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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 · Weather
HECO crews working on lines on Kahana Drive in Honokaʻa on Hawaiʻi Island after Hurricane Lala. PC: Hawaiian Electric Hawaiian Electric continues to make progress restoring power…
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Statewide · Weather
The state of Hawai‘i will be receiving $18.5 million in federal funding to reinforce its electrical grid from natural hazards such as wildfires, flooding and hurricanes. The…
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Statewide · Business
Hawaiian Electric grid improvements and wildfire mitigation in West Maui. File PC: Hawaiian Electric The Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, in partnership with Hawaiian Electric and the…
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Statewide · Business
Hawaiian Electric contractors are replacing a pole along Haleakalā Highway/Crater Road, between Kekaulike Avenue and Palena Place, that will impact traffic on Thursday, Sept. 3…
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Maui · Business
Two years and 11 months after the wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023, there were 247,857 visitors to Maui in July 2026, compared to 234,805 visitors (+5.6%) in July 2025. Visitor spending…
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Statewide · Weather
HECO crews working on lines in Ahualoa on Hawaiʻi Island after Hurricane Lala. PC: Hawaiian Electric Hawaiian Electric reached a restoration milestone on Hawaiʻi Island with the…
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Big Island · Business
Parker Ranch in Waimea on the Big Island — one of the largest and most historic cattle ranches in the United States — marked an important milestone Aug. 25 as it began delivering…
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Statewide · Business
Update at 6:24 p.m. Aug. 26, 2026: Hawai‘i Department of Health Clean Water Branch notifies the public that a bacteria threshold exceedance advisory previously in effect for…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. — one of the largest state…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. — one of the largest state…
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Kauaʻi · Business
The Made in Hawaiʻi Festival concluded four days of supporting and showcasing more than 800 local businesses from across Hawaiʻi. The 32nd annual Made in Hawaiʻi Festival came at…
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Big Island · Business
After the Kona Low storms threatened farming operations across Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Farmers Union Foundation raised more than $1 million in grants that have reached 162 farmers…
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