Best Places to Work 2019
Creating a Best Place to Work is not brain surgery, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.
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My Job: Protecting Animals
Name: Tom Chmielowicz Age: 36 Job: Humane investigator, Hawaiian Humane Society Start: The New Jersey native received a bachelor’s degree in environmental economics from Rutgers University in 2006. He moved to Honolulu in 2014 to be closer to his fiancee’s family. “I had…
Education in Hawaii: Smart Innovations and Persistent Problems
This report on our public schools offers many reasons for optimism and just as many causes for concern about difficulties that have lingered for too long. Table of Contents Part 1: Real-World Learning Part 2: Student Success Part 3a:…
20 Emerging Leaders in Hawaii Honored
Thursday, January 1, 1970, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm By Taahirah Ali It was a packed house at Vintage Cave Café last Thursday as people from all over the islands celebrated the latest cohort of 20 for the Next 20…
20 Emerging Leaders in Hawaii Honored
It was a packed house at Vintage Cave Café last Thursday as people from all over the islands celebrated the latest cohort of 20 for the Next 20 emerging leaders. Every year, the editors and reporters at Hawaii Business Magazine…
5 Steps to Longevity in Business
Jerry Pupillo, general manager at Wet’n’Wild Hawaii, believes the key to making a business last is to carefully look at yourself, your customers and your competition to constantly move forward. 1. Learn from everything: Pay attention to how other organizations…
Loans Support Food Sustainability
When Zac Hosler needed funding in 2014 to build out his aquaponics business in South Kona, he believed he would be rejected by a bank. “Financing for farmers is hard to come by,” says the majority owner of Ha Farms…
Talk Story: Alfred Grace, President & CEO, Polynesian Cultural Center
Despite an unlikely start, the PCC has thrived for more than five decades. Founded by amateur entertainers on what was then the out-of-the-way North Shore of Oahu, it currently hosts about 2,500 visitors a day and continues to evolve. Q:…
Fourth Generation is a Chip Off the Old Block
Maebo Noodle Factory was founded in 1950 and is still going strong. Maebo Noodle Factory in Hilo, famous for its flavorful One-Ton Chips, is one of those rare local businesses that’s still owned and operated by the same family after…
A New Locally Owned Hotel Company
Ben Rafter, who previously ran Aqua, wants to turn OLS Hotels & Resorts into “the next great Hawaii hotel operator” In an era when Hawaii’s hotel industry is dominated by offshore owners and operators, Ben Rafter wants to build Hawaii’s…
20 for the Next 20: Hawaii’s People to Watch 2019
Each year, Hawaii Business recognizes 20 people who we believe will have a major impact on Hawaii over the next two decades. They have already proven themselves by their accomplishments, intelligence, charisma, leadership and passion, but we expect even more…
Do You Use a Cybercurrency?
Business leaders and locals weighed in on their knowledge of cryptocurrency in this survey. Only 1% of local business leaders have actually used cryptocurrency compared to 52% who don't have a working knowledge of this payment form.