August 2007

The Big Idea

12 people, 12 solutions for a brighter future

David K. Choo, Cathy Cruz-George, Scott Radway, Jacy L. Youn, and photos by Rae Huo

Local Values Meet Mainland Money

How can Hawaii compete globally without losing local values?

Cathy Cruz-George

Family Style

Robert Iwamoto Jr. made his employees part owners in Roberts Hawaii. Why that’s smart business for homegrown companies that want to leave a local legacy

Scott Radway

2007 Economic Report: Slowdown, Not a Meltdown

Hawaii tourism has had a poor start to the year. And with U.S. economic conditions relatively weak, gains for the rest of the year will be limited.

Carl S. Bonham and Byron Gangnes, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, www.uhero.hawaii.edu

Spin Zone

Spin Zone

Where Hawaii’s leaders face off

Talk Story

Jonathan Ornstein

Inside the mind of the CEO of go! parent company Mesa Air Group

Scott Radway

Editor's Note

Aloha and Mahalo

Editor's note.

Kelli Abe Trifonovitch, editor

Innovation

Stand and Deliver

C4 Waterman reinvents stand-up paddleboards

Matthew Ing, photos by David Croxford

This Month's Parting Shot:

Parting Shot

A portrait of Hawaii business life