Hawaii braces for possible recession as economic fallout of virus grows

“People aren’t buying as much or they’re being cautious and a lot of people are staying home right now,” said Tina Yamaki, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, at the first meeting Thursday of the state House Committee charged with preparing …

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Upheaval forecast for Hawaii travel industry amid virus

HONOLULU (AP) – A University of Hawaii economist on Thursday predicted only about half of Hawaii’s hotel rooms will be filled with travelers over the next few months “if we’re lucky” as the new coronavirus depresses tourism. Carl Bonham told members of an …

Hawaii travel industry upheaval forecast as virus spreads

HONOLULU — A University of Hawaii economist on Thursday predicted only about half of Hawaii’s hotel rooms will be filled with travellers over the next few months “if we’re lucky” as the new coronavirus depresses tourism. Carl Bonham told members of an …

SPORTS ROUNDUP: Stetson golfers finish 4th in Hawaii

Facing a field loaded with highly-ranked teams, the Stetson women’s golf team finished fourth at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational on Wednesday in Kailua, Hawaii. The event, which was played at the Kaneohe Klipper Golf Club on the Marine Corps Base …

The Army Bombed a Hawaiian Lava Flow. It Didn’t Work.

Why were two apparently unexploded bombs sticking out of a lava tube on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa? That’s what Kawika Singson, a photographer, wondered in February when he was hiking on Mauna Loa, the colossal shield volcano that rises 55,700 feet from its base …

How Hawaii’s cost of living compares to other U.S. states

Sanctuary: Hawaii had 9 whale, boat collisions last season

Updated 6:27 am PDT, Thursday, March 12, 2020 HONOLULU (AP) — There were at least nine collisions between humpback whales and boats last season, a marine sanctuary said. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary found the mammals …

Bill proposes Hawaii purchase, conserve Maui watershed land

Updated 6:29 am PDT, Thursday, March 12, 2020 HONOLULU (AP) — A bill in the Hawaii Senate would earmark $4 million to buy land in a Maui watershed for conservation. The Na Wai Eha watershed in the West Maui Mountains is being sold in pieces by the Wailuku …

7 Takes On Pao Doce, The Portuguese Treat Also Known As Hawaiian Sweet Bread

People who extoll the influential dishes of Western Europe — paella, bouillabaisse, bolognese, strudel, goulash — rarely pay attention to the food of Portugal. It’s a strange oversight. During more than 500 years of trade and colonialism, the Portugese …

One gathering not canceled in Honolulu: A conference on risk management

“I definitely checked with my university, checked with our Centers for Disease Control, and was watching their guidance each day,” she said. “At the end of the day, I made the call to get on the plane, but take all of the precautions that have been …

Honolulu man convicted of scamming Filipinos in mortgage fraud

Mortgage debt reduction fraudster Anthony Troy Williams was conviced by a federal jury in Honolulu. YOUTUBE HONOLULU – A federal jury on March convicted a man accused of wire and mail fraud that victimized mostly non-native English speakers in the Filipino …

Hawaii economists lower state revenue forecast to zero growth next fiscal year

CDC gives Hawaii more than $4.5M in emergency funding to combat coronavirus

Canadian doctor tests positive for coronavirus after returning from Hawaii trip

Aviation groups lobby to maintain Hawaii commercial airfield

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, representing more than 1,000 members in Hawaii, requested a postponement of the termination for at least 14 months in a March 2 letter to Democratic Gov. David Ige.