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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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Grim Reality of Unemployment Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3482 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Our unemployment system, as of January 8, 2021, has paid out $3.4 billion in unemployment benefits ....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |
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COVID Tourism: TVR Occupancy 40.5%
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 3140 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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... monthly demand was 251,300 unit nights (-59.9%), resulting in an average monthly unit occupancy of 40.5% (-34.9%) ...
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Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
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Case Reintroduces Bill to Regulate Air Tours
By Ed Case @ 8:56 PM :: 2737 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business, Tourism
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... He reintroduces his Safe and Quiet Skies Act targeting increasing safety and community disruption concerns from tour helicopters and small aircraft operations ....
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Thursday, January 14, 2021 |
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Court Order: All commercial aquarium fishing completely banned in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:56 AM :: 3276 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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... until the aquarium fishing industry has completed the Chapter 343 environmental review process ....
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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River of Life to Leave Chinatown
By News Release @ 4:35 AM :: 3234 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Small Business, Tourism
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... will relocate to Iwilei homeless services zone ...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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Small Business COVID Resource Guide
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 2538 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Updated Resource Guide Includes Information On New Relief Funding, New Program To Support Live Venue Operators, Museums, Independent Movie Theaters....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Survey says more than half of Hawaii restaurants will shut down for good by April if tourism doesn’t increase
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 2800 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... There is a consensus among restaurateurs that a lack of communication, transparency, and planning by the government is to blame for the economic hardships they now face. ...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 |
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US Senate Report: Whistleblower Retaliation Behind Hawaii Helicopter Crashes
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 3904 Views :: Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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... Allegations of Misconduct at the Honolulu Flight Standards District Office ....
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Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
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Don’t Give Me Back Rent, I Want to Continue Hiding from Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3762 Views :: Law Enforcement, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Developments during this COVID crisis have brought out tax scofflaws in some of the most unexpected ways ....
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Big Brother Is Watching: Satellites Used to Survey Fishing in High Seas
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 2586 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Rounding out the top ten of most active companies were a series of Chinese corporations and one U.S. corporation based out of Hawaii. Two other key figures in the top ten list were Sajo Group and Dongwon, two Korean companies that own the United States subsidiary Starkist ....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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Business Entity Registration Scam
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2402 Views :: Ethics, Small Business
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... The first problem is that some people think that the letter comes from a government agency. It doesn’t ....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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A new way to address unemployment
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:39 PM :: 2356 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system has become a ticking time bomb that threatens Hawaii’s fiscal future. ...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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Maui County seeks bar closures
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 2513 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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"...The Maui District Health Office reported that numerous positive cases are tied to close interactions among patrons in bar settings...."
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
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A Better Way to Help Hawaii's Unemployed
By Video @ 3:06 AM :: 2728 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system is in crisis, with stalled payments, rampant fraud, and massive debt leading to higher taxes ....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
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House Leaders: Safe Travels Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 2796 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Business leaders, legislators urge Gov. Ige to walk back changes to travel plan ....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
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Hawaii Commercial Rent Survey Goes National
By News Release @ 1:55 AM :: 2087 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... NCRS will analyze the hardship the business community across the country is facing and the impact commercial rent is having on their operations heading into 2021 ....
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
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Unemployment Tax Blues
By Video @ 10:31 PM :: 3638 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...the looming massive increase in the state’s unemployment insurance tax....
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
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Expedia, Airbnb, Caldwell Announce Short-term Rental Agreement
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 2777 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Under the agreement, Airbnb will create two new fields on its listing—one for the City-issued Tax Map Key (TMK) number and another for the Transient Accommodations Tax License Number (TAT) ....
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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And the hits just keep on coming!
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 2944 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...When businesses across the state are fighting for their lives, the state is about to levy an enormous hike in the unemployment tax....
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Thursday, November 19, 2020 |
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‘A massive tidal wave is going to hit Hawaii businesses next year’
By Video @ 12:24 PM :: 3874 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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“Just when you thought we’re sort of getting back to some system of normalcy — not the case!”
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Monday, November 16, 2020 |
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State unemployment tax slated to automatically triple in 2021
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 AM :: 4443 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Failure to address the legally required increase could discourage employers from hiring back employees after the lockdowns....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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Blaisdell Audit: Only 7% of Ticket Sales Open to General Public
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 3343 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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...Insider holds and presales reduce the number of tickets available to the general public and restrict accessibility for local residents....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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Corporate Income Taxes: Hawaii Ranks 18th
By Tax Foundation @ 1:33 AM :: 2705 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... Ranking Corporate Income Taxes on the 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index ....
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
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Who Needs DoT? Private Management Can Take Over Dillingham Airport
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 2869 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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...three management companies have been identified that could take over airport administration from the Department of Transportation....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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Low COVID: Ige Approves 'Tier 2' for Oahu
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 3683 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Personal Services prepare to re-open, hoping Mayor's Tier 2 proposal is approved by Thursday ....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
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Ige Announces $25M 'Pivot Grants' for Businesses
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 2207 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...$25M in financial and training support....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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Virtual Town hall for small businesses not allowed to reopen
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 7:18 PM :: 2858 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Closed local businesses feel discriminated against, seek to clear up misunderstanding....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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Does Your State Have a Throwback or Throwout Rule?
