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Monday, February 3, 2025
Small business struggles highlighted in new UHERO report
By UHERO @ 7:19 PM :: 227 Views :: Small Business

... UHERO: Investigating and Tackling Barriers and Needs for Small Business Success ....

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Sunday, January 26, 2025
Hawaii taxpayers could benefit from new IRS Direct File system
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 485 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes

... Tax season is just around the corner, and there’s a good chance that many of the people reading this will be paying someone else to help file their taxes online ....

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Case, Moylan Reintroduce 'Affordable Shipping for All Act'
By Ed Case @ 11:52 PM :: 470 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living

“...HR380 will ensure that no shipping company, including the United States Postal Service, can impose discriminatory rates or exclude non-contiguous areas from receiving shipments. It will also require that shipping rates for non-contiguous areas reflect the actual cost of service, rather than arbitrary price increases....”

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Monday, January 20, 2025
Hawaii 7th-Worst State to Start New Business
By Selected News Articles @ 10:11 PM :: 469 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

... Choosing the right state for a business is crucial to its success ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Illegal Vapes: AG Warns Retailers
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 634 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Drugs

... This initiative is part of a coordinated effort, led by a bipartisan coalition of 10 attorneys general from around the country to hold companies accountable ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 589 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Maui Eviction Moratorium Ends
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 479 Views :: Maui County, Small Business

... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....

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Saturday, December 21, 2024
Ethics Comm Approves UH Employees' Technology Transfer Contracts
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 602 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Small Business

... UH employees may negotiate and enter into contracts with the UH on behalf of their private businesses ....

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Thursday, December 19, 2024
Hawaii is the 5th Worst State for New Business Survival
By Selected News Articles @ 3:53 AM :: 720 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

... not for the faint of heart ....

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Is Hawaii small business economy is finally turning around?
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 477 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes

“...I like to think Hawaii helped kick off this national turnaround with passage of House Bill 2404, a historic tax reduction bill that Gov. Josh Green signed into law June 3....”

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
​UHERO Grudgingly Admits ‘Uncertainties’ in Empty Homes Tax
By UHERO @ 2:26 PM :: 1077 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living

... there are three major sources of uncertainty ....

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Monday, November 25, 2024
Do Marine Protected Areas Really Help Fisheries?
By News Release @ 12:14 PM :: 1149 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... Papahānaumokuākea: Despite being one of the world’s largest MPAs, the PMNM showed no significant fishery benefits for tuna ....

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Fishing and Seafood Leaders Urge President Biden to Avoid Marine National Monument Designations in Final Days
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 1151 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... The letter references a March 2021 statement from Chief Justice John Roberts, which raised concerns about the Antiquities Act ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Bill 212 could speed up permitting process on Hawaii Island
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:17 PM :: 1144 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business

... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....

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Saturday, November 16, 2024
Grassroot events shine spotlight on Hawaii’s permitting problems
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 1072 Views :: Development, Small Business

... Building a home or even completing minor repairs in Hawaii can quickly turn into a bureaucratic nightmare due to the notorious delays in county permitting departments. ...

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Dramatic Decrease in Tourism Spending in Hawaii Affecting Small Businesses
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 1637 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism

... Real visitor spending as of today is actually below where we were in the late 1980s ....

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
UPDATE: Territorial Shareholders Vote to Accept Hope Merger
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 2343 Views :: Small Business

... results from November 6 special meeting of Territorial stockholders ....

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Small Business Regulatory Review Board Elects Officers
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 873 Views :: Small Business

“...The SBRRB oversees rules and regulations for Hawai‘i small businesses promulgated by both state and county agencies....”

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Hawai‘i County Council approves vending, permitting reform bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:26 PM :: 803 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business, Taxes

... County regulatory reform bills on the move ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 1172 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business

... state contracts previously held by SMS Research & Marketing Services have been transferred to other entities ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 PM :: 875 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business

... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....

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Friday, October 11, 2024
SMS Research Out of Business?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 1935 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business

... one of the stealthiest shutdowns this town has seen in a long time ....

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Friday, October 11, 2024
Eco-Lawyers Pledge to Hunt Aquarium Collectors to Extinction
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 858 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism

... The aquarium pet industry has finished the environmental review process to seek up to seven commercial aquarium permits for collection in West Hawai‘i ....

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Friday, October 11, 2024
EPA Fines Daiso for Illegal Pesticides
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 992 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business

... Company to pay one of largest federal pesticides penalties: $314,747 ....

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Monday, October 7, 2024
​Tour Boat Operators Hit Hard by Insurance Increases
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 947 Views :: Small Business, Tourism

... In late 2022, Congress passed a law that significantly increased the cost of liability insurance for a small subset of the small-passenger boating industry ....

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Monday, October 7, 2024
UPDATE: Territorial Bank Postpones Merger Vote
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 2419 Views :: Small Business

"... Preliminary Indication of Interest by Outside Investor Group, Blue Hill, is Illusory, Non-Binding and Highly Conditional ...."

