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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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DoH: 'Severe Consequences' for Food Establishments Violating COVID Rules
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 2747 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Food Safety Branch will begin to temporarily suspend the operations of restaurants, bars and other food establishments that do not comply....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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Hawaii GET Taxes 105 percent of the state’s personal income
By Tax Foundation @ 2:52 PM :: 3819 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105 percent of the state’s personal income. This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax applies to 34.25 percent of personal income....
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Friday, July 3, 2020 |
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Can the current YB management actually control costs?
By Michael Hansen @ 11:55 PM :: 3808 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...The HPUC perceives the underlying problem as YB management’s inability to control costs and operate an effective service....
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Thursday, June 25, 2020 |
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Ige Defers Harbor Tariff Hike
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 3997 Views :: Jones Act, OHA, Small Business, Taxes
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"...This will allow local shippers and businesses, especially those on the neighbor islands, to conduct business without worrying about a rate increase at this time....”
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Thursday, June 25, 2020 |
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Hawaii Fisheries Down 80%
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 2991 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Federal Fishery Managers Weigh-In on Marine National Monument draft plans, COVID-19 Impacts to Fisheries and More....
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020 |
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Effects of COVID-19 impact expected to be more severe and longer in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 2333 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Results from a national survey of small-business owners released yesterday ....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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AirBnB Occupancy Bounces Back – But Not in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 3593 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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...Hawaii AirBnB occupancy rates are running far below those of other US destinations....
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Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
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Pitfalls of the Subcontractor Deduction
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3833 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...another general excise tax exemption that the State Auditor has put under the microscope....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
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Saving coral reef fisheries with management areas
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 2618 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...setting aside some areas where fishing is prohibited....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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Another Hawaii Lawsuit: Coronavirus Orders Violate Right To Travel, Equal Protection, Due Process
By Robert Thomas @ 6:04 PM :: 3898 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...the second complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii challenging the governor's coronavirus shut down orders....
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020 |
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Lockdown victims include Hawaii healthcare providers
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:37 PM :: 3274 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, COVID-19
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...by mid-April, the same Convention Center that was poised to be converted into extra hospital facilities was instead turned into a phone bank facility to handle the influx of unemployment claims....
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Saturday, June 6, 2020 |
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Life in the time of lockdowns
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:19 PM :: 2729 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...caught off guard by another last-minute government switcheroo....
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Saturday, June 6, 2020 |
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Repeal Bill 40, Honolulu's discriminatory builder contracting law
By Joe Kent @ 9:56 PM :: 3882 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...use of CWAs, also known as project labor agreements, would drastically limit the use of nonunion employees on public projects, thereby reducing competition among bidding contractors and increasing costs for Honolulu taxpayers....
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Saturday, May 30, 2020 |
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Report: Native Hawaiian Businesses Less Exposed to Tourism Downturn
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 3405 Views :: OHA, Small Business, COVID-19
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...New report details challenges, needs and potential of Native Hawaiian businesses during and after pandemic....
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Friday, May 29, 2020 |
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No Bill 40 PLA: Contractors Demand Full Repeal of Union Preference Ordinance
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 3856 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...City Council to hear union preference 'fixer bill' next Wednesday, June 3....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Mayor Victorino announces broad reopening of businesses and services on June 1 in Maui County
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 3415 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...The County’s proposed rules and reopening date have been sent to the Governor and Attorney General’s Office for review and approval....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Mayor outlines plan to get more of Oʻahu safely back to work
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 3442 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...“Personal Service Providers” would be allowed to resume operations with modifications on Friday, May 29....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Debunked: YB Demands $25M COVID Relief on Top of Rate Hike
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 6463 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... YB is absorbing operating costs for Saltchuck's unregulated services. This is a standard accounting trick for companies that are partly regulated and partly unregulated ....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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BLNR Rejects Aquarium Fishing EIS
By News Release @ 8:26 PM :: 3645 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Small Business
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...The over 2000-page EIS had been produced by a group of ten West Hawaiʻi aquarium fishers and the National Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, on their proposal to ask the DLNR to issue permits to the ten aquarium fishers....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Counties Reopening 'Medium Risk' Businesses
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 2831 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...approved reopenings for Maui, Kauai, Oahu....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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26 States Will Protect Businesses from COVID-19-Related Unemployment Tax Hikes--Hawaii isn't one of them
By Tax Foundation @ 11:44 PM :: 4838 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...One way policymakers can help expedite their state’s economic recovery is by protecting employers from facing higher UI tax rates at a time when they can least afford to pay them....
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
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Health Department Orders Shutdown of Free Meal Service
By News Release @ 5:33 AM :: 2811 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Malama Meals has provided nearly 350,000 free meals to individuals impacted by the Coronavirus Crisis....
