Mana Up Launches Cohort 5 with 10-Hawai‘i-based Companies
Hawaii Business Magazine will unveil the companies this week online, starting with two today.
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Small Business/Big Challenges: Benny Neumann, Co-owner, Crosscourt Hawaii
Please describe how and when you are conducting the return to your stores. Crosscourt Hawaii opened for business at our flagship location in Kaka‘ako, with a modified schedule on May 15, and will continue to run a modified schedule until…
Small Business/Big Challenge: Devin Tryan, Co-Owner, HI Climb
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis? I had just signed a lease on a 17,000 square foot space in Kaka‘ako when the pandemic hit. This is my second endeavor and I had put a year and all my savings…
Small Business/Big Challenges: Marion Ano, Founder and Owner, Kilo Books
How have you been able to continue your core mission(s)? At Kilo Books Hawaiʻi our core mission aims to strengthen family bonds through the native Hawaiian practice of kilo. Since the school closures, I think the value of learning and…
Small Business/Big Challenges: Jared Kushi, Koosh Media
How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Koosh Media has been able to continue its core mission of helping local businesses grow with technology. We did this by running targeted online campaigns to reach new businesses…
HB Connects Video with BOH's Peter Ho: PPP Loans and the Local Economy
Hawaii’s small businesses and nonprofits received $2.1 billion during the first round of federal Payroll Protection Program loans – the 10th highest rate among the 50 states in per capita money received. Hawaii Business Magazine Editor Steve Petranik interviews via…
Small Business/Big Challenge: Jason Ikaika Nurre, Co-Owner, Marina Florist
What has been Marina Florist’s latest pivot or innovation? We immediately created a food gift basket and grocery shopping delivery program, courier and moving services, on top of our normal offerings. Basically, if it fits in our mini cargo van,…
Building Resilience in Hawai‘i Before the Next Crisis
A Q&A with Henk Rogers The City & County of Honolulu last year released Ola: Oahu Resilience Strategy, a roadmap to building resilience from climate events, the rising cost of living and other economic challenges. This year, the state’s resilience…
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Howard Lee, President and CEO, UHA Health
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? These are difficult and uncertain times for everyone in the community; at UHA, we are doing all we can to support our employers, members and associates. The UHA management team had been…
HB Connects Video with CPB's Arnold D. Martines: PPP Loans and the Local Economy
Hawaii’s small businesses and nonprofits received $2.1 billion during the first round of federal Payroll Protection Program loans – the 10th highest rate among the 50 states in per capita money received. Hawaii Business Magazine Editor Steve Petranik interviews via…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Wahiawā Health
Virtual Interview: Bev Harbin, CEO, Wahiawā Health How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Health care and the way we deliver it has changed rapidly during the COVID-19 crisis and we had to pivot quickly to…
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: John Sukup, Founder & Principal Consultant, Expected X
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices. Expected X has always been designed as a virtual organization. So, even though we are headquartered in Kona, I work from my home office as do the…