April 2008

Save Turtle Bay? Yes!

George R. Ariyoshi, Governor of Hawaii 1973-1986

Want to know how much the tourism industry pays? We got a list of salaries, compiled by the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Hawaii entrepreneur and philanthropist Henk Rogers, famous for bringing Tetris to the world, wants to figure out a new puzzle: How to beat the world’s addiction to fossil fuels.

Jason Ubay and Scott Radway

Boost Mobile, a wholly-owned division of Sprint (NYSE: S), is looking to vastly expand its market share here with a prepaid, unlimited service plan.

Jason Ubay

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates gluten-free foods will be a $1.7 billion industry by 2010, and Kauai entrepreneur Mari Cassel is banking on those numbers.

Cathy S. Cruz-George

Engineers Dan O’Connell and Terry Born are bringing new light to solar technology.

Jason Ubay

Hawaii Business defines often-spoken words, new and old, to help you make sense of what’s being said.

Jason Ubay

After reading Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity, you might consider laying off the plastic entirely.

David K. Choo

Last December, real estate developers and Hawaii County officials broke ground on an affordable housing project that could be truly groundbreaking.

David K. Choo

Paris or Paraguay? Madagascar or Malaysia? If you plan to travel this year but haven't settled on a destination, perhaps this list will help you make a decision.

You’ve found the perfect backdrop for the family vacation photo, but there’s no one (or no one you trust) nearby to take the shot. Gorillapod to the rescue.

David K. Choo

Local boy Jack Johnson throws the meanest, cleanest, greenest party in the Islands.

David K. Choo

With Hawaii’s landfills filling at a rapid rate, it wouldn’t hurt to take one less garbage bag out to the curb every week.

Jen Tadaki Catanzariti

High-tech adjustable clubs may have been the talk of the town at last January’s PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., but it was a little, pretty face that may have been turning the most heads.

David K. Choo

What our readers have to say

Good for the Bottom Line

Kelli Abe Trifonovitch

21st Century Blowhole

Should Hawaii ban plastic bags?

Connie Mitchell, Executive Director, Institute for Human Services

Miami's Doraku Sushi lands in Waikiki and gives sushi a Caribbean kick

David K. Choo

A portrait of Hawaii business life

Our annual look at companies that embrace the simple principle that if your people flourish, your company flourishes

Startup ChipIn changes its game plan and name. Big-time success might not be far behind

Alex Salkever

Cardax hopes that its algae-based drug will someday make the big leagues

Mike Markrich