1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (936+ words) JAMM AQUINO / JULY 17 Patrons eat at a food truck establishment on Kuhio Avenue in Waikiki in July. Tourism leaders cite rising costs and shorter stays as challenges to the visitor industry. JAMM AQUINO / MARCH 28 Tourists pack Waikiki Beach, fronting the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (268+ words) Retirement in Hawaii offers an incredible quality of life, but it also comes with one of the nation’s highest costs of living. That means retirement planning here requires more than simply reaching a savings goal – it calls for a strategy…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (833+ words) Friday, July 10, 2026 77° Today's Paper A beachgoer made her way to the water Thursday at Waikiki Beach. COURTESY HAWAI‘I TOURISM JAPAN Susumu Terajima fronts Japan’s “Hawai‘i from Age 65” campaign, which urges active seniors to embrace personalized, purpose‑driven travel…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (221+ words) During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, creating the fastest housing market in history. But since then, home prices and mortgage rates have climbed substantially,…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (555+ words) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Affordability improved for the second straight year due to flat home prices, rising incomes and lower mortgage rates in 2025. Despite all of that, Hawaii’s severe housing crisis still persists due to growing risks, according to the University of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (72+ words) Hawaii gas prices continued to rise in March — a total increase of 93 cents from last month, according to the American Automobile Association Hawaii. Hawaii gas prices continued to rise in March — a total increase of 93 cents from last month, according…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (58+ words) Hawaii is thousands of miles away from the Middle East, but experts say the conflict in Iran could trickle down to higher prices at the pump in the Islands. Hawaii is thousands of miles away from the Middle East, but…...

9+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (207+ words) Hawaii gas prices continue to remain near their lowest levels of the year, according to AAA Hawaii. On Thursday, the group reported the average price for regular unleaded statewide was $4.44, which is 12 cents lower than the price was a year…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (599+ words) Monday, December 8, 2025 73° Today's Paper Above, Thinker Things owner Bradley Ishii restocked cartons of Sonny Angel toys amid a notable rebound in Black Friday sales for his stores after three years of slumping numbers. At top, 5-year-old Kaylee Stone shopped Thursday…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (163+ words) Hawaii gas prices have gone down in most areas over the past week, according to AAA Hawaii. As of Thursday, the statewide average price for regular unleaded was $4.47, which is two cents lower than last week and 12 cents lower than…...