Economy

He is a member of the Hawaii Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, Hawaii Business Roundtable and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s Military Affairs Council

With a new study pointing the finger at high fructose corn syrup as a culprit in America’s explosive epidemic of obesity, it is important to remember just why we are consuming so much of this commodity as opposed to table sugar....

The deal is being characterized as one aimed at “stopping taxes from going up on middle class families,” but in fact the expiration of the 2% social security payroll tax holiday means that employees will see 6.2% instead of 4.2% withheld.... 

...the situation would be much worse for the refineries as we add another 25-30 kb/d demand cut by introducing LNG into our energy system....

 "...revenue enhancements such as making permanent certain tax provisions that are due to sunset in 2015 and beyond.”

Wavecom Solutions provides voice, data and converged services to small and medium-sized business and carrier customers through a six-island subsea and terrestrial fiber network.
 

As a result of being the beneficiary of such generous bounty from the federal government, Hawaii really has not had to face head on the fact that it is a poor place to do business....

Personal income is a key economic indicator that measures the aggregate income received by all residents from all sources....

...the sudden loss of Senator Inouye would be similar to the sudden and complete loss of Hawaiian Airlines....

Hawaii had three major industries: tourism, the military, and Sen. Dan Inouye....

The loss of Senate Seniority will not completely sink Hawaii and Alaska’s economy, but it will definitely have a big impact....

Number of working youth dropped by almost half since 2000; employment among young people at lowest level since 1950s....

The 2012 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report shows how each state ranks among its peers ....

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