Andrew Gomes
Reporter at Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Business reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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yahoo.com | Andrew Gomes
JAMM AQUINO / JAN. 3 Hawaii economists say state tourism has yet to rebound to pre-pandemic levels and will continue to struggle in the ripple effect of the Trump administration’s tariffs. Beachgoers relax at Waikiki Beach. JAMM AQUINO / JAN. 3 Hawaii economists say state tourism has yet to rebound to pre-pandemic levels and will continue to struggle in the ripple effect of the Trump administration’s tariffs. Beachgoers relax at Waikiki Beach.
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staradvertiser.com | Andrew Gomes
Hawaii’s economy is in store for reduced growth due to indirect impacts on tourism from President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, according to two local economists. Eugene Tian, chief economist at the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, said that recently lowered economic growth projections for places where most Hawaii visitors come from portend a weakening of the local tourism industry rebound that has yet to reach pre-pandemic levels.
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yahoo.com | Andrew Gomes
COURTESY PHOTO Hannah Kihalani Springer COURTESY PHOTO Hannah Kihalani Springer A Hawaii legislative committee has made quick work recommending confirmation of a special state water commissioner after more than a year of controversy. The Senate Committee on Water and Land voted 5-0 Friday for Hannah Kihalani Springer to be the traditional Native Hawaiian water management expert on the Commission on Water Resource Management for the next few years.
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staradvertiser.com | Andrew Gomes
A Hawaii legislative committee has made quick work recommending confirmation of a special state water commissioner after more than a year of controversy. The Senate Committee on Water and Land voted 5-0 Friday for Hannah Kihalani Springer to be the traditional Native Hawaiian water management expert on the Commission on Water Resource Management for the next few years. The committee’s endorsement came just over two weeks since Gov.
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yahoo.com | Andrew Gomes
STAR-ADVERTISER FILE / 1976 The University of Hawaii developed a 6, 450-foot-deep experimental well on Hawaii island in 1976, which reached a reservoir of 676-degree water that produced enough steam to make electricity for an estimated 2, 000 homes. The demonstration well was later used to develop a 3-megawatt power plant at Pohoiki in Puna.
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