Economy

House Speaker Scott Saiki, State Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, and Insurance Associates' Sue Savio join us to discuss recent increases in property insurance and the ties to climate change

The decrease was due to a potential 17% decrease in May tax revenue — largely based on a drop in personal and corporate income tax revenue.

Honolulu Managing Director Michael Formby on flooding risks of the Ala Wai Canal; HPR reporter Ashley Mizuo on the impacts of the state's new short-term rental law

As wildfire risk increases across the country, more states are seeing impacts to their budgets. But it's hard to get a clear picture on exactly how much states are spending on wildfire management, said researcher Colin Foard.

Most Hawaiʻi residents will likely see lower income taxes next year due to a measure passed by the state Legislature. Lawmakers say it's the biggest tax cut in state history: about $5 billion over the next five years. As HPR's Ashley Mizuo explains, some advocates say those changes could limit tax assistance for those who need it most.

Some advocates have concerns about recently-passed tax cuts; What does the reality of regenerative tourism look like?

The state will continue to see economic growth, but at a slower pace compared to previous years, according to the latest forecast from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization, or UHERO.

What this legislative session means for residents' taxes; New report on cancer trends shows higher mortality rates from preventable cancers among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

This is National Small Business Week. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more on the state of small businesses across the Hawaiian Islands.

NPR tech reporter Dara Kerr on billionaire Marc Benioff's behind-the-scenes land acquisitions in Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island; Journalist and author Joanne Lipman shares lessons on switching careers