Hawaii Macadamia Nuts
Whether they are raw, salted, pepped up with Spam or one of 13 other flavors, macadamia nuts have been a great Hawaii snack since the first planting in 1881. Here’s an overview of Hawaii’s mac nut industry: 300 Pounds per…
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Coffee for Coffee’s Sake
There are a lot of reasons we visit our local coffeehouse: client meetings, free Wi-Fi or just the routine caffeine fix. For these purposes, your franchise coffee shop, with its roaring espresso machine and big Bunn brewers, works just fine.…
What it's worth?
What it's worth? $5,678 If you’re always entertaining guests at home and want to make a good impression, forget about your boring china and antique vases. The Toto Neorest 600 Elongated Toilet/Bidet is a way to make a statement, says…
Pau Hana: Call of the Drum
Dr. Ricardo Custodio, medical director at the Waianae District Comprehensive Health & Hospital Board Inc., wanted to support his wife’s passion for belly dancing, so he learned and perfected the art of Middle Eastern drumming. “I figured drumming would be…
Yoga in the Classroom
The many benefits of yoga are especially valuable to children, and that’s why a new nonprofit is bringing yoga into public elementary schools. “I believe movement exercise and mindful activities such as yoga help to stimulate brain growth and development,…
Traveling Babies Are Their Clients
Before boarding a flight in January for a six-week vacation on Oahu, Leilani and Stefen Reid of British Columbia rented online a crib, a high chair, a booster seat, adult bicycles and trailers for their 2-year-old son, Jackson, and daughter,…
ZERO Down for Solar Power
If a solar power system is too expensive for your household budget, how about zero down and pay as you go? That’s what partner companies Sunetric and SunRun are offering to homeowners on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island. Here’s…
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Q. I’m told my business would not have been covered if we’d been hit by the March 11 tsunami. But, last year, I added “water damage” to my insurance. What gives? A. I can see why you’re confused. A tsunami is…
Blending Old and New Marketing
Tourists have hundreds of ways to spend their money; here's how more than a dozen small companies draw them in. Well-tended tourists in skin-baring dresses and tropical shirts sip after-dinner drinks on the terrace at Duke's restaurant, while a Hawaiian…
Launching a Business
In November 2009, in the difficult aftermath of the Great Recession, Matthew Bittick left a cozy position as principal broker and sales manager at the Hawaii office of PM Realty Groupto strike out on his own. Now, as his new company, Bishop…
Innovation: Wearable Ads
Wish you could afford to run commercials promoting your company and products all day long? Now you can with Pacific Digital Signs’ sexy new Digital Nametag. “This will definitely stop people in their tracks and deliver a perfect message every…
Editor's Note: Best Chance to Fix Our Schools
If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, Hawaii has already taken the third step on its most important modern journey. And the pace is about to pick up. The journey began on Nov. 2, when…