REPORT FROM UHERO - 2012 was another year of strong tourism gains for Hawaii’s counties, and a year when significant growth spread to much of the broader economy. Oahu continues to be further along in recovery, but the Neighbor Islands are catching up fast. This year, economic growth will quicken, with an impetus from construction, [...]
Prudential Locations recently released their updated Hawaii real estate report, recapping the total number of property sales and median prices in Hawaii for April 2013. Stats are for both single family homes and condos on Oahu, Maui, Big Island, Kauai, and statewide. Source: http://www.prudentiallocations.com/real-estate-reports-embed.aspx
Clark Hatch, founder of the popular Clark Hatch Fitness workout center in Downtown Honolulu, will speak at the next Smart Business Hawaii Sunrise Networking Breakfast Forum on Thursday, May 30, in the Pineapple Room, Macy’s Ala Moana (3rd Floor), from 7 a.m. to 8:30 am. His topic: "Doing Business in Asia." The SBH forums are open to [...]
Report from GasBuddy - Average retail gasoline prices in Honolulu have risen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.25/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 214 gas outlets in Honolulu. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67/g, according to gasoline [...]
Report from the The Omidyar Fellows - HONOLULU - The Omidyar Fellows -- a program launched in May 2012 by the Hawaii Leadership Forum -- has opened applications for its 2013 class. Applications for the rigorous and comprehensive leadership program are now being accepted online at www.OmidyarFellows.org/hawaii through June 30, 2013. Developed by Bill Coy, director of leadership [...]
REPORT FROM THE DCCA – The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued an immediate temporary cease and desist order for a Maui woman and mortgage company operating on the Valley Isle. Commissioner of Financial Institutions Iris Ikeda-Catalani ordered Kathleen Patricia Morris and Herman-Morris Enterprises Inc., dba Hawaii's Premiere [...]
Nearly four decades ago, veteran Maui lifeguard and Waterman Hall of Famer, Archie Kalepa saw the legendary Eddie Aikau in action—feats of selfless courage so formative that Kalepa knew he’d someday join that brotherhood of elite Hawaiian life savers. “We perform unrecognized heroic acts everyday,” says Kalepa with disarming humility. He and the 450+ guards [...]
Each year in Hawaii, approximately 13 children are accidentally run-over by their parents or relatives and taken to hospitals, resulting in four to five deaths. So far this year, two 3-year old boys on the Big Island died from injuries after being accidentally run-over by a family member. In the majority of cases, the vehicle [...]
By GasBuddy - Average retail gasoline prices in Honolulu have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.24/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 214 gas outlets in Honolulu. This compares with the national average that has increased 6.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.57/g, according to gasoline price [...]
REPORT FROM DBEDT - In its second quarter 2013 economic report, the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) predicts continued positive economic growth in 2013, outpacing the national growth rate. DBEDT also expects to see continued positive growth in 2014. “We continue to see strength in the overall economy - near previous estimates,” [...]
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