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Recommendations include business loan forgiveness, enhanced childcare and worker training.

New administrator Sal Petilos assumes the helm as the commission faces staff shortages, a backlog of license applications and a federal lawsuit.

An earnings call with investors highlighted uncertainties surrounding Hawaii’s electric utility and its parent following the Maui wildfires.

Initial plans do not include a program to shut off power like those used in other states.

The corporation said the move signaled a new era of transparency for the agency.

Investment banker Scott DeGhetto will be paid about $1.5 million for a 15-month gig.

Hawaiian Electric is facing numerous lawsuits over the Maui fires and questions are being asked about the companies ability to pay any successful claims.

From unsafe water to uncertainty over future earnings, obstacles line the path of recovery for businesses in and around the burn zone

The program would distribute grants of $10,000 to $20,000 as a lifeline to struggling Lahaina business owners.

Local businesses struggle to cope as visitor spending drops $15 million per day, economists say.