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.
Maui · Politics
Maui Chamber of Commerce logo. The Maui Chamber of Commerce will host the 2026 Mayor’s Small Business Awards from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 21 at the King Kamehameha Golf Club Waikapu…
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Maui · Business
The Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce hosts a Talk Story event at Bistro Casanova on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. Guests are invited to join in an evening of…
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Maui · Weather
Crews clear debris off Honoapi’ilani Highway on Sept. 11, 2026, after storm surge from Hurricane Lowell. HJI / COLLEEN UECHI photo The US Small Business Administration is…
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Big Island · Business
The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau have awarded a total of $552,380 in disaster relief grants to farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural food producers…
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Maui · Weather
Steve Davidson and Patricia Patterson assess damage left by Hurricane Lowell. The Hawai‘i Department of Taxation reminds all taxpayers of upcoming key tax deadlines, including…
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Statewide · Business
The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau have awarded a total of $552,380 in disaster relief grants to farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural food producers…
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Statewide · Business
HFU Market. PC: Hawaiʻi Farmers Union HFU panel (2025). PC: Hawaiʻi Farmers Union HFU speakers (2025). PC: Hawaiʻi Farmers Union HFU (2025) team. PC: PC: Hawaiʻi Farmers Union PC:…
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Maui · Politics
Yuki Lei Sugimura with supporters. PC: courtesy Maui County mayoral candidate Yuki Lei Sugimura has earned the endorsement of the Chamber of Maui Political Action Committee…
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Maui · Business
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional and Vocational Licensing Division is launching a new customer service feature to enable applicants for professional…
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Statewide · Business
Hawaiian Electric manager Kazunori “Kazu” Hayashida is honored with a 2026 Workforce Heroes Award-Oʻahu. PC: Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Recognizing the…
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Maui · Business
One hundred and twenty years ago, the first Sakada workers arrived in Hawaiʻi, beginning a chapter of Filipino migration that would profoundly shape the islands’ workforce…
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Statewide · Business
The Maternal and Child Health Branch of the Hawaiʻi Department of Health is highlighting the importance of safe sleep practices and resources during October, which is Safe Sleep…
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