Hawaii's economy relies heavily on tourism, which was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed by the CDC guidelines and the Hawaii State Department of Health. In March 2020, before the pandemic restrictions, the unemployment rate was 2.2%. In April, it was...
As of January 2010, the state's unemployment rate was 6.9%.[130]In 2009, the United States military spent US$12.2 billion in Hawaii, accounting for 18% of spending in the state for that year. 75,000 United States Department of Defense personnel live in Hawaii.[131]...
If your LLC has employees, you need two federally mandated business insurance policies: unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation insurance. Unemployment insurance is a state-based program that funds benefits for employees out of work by no fault of their own. Workers’ compensation covers a ...
Many new nonprofit organizations in Hawaii are asked to get an official license. So if you are planning to be the one, getting a business license is crucial. Every state regulates this license in its own way. Other than the general corporation permit, there are multiple distinct business-relat...
In my state, we are required to file an e-filed return for the state I was a resident from. If your state has not enacted an e-file requirement or you don't know if your state has, you can check this online with the Government Accounting Office at If you're an independent contracto...
Hawaii'sfilm tax creditmay not be helping the state as much as its film office claims.Civil Beat. Read the entirefilm tax credit audithere. The Hawaii State Department of Health said Tuesday that it will introduce amendments and updates to thestate's food safety code, including a new educat...