8 Tips for Marketing Your Restaurant During COVID-19
These steps are essential for keeping your business top-of-mind during the pandemic.
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E-Wisdom for Hawai‘i’s E-Commerce Newbies
Good advice from digitally savvy entrepreneurs for those who want to increase their online sales. Second of two parts. The businesses interviewed for Part I in this series did not achieve success overnight. Here are some of the lessons they…
Virtual Interview: David Yutaka Ige, Governor, State of Hawai‘i
What is the state government doing to support local businesses during this crisis? As soon as I ordered the stay-at-home social distancing mandates to protect the health and safety of our community, Hawai‘i’s businesses had to make drastic and immediate…
College Seniors’ Last Year Cut Short by COVID-19
Kaleiu‘i Hosaka is only a few days away from graduating from Chaminade University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She was supposed to do her clinical immersion in person at Saint Francis Hospice this semester, which is valuable hands-on experience…
How to Support the Well-being of Your Employees in a Changed World
Part III of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council We have long realized that employees who are anxious about medical, financial or emotional issues at home are more likely to be absent or…
E-Commerce is the Present and Future for Hawai‘i Retailers
Learn how to e-sell from these local entrepreneurs and how your website can drive sales at your brick-and-mortar. First of two parts. “There’s no denying the trend toward digital commerce,” according to Evan Killips, project manager at City Mill. “It’s…
Teaching in a New World: West Hawaii Explorations Academy
Virtual Interview: Heather Nakakura, Director, West Hawaii Explorations Academy What changes did you make to finish this school year, and have you made plans for summer school? I’m very proud of the way our staff pulled together as a team…
Teaching in a New World: Damien Memorial School
Virtual Interview: Dr. Kyle Atabay, Principal, and Brother Brian M. Walsh, President, Damien Memorial School What changes did you make to finish this school year, and have you made plans for summer school? Atabay: Our third quarter ended on March…
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: George Pasha, President and CEO, Pasha Hawaii
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Since a statewide shelter-in-place order was issued for California in mid-March, and Hawai‘i shortly thereafter, our office workforce has gone virtual, equipped with the resources needed to work remotely at full…
Small Business/Big Challenges: Brian Foster, President, Island Olive Oil Co.
Are you considering changing the Island Olive Oil Co. business model? We had to make several changes to our business model quickly so we could continue to operate. We lost our entire wholesale unit when the restaurants closed, and our…
Small Business/Big Challenges: Renée Tillotson, Director and Founder, Still & Moving Center
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Out of concern for flattening the curve, and before we were required to do so, Still & Moving Center shut its doors, cancelling 75 classes a week. That was Tuesday evening,…
How to Effectively Manage a Newly Remote Workforce
Part II of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council Many offices have been working remotely since mid-March, giving supervisors and employees time to develop routines, adjust expectations and communicate feedback to improve their…