https://www.nfib.com NFIB Small Business Association en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:30:43 +0000 State projected to gain 4,000 new jobs annually over the next 10 years https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-report-details-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-becoming-permanent-in-hawaii/ 15 Apr 2026 16:34:17 +0000 nfib-report-details-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-becoming-permanent-in-hawaii https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Taxes2.jpg 2025 ended on an upbeat note thanks to the permanency of Small Business Tax Deduction https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-6/ 13 Jan 2026 15:57:44 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-6 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/open-sign-1309682-scaled.jpg Choices you make center NFIB’s lobbying agenda in Honolulu https://www.nfib.com/news/news/please-vote-your-2026-state-ballot-5/ 23 Dec 2025 21:50:34 +0000 please-vote-your-2026-state-ballot-5 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Yellow-pencil-laying-on-paper-with-checkboxes-and-one-is-filled-in.jpg Hawaii legislators can give slight momentum a positive push by not doing some things https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/local-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-6/ 09 Dec 2025 21:08:34 +0000 local-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-6 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/colorful-sidewalk-scene-main-street.jpg No laws with additional employment mandates should be imposed https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-6/ 04 Dec 2025 22:24:44 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-6 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nfib-jobs-report-slider.jpg How the Legislature and governor plan to fix the budget deficit is a big concern https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-5/ 11 Nov 2025 21:52:34 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-5 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/NFIB-SBET-Report-Oct-2025-thumbnail.jpg A post-Covid labor market has settled into a new normal https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-5/ 07 Nov 2025 17:22:32 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-5 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hiring-workers-October-2025.png First decline in three months is still above the survey’s 52-year average https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index/ 14 Oct 2025 16:46:56 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Congressman-Mike-Lawler-Pie-Flip-092525-scaled.jpg Is it premature to say Main Street is back to its pre-pandemic vibrancy? https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-4/ 10 Sep 2025 17:39:16 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-4 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NFIB_MembershipPhotos_37-scaled.jpg Is the small business economy on its way toward a fuller pre-pandemic recovery? https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-4/ 05 Sep 2025 01:52:30 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-4 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shutterstock_630915179-scaled.jpg Having a third of small business owners report openings they could not fill not good news https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-3/ 01 Aug 2025 15:07:35 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-3 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1280_oLPETmi8w1a1.jpg Congress did the right thing in not letting the 20% Small Business Deduction expire https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-3/ 08 Jul 2025 15:35:07 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-3 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fotolia_81418266_Subscription_Monthly_XXL.jpg NFIB applauds Congress for passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a permanent extension of the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction. https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-thanks-congress-for-passing-landmark-small-business-tax-relief-bill/ 03 Jul 2025 18:37:26 +0000 nfib-thanks-congress-for-passing-landmark-small-business-tax-relief-bill https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fotolia_5722851_Subscription_Monthly_M.jpg One of the intangibles small-business owners have always asked for is consistency https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-2/ 03 Jul 2025 15:20:16 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-2 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Plum-Hill-Vineyard-Gaston-OR--scaled.jpg NFIB succeeded in stopping many bills that would have harmed small business https://www.nfib.com/news/news/post-2025-session-report-on-the-hawaii-state-legislature/ 24 Jun 2025 19:04:33 +0000 post-2025-session-report-on-the-hawaii-state-legislature https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/HI-state-capitol.jpg Interactive map and calculator https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-launches-new-state-specific-tools-to-highlight-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-in-hawaii/ 22 May 2025 20:36:08 +0000 nfib-launches-new-state-specific-tools-to-highlight-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-in-hawaii https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NFIB_MembershipPhotos_39-scaled.jpg Tax Day release on Small Business Deduction Hawaii. 139,000+ small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes. https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-releases-report-detailing-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-consequences-of-potential-small-business-tax-hike-in-hawaii/ 15 Apr 2025 19:38:20 +0000 nfib-releases-report-detailing-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-consequences-of-potential-small-business-tax-hike-in-hawaii https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NFIB_MembershipPhotos_15-scaled.jpg Hawaii comment on Congressional debate over making the deduction permanent https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/new-polling-shows-strong-support-for-20-small-business-deduction-11/ 09 Apr 2025 22:45:56 +0000 new-polling-shows-strong-support-for-20-small-business-deduction-11 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Sandelie-Golf-Course-West-Linn-OR-002-scaled.jpg 38% of small business owners nationally reported raising compensation in March https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/small-businesses-actively-hiring-for-current-vacancies-2/ 06 Apr 2025 19:09:02 +0000 small-businesses-actively-hiring-for-current-vacancies-2 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/planning-to-hire-Mar-2025.png Hawaii comment on March 2025 Small Business Optimism Index https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-2/ 11 Mar 2025 23:38:53 +0000 hawaii-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-2