Hawaii flight attendants picket amid worldwide protests
Local flight attendants picketed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Tuesday as part of a Worldwide Day of Action to demand fair contracts. Read more
Local flight attendants picketed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Tuesday as part of a Worldwide Day of Action to demand fair contracts. Read more
Hawaii is finalizing plans to host delegations this summer from 28 Pacific island nations at the 13th annual festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, or FestPAC — the state’s most important international meeting since the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders summit and the 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress. Read more
The forecast for Hawaii tourism in 2024 is “same old”: a year of flat visitor arrivals, which aren’t even expected to recover to Hawaii’s benchmark 2019 level until after 2025. Read more
The Hawaii Tourism Authority is still fighting for its life in the state Legislature but has come out swinging with a request to increase its budget by $9 million, add 14 more staff positions and raise salaries for its top executives. Read more
What’s in a name? In Native Hawaiian culture, everything. Read more
Kevin Adonay Catellanos-Rodriguez, 25, was killed in the collision on Mamalahoa Highway near the intersection of Kaalualu Road in Naalehu. Read more
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A Kailua-Kona man who was arrested and charged on suspicion of a drug crime after Hawaii police said they intercepted him arriving at Kona International Airport at Keahole with more than 21 grams of suspected fentanyl is expected to make an initial court appearance on Monday. Read more
A bill that seeks to give the counties the power to control short-term rentals — even phase them out— is moving in the state Legislature. Read more
To move forward, the deal still must be approved by Hawaiian shareholders, as well as competition authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general. Read more
The Grand Wailea said it doesn’t classify the transition as layoffs, but rather the ending of agreements with its independent contractors in the spa. Read more
“The male was taken into custody. … Roads in the area have been reopened,” Honolulu police said. Read more
Alaska Airlines announced Monday that it has established a Hawai‘i Community Advisory Board, or HICAB, to honor the legacy and significance of the Hawaiian Airlines brand as the airlines work toward combining as well as to reinforce Alaska Airlines’ expanded role in Hawaii. Read more
Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children brought in several hundred temporary nurses Sunday to fill nursing jobs after unionized nurses walked off the job and hit the picket line to start a weeklong strike — the first Hawaii Nurses Association strike in about a half-century at the hospital. Read more
A community that proved its mettle throughout the devastating Aug. 8 fire that wiped out historic Lahaina town took a significant step forward together during the Ho‘ulu Lahaina Unity Gathering. Read more
SBA records as of Wednesday showed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency referred 11,145 home registrations and 4,040 business registrations to SBA’s property damage loan program. Read more
United Airlines reported Monday that it has found loose bolts and installation issues on multiple 737 MAX 9 aircraft, which were grounded following a harrowing flight in which a similar Alaska Airlines jetliner was left with a gaping hole in its side. Read more
The Hawai‘i Convention Center is on track to achieve one of its strongest revenue-generating years since opening in 1998. Read more
For 2023, single-family home resales fell 26% to 2,560, while condominium resales declined 28% to 4,573. Read more
The Alaska Airlines incident did not involve a Hawaii flight, but the nearly brand-new plane involved in the fuselage blowout has flown between Hawaii and the continental U.S. before. Read more
The group was part of a guided tour that started at the Makai Research Pier in Waimanalo. Read more
December’s results contributed to an annual drop in single-family home and condominium resales and prices. Read more