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
State Supreme Court: No TVRs on Ag Land
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 1429 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism

... Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law ....

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Saturday, September 21, 2024
Concealed Carry Ruling Boosts Property Rights?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:03 AM :: 1259 Views :: Land Use, Second Amendment, Small Business

... While Figuring Out Gun "Sensitive Places," CA9 Backhandedly Upholds The Right To Exclude ....

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Central Pacific to Buy American Savings?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 AM :: 3402 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Small Business

... Central Pacific is discussing raising $1 billion to help facilitate the deal from investors ....

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Sunday, September 8, 2024
“Everybody knows you’re probably going to die before you ever get to the top”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:30 PM :: 1720 Views :: Maui County, Development, Small Business

... Maui County’s extremely long wait times and high fees to obtain water meters and add fixtures ....

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Sunday, September 8, 2024
County Councils Consider tax relief, housing, simpler permitting and roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:33 PM :: 1445 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Small Business

... The Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils have been chock full of measures lately ....

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Friday, September 6, 2024
Costco Raises Membership Fee But It's Still 21 Percent Cheaper Than 1983
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 1553 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living

... The Hot Dog Combo is 70 Percent Cheaper ....

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Sunday, September 1, 2024
Will Front Street become just a fond memory?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:58 AM :: 1790 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii History, Small Business

... Let the people who have lost their properties and are bravely committed to rebuilding do just that — and enable them to do it quickly ....

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Sunday, August 25, 2024
Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Honolulu Renters
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 1694 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living

"... unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing ...."

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Sunday, August 25, 2024
A California “Fix” Back to ‘66
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1936 Views :: Small Business, Taxes

... a formula that exists in the laws of Hawaii, California, and several other states ....

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Saturday, August 24, 2024
Twelve Ways to Reduce Housing Costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:20 AM :: 1429 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Small Business

... preserving property rights, lifting onerous regulations, pushing back against proposals that could negatively impact local residents, and supporting efforts to rebuild after the devastating Maui wildfires ....

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Friday, August 23, 2024
Save the Bees -- Stop Bill 64
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 2107 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

... the current draft of Bill 64 would harm Oahu’s small farmers and beekeepers, worsen the island’s food security and discourage entrepreneurship ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Big Isle poised to ‘free the bees’ while Oahu mulls clampdown
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 1887 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....

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Sunday, August 4, 2024
What Hawaii Businesses Really Need
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:52 AM :: 970 Views :: Small Business

... How much do Hawaii lawmakers really want to help businesses thrive? ....

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Poll: Short-Term Rental Ban Unpopular
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 1595 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism

... Just 10% of voters support bans on all short-term rentals ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Ag Department Slow-Walking Fire Ant Rules
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 949 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business

... requesting an update on the adoption of administrative rule changes to address little fire ant and other invasive pest species ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Regulations gone wrong
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:40 AM :: 1112 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business

... take a light-handed approach with occupational licensing ....

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Court: State Cannot Enforce Helicopter Tour Regulations
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 1266 Views :: Small Business, Tourism

... the Hawaii Department of Transportation “has no authority to impose or enforce regulations regarding air space and aircraft operations under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration” ....

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Saturday, July 20, 2024
Why an Annual GET Return?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 921 Views :: Small Business, Taxes

... For those of you who pay GET, here’s a quick quiz....

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Sunday, July 14, 2024
Honolulu Council acts to repeal outdated city transit ordinances
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:46 PM :: 917 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business

... Grassroot says the two laws are no longer relevant, and they hope the Council will continue to target outdated laws ....

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Saturday, July 13, 2024
BLNR Destroys Kayak Business-Denies Hearing
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 1128 Views :: Small Business, Tourism

... Jensen and Ohana Kayak Rentals are responsible for a $35,000 fine in addition to the prohibition of permits for 24 months ....

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Sunday, July 7, 2024
Proposed Hawaii County STR rules fraught with potential economic, legal pitfalls
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:34 PM :: 1307 Views :: Small Business, Tourism

... the effect this measure might have on existing STR operators, small businesses and the broader Hawaii Island economy ....

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Sunday, July 7, 2024
​New law creates opportunities for Hawaii food entrepreneurs
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:28 PM :: 1040 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business

... The governor signs a Grassroot-backed bill that lets home cooks sell their products online, by mail and through third parties ....

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Sunday, July 7, 2024
Hawaii County proposal -- good direction for Oahu beekeeping
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:18 PM :: 1176 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Hawaii Island lawmakers consider more liberal beekeeping rules while Honolulu County lawmakers ponder making them tougher ....

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Saturday, July 6, 2024
Dillingham Airfield Saved by 50-Year Lease
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 1129 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism

... The new lease will go into effect July 6, 2024, at which time airfield operations will continue normal operations, including uninterrupted water service to the tenants ....

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