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The Hawaii Tourism Authority is asking for $150.5 million for operations and to repair the Hawaii Convention Center roof.

A billionaire’s investment in the state’s biggest slaughterhouses and a shift to more grass-fed operations could help ranchers keep their cattle in the islands after years of sending them to the mainland.

The Ige administration will introduce a measure to once again adjust how much employers must pay into the unemployment system.

House Speaker Scott Saiki and Senate President Ron Kouchi want to direct excess state funds to pay for homeless services and housing initiatives.

If approved by the state Senate, she would succeed Samuel Gon III.

House and Senate leaders are worried about rising Covid-19 case counts.

Some Covid-19 watchers say that hospitalization numbers are more important than daily case counts given omicron’s transmissibility.

An economist warns that much of the federal pandemic support has dried up, and the year ahead could be tough for many.

Businesses from health care to restaurants have struggled to get some back-ordered items.

Even as the state has more people being born than dying, Hawaii’s population continues to decline as people leave the state for less expensive pastures.