AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSBA Program Overhaul: The U.S. Small Business Administration proposed changes to its 8(a) Business Development Program that would end race-based presumptions of social disadvantage for individually owned firms, while keeping eligibility standards intact for tribally owned enterprises, Alaska Native corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations and other Native entities. Energy & Costs: AAA reports California gas prices are easing, with the state average down 10 cents to $5.97 and the national average down 18 cents to $4.24, as crude stays under $100 a barrel. Local Housing/Compliance: An 83-year-old Honolulu widow is suing the city after a website listing “trivial error” allegedly triggered $10,000-a-day fines for nearly two months, threatening her long-time home. Hawaiʻi Business Advocacy: Sen. Mazie Hirono and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi hosted the 10th annual “Hawaiʻi on the Hill,” bringing more than 200 island businesses and nonprofits to Capitol Hill. Tourism & Nonprofits Funding: Hawaiʻi County opened applications for its 2026-27 Impact Grant Program, with $450,000 available for nonprofit projects spanning business development, food systems, film/creative and regenerative tourism.
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