August 2008

Cover Story

Features

Institutional Knowledge

Institutional Knowledge

Inside the minds of Hawaii’s most successful companies

2008 Movers and Shakers

2008 Movers and Shakers

The standouts of the 2008 Top 250 list.

Pricey Oil One More Burden for Struggling Economy

Pricey Oil One More Burden for Struggling Economy

Departments

Small Business: Bank On It

Protect yourself from credit-card fraud

Small Business: Generational Savvy

At 75, family-run Occidental Underwriters shows how a small business can transform an industry

Small Business: Late Bloomer

20-year career broadcast journalist reborn as savvy media entrepreneur

Small Business: Super Modeling

How one company's belief in little plastic models could boost Hawaii's production and manufacturing

Small Business: 5 Steps to Building an Effectve Team

How many times have you heard the cliche “There is no ‘I’ in team?” Well, state Sen. Sam Slom doesn’t believe it.

Letters to the Editor: Letters 08/08

What our readers have to say

Innovation: Picture Perfect Software

Americans snap nearly 30 million digital photos each year. A new online app aims to organize them all, using facial recognition software.

Spin Zone: Was mandating solar water heaters for new homes good policy?

Was mandating solar water heaters for new homes good policy?

Talk Story: Everett Dowling, President, Dowling Company Inc.

Everett Dowling, President, Dowling Company Inc.

Parting Shot: Office Views

A portrait of Hawaii business life

Parting Shot: Going Bananas

You won't find bananas at Banana Leaf Pasta Cafe, just oodles of noodles

Editor's Note: Saluting Our Silver Veterans

Features: Institutional Knowledge

Inside the minds of Hawaii’s most successful companies

Features: 2008 Movers and Shakers

The standouts of the 2008 Top 250 list.

Features: Pricey Oil One More Burden for Struggling Economy