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Giving to aid Hawaii's needy drops as demand skyrockets (Honolulu Advertiser)
Charities are bracing for funding declines of more than 25 percent and facing the prospect of layoffs and program cuts even as the need for services such as food, shelter and financial help is skyrocketing.
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Downward trend in Maui tourism continues (Honolulu Advertiser)
Visits to Maui County were down by 20.5 percent to only 159,053 in October, according to the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
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Wheels in motion for electric car network (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
HONOLULU (KHNL) - Yet another announcement from the Governor's office on her mission to break Hawaii's dependence on oil.
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Governor Lingle and Better Place Announce Partnership to Offer National Blueprint for Clean Energy in Transportation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HONOLULU----Today, Governor Linda Lingle and Shai Agassi, Founder and CEO of Better Place unveiled a plan to bring an electric-car network to Hawaii, creating a model for the adoption of electric cars in the U.S.
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Report: Fewer Maui visitors, less spending (The Maui News)
Visits to Maui County were down by 20.5 percent to only 159,053 in October, according to the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism. Because the decline didn't start until May, the year-to-date visitor count is down less, 14.3 percent to 1,777,780.
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Drivers offer tanks for gas at lower prices (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Gas prices in Hawaii dropped an average of 61 cents this month, bringing prices for regular gasoline down to $2.77.
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Waikiki shows go back to basics (Honolulu Advertiser)
With the tourism industry in a nosedive and the behemoth "Waikiki nei" shutting down at the Royal Hawaiian Center, the Waikiki showroom landscape is banking on tried-and-true Polynesian productions to woo the eroding tourist market.
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Updated forecast sees Hawaii's economy slowing (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism believes financial conditions in U.S. and international markets will hit harder in Hawaii next year.
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Chinese visitors may give Big Island boost (Honolulu Advertiser)
Seventeen couples from China plan to get married today at Hilton Waikoloa Village as cameras from China's popular Tianjin TV beam the ceremony to more than a million Chinese viewers.
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Updated forecast has Hawaii's economy slowing (KPUA AM 670 Hilo)
HONOLULU (AP) _ The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism says financial conditions in U.S. and international markets are expected to hit harder in Hawaii next year.
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