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High housing demand, heightened by low supply, drives up Hawaii’s home prices, according to new research released by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. See the full report at staradvertiser.com. Potential homebuyer Rie Hakoda and daughters Ava, left, and Adri looked at a Manoa home Sunday.

Housing study cites government barriers

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High housing demand, heightened by low supply, drives up Hawaii’s home prices, not out-of-state buyers, according to new research released today by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Read more

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A Japanese flag flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 29. Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% for the April-June quarter from the previous quarter, the government said, Aug. 15, as consumer spending rebounded with COVID-19 restrictions getting gradually lifted.

Japan ekes out growth as consumers splurge amid COVID surge

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Bryan Tyree Henry, left, and Brad Pitt in a scene from “Bullet Train.”

‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1; ‘Top Gun’ flies back up ranks

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Average U.S. gasoline price falls 45 cents to $4.10 per gallon

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Sections of a USA Today newspaper lie on display, in August 2019, in Norwood, Mass. On Friday, newspaper publisher Gannett Co., confirmed that it’s laying off some of its newsroom staff, part of a cost-cutting effort to lower its expenses as revenue crumbles amid a downturn in ad sales and customer subscriptions.

Publisher of USA Today, other papers axes staff to cut costs

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Hawaii’s last Curves fitness center, located in Aiea Town Square, will close in October unless a new owner steps up.

Members of Hawaii’s last Curves lament its coming closure

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Barnwell Industries Inc. declares dividend as revenue soars

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Land sales drive up Maui Land & Pineapple earnings

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Partners in Pau Hana Waikiki hope to transform the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor gateway into a food truck and entertainment site. The vacant lot is to the right.

Longtime food businessman, boater seek to enliven Waikiki gateway at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor

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A carton of Oatly oat milk sits in a home refrigerator in Bellingham, Wash.

Nutrition drinks including varieties of Oatly and Glucerna are recalled

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Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen.

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Democrats’ bill

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A shopper pushes his cart past a display of packaged meat, in May 2020, in a grocery store in southeast Denver. Prices at the wholesale level fell from June to July, the first month-to-month drop in more than two years and a sign that some of the U.S. economy’s inflationary pressures cooled last month.

Inflation Reduction Act may have little impact on inflation

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A Ring doorbell camera is displayed outside a home in Wolcott, Conn., in July 2019. Two Amazon-owned companies — Ring and Hollywood studio MGM — are teaming up to create a TV show in the mold of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” using viral footage from Ring’s doorbell and smart-home cameras.

Amazon’s Ring, MGM to launch show from viral doorbell videos

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A bottle of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder is displayed in San Francisco. Johnson & Johnson is pulling its iconic, talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder from shelves worldwide next year in favor of a product based on cornstarch.

Johnson & Johnson to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year

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Photovoltaic panels at Mililani Solar I.

Oahu’s first major solar farm with batteries now producing electricity

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Carl Hebenstreit, better known as Kini Popo, and his pet chimp Peaches, had a morning show on KGMB in the 1960s. Hebenstreit died last week at age 93.

Rearview Mirror: Kini Popo remembered as a pioneer in television

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On the Move: Jhulian Gutierrez, Keisha Tanaka and Roy Murai

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Selena Gomez poses at the second season premiere of the Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building” on June 27 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.

Selena Gomez’s mental health startup gets $100 million valuation

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Tech View

Honolulu Star-Advertiser business columnist John Agsalud.

Tech View: Protecting your DNA data could pay off in the future

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Tech View: Tips for business continuity in preparing for a disaster

Members of the Hawaii Pacific University esports team set up their gaming PCs at Waipahu Public Library for an exhibition match against the University of Hawaii.

Tech View: Libraries can be gateway to e-sports, tech careers

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Hawaii Real Estate Sales

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Hawaii Real Estate Sales: June 27 – July 1, 2022

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE The Waikiki hotel skyline, as seen in August 2019. Prosecutors have charged a 31-year-old woman after she allegedly assaulted her ex-boyfriend with a knife in Waikiki.

Hawaii Real Estate Sales: June 27 – July 1, 2022

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE The Waikiki hotel skyline, as seen in August 2019. Prosecutors have charged a 31-year-old woman after she allegedly assaulted her ex-boyfriend with a knife in Waikiki.

Hawaii Real Estate Sales: June 20 – June 24, 2022

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Wealth of Health

2010 September 01 BSN - Dr. Ira Zunin, Honolulu Star-Advertiser Business Columnist. HSA photo by George F. Lee

Wealth of Health: Breakthrough blood test can detect multiple cancers

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An exercise group works out at Ala Moana Regional Park in Honolulu.

Wealth of Health: GLP-1s change game in medical weight loss

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Kuhio Beach in Waikiki.

Wealth of Health: Hit ‘refresh’ between pandemic and recession

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