Virtual Interview: Quinn Vittum, Executive Director, Re-use Hawai‘i What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? In response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i, and to keep our staff and the community protected, we temporarily closed…
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis? HiHealthCare is coping with COVID-19 through increased communication among the agency, staff, doctors, case managers and our clients and their families. We are quick to respond to health and safety standards, mandates and…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? As a media company, we consider all of the things we cannot do any longer and develop ways in which we can replace those with new methods. For example, using remote…
Virtual Interview: Deborah Zysman, Executive Director, Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission is to build a unified voice for Hawaiʻi’s children. We’re building a movement to ensure all keiki…
COVID-19 is accelerating many changes in health care beyond telemedicine, including how doctors, nurses and other health care professionals are trained; new rules on vaccinations and testing; and how we handle future pandemics.
What has been The Wine Shop Kauai’s latest pivot or innovation? In light of the social distancing guidelines, we now offer curbside pickup and home delivery to Kōloa, Po‘ipū and ‘Ōmao. For our wine club members, we offer a virtual…
Virtual interview: Todd Cullison, Executive Director, Hawai‘i Nature Center How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Hawaii Nature Center is continuing its mission to foster awareness, appreciation, understanding and stewardship of Hawai‘i’s environment through interactive and…
Virtual Interview: Anna Neubauer, President and CEO, Hawaiian Humane Society How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our core mission has always been to improve the welfare of animals and to help maintain and nurture the…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? Our primary focus during this time is continuing to provide critical financial services to our members, while protecting the health and safety of both our members and employees. We’ve done this a…
How is the Hawai‘i construction industry coping with this unprecedented situation? Hawaii Business Magazine conducted an email interview with Erin Kirihara, senior VP of Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), who is based in the firm’s Honolulu office, where she directs all…
Among the many changes accelerated by COVID-19 is the widespread use of telemedicine, which increases access and, hopefully, will reduce costs. But increased use of telemedicine will also require changes in training, reimbursements, regulations and more. COVID-19 has changed the…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Our first priority has been to support our clients through the maze of changes related to HR and to help them obtain PPP funding offered through the SBA. This COVID-19 time…