangled tourism.

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to damage Hawaii’s struggling economy, state House and Senate leaders have a long list of ideas that they either hope or expect to hear from Gov. David Ige during his State of the State address today.

COVID-19 is expected to subside this year and help Hawaii’s economy rebound, but its impact on the local retail landscape is expected to worsen, according to a new market analysis.

Defense spending in Hawaii — about $5 billion annually in payroll and $2 billion-plus in contracts — has been “an incredibly important stabilizing force” in the state with an economy otherwise wracked by COVID-19, Carl Bonham, executive director

Despite Hawaii’s COVID-19-related money troubles, Gov. David Ige said Friday that “the last thing we want to do is raise taxes during an economic downturn. The last thing we want to do is have furloughs or layoffs, because we know it exacerbates the slowdown in our economy.”

Hawaii’s COVID-19 hobbled economy is outperforming previous dire predictions and is expected to generate nearly $6.3 billion in tax revenue for the fiscal year that ends in June, although still down 6.5% from last year, the state Council on Revenues plans to tell Gov. David Ige.

;s economy just as it’s showing encouraging signs.

While the pandemic has caused catastrophic shake-ups in all sectors of the economy, one of the hardest-hit has been the retail industry.

Tight inventories and COVID-19 restrictions left Hawaii auto dealers spinning their wheels in the third quarter as sales plunged 15.9% amid a struggling economy.

State lawmakers are prepared to have perhaps their most serious discussions about whether to allow some form of legalized gambling in Hawaii in the face of monumental budget shortfalls, a struggling tourism-based economy and the overwhelming challenge of trying to get Native Hawaiians onto

Gov. David Ige wants Hawaii to develop a more robust digital economy — “a Hawaii 2.0” pivot — that would spread broadband connectivity to rural communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strangled tourism.

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to damage Hawaii’s struggling economy, state House and Senate leaders have a long list of ideas that they either hope or expect to hear from Gov. David Ige during his State of the State address today.

COVID-19 is expected to subside this year and help Hawaii’s economy rebound, but its impact on the local retail landscape is expected to worsen, according to a new market analysis.

Defense spending in Hawaii — about $5 billion annually in payroll and $2 billion-plus in contracts — has been “an incredibly important stabilizing force” in the state with an economy otherwise wracked by COVID-19, Carl Bonham, executive director

Despite Hawaii’s COVID-19-related money troubles, Gov. David Ige said Friday that “the last thing we want to do is raise taxes during an economic downturn. The last thing we want to do is have furloughs or layoffs, because we know it exacerbates the slowdown in our economy.”

;s economy just as it’s showing encouraging signs.

While the pandemic has caused catastrophic shake-ups in all sectors of the economy, one of the hardest-hit has been the retail industry.

Tight inventories and COVID-19 restrictions left Hawaii auto dealers spinning their wheels in the third quarter as sales plunged 15.9% amid a struggling economy.

Gov. David Ige wants Hawaii to develop a more robust digital economy — “a Hawaii 2.0” pivot — that would spread broadband connectivity to rural communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strangled tourism.

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to damage Hawaii’s struggling economy, state House and Senate leaders have a long list of ideas that they either hope or expect to hear from Gov. David Ige during his State of the State address today.

COVID-19 is expected to subside this year and help Hawaii’s economy rebound, but its impact on the local retail landscape is expected to worsen, according to a new market analysis.

Can Hawaii meaningfully diversify its economy with a technology sector? With the collapse of our hospitality industry, this question has never been more important.

Hawaii’s economy is starting to show signs of coming back to life from a devastating pandemic that stopped tourism in its tracks and left about a quarter-million people unemployed and numerous businesses forced to close.

;s economy just as it’s showing encouraging signs.

While the pandemic has caused catastrophic shake-ups in all sectors of the economy, one of the hardest-hit has been the retail industry.

Tight inventories and COVID-19 restrictions left Hawaii auto dealers spinning their wheels in the third quarter as sales plunged 15.9% amid a struggling economy.