Parting Shot: TheBus Combats COVID
A worker with H2O Process Systems, a contracted company, applies ammonium disinfectant inside a Honolulu city bus to kill germs.
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‘da CHEFS box’ Brings Delicious
Chef-Prepared Meals To Your Table
What’s better than a delicious meal prepared by an amazing chef? Enjoying that meal in the safety and comfort of your own home! That’s exactly what da CHEFS box provides to you and your ‘ohana. Each week brings a gourmet…
Interview: Kelly J. Ueoka, President, Pacxa
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. Fortunately, at Pacxa, we have been able to conduct virtually all of our business remotely since mid-March. Our team is well-versed in providing…
Reimagined Work Spaces
Creating safe and agile work spaces — whether in the office or remote — will be key to maintaining company culture and keeping employees healthy and productive. See how these companies rethink work spaces in Hawaiʻi. CEI Hawaii (Corporate…
Interview: Ron Prescott, President, TM Construction Hawaii
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. Construction was declared an essential industry during COVID-19. All staff, both field and office, reported to work as usual. Of course, we complied…
“Buy Hawaiʻi, Give Aloha” Portal Helps You Buy Local
Many kamaʻāina want to support local businesses, especially now during the pandemic, and a new portal aims to make that easier.
Hawai‘i’s Most Profitable Companies 2020
A brief look back at the good old days of 2019. This report on profits provides a glimpse back to 2019, the year that capped a decade of economic growth in Hawai‘i.
Local Black-Owned Businesses: Elite Prep Hawaii LLC
One in a series of profiles of Black-owned businesses across the Islands Elite Prep Hawaii founder Seleena M. Harkness-Lee aspires to provide the guidance she wishes she had as a teen. Harkness-Lee describes herself as an educational consultant, coach, teacher…
Local Black-Owned Businesses: Le Crêpe Café
One in a series of profiles of Black-owned businesses across the Islands Hawaiʻi offers more than just great local and Asian foods. Le Crêpe Café is an excellent example. Soufiane Bouharkat grew up in Paris, where he had memorable experiences…
Leadership Conference Recap with First Hawaiian Bank's Sherri Okinaga
Sherri Okinaga, SVP & Organizational Effectiveness Manager at First Hawaiian Bank sat down with Anthony Bagnoli, Director of Events at Hawaii Business Magazine to discuss the first ever virtual Leadership Conference that took place July 28-30. Okinaga highlights record-breaking numbers,…
Tough Times for Hawai‘i’s Lei
Flower shops and other floral businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, but they’re innovating to serve customers – and hoping that flowers remain an important part of local celebrations and people's lives Parts of Hawai‘i’s flower industry were…
O‘ahu’s Buses Are Crowded Again and Riders Worry
TheBus never shut down during the early months of the pandemic, and back then its few riders often had plenty of room to social distance – and faster commutes, too.