Leeward Community College's ʻĀina to Mākeke program is helping local food makers reach global buyers. One alum, ReBran founder Tatsuyoshi Omura, now sells his upcycled rice-bran granola at Foodland and Down to Earth and pitched it at the Tokyo International Gift Show.
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The Hawaiʻi County Council postponed until July 2027 a rezoning bill for a Waikōloa Village project with 400 apartments and 300 single-family homes. Council members cited the island's housing need but said the impact of growth must be weighed carefully.
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation launched the Hawaiʻi Storm Patrol Young Professionals Program, a free set of lesson plans that introduces high school students to careers in storm water management.
West Maui's House District 14 race has an unusual three-party field: incumbent Elle Cochran, now running as a Republican, Democrat Sne Patel, and the Green Party's Pāʻele Kiakona, who leads Lahaina Strong. All three name affordability as the key issue.
A UHERO analysis estimates U.S. growth over the past year would have been half a point to about one point weaker without AI investment and AI-driven stock gains. Even so, the author says the economy would most likely not be in recession without them.
