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2012 SmallBiz Success Awards

18 Hawaii small businesses are finalists for Hawaii Business magazine's SmallBiz Success Awards

February 2012

Ask SmallBiz: Requesting Public Records for Your Business

Two Hawaii lawyers explain how to get information that is important to your small businesses, such as unreleased reports, information related to government contracts and background on new rules

February 2012

Features

February 2012

Is Your Subconscious a Bad Financial Advisor?

Fear, shame or parsimony could be sabotaging your financial security and happiness, without you realizing it

By Beverly Creamer

February 2012

Hawaii's Richest People

Tech entrepreneurs and major landowners dominate list

By Dennis Hollier

February 2012

T-Shirts with Your Logo Can Boost Your Small Business

Many Hawaii companies are making a lot of money by selling products with their logos, which then serve as free advertising

By Catherine E. Toth

February 2012

Departments

	Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor at Hawaii Business magazine February 2012
	Innovation RescueStreamer is a long ribbon of orange plastic that can be unfurled by a wayward hiker or someone lost at sea. By Dennis Hollier February 2012
	Talk Story The current VP & GM of HMSA talks about his always moving career, which includes stints at the state DLNR, Amfac and Bishop Museum. By Dennis Hollier February 2012
	Parting Shot Bradley & Lily Fine Stationery and its antique letterpress February 2012
	Editor's Note As the media landscapes evolves, so will this publication February 2012

HB Life

	Pau Hana with Joe Perez Joe Perez, executive director of the Hawaii Meth Project, unwinds with kickboxing Jennifer Meyers February 2012
	Kauai's Kahuaina Plantation Costs $67.5 million The Kahuaina Plantation, 360 acres of vacant land on Kauai's North Shore, is for sale at $67.5 million Jennifer Meyers February 2012
	The Art of Tease with Hawaii's Cherry Blossom Cabaret Cherry Blossom Cabaret performs burlesque, but it also includes have singers, dancers, aerialists, tap dancers and belly dancers Jennifer Meyers February 2012
	Elements of Extravagance Cocktail Costs $800 An exclusive cocktail featuring 140-year-old cognac will set you back a few hundred dollars. Catherine E. Toth January 2012
	Alicia's Market a Kalihi Institution Family-run business focuses on fish Shara Enay January 2012
	Ocean and sea inspire Pua Jewelry Jewelry line inspired by handpicked shells Jennifer Meyers January 2012
	First Insurance CFO's need for speed Jeffrey Shonka rips on a speedboat Catherine Cruz-George January 2012

NOW

	New Workplace Law Aids Breastfeeding State and federal laws support mothers who want to breastfeed at work or express breast milk while on the job Tiffany Edwards Hunt February 2012
	Website Connects Hawaii Moms MomsinHawaii.com gives Hawaii mothers a way to connect to each other and learn useful information about parenting Taylor Bree Nidds February 2012
	Crowdsourced Graphic Design Agency AdTournament Harnesses Global Creativity The Hawaii-based AdTournament website allows companies to stage global contests to create their logos and other designs Jennifer Meyers February 2012
	My Job as a TV Captioner Sharon Mujtabaa began her career as a court reporter and now runs her own business as a TV captioneer Catherine E. Toth February 2012
	Local startup Sprout bought by India-based InMobi More than 5 years after we first covered the startup, ChipIn/Sprout is bought by an Indian company with global reach Jennifer Meyers January 2012
	Navy’s ‘Auntie’ JEMS Makes Connections JEMS helps recently relocated military families and retirees connect with Hawaii employers. Jolyn Okimoto Rosa January 2012
	Hibiscus Interactive Translates Websites to Japanese without Cultural Blunders This webmaster is your Japanese business partner Jennifer Meyers January 2012
	My Job as a Bike Messenger Kendall Sexton of Crosstown Couriers faces the ridiculously fun streets of Honolulu on bicycle. Catherine E. Toth January 2012
	Advice from the Top with Donna Vuchinich Donna Vuchinich, president and CEO of the University of Hawaii Foundation, gives advice on finding mentors and lessons from her first job Jason Ubay January 2012
	State of Hawaii Speeds Up Check Cashing The state tax department says it now cashes excise tax payments much faster than it did a year earlier Jolyn Okimoto Rosa December 2011