Profiles of 12 local companies that won our 2023 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Awards for their ingenuity, grit, service, perseverance or all of the above. Plus two inductees into the 2023 Hawai‘i Small Business Hall of Fame, each more than a century old.
Maui Chili Chili Oil is a part of Mana Up’s eighth cohort
Brianne & Co. is part of Mana Up’s eighth cohort.
Liquid Life Hawaiʻi, founded by a wife and husband, is one of the 11 businesses in Mana Up’s eighth cohort
Hobbs Tea is one of the 11 companies in Mana Up’s eighth cohort
Hawaii Business Magazine is publishing profiles of each company this week on our website.
2023 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Chiaki Takahashi and Tama Hirose operate Hawai‘i’s only licensed sake brewery and a new sushi restaurant.
2023 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Owner Kari Mendoza’s company moves 5,000 pets a year, and sometimes more exotic creatures.
Malika Dudley says she launched the podcast Communification to raise money for nonprofits and bring academic research about communication to everyday people.
The president of ClimbHI aims to provide Hawai‘i students with information on careers and opportunities so they can make good choices about their own futures.
The Central Pacific Bank executive serves as the board treasurer of the Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i and played a vital role in the rebuild its Camp Paumalū on O‘ahu’s North Shore.
The CEO of Hawai‘i Investment Ready aims to create a more sustainable future for the next generation.
As executive director of UH’s PACE, Fujiyama helps run 20 programs that provide mentoring and support to student entrepreneurs.
People inside the industry describe their struggles, innovations and hopes for the future.
Healing Horses Kauai uses riding therapy to improve their patients’ physical, cognitive and emotional health.
This career requires knowledge of the geology, birds and fish that passengers will see during the tour.
Two local leaders argue that an effective combination of human capital, infrastructure and policy can create a growth economy that benefits everyone.
Ridership and operating hours are expected to increase significantly when this second segment opens.
