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While the overall results were promising, they did vary by county.

The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is now accepting proposals for the Grow Hawai`i Agriculture Initiative 2021.

The community-based plan focuses on key actions that the community, visitor industry and other sectors deem necessary over a three-year period.

The program allows visitors and returning residents to bypass a mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival provided they have met key requirements of the program and have correctly uploaded the relevant items into a traveler profile on the State of Hawaii website.

Anyone on the hunt for a rental car in Hawai´i is in for a disappointing month. At least.

According to preliminary statistics released by the Hawai´i Tourism Authority (HTA), the average daily census showed that there were 90,776 visitors in Hawai´i on any given day in February 2021, compared to 250,052 visitors per day in February 2020.

A committee is evaluating proposals that were submitted in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) published in August 2020.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that the $16 billion program aimed at helping live event businesses impacted by the pandemic will begin accepting applications in April.

A California-based company announced its purchase of the 138-room Hilo Seaside Hotel.

Blue Planet Foundation announces the successful completion of its program to crowdfund for Hawaiiʻs nonprofits.

Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Foundation partners with Omnitrak on “The People’s Pulse Survey”.

Administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), the new Restaurant Revitalization Fund will offer grants to small food and beverage businesses to cover the difference between 2019 revenue and 2020 revenue.

Mālama Market Pāhoa will officially open its doors at 10 m on March 31 following a private blessing ceremony. The store will be open daily from 6 am to 9 pm.

Hawaiian announced Monday it is expanding its pre-clearance program to Japan and South Korea, making it more convenient for international travelers to visit and safely enjoy the state of Hawai‘i.

The Hawaiʻi State Senate passed Senate Bill 56 on March 9, which aims to address a multi-billion dollar shortfall in state revenue through a number of different tax and rate increases.

Hawaiian Airlines on Wednesday began nonstop service between Long Beach and Kahului, Maui.

Hawai´i businesses will pay lower unemployment tax rates in response to the economic strain caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative recently released two new products: ʻulu flour and ʻulu chocolate mousse.

The Hawaiian Islands share a great many characteristics, yet each has its own personality. Amid so much commonality, differences stand out starkly, which has also proven true through each county’s unique response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus arrived to Hawai´i in early 2020, travel screeched to a halt, the tourism economy fell to ashes […]

Hawai‘i’s visitor industry continues to be impacted significantly by the global COVID-19 pandemic.