“Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism,” the largest fundraiser for the University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management at the Shidler College of Business, is on track to set a fundraising record this year, but officials say more money is needed to help Hawaii’s visitor industry firm up its hiring pipeline amid continued labor shortages and a graying workforce.

As Hawaii tourism rebounds three years after being effectively shut down during the pandemic, political, community and business leaders are reprising a question central to policy discussions about the state’s most prominent industry: How many tourists is too many?

This year, NSA attended and sponsored the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) at the Hyatt Regency Maui. Held over three days in January, it serves as the longest-standing working scientific conference on information technology management in the world.

Being someone who truly understands the daunting role of being the first in a family to attend college, alumna Sheila Kan Chuang, has established the Kan-Chuang Hope Endowed Scholarship with a gift of $250,000 to support undergraduate students pursuing a degree at the Shidler college. The scholarship will help students who may be the first generation in their family to attend college.

The newly modernized Roland and Evelyn Casamina House of Finance Undergraduate Student Leadership Center was unveiled during a blessing ceremony held on January 6 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business.

According to Bankrate, a national consumer financial services company, Shidler College of Business has been ranked as one of the top five online executive MBA programs for 2022.

Professor Jing Ai discusses the fairness of car insurance companies when setting premiums. 

Over 140 people attended the 2022 Nā Kukui Netlinks, a networking showcase hosted by students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Travel Industry Management (TIM School).

Shidler Professor Stephen Vargo appeared on the premier Web of Science’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022 for the ninth consecutive year.

A study co-authored by TIM School Professor Jerry Agrusa's study shows that tourists to Hawaiʻi from the continental U.S. are willing to pay more for locally-sourced foods while on vacation in the islands to help the state become a more sustainable tourism destination

The Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund, a program under the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE), announced its first-ever strategic investments totaling $20,000 in Hohonu and Reeler.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa will begin welcoming its first student residents at Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs, or RISE, in the fall 2023 semester, UH officials announced Tuesday.

Hospitality and tourism management is one of five UH Mānoa subjects that were ranked among the world's top 75 in the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy's 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

GOALL (Great Online Activities for Language Learning), a startup company that helps people learn different languages, is the winner of the 2022 UH Venture Competition.

As Chef Roy Yamaguchi is honored at TIM School's Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism gala, Alan Wong pays tribute to Roy's journey to becoming a pioneer and leader in the culinary scene.

TurnoverBnB wins Pacific Business News' inaugural Inno Madness competition. Inno Madness is PBN's rendition of college basketball March Madness where readers vote for companies they thought were doing the most to advance innovation in Hawaii.

Assistant Professor Christopher Cannon discusses Capital One's marketing strategies and how it affects consumer outlook on the value of credit card rewards.

As COVID restrictions come to an end, TIM School Professor Jerry Agrusa comments on how we can expect to see an increase in tourism in Hawaiʻi.

According to a new study, co-authored by TIM School Professor Jerry Agrusa, research suggests that visitors are willing to pay more for sustainable experiences.

Lecturer Chuck Lopez shares how you can maximize travel credit card rewards for businesses and his thoughts on getting travel business credit cards with steep annual fees.

Executive Director of PACE, Sandra Fujiyama, is honored as part of Hawaii Business Magazine's 20 for the Next 20.

Wrenna Delgado, a junior accounting major, was the star of a new film featured at the 2021 Hawaiʻi International Film Festival.

Lecturer Chuck Lopez shares some pros and cons of using rewards cards.

Professor Jerry Agrusa discusses some of the pressing issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and how it will affect the travel industry.