Unemployment tax in the nonprofit sector
Two weeks ago, we discussed the unemployment tax and insurance system and how employers are likely to be hit with a significant and automatic rate increase at the end of this year.
Nearly all restaurants, stores at Hilo mall are now open
Almost all stores and restaurants in Prince Kuhio Plaza have reopened since closing during the initial COVID-19 lockdown in March.
HiCO Hawaiian Coffee opens in Kailua-Kona
HiCO Hawaiian Coffee recently opened its doors at the BREW on Pawai Place in Kailua-Kona.
Hawaiian Electric proposes to speed use of electric buses
Hawaiian Electric has proposed a project to speed adoption of electric buses in public, private and school bus fleets on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island. The company is asking the Public Utilities Commission to approve an eBus Make-Ready Infrastructure Pilot Project.
Small Business Matters: Business moves on to Plan B, C, D …
Hawaii’s business community waited quite a while for a trans-Pacific non-quarantine start date, and as we all know that has been pushed back a month — for now. The governor and the mayors were telegraphing this pretty clearly before it was announced, so it’s no surprise and you really can’t blame them. The mainland has unfortunately gone nuts again with infection rates, we’re still not sure how pre-arrival testing in Hawaii would work, and with our limited medical resources, it’s easy to imagine an alarming scenario if COVID-19 took off here at even a fraction of mainland rates. But it is discouraging.
Food inflation arrives, adding to the woes of ailing restaurants
Food inflation has arrived, according to newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And that means slimmer profits for many already-ailing restaurants even as diners pay more for meals.
The Pet Gal Kona expands to brings its expertise to North Hawaii pet owners
The Pet Gal, an award-winning professional pet sitting and dog walking company, recently purchased the Waikoloa Pet Sitting And Dog Walking Services.
Southwest Airlines will no longer accept cash in the US
Put away those Franklins, Grants and Jacksons because Southwest Airlines is no longer accepting cash to buy tickets at airports in the U.S.
Bicycles have enjoyed a boom during the pandemic. Will it last as car traffic resumes?
MENLO PARK, Calif. — In the late 1960s and early 1970s, young Danes took to the streets like their counterparts across the globe — protesting a political and societal system they believed was unjust, discriminatory and out of step with the times.
Business briefs: 07-06-20
Mediation center receives $10K donation
M. Sakado store in Laupahoehoe closes after 79 years
A long-standing convenience store recently closed its doors for good in Laupahoehoe.
Damn the tax clearances, full speed ahead!
Several articles in this space have been about features in Governor Ige’s emergency proclamations. We are now on the tenth one and counting, which makes us wonder about the 60-day limit written into the emergency powers statutes (see HRS section 127A-14(d)), but that issue may be sorted out in lawsuits that were recently filed.
Statewide survey of Hawaii’s avocado industry underway
Costco reimagines its food samples in era of social distancing
Keep your hands to yourself.
Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case
BERLIN — Bayer will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, which has faced thousands of lawsuits over claims it causes cancer.
‘Adapt or die’ — Restaurants find ways to evolve amid virus
NEW YORK — When the coronavirus roared into New York, chef Anna Klinger wouldn’t let it put a fork in her restaurant.
