Pacific Business News, KHON, City and County of Honolulu – Office of the Mayor — Gavin Thornton is the new deputy director of the City and County of Honolulu’s Office of Economic Revitalization.

Spectrum News — The Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i is hosting the inaugural 2025 National Civics Bee® Hawai‘i and invites students statewide in grades 6 to 8 to submit an essay that explores a civic issue important to themselves and their community.

Honolulu Star-Avertiser, Hawai‘i News Now, Hawai‘i Tribune-Herald, Maui Now, Pacific Business News — Hawaiian Electric said its latest wildfire safety strategy is expected to cost $450 million to implement over three years through 2027 after $120 million spent on wildfire risk mitigation in 2024.

University of Hawai‘i News — Strategies to enhance Hawaiʻi’s resilience to climate-related disasters are the focus of a new comprehensive policy paper presented by members of the state’s Climate Advisory Team (CAT), who all have ties to the University of Hawaiʻi.

Maui Now — American Savings Bank reached its 100th year of services to Hawaiʻi residents this year, and celebrated by announcing its new ASB Charitable Foundation and a $100,000 donation to local nonprofits.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawai‘i News Now — Aloha United Way, in partnership with the Bank of Hawai‘i Foundation, released the 2024 ALICE in Hawai‘i report, urging policy action to address rising living costs, housing instability and economic challenges especially faced by the state’s ALICE — asset-limited, income-constrained, employed — households.