Small Business

...he diverted client money to his own personal use over a 17-year period....

The dispute began when the painters and glazers’ union complained to the State Contractors License Board that the contractors hired to renovate Lanakila Elementary School in 2005 were installing jalousie windows....

Innovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity....

...The rule goes into effect August 8, 2016....

...GoFarm Hawaii director Steven Chiang and host Keli`i Akina discuss how a new generation of farmers is being equipped to succeed....

“The main reason is a very cumbersome permitting process, in a way that prevents people from building housing quickly and at a low cost…."

...not only are thicker bags around, I’ve got a stock pile of paper bags now....

Interview with David Friedman, an economist and professor of law at Santa Clara University....

...the bill provides a pretext for employers to demand employee passwords in the case of a suspected data breach....

...new, comprehensive guide to state franchising laws....

...Don't Freeze Small Business Out! is the theme of this year's Small Business Day....

American Samoa says the U.S. government violated its sovereign rights by shrinking the zone around the territory....

Every year, lawmakers seeking to fund their favorite programs or services inevitably ask themselves....

A message from the Kam Schools CEO....

Though often thought of as a major tax type, corporate income taxes account for just 5.3 percent of state tax collections nationally ....

Hawaii has done it before with lands supporting single-family and multi-family homes. Those historic actions gave the ordinary working person new opportunities for true homeownership....

One of the leases at Banyan Drive has expired and has been placed on a month-to-month revocable permit. Other leases at Banyan Drive and in the Kanoelehua Industrial Area will expire in the next several years....

Improved Rates Projected to Save Employers $50 Million....

Invoice2go’s ranking, pulled from aggregated usage data from more than 23,000 small and micro business owners across the U.S., shines a light on an otherwise difficult to measure subset of the economy....

Hawaii small businesses wait 95 days on average to get paid on invoices....

State falls to #31 in national ranking....

"Commercial aquarium fish collecting, in fact, does not occur to any great extent off most of the Hawaiian Islands...."

“50% bonus depreciation” is a system where half of the equipment cost can be deducted in the first year it is placed in service....

Hawaii has a low business survival rate, with only slightly more businesses created in 2013 than failed that year....

A panel discussion on the barriers to economic prosperity for businesses in Hawaii....

...homeowners of flex units face the challenge of having their entire property classified as 'Commercial', which equates to approximately 254% more in taxes....

Undercover video shows Ala Moana construction workers paid in cash....

Since Aug. 5th, the 145 active vessels in the Hawaii longline fleet have been prohibited from catching bigeye tuna....

As a result, industrial foreign fleets, with much higher bigeye tuna quotas, freely operate on the high seas around the Hawaiian Islands where Hawaii longline fishermen can no longer fish for bigeye tuna....

In Hawaii annual costs for 4-year-old care are equal to 55.8 percent of minimum-wage earnings....

The President urged the lawmakers to adopt his domestic economic agenda at the state level because he doesn’t expect Congress to take much action for the remainder of his presidency....

President Obama may follow the example of his predecessor George W. Bush and unilaterally designate large swaths of coastal America as “national monuments.”....

Hawaii: 21% of middle market firms are minority-owned ....

...would bring at least 45 percent of full-time salaried workers under overtime rules....

Should you need permission to work in Hawaii? According to Hawaii’s occupational licensing laws, the answer is yes....

Hawaii's tax structure is 2nd-worst in the US for labor-intensive manufacturing....

Excepting heavily incentivized research and development (R&D) operations, mature firms generally experience above-average tax costs in Hawaii....

"Community-based nonprofit organizations are increasingly becoming key economic development drivers...."

Public comment period opens for NOAA’s proposed rule to protect marine mammals in international fisheries....

...by the numbers on just about everything else, Hawaii doesn't measure up, and not only for reasons beyond its control....

Public hearings will be held in American Samoa, CNMI and Guam on July 6, 13 and 15, respectively....

On June 15, when the law goes into effect, Santa Monica will see a drastic reduction in its Airbnb options, banning 1,400 of about 1,700 vacation rentals available on home sharing websites....

In 2012, we found that after nearly 40 years of existence, NELHA had yet to live up to its creators’ vision....

Honolulu Ranks 101st: 95th for 'Professional Opportunities' and 107th for 'Quality of Life'....

A double standard on an important issue like this is a great way to breed derision and distrust of government....

...CEOs favor states that foster growth through progressive business development programs, low taxes and a quality living environment....

...earnings for small business employees adjusted for cost of living are three times higher in the Houston metro area than in the Honolulu metro area....