Business

A new National Park Service report reveals that spending by 1,887,580 visitors had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $199,923,400.

Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay has named JoAnn Lenhardt as the new Director of Operations. Lenhardt has worked with Marriott for more than 11 years, first joining the company in Philadelphia. She began her career in the front office and was later promoted to sales and catering. Ultimately, she found her niche […]

Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Medical Center has been recognized as one of the safest hospitals in the U.S., earning an “A” grade from the Spring 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for the fourth consecutive year. Moanalua Medical Center is one of only two hospitals in the state to receive a top rating four times in a […]

Today’s question has been answered by Dennis Santiago NMLS# 369291 with Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corporation. 

Hawaiian Airlines has just begun sales of its Premium Cabin for flights to China.

KTA Super Stores has successfully achieved a prestigious well-being standard that no other grocery store chain in the state has ever accomplished.

Kona Brewing Co. employees will embrace the spirit of Earth Day on Saturday April 22, 2017, with a cleanup at Ke‘ei Beach.

The Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation will honor the UH at Hilo’s Office of Maunakea Management for its outstanding preservation efforts of Maunakea.

The High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) has awarded grants to two Hawaiʻi Island companies based in Kona that focus on sustainable mariculture. Forever Oceans was awarded $57,906 in grant funding by HTDC, and Kampachi Farms was awarded $59,000 (Phase 1) and $100,000 (Phase 2). Both Kona-based businesses operate eco-friendly, sustainable fish farms that support both food security and […]

The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce invites the public to its monthly AfterHours networking event and Kuleana Green Business Fair.

The University of Hawai‘i will receive a $90,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to digitize 100 out-of-print University of Hawai‘i Press books and make them available online. The project is part of the Humanities Open Book Program, a joint initiative between the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). “We’re […]

Walmart is seeking Hawai‘i entrepreneurs to pitch their made-in-the-USA products to the company’s buyers at Walmart’s global headquarters in Arkansas in June.

AARP will present a free “Think of Your Future” workshop on Saturday, April 29, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Waimea and additional workshops islandwide this month.

The Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association’s 39th Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk for Hawai‘i Island will be held on Saturday, May 13.

Hawai‘i residents are urged to file claims on a $125 million multistate settlement that provides $35 million to consumers who purchased Provigil or Modafinil.

Residential real estate and technology company SRE has promoted Rob Young to the position of executive vice president.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) delivered the Closing Report for the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress (Congress) to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature, reporting significant savings in 2016. DLNR Chair Suzanne Case said, “We expect approximately $2.9 million in State funds appropriated to host the Congress to be returned to Hawaiʻi’s general fund […]

The Hawaiian Electric Companies are adding capacity to the Customer Grid-Supply program that credits solar customers for the excess electricity…

Hawaiian Airlines will waive reservation change fees for customers traveling on its Auckland flights between April 13 and April 15 due to Tropical Cyclone Cook.

The Hawai’i Floriculture and Nursery Association has produced a two-part video entitled, “Floral Designs for Easter and Administrative Professionals’ Day.”