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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green gave an update Friday on how the state and Maui are faring a month after fires decimated West Maui and razed the town of Lahaina.

When Los Angeles World Airports CEO Justin Erbacci steps down next month, Beatrice Hsu will step up as interim CEO.

The 17 struggling hospitals awarded loans through the program serve low-income and elderly patients or are located in underserved areas.

Eskaton, a northern California-based not-for-profit, is spinning off the trio of healthcare facilities to stem fiscal bleeding, and focus on its strengths in the senior-living sector.

Nonprofit PeaceHealth wants to close the hospital in the city that hosts the University of Oregon and consolidate it with a facility in a neighboring town.

State economists announced during a forecast presentation to lawmakers that taxpayers will see a record "kicker" rebate when they file next year's taxes.

Refinitiv Lipper reported $407.976 million of inflows from municipal bond mutual funds for the week ending Wednesday after $534.428 million of outflows into the funds the previous week.

Former Mayor Harry Sidhu pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges this month, as the city continues to recover from the year-plus closure of Disneyland.

Moody's credited generally sound fiscal practices, good governance and federal aid with the likelihood that Maui County and the state would retain their current credit ratings.

The award will be presented to Chu during Women in Public Finance's national conference in Washington, D.C. in September.