Both visitor arrivals and visitor spending declined for the third straight month compared to 2022, as Hawaiʻi’s visitor industry continued to feel the impact of the August Lahaina wildfires, according to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
Noble Orchards and Heinke's Farm still going strong as last remaining apple producers in Paradise area, which honors the tradition this weekend with Johnny Appleseed Days.
Some good news from Maui, Hawaii. The official list of unaccounted people in the Lahaina Wildfire has shrunk down to 66. In addition to this list, there are 80 additional names of potentially missing people that the FBI is vetting for credibility. In these cases, In those cases, no information was provided for the reporting […]
The July personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index and the August jobs report are just two key data points on this week's jam-packed economic calendar. Stocks closed higher Monday as investors brushed off concerns over the possibility of more interest rate hikes. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in his speech at Jackson Hole last Friday that the central bank is prepared to do whatever it takes to bring inflation down, even if that means additional rate hikes. Powell also reiterated t