The Big Island's tourism industry expected to hear news from Gov. David Ige last week that the state had a plan to reopen to tourism by mid-October. Expectations as to how effective that plan may prove to be are harder to define. 

Patients living on the windward side of the Big Island and in need of medical cannabis will have more options beginning this weekend. 

Many properties closed or reduced operations starting in April 2020.

Out-of-state travelers will likely remain subject to quarantine restrictions beyond Oct. 1. 

Holomua Hawaiʻi is a reimbursement grant program for costs incurred from business interruption due to the COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation on March 23, 2020, for the time period when the applicant was impacted.

The new store is anticipated in the summer of 2021 and will be open every day.

The Korner Pocket Bar and Grill, a Kealakekua restaurant on Hawai‘i Island, became the first Big Island business to be issued a red placard by the Department of Health's Food Safety Branch for COVID-19 violations.

A developer from the Big Island and a West Maui resident teamed up to inject enough capital to address past debts, restart operations, and create a cash reserve to last through the pandemic.

The merger, effective Aug. 24, 2020, expands HPM’s presence statewide, which now includes 13 locations.

In a decision issued Monday, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved Young Brothers’ emergency request to increase rates by 46% with several conditions over the next 12 months.