The first batch of 381 state unemployment insurance claims filed by idled or unpaid workers offers a glimpse of the effects of the federal government shutdown on Hawaii families as food banks are ...

State-level unemployment claims can provide a real-time measure of national labor market conditions and the overall state of the economy. A rapid and widespread buildup of stress in state labor ...

Haylie Lopez, above right, a volunteer at The Pantry, selected custom-ordered food Friday for one of its 700 Oahu clients. Volunteers loaded donated food Monday at The Pantry, which will distribute it ...