Statewide news from the NOW network
Hawaii business news here covers the economy as it is reported across the NOW network: local companies, jobs, development, agriculture, energy, retail and statewide economic policy. Stories may originate on Maui, Hawaiʻi Island or Kauaʻi and still have implications for the whole state. HawaiiNow groups that reporting so readers can scan what is moving in Hawaiʻi’s economy, then open the original article on Maui Now, Big Island Now or Kauaʻi Now.
Statewide · Business
A section of Mamalahoa Highway in North Kona will close Thursday night to enable Hawaiian Electric crews to replace a utility pole. The full road closure is scheduled from 10 p.m…
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Big Island · Business
The work will take place on a section of Mamalahoa Highway near the 7- to 8-mile markers.
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Statewide · Weather
Kaua‘i County continues to clean up, repair and reconstruct after Hurricane Lowell ripped through the Garden Isle on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Small Business Administration disaster…
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Statewide · Business
Hawaiian Electric is using unmanned aircraft, or drones, for aerial inspections of its electrical infrastructure in identified wildfire risk areas on Hawai‘i Island as part of its…
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Maui · Business
Cybersecurity Lab at UH Small business owners and sole proprietors across Hawaiʻi are invited to learn how autonomous AI tools can streamline operations, save time and stretch…
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Maui · Business
MCFB float participants – College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resilience, Haleakala Creamery, J. Shishido Farm, Kula Country Farms, Mahi Pono, Maui Association of Landscape…
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Maui · Business
Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival. PC: courtesy The Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival returns Nov. 6 and 7 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, bringing…
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Big Island · Business
The family-owned historic Manago Hotel, which opened in 1917, sold in August for well below the initial asking price two years ago of $7.5 million. According to the County of…
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Big Island · Business
An employee of a Hilo construction company and a 100-year-old Hilo contracting firm are the winners of the inaugural FORGE Awards, a new recognition program that celebrates…
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Maui · Business
Catherine “Cathy” Camp and Diane Peters-Nguyen Women’s Fund of Hawai‘i welcomes Catherine “Cathy” Camp and Diane Peters-Nguyen to its Board of Directors. Camp and Peters-Nguyen…
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Statewide · Politics
This story was updated to reflect adjusted dates and times to upcoming meetings. Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission will conduct three public informational meetings this month on…
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Maui · Business
Maui residents and others across Hawai‘i can learn about energy issues and the state’s electricity future through a new online education series beginning Oct. 22. The Hawai‘i…
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