Prices for interisland shipping might need to rise 25% next year to keep tug-and-barge operator Young Brothers LLC solvent even if the company receives a $25 million state bailout.The potential impact on customers was mentioned Wednesday during a state Public Utilities Commission hearing, which represented an opening discussion in an emergency evaluation of the regulated monopoly that claims to be on the brink of shutting down.Young Brothers informed state leaders May 26 that it was in dire financial straits because of that exacerbated existing financial losses that would no longer be...…Prices for interisland shipping might need to rise 25% next year to keep tug-and-barge operator Young Brothers LLC solvent even if the company receives a $25 million state bailout.The potential impact on customers was mentioned Wednesday during a state Public Utilities Commission hearing, which represented an opening discussion in an emergency evaluation of the regulated monopoly that claims to be on the brink of shutting down.Young Brothers informed state leaders May 26 that it was in dire financial straits because of that exacerbated existing financial losses that would no longer be...WW…

Three people were arrested today during a rally at the Hawaii State Capitol to protest local government restrictions aimed at stopping COVID-19.Organizers of the rally, which began at noon and was promoted online at change.org, called the restrictions an “illegal lockdown.” In addition to the arrests, five people were issued citations for violating emergency rules, according to the Honolulu Police Department.About 200 participants demonstrated on the mauka pedestrian entryway of the Capitol with signs containing messages that included “Open Hawaii Be Akamai” and “Tyranny is...…Three people were arrested today during a rally at the Hawaii State Capitol to protest local government restrictions aimed at stopping COVID-19.Organizers of the rally, which began at noon and was promoted online at change.org, called the restrictions an “illegal lockdown.” In addition to the arrests, five people were issued citations for violating emergency rules, according to the Honolulu Police Department.About 200 participants demonstrated on the mauka pedestrian entryway of the Capitol with signs containing messages that included “Open Hawaii Be Akamai” and “Tyranny is...WW…

After being overwhelmed by more than 200,000 Hawaii unemployment claims since March, state officials have begun to ramp up payments.The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations reported Wednesday that it issued $11.2 million in payouts last week to unemployed workers, up from $4.1 million in each of the prior two weeks and $2.9 million in each of the first three weeks of March.During the first two days of this week, another$11 million in payoutswere made.“I believe it was about a 230% increase over what we normally pay each week,” Scott Murakami, the agency’s director, said during...…After being overwhelmed by more than 200,000 Hawaii unemployment claims since March, state officials have begun to ramp up payments.The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations reported Wednesday that it issued $11.2 million in payouts last week to unemployed workers, up from $4.1 million in each of the prior two weeks and $2.9 million in each of the first three weeks of March.During the first two days of this week, another$11 million in payoutswere made.“I believe it was about a 230% increase over what we normally pay each week,” Scott Murakami, the agency’s director, said during...WW…

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!Oahu’s housing market made a huge recovery in December with a sales spike that followed several months of hefty declines earlier last year after coronavirus impacts began in March.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.Oahu’s housing market made a huge recovery in December with a...…Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!Oahu’s housing market made a huge recovery in December with a sales spike that followed several months of hefty declines earlier last year after coronavirus impacts began in March.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.Oahu’s housing market made a huge recovery in December with a...WW…

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!COVID-19 is depressing Hawaii’s housing market, but the developer of Koa Ridge in Central Oahu is very eager to sell homes after more than 20 years of planning the new community.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.is depressing Hawaii’s housing market, but the developer of Koa...…Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!COVID-19 is depressing Hawaii’s housing market, but the developer of Koa Ridge in Central Oahu is very eager to sell homes after more than 20 years of planning the new community.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.is depressing Hawaii’s housing market, but the developer of Koa...WW…

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!Tick, tick, tick, tick.Time is close to running out for Hawaii taxpayers to file individual income tax returns by a deadline that — unlike every other state that taxes wages — wasn’t extended this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.Tick,...…Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!Tick, tick, tick, tick.Time is close to running out for Hawaii taxpayers to file individual income tax returns by a deadline that — unlike every other state that taxes wages — wasn’t extended this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription.Already a subscriber? Log in now to continue reading this story.Print subscriber but without online access? Activate your Digital Account now.Tick,...WW…

A family-owned bakery business based in Oregon will keep the nearly 170-year-old kamaaina Love’s Bakery brand alive.Portland-based Franz Family Bakery announced today that it has acquired a license to produce bread and other bakery items under the Love’s name for Hawaii from some of its mainland facilities.The arrangement will avoid the loss of Love’s products statewide, though the locally owned bakery that suffered financial stress amid the coronavirus pandemic will still shut down on Wednesday triggering the loss of 231 jobs.“It is always a sad day in our industry when an independent...…A family-owned bakery business based in Oregon will keep the nearly 170-year-old kamaaina Love’s Bakery brand alive.Portland-based Franz Family Bakery announced today that it has acquired a license to produce bread and other bakery items under the Love’s name for Hawaii from some of its mainland facilities.The arrangement will avoid the loss of Love’s products statewide, though the locally owned bakery that suffered financial stress amid the coronavirus pandemic will still shut down on Wednesday triggering the loss of 231 jobs.“It is always a sad day in our industry when an independent...WW…

|A winding case of litigation over private use of several Kakaako roads took a hard turn Tuesday, with a judge ruling that the state owns the disputed streets.The decision by Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree comes seven years after several business owners sued two brothers who began charging for parking and towing unauthorized parked cars along several Kakaako streets in 2010 after decades of free public use.Crabtree’s ruling followed several ineffective attempts by Hawaii lawmakers to force a public takeover of the streets through amendments to state law, as well as sluggish moves by the...…|A winding case of litigation over private use of several Kakaako roads took a hard turn Tuesday, with a judge ruling that the state owns the disputed streets.The decision by Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree comes seven years after several business owners sued two brothers who began charging for parking and towing unauthorized parked cars along several Kakaako streets in 2010 after decades of free public use.Crabtree’s ruling followed several ineffective attempts by Hawaii lawmakers to force a public takeover of the streets through amendments to state law, as well as sluggish moves by the...WW…

Kamehameha Schools is looking to produce more affordable housing in Kakaako undera state-approved master plan.Under the strategy, some new towers in the trust’s Our Kakaako community could have more than 50% of homes reserved for low- to moderate-income households. That compares with arequirement in the existing master plan for 20% of homes to be reserved for moderate-income households.“We want to make sure that we are providing housing for local kama-aina residents,” said Serge Krivatsy, Kamehameha Schools’ director of planning and development.Kamehameha Schools is one of two large...…Kamehameha Schools is looking to produce more affordable housing in Kakaako undera state-approved master plan.Under the strategy, some new towers in the trust’s Our Kakaako community could have more than 50% of homes reserved for low- to moderate-income households. That compares with arequirement in the existing master plan for 20% of homes to be reserved for moderate-income households.“We want to make sure that we are providing housing for local kama-aina residents,” said Serge Krivatsy, Kamehameha Schools’ director of planning and development.Kamehameha Schools is one of two large...WW…