By Mark Harbison
Personal income was down for Hawaii by $2 billion in the third quarter this year, as opposed to the third quarter of 2008. The number went from $54.3 billion to $52.26 billion, according to data published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal… Continue Reading
By Mark Harbison
Things are chugging along towards recovery on Maui lately with some pretty good news coming from different economic sectors.
Maui visitors and residents will be pleased to hear that hotel occupancy was up by 4.2 percentage points to 51.1 percent on the week ending on December fifth.… Continue Reading
By Mark Harbison
The Conference Board's national Employment Trends Index rose again in November for the fourth month in a row. This is great news for the labor market which is still in a severe recession.
Since the revised October figure, the index is up 1.8 percent to 90.8,… Continue Reading
By Mark Harbison
Pines are invasive, so you'd be doing the island's ecology a favor by cutting one down and hauling it home for free. If you'd rather buy one, though, Maui should be very well stocked this year from a variety of sources.
Trees shipped from the mainland… Continue Reading
