Hawaii News

Hawaii's unemployment rate remained steady at 7.2 percent in October, even with September, according to statistics released yesterday by the U.S...A total of 598,824 were employed and 46,656 unemployed out of a labor force of 645,480.

Visitor industry leaders yesterday pointed to signs of economic rebound next summer but cautioned that a more sustained recovery could take years. "Everything is pointing in the right direction," industry consultant Joseph Toy said of recent improvements in visitor arrivals...

The pressure was so intense that Kalei Konrad couldn't bear to watch. Instead, he let the euphoric reaction from the tiny Hawaii Prep cheering section that braved the trip to Oahu let him know he had come through. Konrad's 30-yard...

Kona crime spree ends with arrest and charges A 19-year-old Kona man who allegedly broke into several homes and stole items including vehicles and a retired police officer's retirement badge during a monthlong crime spree has been charged with 17...

The launch which started at dawn from Suva’s National Sailing centre is based on the concern of protecting our ocean and ensuring a future for our people and our ocean. Maori actor, director and writer Rawiri Paratene who was the...

Oahu's retail vacancy rate inched up slightly despite worsening global economic conditions, according to a year-end retail market report by Colliers Monroe Friedlander. The rate is 3.47 percent this year compared with 3.23 percent last year, but that increase is...

The long-awaited global economic recovery is finally occurring, but the U.S. and Japanese economies so critical to Hawaii have not seen much improvement, which will limit the local rebound. Hawaii Economy Group. "The only problem for Hawaii is that we...

At War Memorial Stadium, Wailuku, Maui Leilehua 34, Baldwin 6, halftime At Kealakehe, Big Island Honoka'a vs...Hawai'i Prep Nov. 27 games Division I At Aloha Stadium Kahuku vs...Leilehua-Baldwin winner, 4 or 7 p.m. Division II At Radford Iolani vs.