If you’re a fan of outdoor magazines with beautiful photography, check out unrealhawaii.com, a website that takes you on Hawaii’s edgiest natural adventures with a nod toward conservation. David Chatsuthiphan says he started the site in 2010 to provide information about the Islands, but it has since evolved into “a digital magazine for those who love the Hawaii outdoors.” On average,…
Hawaii’s vast and diverse coral not only dazzles the eye, some of it startles the imagination. The oldest marine creature in the world is believed to be a 4,265-year-old deep-water black coral discovered in 2004 off Makapuu at Oahu’s eastern tip. “That Leiopathes coral is the oldest living marine organism that we know of right now,” says Christopher Kelley, program biologist at UH’s…
Name: Michael Nahoopii Job: Executive director of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission Experience: Five years at KIRC QUALIFICATIONS: In many ways, Nahoopii has prepared for this job his entire life. He first visited Kahoolawe at age 15 during a trip with Kamehameha Schools. Soon after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1986, he became the officer in charge of…
The Bayfront will get a fresh paint job starting in January as part of the city’s winning entry in a national contest. Hilo was one of 17 U.S. cities and three in Canada that won Benjamin Moore’s Main Street Matters contest. “This is like a miracle to me,” says Alice Moon, who heads the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association. “This is…
I think most of Hawaii’s people feel ambivalent when they hear that their home is the best place to live in America. We feel proud and probably agree that Hawaii ranks No. 1 in quality of life, but we also know the Islands too well to be smug. We see both the good and the bad up close and real, not like a…
Mark Nishiyama spent more than 20 years coaching children in baseball and basketball, but, with his own kids grown, he switched to dogs last year. The co-founder and VP of Kamaaina Kids has been training his 5-year-old Shetland sheepdog Maile in agility, a popular canine sport in which a handler directs a dog through and across obsta- cles such as…
For many people around the world, Hawaii is paradise. They have a vision of pristine beaches, glorious sunsets and friendly people. In other words, heaven on earth. But when it comes to commerce, the vision of Hawaii from the outside is more like those ghastly circles in Dante’s Inferno. Business hell. This year, CNBC ranked Hawaii as the worst state for…
Time is the raw material of our world. Use it wisely and you can manifest your highest goals and leave a powerful legacy, says executive coach Nina Cherry. She says once you have a vision for your life that includes your main values and whatever else is most important to you, then take these steps to ensure that vision comes…
Question: I feel like my business is far behind the new media and social media marketing trends. What can I do to keep up? Answer: The best thing to do is start. New media is constantly evolving, so there’s always the chance to catch the next wave as long as you’re willing to get your feet wet. Luckily, you…
Thursday, 11:57 A.M. Makakilo Quarry, Oahu Photo by Bob Hayes >> Chris Hermosura, Grace Pacific’s quarry plant superintendent, left, and bulldozer operator Patrick Valmoja scope areas for basalt limestone aggregate. Each year, the company produces more than a million tons of construction aggregate used for making concrete and asphalt. Categories: Business & Industry, Construction, Media, Parting Shot
I am writing this column while not checking my email, fielding a phone call, consulting with colleagues or eating my lunch. Sadly, I am only writing this column. To my complete shame, I am awful at multitasking. I can only do one thing well at a time. I can switch gears reasonably well, going back and forth between any of…
Kosasa, 56, has been at the helm of the family business since 1999. His parents, Minnie and Sidney Kosasa, opened the first ABC Store in Waikiki in 1964. Kosasa talks about the future of ABC, which has about 1,000 employees at 78 stores in Hawaii, Las Vegas, Guam and Saipan. What has business been like lately? The visitor market has been…
PHOTOS BY RAE HUO It’s hard to avoid baseball metaphors when talking about Hawaiian Telcom. Five years ago, faced with three straight quarters of losses, crippling debt and imminent bankruptcy, the century-old local telephone monopoly appeared to be down a couple of runs, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Worse still, the company seemed outmanned by…
12 Insights from the BOSS survey of 402 local business leaders 402 local business leaders explain what’s happening on the front lines of the local economy and what’s ahead. Click here to download a copy of the entire survey. 1. Strong and Steady The Performance Index, which combines the results from 402 companies on revenue, profits and staffing, is virtually unchanged…
“Have I got enough rope to hang myself with here?” Venture capitalist Timothy Dick jokes about the length of the microphone cord as he stands in front of 100 entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be at the Waikiki Yacht Club. Dick came to talk about failure, and who better than the founder and former chairman of Hawaii Superferry? Dick describes the $350 million…
Stanley Kuriyama did something all too rare for a CEO: He put his company’s success ahead of his personal interests. A lot of people think Stanley Kuriyama is a local hero. As chairman and CEO of Alexander & Baldwin, he and his team are bringing the far-flung assets of the $1.6 billion company back to reinvest in Hawaii. “The objective…