Domestic arrivals were up in 2024 compared to pre-Covid levels, while international markets continued to lag — especially Japan. Although the number of visitors to Hawaii has not yet returned to ...

New vehicle registrations were down slightly across the state for the full year, dropping 3% from about 46,600 in 2023 to 45,100 in 2024. Sales for the ever-popular Toyota Tacoma declined more ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A new effort led by Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz looks to crack down on foreign and intentionally mislabeled ahi. The bipartisan bill would direct NOAA and the National ...

However, this is a decrease of 33.7% compared to 2019. "Vacation rentals across Hawaii reported increases in supply, average daily rate (ADR) and demand, with a lower occupancy rate in December ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A new effort led by Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz looks to crack down on foreign and intentionally mislabeled ahi. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on ...

HPD, the Kauai Police Department and the Hawaii Police Department submitted reports to lawmakers. A 1995 state law requires that the “chief of each county police department shall submit to the ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Hawaii consumers are likely on the verge of higher prices in the days and weeks ahead, if not already. The Trump administration recently announced tariffs on imports from ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Police departments across the state released their 2024 legislative misconduct reports today that includes findings of over a dozen of officers. In the Honolulu Police ...

Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) said he would place a “blanket hold” on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until the administration’s attack on the leading U.S. foreign ...

The Hawaii Democrat, long a voluble social-media presence, announced this week that he would block all of Trump’s State Department nominees in protest of Musk and Marco Rubio’s demolition of ...

A disturbance brings some rain to Hawaii Island to Oahu with an uptick windward and mauka showers A new effort is underway aimed at improving limited access to air travel after the island’s only ...

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