Chemical convention to return to Honolulu in 2015

9 February 2012, 9:22 am

(02-09) 08:51 PST HONOLULU, (AP) -- The largest chemical conference in the Asia-Pacific region is returning to the Hawaii Convention Center in 2015. The convention center announced Wednesday it will host the seventh...... Read More »

Hawaii Auto Outlook: 4.4 percent increase in 2011

9 February 2012, 8:37 am

(02-09) 07:56 PST HONOLULU, (AP) -- A new report says production cutbacks by Toyota and Honda after the Japan earthquake and Thai floods hit Hawaii's new vehicle sales especially hard in 2011. The Hawaii Auto Outlook...... Read More »

Three Canadians, including nine-year-old boy, rescued from high seas off Hawaii

9 February 2012, 6:34 am

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Three Canadians have been rescued from rough waters after their sailboat sank some 450 kilometres off the coast of Hawaii.... Read More »

Special sitting at UH for Ninth Circuit

6 February 2012, 3:18 pm

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments next week at two locations in Honolulu, Hawaii.... Read More »

Territorial Bancorp Inc. Declares Dividend

2 February 2012, 1:40 pm

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Territorial Bancorp Inc. (the "Company"), headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, the holding company parent of Territorial Savings Bank, announces that its Board of Directors ...... Read More »

Territorial Bancorp Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

2 February 2012, 1:30 pm

HONOLULU -- Territorial Bancorp Inc., (the "Company"), headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, the holding company parent of Territorial Savings Bank, announced net income of $3.4 million or $0.33 ...... Read More »

'Outstanding' year for Hawaii's tourism industry

30 January 2012, 2:56 pm

JAYMES SONG Associated Press HONOLULU Hawaii is seeing a solid recovery in tourism with increases in both arrivals and spending by tourists. State tourism officials on Monday said Hawaii welcomed 7,284,069 visitors last year, a 3.8 percent increase over 2010. Spending by tourists in December reached... Read More »

Pro Bowl players want NFL all-star game to stay in Hawaii for good

25 January 2012, 7:53 pm

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Many NFL stars are hoping that when it comes to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, aloha doesn't mean goodbye.... Read More »

Hawaii school officials report on Race to the Top

25 January 2012, 7:29 am

Associated Press The Associated Press Honolulu Hawaii public school officials are delivering a report to House and Senate Education committee members about the state's Race to the Top grant status, which has been placed at "high risk" by the U.S. Department of Education. In December, the U.S. DO... Read More »

Hawaii minimum raise could rise $1 over 2 years

24 January 2012, 7:31 am

TREENA SHAPIRO Associated Press HONOLULU Hawaii's minimum wage could increase $1 to $8.25 over the next two years under a bill before the state Legislature. If the bill passes this session, the state would see its first minimum wage increase since 2007, when the hourly minimum was set at $7.25. ... Read More »