Hawaii Business Magazine Re-Launches Podcast
Host Unyong Nakata tackles big issues in business, education, housing, the environment, health care and more.
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Catholic Charities Hawai‘i Celebrates 75 Years of Helping People in Need
The social service agency serves kūpuna who live at home, immigrants, troubled youth and homeless people of all faiths and cultures.
Outrigger’s Strategy for 2022: Upgrades and Acquisitions
CEO Jeff Wagoner talks about major renovations in Waikīkī and Kona, new properties purchased in the Maldives and Thailand, and a major challenge facing the entire hospitality industry.
Here’s Which Ethnic Groups Make the Most Money in Hawai‘i
Some new data is surprising, but other data confirms what has long been known about Hawai‘i’s social and economic hierarchy.
The 2022 Guide To Hawai‘i's Shipping, Air And Transportation
Moving In the Right Direction
O‘ahu Construction Costs Are Up, But it Could be Worse
Honolulu trails only New York and San Francisco when it comes to building costs, according to project management company RLB.
Mana Up’s Giveaway Celebrates the Unveiling of Its Cohort 7
One winner will receive a free collection of products from 11 Hawai‘i-based companies in the group.
The Best of Small Business 2022
Profiles of companies in 12 categories that won Hawaii Business Magazine's SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards, plus four 100 year old companies inducted into the Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.
Hawai‘i’s Public Schools Are Battered But Working to Recover
Steady gains by students have eroded after two years of upheaval. Can teachers, principals and $690 million in federal funding turn things around?
Maui Soda & Ice Works: 2022 Hall of Fame Winner
The business was founded in 1884 as an ice and refrigeration company, and has been owned and led by the Nobriga family since 1946.
S. Tokunaga: 2022 Hall of Fame Winner
The small grocery store in Hilo carried some fishing supplies when the Tokunaga family opened it in 1920. It’s evolved into a 6,500-square-foot fishing, diving, hunting, outdoor and firearm supply store.
Can We Stop Illegal Fireworks from Entering Hawai‘i?
Tens of thousands of fireworks are smuggled in each year. While random searches of shipping containers would help, it won’t be easy or cheap.