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Brown Butter Delights is a new porch bakery

Brown Butter Delights is a new porch bakery

Business owner Kristy Caldwell has always loved baking, and started Brown Butter Delights in 2024. Her goal was to create familiar treats, but to use brown butter to give them “something extra.”

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaSeptember 28, 2026

Third Hui Kapili cohort launches

Third Hui Kapili cohort launches

Hui Kapili began in 2024 and works to address the state's construction labor shortage and foster sustainable growth in the industry. The 11 companies selected for the third cohort represent a range of construction-related specialties across the Islands.

Stephanie SalmonsSeptember 28, 2026

Filmmakers reflect on bringing Hawaiʻi to New York

Filmmakers reflect on bringing Hawaiʻi to New York

The recent Pacific Island Film Festival, held in New York City, included stories filmed in Hawaiʻi, which reached audiences almost 5,000 miles from where the cameras rolled.

Katie HellandSeptember 26, 2026

Hawai‘i football looks to hold on to Paniolo Trophy against Wyoming

Hawai‘i football looks to hold on to Paniolo Trophy against Wyoming

The Rainbow Warriors and Cowboys look to vault themselves back into Mountain West Conference contention in their annual rivalry game.

Christian ShimabukuSeptember 26, 2026

Punahou School senior earns Congressional Award Gold Medal

Punahou School senior earns Congressional Award Gold Medal

Jessica Lee, a senior at Punahou, was awarded the highest honor presented to young people by the U.S. Congress in August for her achievement in voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness and leadership.

Haley LehmanSeptember 26, 2026

Oakberry Hawaiʻi is opening its newest location with free acai bowls

Oakberry Hawaiʻi is opening its newest location with free acai bowls

The acai bowl business is celebrating its grand opening on Sept. 26 at Waiānuenue at Kapaʻakea in Mōʻiliʻili. The store — which opens at 10 a.m. — is the first business to open at newly revitalized Waiānuenue at Kapaʻakea (formerly known as Varsity Center). The first 100 customers will get free acai bowls; customers can also enjoy 50% off for the remainder of grand opening day.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaSeptember 25, 2026

These Hawai‘i coffee shops, distilleries are nominated for 10Best lists

These Hawai‘i coffee shops, distilleries are nominated for 10Best lists

The USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards aim to rank the 10 best in several areas of travel and lifestyle. Nominees are chosen with the help of a panel of experts but the final 10 will be determined by voters.

Stephanie SalmonsSeptember 25, 2026

Community Voices: Getting into tax court

Community Voices: Getting into tax court

The moral of the story is this: if you have, or think you may have, a dispute with the Tax Department over taxes, get yourself a good tax practitioner who knows the rules and traps so you can skirt the edges and avoid falling into the pitfalls. And then, of course, lawmakers need to take a look at these rules and change them to get rid of the unfairness.

Tom YamachikaSeptember 25, 2026

Community Voices: How Honolulu can learn from Auckland

Community Voices: How Honolulu can learn from Auckland

In Auckland, New Zealand, for example, officials in 2016 authorized up to three dwellings per lot in residential areas and taller apartment buildings in certain transit areas. Homebuilding there boomed as a result, and the city issued 112,000 permits for new dwellings in the six years after the sweeping reforms were enacted, increasing the housing stock by 20%.

Keliʻi AkinaSeptember 25, 2026

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