April 2012

Cover Story
	Hawaii’s Best Places to Work 2012 At these 73 companies, employees love their job. Beverly Creamer and Stacy Yuen Hernandez

At these 73 companies, employees love their job.

Beverly Creamer and Stacy Yuen Hernandez

Features
	Hawaii's Tax Pyramid plan crippling small businesses A state tax increase imposed last year is killing off construction projects, raising the cost of other projects and encouraging law-breaking Marcie Kagawa
How Healthy is Healthcare in Hawaii? - Extended Version The full transcript of a discussion on major trends and problems in Hawaii's healthcare
How Healthy is Healthcare in Hawaii? Leading doctors and other experts discuss major trends and problems in Hawaii healthcare
	Saving Healthcare Hawaii healthcare costs are soaring, so many experts say the solution is to turn financial incentives upside down Dennis Hollier
	How to Create a Best Place to Work Trust, support and compassion are important in creating a Best Place to Work in Hawaii Steve Petranik

A state tax increase imposed last year is killing off construction projects, raising the cost of other projects and encouraging law-breaking

Marcie Kagawa

The full transcript of a discussion on major trends and problems in Hawaii's healthcare

Leading doctors and other experts discuss major trends and problems in Hawaii healthcare

Hawaii healthcare costs are soaring, so many experts say the solution is to turn financial incentives upside down

Dennis Hollier

Trust, support and compassion are important in creating a Best Place to Work in Hawaii

Steve Petranik

Departments
	Talk Story Talk Story with Robbie Alm Executive VP, Hawaiian Electric Co. Practitioner, Collaborative Leaders Network Dennis Hollier
	Editor's Note How thick is your bubble? A book called “Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010,” by Charles Murray, explains how America is becoming a more rigid class society, with the classes unable to relate to each other Steve Petranik
	Innovation Tetris Evolves into Facebook Phenom Honolulu company creates popular Facebook game Stacy Yuen Hernandez
	This Month's Parting Shot: Parting Shot: Martin & MacArthur Craftsmen at Martin & MacArthur sand and oil koa furniture many times to bring out the natural color and grain of the wood.