Time Warp: My Boss is Half My Age
Q: I’ve been in banking for over 30 years and worked with all sorts of people, all kinds of bosses. But I think I’ve met my match with my current boss. He doesn’t seem to think it matters that he…
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Stanford Professor Offers Strategy to Grow Your Company
A national expert on motivation and achievement is coming to Honolulu to speak on the topic of “Develop the Right Mindset and Grow Your Organization.” The keynote speech by Carol Dweck, a Stanford University psychology professor and the author of…
The Home of Hawaii's REALTORS® for 50 Years
There is nothing more valuable than local knowledge when it comes to real estate transactions and that is the specialty of a REALTOR®. Hawaii REALTORS® is there to help agents, brokers and other real estate professionals succeed in their business while practicing the highest levels of ethics and excellence.
5 Takeaways from the 2017 Wahine Forum
It’s 2017, and women are still striving for equal wages and better representation in the workplace. “How can we solve these issues?” asked Noriko Namiki, executive director of the YWCA of Oahu. “Today’s event’s theme says it all: ‘Work together…
6 Family Business Essentials
A family business is one of the oldest forms of capitalism, but that doesn’t make it easy.
Hawaii Farming's Uncertain Future
Hawaii's farmers can't catch a break. Rat lungworm has accelerated difficult changes in local farming. One local leader predicts a quarter of Hawaii’s produce farms will be out of business in a few years. They are already battered by high…
A Millennial Investigates: Why Would Anyone Take a Taxi Instead of Uber or Lyft?
My friends and I wanted a quick bite after hiking Diamond Head but didn’t feel like walking a mile to the restaurant. So we caught a taxi that was waiting at the crater’s parking lot. The ride was short but…
Off the Grid on Hawai‘i Island
Four homes that are off the grid on Hawaii Island show the range of possible lifestyles from affluent living to nothing but the basics. When you imagine living off the grid, what comes to mind? How about a community…
Hawaii's Rural Hospitals on Life Support
Here’s how Hawaii’s rural hospitals (barely) stay afloat. For some, things have gotten better, but others face an even more difficult future. State Sen. Josh Green works the weekend shift at Kohala Hospital's emergency room, and it's normally quiet. That…
Hawaiʻi's Most Charitable Companies 2017
Welcome to Hawaii Business' sixth annual List of Hawaiʻi's Most Charitable Companies, the most comprehensive guide to organizational philanthropy in the Islands.
Saimin Starts Here 6 Days Each Week
Ross Shigeoka starts his day at 6:30 a.m. by mixing and rolling dough for the noodles he serves at Shige’s Saimin Stand in Wahiawa. He cuts the dough using this 1950s-vintage Japanese machine to produce 60 to 80 pounds of…
Talk Story: Micah Kane, CEO, Hawaii Community Foundation
The luckiest man in Hawaii? Despite the natural ups and downs in life, Micah Kane says he reminds himself every day of how fortunate he is. Kane took over this year from Kelvin Taketa as CEO of Hawaii Community Foundation. In…