A DBEDT paper, “Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector – 2021 Update,” reported that at about 20% they are represented at parity in “tourism intensive industries” compared to their proportion of the state population.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/12/jonathan-okamura-hawaii-will-be-a-state-of-inequality-for-at-least-the-next-decade/

At least 115 people were killed in Hawaii’s Lahaina wildfire, a staggering death toll made possible by the climate crisis.

Source: https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2023/09/13/lawn-signs-da-race-synthetic-turf-and-more-letters-from-our-readers/

Both products use local ingredients such as coffeeberry, strawberry guava, and noni fruit that is grown in Hawaii’s nutrient-rich, volcanic ash soil, as well as macadamia and kukui nut oils.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/debbikickham/2023/04/21/mothers-day-gift-guide-the-best-luxury-beauty-products-from-around-the-world/

Daines, a Native Hawaiian and Hawaii’s tourism industry executive, teams up with Daly, a travel journalist, to lead an inspirational journey through Hawaiian teachings.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/03/23/try-slow-on-the-north-shore-of-kauai-where-regenerative-tourism-is-the-way/

Decisive, focused action by Maui County and Hawaii’s state government will be necessary to make it so.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/10/15/editorial/our-view/editorial-bbs-can-help-maui-survivors/

Employers: Their affordability goal benefited Hawaii’s employers by keeping premiums relatively flat during the pandemic and lowering administrative spending to 5%.

Source: https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/hmsa-celebrates-85-years-of-caring-for-hawaii/

For years, Hawaii’s politicians when it came to concerns about the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage complex, even after the contamination started making people sick.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/01/new-hawaii-governor-plans-a-tougher-stance-on-red-hill/

Green did say that such bonds might resemble Hawaii’s Green Infrastructure Bonds, which finance a program designed to make renewable energy systems accessible to underserved ratepayers.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/150-million-fund-is-established-for-families-of-maui-wildfire-victims/

Hawaii’s current contractor law passed in the wake of campaign donation scandals in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/pay-to-play-hawaii-moves-to-expand-the-ban-on-contractor-campaign-donations/

Hawaii’s Emergency Management record did not reveal any indication that they warned residents of the fires.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/11/hawaii-wildfire-death-toll-hits-55/

Hawaii’s governor on Wednesday added four more people to the list of those killed in a fire that decimated the town of Lahaina on Maui last week.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/08/16/hawaii-works-to-pause-land-transactions-in-area-of-deadly-maui-wildfires-follow-live-updates/

Hawaii’s local beef is different than most American beef because it’s raised exclusively on grass unlike grain-fed cattle from the mainland.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/a-struggle-for-control-of-hawaiis-beef-industry-is-playing-out-on-safeway-shelves/

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time in 38 years, an event long-expected, and feared by many.

Source: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/06/25/worst-natural-disaster-in-every-state-4/

Hawaii’s successful tobacco control policies have caught the attention of the tobacco/electronic nicotine device industry.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/reporting-on-e-cigarettes-should-include-health-and-policy-experts/

Hill adds: “To the extent that the exemption would help resolve Hawaii’s doctor shortage, the $222 million could be considered money well spent.”

Source: https://www.hawaiireporter.com/new-report-makes-case-for-exempting-medical-services-from-hawaiis-get/

Hurd has worked at DOA for 15 years, acting as the interface between Hawaii’s food system and state and federal governments, leveraging millions of dollars in grants, for farmers and ranchers.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/01/hawaii-ag-director-plans-to-go-big-if-confirmed/

In 2012, Delaware-based Dogfish Head Brewery and Hawaii’s Maui Brewing Company collaborated on a beer called Liquid Breadfruit, an imperial golden ale brewed with Maui breadfruit and toasted papaya seeds.

Source: https://www.eater.com/23664880/what-is-breadfruit-hawaii-how-to-cook

It’s part of a long-running battle between environmentalists and private companies over the practice of diverting water from streams that started during Hawaii’s sugar plantation past.

Source: https://drgnews.com/2023/08/17/people-in-hawaii-flee-into-ocean-to-escape-wildfires-that-are-burning-a-popular-maui-tourist-town/

Jarren Amian, left, Annie Lokomaika‘i Lipscomb, Kala Muller and Alysia Kepa‘a celebrate the cultural diversity of Hawaii’s year-end holiday celebrations in Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s 2023 production of “Christmas Talk Story” at Tenney Theatre.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/11/19/features/christmas-talk-story-returns-to-honolulu-theatre-for-youth-stage/

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui residents who made desperate escapes from flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii’s famous emergency warning system didn’t alert them as fires raced toward their homes, in interviews at evacuation centers Thursday.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/maui-residents-had-little-warning-before-flames-overtook-town-at-least-53-people-died/article_bed3f41a-76eb-5815-980b-e8d453acc00c.html