Business
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Hawai‘i Restaurant Card Program Extended For Holidays
Businesses can purchase cards in denominations from between $5 and $1,000.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Hilton Waikoloa Village to Reopen Friday
Hilton Waikoloa Village is situated within the Waikoloa Beach Resort, which offers a diverse selection of shops and dining at Queen’s Marketplace, the King’s Shops, and multiple golf courses.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Waikoloa Beach Golf Course to Reopen
The Waikoloa Kings’ Course will remain closed for the time being.
Monday, November 02, 2020
SBDC-Hilo Offering Social Media Webinar Series in Hilo in November
Each of the class topics was developed based on feedback from an SBDC survey of local business owners.
Sunday, November 01, 2020
Walmart Expands Express Delivery Hours at Hawai‘i Stores
Walmart’s Express Delivery provides customers the option to have deliveries made in under two hours.
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Fruitarian Restaurant Opens in Hilo
A fruitarian restaurant opened in Hilo a few days ago.
Friday, October 30, 2020
Kai Loki’s Restaurant Opens in Place of Ocean View’s Mehe’s
The Mehe’s Ka‘ū Bar and Grill in Ocean View was sold and has reopened as Kai Loki’s Restaurant and Bar.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Fairmont Orchid to Reopen in Mid-November
The Fairmont Orchid has announced plans for a phased reopening beginning Nov. 13.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Hawaii Business Pivot Grant Now Open for Applications
The grant application will remain open until Nov. 23, 2020, as funds are available.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
New Grant Program to Help Hawai‘i Businesses
The program will help at least 2,500 businesses statewide, as it is funded by $25 million allocated from Hawai‘i’s portion of the CARES Act stimulus package.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The damage related to cybercrime is projected to hit $6 trillion annually by 2021.
Friday, October 09, 2020
Several Businesses Open This Month at Puna Kai Shopping Center
Puna Kai Shopping Center is the Big Island’s newest community shopping center, located in the heart of Pāhoa.
Wednesday, October 07, 2020
Big Island Delegation Unites in Support of Pre-Travel Testing Program
Six members of the Hawai‘i House of Representatives and three members of the Senate co-drafted and signed a letter formally stating their collective position, which was sent to Mayor Kim and Gov. David Ige on Wednesday.
Tuesday, October 06, 2020
Mayor Kim Pitching Two-Test System to Reopen Big Island to Tourism
One test simply won’t do.
Thursday, October 01, 2020
Pāhoa Community Farmer’s Market Launches Sunday
Pāhoa District Park will serve as home to the Big Island’s newest farmer’s market.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Hawai‘i’s Return to Tourism: Just How Realistic is the Plan?
The Big Island’s tourism industry expected to hear news from Gov. David Ige last week that the state had a plan to reopen to tourism by mid-October. Expectations as to how effective that plan may prove to be are harder to define.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Hawaiian Ethos to Launch Hilo Location This Week
Patients living on the windward side of the Big Island and in need of medical cannabis will have more options beginning this weekend.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Hawai‘i Hotels Continue to Struggle in August
Many properties closed or reduced operations starting in April 2020.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Out-of-State Travel Quarantine Likely to be Extended
Out-of-state travelers will likely remain subject to quarantine restrictions beyond Oct. 1.
Friday, September 04, 2020
Holomua Hawaiʻi to Distribute Millions to Big Island Businesses, Nonprofits
Holomua Hawaiʻi is a reimbursement grant program for costs incurred from business interruption due to the COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation on March 23, 2020, for the time period when the applicant was impacted.