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Restaurant customers aren’t tapped out. They’re just bored

The restaurant business has been through a volatile stretch. Restaurateurs battled through the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic (when no one was eating out); the “reopening” period (when everyone was eating out, but there weren’t enough workers); and the inflation surge (when ingredients and other input costs surged). Overall, restaurants prospered despite the turmoil, thanks to innovation and nimbleness at every turn.

Proposal calls for a ‘county radio plan’

State and county agencies and local amateur radio operators should work together to develop an islandwide communication plan to respond to emergencies in case of blackouts, according to a Hawaii County Council proposal.