By Tax Foundation @ 9:33 PM :: 2655 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii has a throwback rule ....
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Monday, October 5, 2020 |
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UHERO Hawaii renters already leaving for Mainland
By UHERO @ 8:50 PM :: 3646 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Prior to COVID-19, our respondents reported a roughly 4% vacancy rate .... In August, however, this number jumped to 9% ....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Ige Approves Honolulu COVID-19 Recovery Framework
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 3109 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Tier 1 includes, but is not limited to, the following changes....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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How Can? U.S. DHS: National Eviction Moratorium
By Robert Thomas @ 3:46 AM :: 3119 Views :: Law Enforcement, Small Business, COVID-19
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...state and local governments may be breathing a sigh of relief: thanks to this order, the feds have just stepped up to be the defendant in takings lawsuits and to be on the financial hook for any judgments for eviction moratoria (at least in those jurisdictions that have not adopted more protective restrictions)....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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CARES Act: Ige Orders Refill of Unemployment Fund
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 2654 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...On July 31, 2020, Governor Ige returned SB126 with line item vetoes. Of the $321,000,000 that was struck from the bill the Governor intends to utilize the funding for the following priorities....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Ethics: DoH Employee Fined $25K for Running Private Business on State Time
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 4096 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business
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...DoH is too busy to respond to the State Auditor and too busy to organize contact tracing because they are working real estate deals on State time with the Board and Care home operators they regulate. And their union wants them to be paid to 'work' from home again....
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
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Second Stay at Home Order issued for O‘ahu
By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 3846 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Ige has approved Honolulu’s Emergency Order No. 2020-25, reinstating a “Stay at Home/Work from Home” Order for the island of O‘ahu, effective at 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, through September 9....
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
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Hawaii is one of 11 states without a statewide financial relief program for businesses
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 3127 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Hawaii’s local businesses have taken the economic brunt of stopping the spread of COVID-19....
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell Announces More COVID Restrictions--Targets Non-Economic Activity
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 3384 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Caldwell said at the news briefing that county and state leaders discussed the modified restrictions for O‘ahu over the past five days, trying to decide whether to use a scalpel or a hammer. “We’ve chosen a scalpel,” Caldwell said....
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Friday, August 14, 2020 |
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Survey update shows widespread hardship for local businesses
By UHERO @ 10:31 PM :: 3385 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, COVID-19
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...With the exception of jobs in information technology and other services, no industry category saw a meaningful increase from the devastating April 2020 job numbers....
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 |
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Unemployment Tax in the Nonprofit Sector
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2569 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...employers are likely to be hit with a significant and automatic rate increase at the end of this year....
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020 |
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Stimulate the Economy--Get a Job!
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 3218 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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... more than 16,000 jobs are available across the state. Top positions included retail salesperson, network and systems administrator and security guard ....
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Saturday, July 25, 2020 |
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DLIR: Fraudsters got $35.98M from Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 3948 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Through July 14, the department has issued $35,980,789 to imposter fraud claimants....
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Friday, July 24, 2020 |
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Women’s Legislative Caucus Bills Sent to Governor Ige
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 2803 Views :: Family, Small Business
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... Measures address harassment in the workplace and domestic violence ....
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Saturday, July 18, 2020 |
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Follow-Up Survey to Gauge the Business Impact of COVID-19
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 3223 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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...which measures changes in employment and employee wages, monthly revenue and revenue sources, current state of operations and plan for trans-Pacific tourism opening, impact of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and business outlook....
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Thursday, July 16, 2020 |
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Hawaii has Fewest Pass-Through Businesses in USA--and 4th highest taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 7:23 PM :: 3236 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Pass-through businesses, such as sole proprietorships, S corporations, and partnerships, make up a majority of businesses in the United States....
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020 |
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Federal Lawsuit Challenges Revocation of Molokai TVR Permits
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 3666 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... On March 10, 2020 Maui County passed Bill 22, signing into law Ordinance 5059 that set the Molokai legal, short term rental cap to zero. This, effectively, canceled the operations of 17 families ....
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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Future of Unemployment Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3425 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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...unemployment insurance and how it is going to fare after the pandemic....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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HB1819: Legislature passes bill to legalize industrial hemp
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4021 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Drugs
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...Another hemp bill, Senate Bill 1353, was vetoed by Governor Ige last year, after he expressed concerns that it was unenforceable. This year’s version was worked on directly with the Governor's administration to ensure its enactment....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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Jobs Report: Lets Avoid Aggravating the Problem
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 2808 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...the Hawaii Legislature should not make a dismal situation worse....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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DoH: 'Severe Consequences' for Food Establishments Violating COVID Rules
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 2532 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Food Safety Branch will begin to temporarily suspend the operations of restaurants, bars and other food establishments that do not comply....
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