August 2003

Oui are No. 1

Walter Dods moves BancWest Corp. to the Top 250’s No. 1 spot

Cathy S. Cruz

Turning Red Dirt Into Pay Dirt

Alex Salkever

Bring on the Bunny

A leaner Roberts Hawaii sprints forward

Kelli Abe Trifonovitch

Rolling with the Punches

City Mill is no stranger to overcoming hardship. It's been doing it for decades

Jacy L. Youn

Family Fleet

Thirty-five years later, Inter Pacific Motors is still in the driver's seat

Cathy S. Cruz

The Tables Turn

Cathy S. Cruz

Behind the Scenes

Here is how Hawaii Business compiled this year’s Top 250 list.

20 Years of Hawaii Business

An interactive timeline of 20 years of the Hawaii Business Top 250.

Not Just Made in Japan

This successful retail company does not try to be all things to all people

Cathy S. Cruz

Top 250 List - Top 25

The top 25 companies from this year's Top 250.

Cropped Down

Jacy L. Youn

King Kyo-Ya

The Japanese Waikiki Hotel owner is Hawaii’s perennial leader of foreign-owned companies

Kelli Abe Trifonovitch

Japan Top 30

It's not all bad news, if you're not in the tourism business

Kelli Abe Trifonovitch

Sugar Daddy

Kelli Abe Trifonovitch

New To The List: Whoa, Savio!

Hawaiian Island Homes' debut is marked by acrimony

Kelli Abe Trifonovitch

Getting Back On Target

Kamehameha Schools gets off the revenue rollercoaster

David K. Choo

Upping the Kamaaina Rate

How Hilo Hattie transformed from a tourist-only shop into the "store of Hawaii"

Ronna Bolante

Top 250 Guide

Guide To The 2003 Hawaii Business Top 250

Smooth Sailing

David K. Choo

Digging for Data

Chris Tomoyasu has been the Top 250's head researcher for 20 years

David K. Choo

Recovery Continues But Japanese Stay Home

Carl Bonham and Byron Gangnes

Fulfilling the Tokioka Legacy

This company stays true to its local roots and to its Japanese founder's beliefs

Alex Salkever

New To The List: Rocky Road To Success

A $4.3 million gift helps pull Chaminade University into the black and onto the Top 250 list.

Jacy L. Youn

Neighbor Islands: Across the State

2002 was a mixed bag for Neighbor Island companies

Cathy S. Cruz

Service with a Smile

Servco Pacific Inc. refocuses and breaks its record

David K. Choo

Something to Smile About

Irwin Mortgage has the Top 250's biggest sales gain, thanks to low interest rates and the refi boom

Jacy L. Youn