AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAirline Costs: Alaska Airlines plans to cut about 200 non-union jobs, including 48 in Hawaiʻi, as fuel costs squeeze earnings. The carrier reported a $147 million third-quarter loss and warned its full-year loss could reach $700 million. Tourism: Visitor spending and arrivals fell in September, and back-to-back hurricanes dealt the industry an estimated $140 million blow. Local Business: Hawaiʻi Island’s Hoʻi returnable-dish program launches in Hilo Nov. 9, backed by $2.1 million in federal grants and $1.8 million in private funding. It will supply reusable containers to participating businesses. Housing: The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands offered 832 Kauaʻi homestead leases, including 750 planned lots in Līhuʻe and 82 in Hanapēpē. Business and Agriculture: More than 75 local and national speakers will meet at Oʻahu’s FEAST Summit on Nov. 5 to discuss food, hospitality and economic opportunity. Public Finance: Hawaiʻi voters are weighing whether counties should be allowed to create RISE bonds for public improvements, repaid from future property-tax growth in designated districts.
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