Still Cruise'n
10 years after Norwegian Cruise Lines went all-American with its around-the-Islands cruises, the Pride of America still sails every week, each time at…
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Help for People Facing Foreclosure
WHILE TRYING TO SAVE his home from foreclosure, what was most difficult to handle for cattle rancher Jeffrey Medeiros was not knowing the person on the other end of the phone line. “Every time I called the bank, I spoke to…
What's it Worth: Commissioning a Portrait
IF YOU'RE LOOKING to record a moment in time, a photograph will do. But there’s nothing like a painting to capture a person uncharacterized by age or current fashion, says Kauai artist Isa Maria. “It’s a romantic, timeless version of yourself,”…
5 Steps to Accepting Risk
AS LEADERS, it’s the risks we don’t take that we regret the most, says professional coach Mary Kuentz. She suggests you can begin to get more comfortable with risk by changing how you think about it. 1. Question your relationship…
Attention Passengers: This Form Is Really Important to Hawaii
YOU ARE ENGROSSED IN the latest action movie, noise-canceling headphones in place, halfway through your book chapter or, worst, sleeping. The flight attendant comes down the aisle, interrupting everyone’s mid-flight routine, and says, “Please fill this out.” You get the…
Restaurant Road
RESTAURATEURS SEEM TO lead charmed lives. They pick where they work, set their own hours, create a pleasant atmosphere and run a place where…
Local and Naked
WHEN OAHU’S LAST dairy closed in 2008, Monique Van der Stroom started her own. “I went to college at the University of Arizona in dairy science. It’s what I really wanted to do with my life, so I just figured, if…
My Job: Perfumist, Deanna Rose
While at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass., Deanna Rose grew skeptical of conventional body products. “I was seeking solutions to my thick Armenian hair and dry Northeastern skin that I could feel good about using, and so around my sophomore…
New Ways to Measure Prosperity
LAST YEAR, THE TOPIC was growing Hawaii’s economic pie. This year, the annual conference of the Hawaii Economic Association will focus on how to expand other facets of prosperity, such as environmental well-being, sustainability and social quality of life. Everyone…
Gold Diggers
IT LOOKED LIKE the end of an era. Maui Land & Pineapple shuttered its agricultural operations after 90 years and laid off the few farm workers left out of a workforce that once numbered more than a thousand. In what many…
The Careerist: Not Letting It All Hang Out
“I wish people would fully understand the ‘No boobs, No butts, No bellies’ policy when getting dressed for work ... unless you work from home like I do. Then you can just let it all hang out.” This comment has…
WATG Dazzles the World for 70 Years
A lot of collaboration takes place around the main work table at WATG’s Honolulu office. From left are Craig Takahata, VP and managing director for Honolulu; Tiffany Lee, associate operations manager; and Brittany Meyers, administrative assistant. Photo:…