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Monday, May 18, 2020 |
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Ige Extends Quarantine, Releases Recovery Plan
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 3115 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...According to the plan – the state will start to gradually re-open medium-risk businesses and operations beginning in June – assuming the state’s COVID-19 activity remains manageable....
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Saturday, May 16, 2020 |
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Salons are united and ready to open with modifications
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 8:42 PM :: 3183 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Leading salon industry panelists demonstrated today in a live online forum hosted by Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine, that they are ready to open for business....
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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Powerful stories highlight need to lift lockdown
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:22 AM :: 2811 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...It's not too late to sign 'Let Hawaii Work' petition....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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CARES Money: Honolulu to Give $10K to Small Businesses
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 3490 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund using $25 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Survey: Hawaii Solar installers slowed by COVID-19
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 3817 Views :: Energy, Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...companies indicated difficulty generating sales, and cited customer uncertainty as a primary driver of declining sales volume....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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How Solvent is Hawaii Unemployment Trust Fund?
By Tax Foundation @ 3:17 AM :: 4022 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims....
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020 |
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Ige Announces First Round of Business Re-Openings
By News Release @ 5:23 AM :: 2724 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...The latest proclamation also allows residents to leave their homes to patronize certain businesses and activities under the new “Safer-at-Home” order....
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 |
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COVID Wipes Out 69% of Jobs on Maui
By UHERO @ 9:45 PM :: 7481 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Court Orders FAA Clampdown on Helicopter Tours over National Parks
By Court House News @ 4:32 PM :: 3794 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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...Friday’s ruling says the agencies must bring 23 national parks into compliance with commercial air tour regulations....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Justice Department Approves Sale of Dairy Producer Amid Antitrust Concerns
By Court House News @ 4:15 PM :: 3184 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...On April 30, Dean Foods completed the sales of its Hilo facility and related distribution branches on the Big Island, Kauai and Maui, as well as a license to the Meadow Gold Hawaii brand name and related intellectual property to MGD Acquisition LLC....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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Mālama Meals - Bringing Hope Amidst the Coronavirus Crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:21 AM :: 2807 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Mālama Meals, a new group formed by Da Spot and other partners, currently provides more than 10,000 meals a day to kupuna and others in need ....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
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Wall Street Journal Denounces Maui Liquor Commission
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 4651 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Wiser regulators than those in Maui would avoid bloody-minded enforcement that deters voluntary civic action to help the public in a crisis....
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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A Low-Risk Plan to Re-Start Hawaii’s Economy Now
By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 AM :: 7258 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...To reopen the economy, start with high dollar-per-human-contact businesses—ie the ones nobody is talking about. We don’t need to wait a month to do this....
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Monday, April 20, 2020 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Work at Home
By Selected News Articles @ 6:48 PM :: 3500 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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"...We also considered factors like how large and how crowded homes are in the state...."
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
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Taxing Medical Practice to Death
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4133 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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...Unless you like the idea of having doctors in rural areas being scarcer than toilet paper....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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Governor Ige Orders Face Masks in Stores Statewide
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 3330 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Violations of these orders could result in a misdemeanor with fines of up to $5,000 and/or up to one year in prison or both....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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HDoT Gives Dillingham Airfield Another Year
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 2980 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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...HDOT Airports Division has notified tenants of Dillingham Airfield the termination of their permit at the facility has been rescinded due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Hawaii CoC petitions governor for more COVID aid
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 2871 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Suspension, deferment of general excise tax collections....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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COVID Cluster at Two Kailua-Kona McDonalds
By News Release @ 6:13 AM :: 3199 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, COVID-19
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...We have closed our Kona Commons and McDonald’s of Walmart Kona locations for deep cleaning....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Deal to Save Meadow Gold Collapses--Honolulu Plant Will Shut Down April 30
By News Release @ 5:32 AM :: 4792 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...Reached Agreement in Principle with an Interested Party for the Sale of Dean Foods’ Hilo Facility and Related Assets on the Big Island, Kauai and Maui as an Ongoing Business--Operations of Honolulu Facility Set to Close By April 30, 2020....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
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Economist unpacks disruptions to Kauai, Hawaii Island real estate
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 4918 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Paul Brewbaker shares his COVID-19 analysis and forecast with a joint meeting of three boards of REALTORS®....
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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Unmasked: Petition Demands Caldwell Reopen Fabric Stores
By News Release @ 4:36 PM :: 3119 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Mayor Kirk Caldwell: Classify Fabric Stores As An Essential Business....
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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Hawaii #1 -- States with the Most Affected Small Businesses due to Coronavirus
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 3910 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, COVID-19
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... 35 percent say that their business cannot last more than three months in current conditions ....
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Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
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Safety Dance: Are There Limits To Lockdowns?
By Robert Thomas @ 2:42 AM :: 3454 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Join us next Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 12 noon Hawaii Time for a free webinar sponsored by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "Safety vs. Freedom: Are There Limits to Lockdowns?"....
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