Airlines and hotels can provide a lucrative market for Hawaiʻi entrepreneurs, but making inroads with large brands and scaling up production isn’t easy.
Stewart Yerton
Stewart Yerton is the senior business writer for Honolulu Civil Beat. You can reach him at syerton@civilbeat.org.
Posted inBusiness
Can A New Tax Save Downtown Honolulu’s Small Businesses?
The proposed fee could improve safety and cleanliness in the area, but critics say it won’t fix the underlying challenge facing downtown.
Posted inCourts
City Lawyer Gets Off With A Scolding For Citing Fake Law In Civil Rights Case
A state judge told a Honolulu deputy corporation counsel accused of basing his argument on a fictional case created by artificial intelligence, ‘Don’t do it again.’
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Honolulu City Attorney Used Fictional Case Law To Combat Civil Rights Suit
Courts are increasingly grappling with mistakes made by an unethical reliance on artificial intelligence programs, but Honolulu’s top lawyer says the erroneous argument in the high-profile case was the result of sloppy work.
Posted inMaui
Uniqlo Founder Sues Maui Land & Pineapple Over West Maui Water Shortage
The lawsuit argues that Kapalua’s water shortages are not simply the result of less rainfall in the area, but rather Maui Land & Pineapple’s failure to maintain its water system.
Posted inEnergy
Report: Hawaiʻi Needs Nuclear and Geothermal Power To Meet Renewables Mandate
A study by researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi and other institutions says current energy policy will lead to “creeping collapse” of systems.
Posted inCourts
AI In The Courtroom? Complaints About Misuse By Hawaiʻi Lawyers Growing
Hawaiʻi is seeing an increase in complaints against lawyers accused of improperly using artificial intelligence programs to help produce documents, but the state court system has yet to take decisive action to address the problem.
Posted inBusiness
Public Broadcasting In Hawaiʻi Is OK – For Now
Local broadcast executives are sorting out major questions following federal funding cuts.
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Waikīkī Restaurant War Reveals Gaps In Hawaiʻi Business Protections
The dispute between two restaurants with the same name on the same block underscores a weakness in the state’s trademark system