Lee Cataluna: Holding On In Waikiki
A long-time local shop owner watches the waves, treads water, and waits for the storm to end.
Wanted: Hawaii Seeks Digital Nomads To Invigorate The Economy
A work-from-home economy could help Hawaii reverse the brain drain and offset tourism industry losses.
This Kauai Nonprofit Is Trying To Change How People Buy Their Food
Food hubs provide a way for farmers to sell their crops outside of grocery stores.
Has The Hawaii Tourism Industry Lost Its Clout?
Amid pandemic, state and local government leaders do not defer to the state’s major industry.
People Are Moving To Hawaii To Escape Virus Hotspots. Will They Stay?
Some see the recent uptick in people moving to Hawaii as an opportunity for the state. Others view the wave of newcomers as a threat.
Lee Cataluna: Locked Doors And Empty Shelves Haunt Waikiki’s Prime Retail Spots
Retail stores that relied on tourism have quietly closed without notice. And the worst may not be over.
House Speaker: Changing Hawaii’s Pre-Travel Testing Program ‘Doesn’t Serve The Public’
Business and political leaders criticized the governor for changing a program that seems to be working.
‘Treading Water’: Working From Home Hasn’t Hurt Hawaii’s Office Rental Market — Yet
A wholesale shift to employees working from home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has softened the office market but there’s been no mass exodus from office space.
Time Is Running Out For Hawaii To Spend $877 Million In Coronavirus Relief Funds
Money set aside to help struggling renters and small businesses will be used to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund if the cash isn’t spent by Dec. 31.
Executives Foresee Long-Term Changes To The Workplace After COVID-19
Even after the pandemic passes, some industries may need fewer workers, business excecutives say.