Small Business

... 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 ....

... Jobs increased by 25,800 over-the-year ....

... “License to Work” study looks at state regulations nationwide ....

... Hawaii has the highest average burdens across the occupations it licenses ....

... total nonagricultural jobs increased by 4,900 in October over September ....

... a typical residential building permit application took 108 days to process, while one for a commercial project took 432 days ....

... The state is short more than 1,000 doctors, which means some patients cannot get care, and the ones who do have to wait a long time. ...

... A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu ....

... Hawaii is one of the most difficult states in which to start a business ....

... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance (UI) program is funded exclusively by employers via state and federal payroll taxes on wages ....

... A proposed certification scheme for community health workers would burden the workers and raise prices for everyone, according to a new report by Hawaii Office of the State Auditor ....

... more transparency is required to ensure plans account for our local culture, and not simply copying a California plan for Hawaiʻi use ....

... Formerly known as Bill 41, the new law was supposed to go into effect this week, but a federal judge temporarily blocked it until its provisions can be hashed out in court ....

... Certification permits have long been required for surf and sailboard instructors, catamaran and canoe captains and second captains, and commercial motorboat operators, operating in Waikiki ....

... a warning letter Kugle sent Oct. 21 to Honolulu officials about how they should be cautious that their publicized intent to 'aggressively' enforce the law doesn’t violate the judge’s order ....

... a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc ....

... two illegal large capacity cesspools at the Wailuku Professional Plaza in Hilo and one cesspool at the SKS Management LLC self-storage business in Kailua-Kona .... 

... Violating the ordinance meant massive daily fines ($10k), plus disgorgement of the rent. Thus, not surprisingly, the ordinance drew a federal court challenge from property owners ....

... Airbnbs and similar rentals on Oahu can continue operations as usual for now ....

... the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams said the administration is not considering an expansion to PRIMNM ....

... Video of presentation at Hawaii Pacific University ....

... Scientists Concerned with Lack of Data to Support Marine Monument Expansion ....

... the Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance alleges the ordinance will cause irreparable economic damages to owners that have been renting out properties for less than 90 days....

... might the wage increase backfire and actually end up harming the very people it was supposed to help ....