Survey: High percentage of Hawaiiâs small businesses still struggling amid pandemic
Honolulu Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi discusses plans to help struggling small businesses
By Samie Solina | December 15, 2020 at 6:48 AM HST - Updated December 15 at 10:38 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Almost 60% of Hawaii businesses say they have not received any rental assistance at all from their landlords throughout the pandemic.
Thatâs according to the latest Hawaii Commercial Rent Survey published in October.
The survey recently expanded to a national platform to gather data around the United States.
âItâs important to understand how businesses have been affected,â said Ryan Tanaka, restaurant owner of Giovanni Pastrami, the president of Island Business Management and the organizer of the HCRS.