News

Apr 24, 2020

The KizunAloha coalition, composed of more than 20 companies, government agencies and nonprofits based in Hawaii and Japan, today unveiled a communications campaign designed to support future economic recovery efforts by engaging the Japanese market during the coronavirus pandemic.

Feb 23, 2020

Leading economists at UHERO (University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization) and the state DBEDT (Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism) have forecast Hawaii’s economic growth over the next three years as falling to 1% or less annually.

Feb 16, 2020

Two of the eight bills in the 2020 joint legislative package, Senate Bill 3104 and companion House Bill 2542, demonstrate that there is political will for developing more affordable housing, but support among the next generation seems to be lacking.

Jan 29, 2020

ALICE stands for "asset limited, income constrained and employed," describing the many hardworking residents of our state who have a job — sometimes two or three — but cannot afford the cost of living in Hawaii.