August 2003

Cover Story
Oui are No. 1 Walter Dods moves BancWest Corp. to the Top 250’s No. 1 spot Cathy S. Cruz

Cover Story

Oui are No. 1

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

Cathy S. Cruz

Features
Cropped Down Jacy L. Youn
Turning Red Dirt Into Pay Dirt Alex Salkever
Smooth Sailing David K. Choo
Sugar Daddy Kelli Abe Trifonovitch
The Tables Turn Cathy S. Cruz
Top 250 Guide Guide To The 2003 Hawaii Business Top 250
Japan Top 30 It's not all bad news, if you're not in the tourism business Kelli Abe Trifonovitch
Recovery Continues But Japanese Stay Home Carl Bonham and Byron Gangnes
Behind the Scenes Here is how Hawaii Business compiled this year’s Top 250 list.
Top 250 List - Top 25 The top 25 companies from this year's Top 250.
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
Getting Back On Target Kamehameha Schools gets off the revenue rollercoaster David K. Choo
Neighbor Islands: Across the State 2002 was a mixed bag for Neighbor Island companies Cathy S. Cruz
New To The List: Whoa, Savio! Hawaiian Island Homes' debut is marked by acrimony Kelli Abe Trifonovitch
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
King Kyo-Ya The Japanese Waikiki Hotel owner is Hawaii’s perennial leader of foreign-owned companies Kelli Abe Trifonovitch
Upping the Kamaaina Rate How Hilo Hattie transformed from a tourist-only shop into the "store of Hawaii" Ronna Bolante
Bring on the Bunny A leaner Roberts Hawaii sprints forward Kelli Abe Trifonovitch
Family Fleet Thirty-five years later, Inter Pacific Motors is still in the driver's seat Cathy S. Cruz
Rolling with the Punches City Mill is no stranger to overcoming hardship. It's been doing it for decades Jacy L. Youn
Not Just Made in Japan This successful retail company does not try to be all things to all people Cathy S. Cruz
Fulfilling the Tokioka Legacy This company stays true to its local roots and to its Japanese founder's beliefs Alex Salkever
Digging for Data Chris Tomoyasu has been the Top 250's head researcher for 20 years David K. Choo
20 Years of Hawaii Business An interactive timeline of 20 years of the Hawaii Business Top 250.