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Hawaii Restaurants Still Battling In the Pandemic Economy

By • Oct 30, 2020
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Hawaii's businesses are still reeling from eight months of the COVID economy — and bracing themselves fo rmore. And in the restaurant industry, that's bringing a great deal of change.

Unemployed Hawaii Residents To Receive $500 Restaurant Cards

By • Oct 2, 2020
Noe Tanigawa / Hawai'i Public Radio

Up to 100,000 Hawaii residents receiving unemployment benefits are expected to receive $500 meal cards for use in restaurants throughout the state.

Okinawan Roots of Honolulu’s Restaurant Scene

By • Feb 6, 2018
Hawaii Restaurant Project
Hawaii Restaurant Project

The solid base for Honolulu’s restaurant scene was created in the 1930’s and 40’s by an amazing number of Okinawan immigrant entrepreneurs.  Two seniors from restaurant-owning families have spent over a decade documenting restaurants opened by Hawai‘i’s Okinawans, and HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports it’s an immigrant success story that leaves a tasty legacy.