Small Business

.... eleven companies (down from 15) will be continuing to participate in the Digital Currency Innovation Lab (DCIL) program ....

... Act 114 increases the minimum wage to $12.00 per hour starting Oct. 1, 2022 ....

... Hawaii's labor force increased by 7,400 people from May 2021 to May 2022 ....

“...Evidence of the Unintended Labor Scheduling Implications of the Minimum Wage....”

... Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the highest unemployment rate in Hawaii using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ....

... Hawaii’s policymakers haven’t given up the dream of regulating it into oblivion ....

... Property owners maintain that pre-existing rental properties shouldn't be subject to a new ordinance changing minimum lease length ....

... As of December 31, 2021, there were approximately 134,000 Hawai‘i consumers who transacted over $800 million in digital currencies through participating companies in the DCIL .....

... It would well surpass the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which was the world’s largest protected area when President Barack Obama expanded it in 2016 ...

... Have you been renting out a room to help pay your mortgage? ....

... the latest example in a long history of bottom-up federal fishery management through the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council ....

... Operated a Boeing 737 airplane on 33 flights when it was not airworthy ....

"The state can't even fully fund its own public pension system."

... relief, disappointment on four bills ....

... A popular 2010 study claiming minimum-wage hikes do not cause ‘economic shocks’ has just been reanalyzed and overturned ....

... on September 13, 2021, the counties of Honolulu and Maui mandated that customers and employees provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test ....

... In the Aloha State, 25.4% of businesses fail in that first year ....

... Oahu's available vacation rentals have already fallen over 37% since 2019, more than any other island ....

... There are many success stories of Native Hawaiians benefiting from financial capital through the NHRLF ....

... a new city enforcement division consisting of seven new employees whose sole duty will be to ferret out Honolulu homeowners who dare to rent out their homes or parts of their homes for less than 90 days ....

“The general rule is that amounts received by a business that replace income are subject to GET."

... One of the most famous incidents occurred after the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed during World War II ... hundreds of sailors were killed by sharks before rescue ....

... The measure was passed by the Honolulu City Council on April 13, 2022 by a vote of 8-to-1 .... 

... Oahu tightened the screws in 2019. Yet, housing prices still went up. Even when vacation rental usage declined during the lockdowns, it didn’t result in a significant drop in housing costs....

... Honolulu business environment ranks 84th of 100 large cities in USA ....

... six Hawaii towns compared ....

... HB2510 HD2 SD1 that proposes increasing Hawaii’s mandatory minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 while reducing the tip credit to zero over the same period ....

... This requirement has made it nearly impossible for cryptocurrency companies to do business in Hawaii ....

... evidence on the effect of minimum wages on employment, skills, wage and income distributions, and longer-term labor market outcomes ....

... it is not possible to turn an economy on and off like a light switch ....

... Harleman faces up to 20 years imprisonment on each of the wire fraud counts and up to 10 years imprisonment on each of the money laundering counts, as well as a fine of up to $250,000 on each count, plus a term of supervised release up to three years ....

... Honolulu rents since 2018 have continued to increase, despite a downturn in short-term rental stays during that time frame ....

... an empty homes tax would have the effect of penalizing homeowners, driving up already sky-high taxes, implementing privacy-invasive and severe enforcement measures and providing little to benefit to residents in need of affordable housing ....

... The Pacific Legal Foundation said the ban was an unlawful move by a low-level federal bureaucrat who destroyed a business avenue central to the livelihoods of many in Hawaii ....

... increasing the state’s legal minimum wage can result in unemployment ....

...  the size of the labor force, which remains down by 12,000 workers compared with January 2019 in part because some people have moved out of the state, while others have given up looking ....

... several hundred attendees were treated to good food, inspirational speakers, terrific entertainment and great camaraderie ....

... nine out of the top 10 states are State Plan states ....

... HB2510 HD1 proposes increasing Hawaii’s mandatory minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2030, followed by a variable annual increase in the minimum wage thereafter ....

... As of January 31, 2022, a statewide total of 33,951 in-state patients and 2,748 caregivers were registered statewide. The primary reported condition for registered adult patients is 'severe pain'. The primary reported conditions for children under 18 years of age are 'seizures' and 'severe pain' ....

... The ban affects businesses that package food or beverages to order (take-out, deli counter, and drinks), as well as businesses that sell these items for use ....

... Hawaii has been largely left out of the cryptocurrency revolution .... 

... minimum wage hikes kill jobs for teens, young adults, and the less educated ....

... ‘wealth tax’ great way to encourage capital flight ....

... Hawaii Public Radio considered the question, with Jensen Ahokovi of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii contending such an increase would likely cause more harm than good.  Also on the program was Nate Hix, director of Living Wage Hawaii; HPR’s Catherine Cruz was host and moderator ....

... How many ways can our state legislators make life more miserable for us? ....

... A tax hike on alcoholic drinks would be another burden on an industry that has suffered greatly over the past two years ....

... SB3076 would encumber cryptocurrency, not liberate it ... Digital currency bill SB3025 better than SB3076, but still a rat’s nest ....

... Sales would be limited to farms or facilities with no more than 2 milk-bearing cows ....

... The Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH) is calling on the Legislature to make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants who receive rental assistance ....