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The parable of the two horses

The Hawaii State Tax Watch Doggie at long last has made his son put down his smartphone. Son: Dad, I’m a little old for bedtime…

Southwest on the way

LIHUE — In less than a month Hawaii travelers will have another option for inter-sland travel with Southwest Airlines firing up the first routes two…

No guarantees with cryptocurrency

Watching the reel lines on the slot machine go around and round, listening to the jangling bells, you wait and hope to hear the cha-ching…

The Strange Case of Bank of America

Once upon a time, there was a big bank called Bank of America. It wanted to try doing business in Hawaii, since it was already…

They’re taking their business elsewhere

A few months ago, we tried to remind folks about “It’s the Economy, Stupid.” There we reported that we had been getting lots of news…

HTFG issues appreciation awards

The Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers names the recipients of its annual appreciation awards at the 29th annual Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference at the Royal…

Realtors focus on housing ‘crisis’

LIHUE — Traffic has nothing to do with housing, said Paul Brewbaker, principal economist of TZ Economics. That’s how he started his highly entertaining and…

Fight over Honolulu vacation rentals begins

The fight over short-term rentals in Honolulu has entered another phase. On June 25, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed into law Ordinance 2019-18, formerly known…

Leadership on the Mauna

Leadership entails not only planning for possible obstructions to your chosen plan of action, but also having the resolve to follow through with your plan.…

Kauai jobless rate falls

HONOLULU — The s Department of Labor & Industrial Relations said the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 2.8 percent, the same for the…