Hawaii Business News

Local merchants predict a lackluster Christmas shopping season, and instead of ordering more for the holidays some Maui merchants have already cut back their inventory because consumers are clinging to their wallets. "I know it will be less...How much less...

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 average price of gas in Hawaii has dropped for the second week in a row. A gallon of regular unleaded in Hawaii averaged $3.27 on Thursday, down six cents from a week ago, according to the AAA daily fuel...