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Hawaii Farmers Struggle As Worldwide Macadamia Market Goes Nuts Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Farmers Struggle As Worldwide Macadamia Market Goes Nuts

Ad campaigns and DNA testing seek to drive buyers toward real Hawaiian macadamias.

Help Wanted: Retailers Redouble Calls For Holiday Workers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Help Wanted: Retailers Redouble Calls For Holiday Workers

As Hawaii’s economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s an abundance of job openings for seasonal employees.

Why More Than 600 Foodland Workers Are Poised To Strike In Hawaii Civil Beat/2010

Why More Than 600 Foodland Workers Are Poised To Strike In Hawaii

The local supermarket chain has been in talks with the union since its聽collective bargaining agreement expired in April 2021.

Here’s What Happened When Lawyers For A Condo Association Tried To Collect Their Fees Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Here’s What Happened When Lawyers For A Condo Association Tried To Collect Their Fees

Porter McGuire Kiakona now faces $475,000 in damages for violating debt collection laws in a case that started with a $150 fine against a dog owner.

This Local Cocktail Aims To Boost Hawaii Agriculture Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022

This Local Cocktail Aims To Boost Hawaii Agriculture

Ko Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum is trying to break into the booming ready-to-drink cocktail market, but still needs to make it onto store shelves.

Amazon Will Use Hawaiian Airlines To Operate Cargo Planes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Amazon Will Use Hawaiian Airlines To Operate Cargo Planes

Hawaiian said it issued warrants that Amazon can exercise over the next nine years and acquire up to 15% of Hawaiian stock.

Black Market Weed Is Still The Buyer’s Choice Over Legal Marijuana In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Black Market Weed Is Still The Buyer’s Choice Over Legal Marijuana In Hawaii

Market structure and regulation have made medical cannabis far more expensive than illegal products, and consumers are choosing the cheaper option.

Hawaii-Made Aloha Wear Is A Surprising — And Lucrative — Cottage Industry Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii-Made Aloha Wear Is A Surprising — And Lucrative — Cottage Industry

But as Hawaii’s garment workers age and retire, young aloha shirt and apparel makers must scramble to keep production in the islands.

Maui Entrepreneur Says County Is Determined To Put Him Out Of Business Ryan Siphers/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Entrepreneur Says County Is Determined To Put Him Out Of Business

Paia Inn owner Michael Baskin says he’s the victim of retaliatory zoning enforcement because of a decade-long personal dispute with the county’s planning director.