Small Business

...“Instead of putting more restrictions on ride-hailing customers, Hawaii should explore ways to relieve taxi drivers of over-burdensome regulations,” Akina said....

...We score all 50 states on more than 60 measures of competitiveness....

...industrial hemp refers to cannabis plants with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration at or below 0.3 percent....

...WalletHub compared the 50 states across 25 key indicators of startup success to determine the most fertile grounds in which to launch and grow an enterprise....

...Before I hire the worker, I need to comply with laws saying what I can and can’t ask the prospective employee....

...The list can be used by the public, property owners, realtors and the County for a quick determination about whether short-term occupancy – defined by the county as fewer than 180 days – is allowed without a permit....

...The survey generally excludes properties with under 20 lodging units, such as small bed and breakfasts, youth hostels, single-family vacation rentals, cottages, individually rented vacation condominiums....

...On Thursday, he introduced a bill that would even the playing field for taxis, to help bring their business model into the 21st century....

...despite Hawaii’s new e-commerce law in anticipation of the court ruling, local tax attorneys caution the state could still face legal challenges in collecting those taxes because of its unique tax structure and what now look like flaws in signed legislation....

...Give us $1.55B and we’ll create 80,000 jobs.  Promise!  —uh--just like we did last time when you gave us $2B....

...The film generated more than $31 million in local economic activity and contributed more than $6.9 million in wages to over 1,200 local workers....

...Caldwell said at a news conference that rather than require ride-hailing drivers to abide by long-held taxi rules, cabbies should be freed from their constraints and allowed to operate like their Uber and Lyft counterparts....

...National Beer Wholesalers Association launches 'Delivering Local Jobs'; Tells story of independent beer distributors in Hawaii....

...The 2018 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for the manufacturing and logistics industries....

...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges Mayor Caldwell to reject the City Council measure....

...The State of Hawaii is the senior partner in the sin business....

...The value of Google Search and AdWords for businesses is the profit they receive from clicks on search results and ads minus their cost of advertising, estimated as $8 profit for every $1 spent....

...Caldwell in 2017, amended the plastic bag ban ordinance to require businesses to charge a minimum 15 cent fee per bag starting July 1, 2018....

...Company President Sexually Harassed Male Employees for More Than a Decade, Federal Agency Says....

...HB 2416 applies Hawaii Use Tax to intangible property....

...In their computer model, the research team simulated the effect of removing fishing pressure....

...the provision reduces the lengthy 30-day hold on checks and puts the islands on equal footing with the states where the hold rarely exceeds 5 business days....

... "The Infamous" Bill 35 and it's effects on Hawaii's local population as well as tourists ....

...Government Moves Quickly When Politicos Don’t Get a Cut of New Business....

...In the case, Rizo v. Yovino, the court determined that the EPA bars employers from relying on past wage or salary history as a justification for pay disparities....

...Hawaii’s Legislature did not approve a higher minimum wage this year....

...enviros continue to obstruct all non-tourism activities in and around Hawaii....

...FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. and AMR Holdco, Inc....

...Pearl City ranks 178th--5th highest--for Labor Costs....

...This solution has passed the House before, but not yet in the Senate; however, this time the provision is included in a major bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration....

...Highest Median Annual Wage for Real Estate Agents–Honolulu and Pearl City tied for #1....

...Hawaii has the seventh-smallest average gross ROI in flips at less than 30 percent. Plus, its median home list price of over $900,000, the highest nationwide, ties up a lot of your capital at a time....

... Waipahu, Pearl City and Kaneohe are the worst ....

...the sales tax bases in Hawaii, New Mexico, and South Dakota are incredibly broad, so it’s not surprising that they would tax these types of transactions....

...Grassroot Institute president urges removal of barriers to economic mobility....

...After all the billions we gave them, HTDC's pet 'High Tech' tax credit recipents claim a paltry $61.27M in revenues for 2017....

...maybe now attention can be focused on more important issues such as the recent spate of deaths caused by snorkel rentals....

...There are currently three different bills still alive that would require local companies to give all employees paid sick leaves: HB 1727, HB 2598 and SB 2990 ....

...They argue the sea is not “land owned or controlled by the Federal government and thus not within the president’s proclaiming authority.”....

...but has the 5th-least punative Medical Board....

...from National Federation of Independent Business-Hawaii....

...the court held they could be held liable, even though it is their home, first concluding that renting out a room in your home qualifies as offering a public accommodation, even though it is your residence....

...politicians striking a fashionable pose against corporations and business, fearmongering by special interest groups with an agenda....

...the oft-cited, debate-driving statistic that Americans use 500 million plastic straws a day is the product of a 9-year-old's guesstimations....

...A bill proposed in the Hawaii Legislature would ban the use of plastic straws. But the problem runs much deeper than the straw bill....

...Want to know what labor and employment bills will be considered during this year’s legislative session?....

...SB2291 would raise the minimum wage in Hawaii to $15 an hour by 2020....

... Ige this week signed an executive order that most likely will discourage competition and innovation among internet service providers ....

...Forty-four states levy a corporate income tax. Rates range from 3 percent in North Carolina to 12 percent in Iowa....

...HB 2368 and SB 2795 would begin replacing private contractors with civil service employees....