Small Business

... licensure laws that constrain the supply of skilled trades workers, building codes that complicate and disincentivize adding accessory dwelling units, and laws prohibiting prefabricated homes ....

...The House Small Business Committee sent a letter to the Small Business Administration seeking information and a staff-level briefing on how the agency is assisting victims of the Hawaii wildfire....

... how a licensure compact is likely to benefit Hawaii residents ....

... According to sources, these people have been cold-calling landowners in an attempt to purchase properties from those injured and to take advantage of their vulnerable situation ....

... Blangiardi directed DPP to suspend the short-term vacation rental 30–day minimum rental period requirement to increase the availability of temporary housing on Oʻahu ....

... The public will have 30 days to comment on the new process, which would take effect in spring 2024. It would replace an outdated, 15-year-old manual ....

... Hawaii is the worst state in the nation for cryptocurrency, due to the state's strict and confusing regulations ....

“...The SBRRB oversees rules and regulations for Hawai‘i small businesses promulgated by state and county agencies...."

... businesses in Hawaii are going to be paying $130 million more this year in unemployment taxes than they did last year. That’s a 46% increase ....

... in response to S.B. 975, a recently-passed law in Hawaii that purportedly aims to cut down on youth vaping ....

... decrease the rates on the first tier of Residential A homes from $4.50 to $4.00 per $1,000 and increase rates on the second tier from $10.50 to $11.40 per $1,000 ....

... 209 days spent waiting for a permit often equates to higher costs for labor and materials ....

... two bills that would improve Hawaii’s economy ....

... air tour management plans would severely limit helitours at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Haleakalā National Park ....

... For the 2023 legislative session, Hawaii introduced five measures, two of which passed ....

... If no action is taken, Hawaii businesses will pay about $355 million for 2023, up 46% over last year ....

... the two cryptocurrency bills now sitting on Gov. Josh Green’s desk are SB945 and HB525 ....

“Sam dedicated some 20 years to representing East Honolulu and was a vocal member of the Republican Party and a longtime strong voice for small business.”

... use his line-item veto power to trim back this massive spending overreach, including the $200 million “slush fund” ...

... US Coast Guard Permanent Presence Also Emphasized ....

... the Legislature approved a bill authorizing the state to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which will help alleviate the state’s doctor shortage, but shelved other licensure compact bills that would have applied to nurses and other healthcare professionals. It also failed to exempt medical services from the state’s general excise tax ....

... Restaurant Co-Owner Sexually Harassed Male Employees, Federal Agency Charges ....

... the Governors have requested a meeting with President Biden to discuss the affect of his announced plan to place 777,000 square miles of Pacific waters off limits to fishing ....

... a funding scheme that would force them to hand over 20 percent of their pay to third-party at-sea monitors they must bring on their boats—a mandate that Congress never approved by statute ....

... the Tax Foundation’s 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index ....

... it finally became clear which big-ticket items were going to make it to the governor’s desk for signing — or hit the cutting room floor ....

... that’s an area larger than Alaska and Colorado put together ....

... SB1057 would hurt the people it is aiming to help by hamstringing those who are best able to help them — their potential employers ....

... Testimonies submitted to the state Legislature, Honolulu Council, and Maui Council by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii during the past week ....

... motivating these businesses—or at least certain aspects of their business—to locate elsewhere ....

... Twenty-seven states’ attorneys general are asking Congress to pass Right-to-Repair legislation that they say will protect consumers, farmers and small businesses as inflation increases ....

... Hawaii County already has some of the most restrictive housing regulations in the U.S. ....

... the Committee on State Taxation focuses on the impact of state taxes on businesses across the country ....

... The state has used numerous strategies to achieve that goal, but with mixed success ....

... This is the first season since the fishery was certified sustainable by the globally recognized Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ....

... Difficulty in administering a “wealth tax” is the primary reason there are only three European countries with wealth taxes today, down from 12 in 1990 ....

... Any bills that made it past this deadline now have until March 9 to complete their last committee hearing ....

... Measure To Impose Strict Safety Requirements And Provide For State And Local Community Disruption Regulation On Commercial Air Tour Operations ....

... The Conservation Council for Hawaii sued National Marine Fisheries Service ....

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says making it easier for qualified medical professionals to practice here would improve healthcare access ....

... This can make it very difficult for Hawaii employers to offer HDHPs to their employees ....

... repeal the price fixing provisions in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu ....

... Some members of the Hawaii County Council are proposing tighter regulations on hosted short-term rentals ....

... Beginning today, parties to certain small claims cases will be required to use TurboCourt, an online application, to file, negotiate, and attempt to resolve their small claims cases ....

... the lifting of the injunction in the WHRFMA does not permit the immediate resumption of commercial aquarium fishing ....

... we have high hopes for a few ideas that could make a real difference for our state ....

... the average cost for a dozen eggs in Hawaii is about $9.73. That's 51% higher than a year earlier and 53% higher than #2 Florida ....

... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....

... spend nearly three times as long on educational requirements and be faced with shelling out twice as much in associated fees ....

... Hawaii is the fourth-worst state in the country when it comes to requiring occupational licenses ....