HONOLULU - Hawaii's largest health insurer is pulling out of the small-business side of the state's troubled health exchange, leaving the Hawaii Health Connector with only one insurance company for employers to select.Michael Gold, president of Hawaii Medical Services Association, told The ...

HONOLULU (AP) - Bids that came in for construction of the first nine stations of a Honolulu rail transit system indicate the project's cost may far exceed estimates.Each of the three bids exceeded the estimate by at least $100 million. The least expensive, a $294.5 million proposal from Nan ...

Plans outlined to demolish Big Island hotelKAILUA-KONA - A major Hawaii landowner has proposed demolishing a shuttered Big Island hotel to create an educational center for cultural resources.Demolition plans are outlined in a draft environmental assessment for Kamehameha Schools' plans for the ...

The primary election is today, and it is important that all eligible voters get out and vote.Each election season, the Chamber of Maui Political Action Committee endorses candidates for the general election. However, with three state races where current Maui representatives who are Democrats ...

HONOLULU (AP) - A pilot arrested for flying an advertising banner over Oahu has been scheduled for a court hearing near the end of August.Matthew Radeck was arrested in July under a city ordinance that bans aerial advertising. Officials of the company he works for, Aerial Banners Inc., say they ...

HONOLULU - Taxpayers who paid double their balances because of a mistaken notice will automatically receive refunds in the next two to three weeks, Hawaii tax officials said.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser said Monday that the Tax Department says taxpayers will automatically be paid by check ...

A bill to ban polystyrene (Styrofoam) in Maui County was first introduced back in 2009 byCounty Council Member Mike Victorino. It was discussed at the same time as the plastic bag ban, which passed, but the polystyrene bill did not have the same level of support and was held. However, this ...

The Maui Chamber of Commerce was in our nation's capital for the first-ever "Hawaii On The Hill" to showcase manufacturing in Hawaii and feature locally made products. It came about when U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono reached out to the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to help put on a "Taste of Hawaii" ...

Matson finalizes surcharge settlementHONOLULU - Matson Inc. will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the company misapplied fuel surcharges on military household goods shipped between the Mainland and Hawaii or Guam.The company announced Tuesday it signed a settlement agreement ...

75K in Hawaii have no health careHONOLULU - State officials say the rate of people without health insurance in Hawaii has dropped below 6 percent since the implementation of President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul.Officials told a joint House committee briefing on Monday that ...

Makawao resident Steven Tanouye has developed a sticker to hide the imprint of the old, previously used vehicle safety sticker.Tanouye said he first came up with the idea for "Stick it Solutions" in November when he took his mother's car to get a safety check. He noticed that the new safety ...

HONOLULU -- A tentative agreement would give Honolulu paramedics raises and less overtime.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that the tentative deal is expected to save the city more than $1 million in overtime.The average raise would be 10 to 12 percent.The tentative agreement reached ...

LIHUE (AP) - The owner of a Kauai resort has filed a lawsuit to stop the development of a proposed dairy farm on a nearby property.Progress on Hawaii Dairy Farms should cease until developers prove it won't negatively affect the surrounding environment, said the lawsuit filed Thursday by ...

* Kokua Realty congratulates Mariah Brown, co-founder of the Da Kitchen restaurants and sales agent with Kokua Realty, for winning the Pacific Business News' Businesswoman of the Year in the for-profit category.Brown is a multimillion-dollar producer serving clients on Maui and Oahu, according ...

Hula Grill Kaanapali recently celebrated its 20-year anniversary.On June 6, it held a party for its longtime fans, employees and community members. Through its Legacy of Aloha program, the restaurant has put $20,000 back into the community in the last year and a half.The donations have included ...

HILO - A judge is allowing Hawaii County to maintain a registry of genetically modified crops while preventing public disclosure of farmers' identities and specific farm locations.Hilo Circuit Court Judge Greg Nakamura granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday in response to papaya farmers who ...

Resort developers undeterred by fireLIHUE - Developers trying to rebuild an iconic Kauai resort ravaged by a hurricane are moving forward after the Coco Palms suffered another setback: a fire on Independence Day.Last week's blaze destroyed the main lobby and badly burned the breezeway of a ...

Oahu housing prices reach record levelsHONOLULU - Housing prices on Oahu hit record levels in June thanks to an improving economy and tight supply.The median cost for a single-family home was $700,000, eclipsing the June 2007 record of $685,000, according to statistics released Monday by the ...

In the next few months, Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay will debut newly redesigned guest rooms and suites along with other new features as the resort continues its multimillion-dollar transformation, according to a news release.The overall "re-envisioning" of the resort is led by TAL ...