Crash Knocks Out Power for 1,340 in McCully
A vehicle crash caused an outage that also disabled traffic signals at several busy Honolulu intersections.
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Honolulu Business News
For readers in Honolulu, this page covers corporate mergers, market trends, business leadership changes and local commercial growth. Reporting follows the forces shaping the economy from small business operations to global trade entities.
Openings & Closings
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Do you feel new entertainment options improve the value of your local shopping center?
Ala Moana Center Adds New Retail and Entertainment Tenants
The Honolulu shopping center expands with several new store openings and relocations across multiple wings.
Industry
HART Begins Halekauwila Street Guideway Construction
Rail contractors started the first guideway section on Halekauwila Street as Skyline Segment 3 work advances.
People
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Do you trust Hawaii's local utility companies to be run in your community's interest?
Hawaiian Electric Adds Peter Ho to Board
Former Bank of Hawaii chairman and CEO Peter Ho joins the boards of Hawaiian Electric and its parent company, Hawaiian Electric Industries.
Jobs
Pali Momi Hosts Hands-On Health Care Career Fair
Local students practiced CPR and watched an emergency airway demonstration at the Honolulu medical center's career event.
Philanthropy
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Do you support using private grants to assist families with housing security deposits in your area?
Family Promise Launches Honolulu Security Deposit Program
The nonprofit initiative helps local families move out of emergency shelters through a revolving security deposit fund.
Regular subjects here include funding rounds for new ventures, large scale store openings and closures, executive leadership shifts and industry association data. Coverage spans across the city and the communities around it where commerce takes place. The reliance on tourism and imports creates a distinct economic pattern where supply chain changes often dictate local market performance. Corporate growth and regulatory impacts remain the most frequent drivers of new developments.