What’s It Worth? $$$$4,500 WHAT IS IT? A Frank MacIntosh-designed, Pikaki-label aloha shirt, used as a uniform by the crew of Matson’s SS Mariposa. Why so special? Produced in the late 1940s or early 1950s, this shirt replicates images made…
BY LEN FUKUSHIMA FINANCIAL ADVISER, UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES I own a successful architectural firm in Honolulu. I’d like to expand my business but am having difficulty finding a lender. I have capital assets, including real estate and a portfolio of…
Retired Island executive offers advice on office life I work at an import-export company. I’m just a clerk, but I suspect the owners (a family) are illegally bringing things in without paying the proper duty. Am I obligated to report…
One stamp for $8, two for $15 What is it? Collectors’ first-day cover of the 50th anniversary of Hawaii statehood commemorative stamp. Who designed it? Herb Kawainui Kane painted the surfer and paddlers depicted on the stamp. Kane is an…
7:45 P.m., Friday Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki Photography by David Croxford >> Ben Pascual, a lead technician with Hawaii Explosives & Pyrotechnics, Inc., lights up the Waikiki sky on Friday nights. He has been a part of the weekly fireworks…
Q. We are growing our business and want to make sure that we are able to perpetuate it long after we are no longer active in the company. We have no children, so what are our options to ensure the…
11:15 a.m., Tuesday Hawaiian Moon factory, Iwilei, Oahu Photography by Kevin Blitz >> About 18 employees work together each day to produce what Hawaiian Moon calls “Hawaii’s Finest Aloha Wear.” The company says it maintains a consistently high quality by…
The Corner Office Curmudgeon answers your questions on office life Retired Island executive offers workplace advice Call me a nerd, but I still don’t get how to handle the social-business kiss. What is the male role and what is the…
6 leaders discuss power & how to fix Hawaii Who & why Hawaii Business invited six influential people in Hawaii to talk about power in the Islands and how to create positive change. The moderator was Jerry Burris, editor-at-large of…
Q: I’m a small business owner and I’ve heard about the new ARC loans. How do I get approved for these loans? A: For small-business owners, the American Recovery Capital loan seems like a silver bullet, the solution to many…
Retired Island executive offers his advice on office life I’m divorced and so is my co-worker. Neither of us has children. I’m getting the sense she is attracted to me and I certainly am attracted to her. Still, I wonder…
12:30 p.m., Friday Off the Big Island's Kona Coast Photography by David Croxford >> Photographers reel in their lines on the media boat after learning one of the competitors had caught a fish in the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament off…
> Send letters to feedback@hawaiibusiness.com Dress up I enjoyed the article “Island-Style Dress for Success” (July 2009). I thought it gave some good basic tips on how to achieve an effective professional image. Although probably one of the “lighter” articles…
Chock has a heavy heart thinking about the 3,000 members of the union who are unemployed. “Flat is the new growth,” he laments. While several big projects will create more jobs, it won’t be enough to sustain the third largest…
10:30 a.m., Friday First Hawaiian Bank Operations Center Photography by David Croxford >> The Cummins JetScan MPS 4100 currency sorter, which counts, sorts and bands up to 1,000 bills per minute, is the centerpiece of the highly secure operations center.…
> Send letters to feedback@hawaiibusiness.com Great Green Comparisons Thanks for the article “Is It Really Green?” (June 2009). You did some great comparisons and didn’t try to simplify the issues like so many “easy to be green” articles do. FYI,…
“A crusty, irascible, cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas” Life at work is never easy. We are often confronted with situations we don’t know how to handle. Each month, this retired senior Honolulu executive offers his take on how…
This month, Hawaii celebrates 50 years of statehood. Over the past several months, Hawaii Business has talked with community and business leaders about the meaning of those past 50 years and what will or should happen in the next 50.…
5 p.m., Friday Honolulu Broom Factory Kalihi Photography by David Croxford >> Brian Lum, third-generation owner of Honolulu Broom Factory, carefully binds a classic straw broom. High quality, in an era of cheap imports from abroad, has allowed the company…
Send letters to feedback@hawaiibusiness.com Flaws in how Top 100 Realtors were picked Let me preface by stating there is probably no perfect system for judging who the Top 100 Realtors (June 2009) are in Hawaii. I do feel, however, that…
“A crusty, irascible, cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas” Life at work is never easy. We are often confronted with situations we don’t know how to handle. Each month, this retired senior Honolulu executive offers his take on how…
4 p.m., Thursday Miss Hawaii Building McCully/moiliili Photography by Rae Huo >> Kaimuki native Estria Miyashiro, bottom right, who invented the stencil tip for wall painting, has taken graffiti art to new heights as a commercial painter and graphic artist…
In this job market, competition is fierce. That's why it's important for candidates to make a favorable impression in the first interview. Your skills are crucial, but don't expect to be offered a job unless you also look the part,…
BY Piia M. Aarma, President, Pineapple Tweed, LLC Q. How do you build a personal brand? A. This above all: to thine own self be true.” Those words by William Shakespeare sum up how you need to look at branding.…
By Brian Ishikawa, Senior Vice President of Corporate Security, Bank of Hawaii During this challenging economic time, it’s more important than ever for businesses to protect their money. No one is immune from fraud, but there are ways to reduce…
“A crusty, irascible, cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas” Life at work is never easy. We are often confronted with situations we don’t know how to handle. Each month, this retired senior Honolulu executive offers his take on how…
Yes If you have the time, the answer is yes, with a few caveats. In this market, price is key and you need to be the lowest priced property in your neighborhood compared with similar properties. Selling on your own…
After the enormous changes in 50 years of statehood, a crucial question is where should we go in the next 50 years? Over the next several months, Hawaii Business will chat with community leaders and average citizens about their vision…
2:30 p.m., Tuesday Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Aloha Tower Photography by Kevin Blitz >> Gordon Biersch’s head brewer, Jeff Liles, examines the opacity of the hefeweizen, which indicates the beer’s flavor. “It should not be clear,” he says. Liles brews…
> Send letters to feedback@hawaiibusiness.com Citizen Economists not paying its writers I’m a freelance writer living in Bellingham, Wash. I recently ran across the December 2008 issue of Hawaii Business at my local library. I took a look at it,…
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Work consumes much of our lives. By most estimates, the average full-time employee will spend close to 90,000 hours on the job over a lifetime. In subtle ways, our work influences our identity, relationships and daily structure. Steve Jobs captured…
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