Nathan Neeley is still a student at Brigham Young University Hawaii but he’s already developed a device that can alert a pregnant woman if something is wrong with her baby. He won first place pitching his company, Rubi, Nov. 8th at the Hawaii regional competition for the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. “Rubi is the world’s first passive wearable pregnancy…
The UH Manoa Shidler College of Business celebrated with donors and students at its annual Scholarship Luncheon at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and Resort in November. The event honors scholarship donors and their student recipients, and allows them to meet one another. This year, the college has awarded 360 scholarships totaling $1.1 million for the 2018-2019 academic year. “We are…
There’s truth in the old saying, “It takes a village to raise a family.” Parents And Children Together aims to be that village, offering a strong foundation from which children and their families can create their own positive opportunities in life. For 50 years, Parents And Children Together has worked hand in hand with local families in need. From its…
SmallBiz Academy speakers discuss choosing a restaurant location at UH West Oahu. | Photo: David CroxfordTuesday, September 11, 2018, 8:30 am – 10:30 am They share the challenges of running successful restaurants during a Hawaii Business SmallBiz Academy event “West Oahu has been a great community for us,” says Jason Higa, CEO of FCH Enterprises, the company that owns Zippy’s…
SmallBiz Academy speakers discuss choosing a restaurant location at UH West Oahu. | Photo: David CroxfordThey share the challenges of running successful restaurants during a Hawaii Business SmallBiz Academy event “West Oahu has been a great community for us,” says Jason Higa, CEO of FCH Enterprises, the company that owns Zippy’s Restaurants and several other local companies. “We were fortunate…
Imagine virtually walking through your new office space along with your colleagues and making design changes along the way in real-time; “switch out this wood wall for glass, change that marker board to a built-in monitor, push that wall forward.” At CEI Hawaii (Corporate Environments International), we’ll work with you to bring your vision to life. Using DIRTT’s virtual reality…
Everyone in this nonprofit has dealt with mental illness “Bud Bowles saved my life. He came to my aid when I was floundering and gave me a kit of tools so I could deal with my mental illness,” says Mark Pupilla of the man who leads the nonprofit, United Self-Help. “I love Bud. He’s helped me become a peer mentor…
(Below) State archivist Adam Jansen and volunteer Cheryl Isaacs-Kila examine records “so intrinsically valuable that if something were to happen, the loss to society could never be repaired,” Jansen says. Directly in front of him is the land ownership ledger of The Great Mahele and the Hawaii flag carried aboard Apollo 17 mounted with a moon rock. He points to…
C-Suite: CEO of the Year Theme: Evolve and Thrive How Successful Local Businesses Innovate to Expand and Excel in Today’s Changing World Hawaii Business magazine and its partners invite you to Pomaikai Ballrooms on Thursday, December 6 as the C-Suite Speaker Series celebrates 2018 CEO of the Year Mark Fukunaga of Servco Pacific. As part of the celebration our CEO…
Is Honolulu’s The Vanguard Theory a chapter in a UH philosophy text or perhaps the strategic vision behind the Vanguard Lofts condos? It’s actually a multidisciplinary design firm that does everything from interior design to brand strategy. Its clients have included owners of luxury homes from Diamond Head to Kauai and the Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Laniwai Spa at…
Name: Casey Fortuno Age: 35 Job: Party character actor and owner, Storybook Entertainment Inc. Start: Fortuno began singing in musical productions right out of high school and has been a full-time performer ever since. Her husband is Elvis impersonator Johnny Fortuno. “I opened Storybook in 2013, two years after moving to Oahu to follow my husband’s career,” she says. “I did some research…
Annabel Anae’s mobile business brings hearing help to her patients’ homes. How do you know if you’ve got hearing loss? “Most of my clients say they first experience tinnitus or ringing in the ears, maybe dizziness or they can’t hear the telephone. Usually it’s their children who complain they’re tired of repeating themselves all the time,” explains Annabel Anae, audiologist…
If you spend your workweek sitting in an office, frequently surrounded by sugary snacks, it can be difficult to stay active and eat well. Ryan Martin, head coach at Orangetheory Fitness Kakaako, has many clients who work in the urban hustle and bustle. Here are his top five tips for staying fit: 1. Stretch: Do a variety of stretches…
As a professional recruiter, I’ve spent decades matching candidates’ salary goals with employers’ salary budgets. In over 4 decades, I’ve never found it necessary to ask a candidate, “What were you paid at your last job?” That said, I think the salary history ban will be liberating to all concerned. No more will employers take the path of least resistance…
Can two chummy co-workers brand their new business without winding up in a duel? Q: My co-worker and I are about to take the leap and launch our own company together. We have a business plan and are super excited. One of our first projects is getting a logo designed, but what if we have different visions for what it…
Underriner enjoyed a 35-year career at Providence Health & Services that culminated in him leading the network of eight acute care hospitals and 90 clinics in Oregon. He took over Kaiser Hawaii in May and is eyeing how to bolster Kaiser’s local market share, expand its physical and virtual presence and enhance the overall experience for its 255,000 members – in…
Hawaii’s Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect Jan. 1, but some doctors are among the local professionals who are not ready to deal with the law. Mary, a 78-year-old Hawaii resident, doesn’t look like someone who would want to end her own life. She wears bright colors, is quick to laugh and visits with friends daily. She also believes…
Want to open a new restaurant or introduce your existing eatery to more customers? Maybe you want the inside scoop from some of the biggest names in local food. Whatever the case, you should attend “The Business of Restaurants,” a breakfast event hosted by Hawaii Business Magazine at UH West Oahu. The topics include effective marketing using social media and…
New legislation in the movement for pay equality goes into effect on January 1, 2019. This leaves Hawaii employers just a few months to revise their hiring processes or risk breaking the law. The Equal Pay Act (SB 2351) is intended to help close the wage gap between women and men by banning employers from asking about an applicant’s salary…
Paper timesheets, manual payroll calculations, reports compiled by hand—some nonprofits in Hawaii still do things the old fashioned way. Others have hired mainland payroll service providers with mainland customer support hours and a lack of familiarity with Hawaii law. Either way, for many organizations, payroll is a costly area of inefficiency. To meet the complex challenges of payroll administration, simplicityHR…
A crisis can come in many forms, from the loss of a company’s founder to a volcanic eruption. These Neighbor Island businesses were knocked down and got back up. Here’s what you can learn from their lessons. Guides with Arnott’s Lodge & Hiking Adventures were leading a group across the floor of Kilauea Iki crater when a 5.0 magnitude earthquake…
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When you’re a small business in Hawaii, every penny counts. Thankfully, with HMSA you can give your employees an affordable health plan without sacrificing quality care. Small businesses can save with our ACA small business PPO plans. Choose HMSA for: Access to thousands of the best doctors and the highest-rated hospitals and clinics your employees know and trust. Benefits when…
The head of Servco Pacific will be profiled in the December issue of the magazine and headlines a breakfast event Dec. 6 with the CEOs of Matson and Foodland Mark Fukunaga, chairman and CEO of Servco Pacific Inc. and CEO of Servco Pacific Capital, has been named Hawaii’s 2018 CEO of the Year by Hawaii Business Magazine. Under Fukunaga’s leadership,…