2020 REALTOR® of the Year:
Moana Andersen
Moana Andersen’s Commitment to Real Estate and Hawai‘i’s Communities Earns Her Prestigious 2020 REALTOR® of the Year Award from Hawai‘i REALTORS®
Author: Hawaii Business Staff
CHANGE Event Series: Government & Civics
The CHANGE Event on Government & Civics took place virtually on Thursday, August 20th at 3PM. The panel discussed issues pertaining to the state's financial and technological shortcomings, improving voter turnout and building consensus and shared purpose in the community.…
The Mental Health Connection for Leaders: How to Care for Yourself and Your Team
Self-care can quickly take a back burner when you’re living amidst a global pandemic and have had to deal with sudden changes to work, childcare, and other aspects of your day-to-day life. The Mental Health Connection for Leaders, a UHA…
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.
‘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…
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…
CHANGE: Government & Civics 2020
Thursday, January 1, 1970, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm View the event replay: https://vimeo.com/451354768 Improving Our Political Climate Change will happen when more citizens are involved, including leaders and ordinary people from our neighborhood, businesses, nonprofits and governments. Hear from…
Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi to Celebrate 3rd Anniversary
On August 23rd, 2020, the Hub celebrates three years of providing entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, and businesses with a homebase and a strong network of colleagues who want to create an impact in their local community. Nestled in the heart of…
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,…
Watch: Experts in Real Estate Discuss Opportunities and Innovation
Hawaii Business Magazine wanted the inside story on changes in the local real estate industry. So we invited six experts to a video discussion on June 15. Here is an edited and condensed highlight from that conversation. Read the full feature…
The Mental Health Connection for Leaders: How to Care for Yourself and Your Team
Join clinical consultant Heather Pierucki, UHA Medical Director Dr. Kathleen Kozak and workplace wellness consultant Michael Story, three Hawaii leaders in our medical care and wellness community for a discussion on how leaders can care for themselves and their teams,…
Watch: Experts in Real Estate Discuss Hawaiʻi’s Economic Recovery
Hawaii Business Magazine wanted the inside story on changes in the local real estate industry. So we invited six experts to a video discussion on June 15. Here is an edited and condensed highlight from that conversation. Read the full feature…
Hawaiʻi’s Top 250 Company Profiles 2020
Aloha Kia The first half of 2020 has presented our entire local and global communities with extraordinary challenges. As we continue to recover and rebuild from the effects of COVID-19, Aloha Kia is prepared to serve as a pillar for…
Leadership Conference 2020
While the world changes around us, Hawai'i continues to move forward. Join us July 28-30 for the first ever virtual Leadership Conference! Featuring 55 speakers and 15 sessions, this is the conference you'd expect, even during unexpected times. To register,…
Building Community – Meal by Meal
Volunteers from Papakōlea Homestead, Y Fukunaga Products, Altres and Pili Group sort food for distribution to the needy through Feed the People HI. The program is a part of Pili Group’s Chef Hui, a collaboration of local cooks and food…
Eggs ‘n Things: Perfecting “Ahi and Eggs” for Nearly 50 Years
When thinking of Hawaiʻi three things come to mind: ʻohana, aloha, and food. That focus has helped Eggs ‘n Things grow into one of the premier breakfast spots on Oahu as they have served up delicious food and aloha for…
Yes, We’re Open: Three New Restaurants
The latest in a series of profiles of new small businesses in Hawai‘i that have launched since the pandemic shutdown This story was first published in HONOLULU Magazine. Miro Kaimukī At a time when they had been planning on…
Top Industry Leaders In Real Estate 2020
Hawaii Business Magazine identified the leading real estate companies and invited them to submit their Top Performers for 2020.
Power of Partnerships
Unflinching. Reassuring. Helpful. In times of crisis, a top-notch HR team makes all the difference. “We have HR expertise at the ready to share and provide guidance on how we ensure the safety of employees and also remain productive,” says…
Protecting Your Business’s Biggest Asset: You
Provided by Geal Talbert, CFP®, CEPA®, and Brandon Park, CFP®, CEPA® There are many considerations for owners during times of uncertainty – safeguarding employees, limiting operational disruptions, and protecting the assets of their companies. Oftentimes, the biggest "asset" of a…
Force Majeure – What is it?
The profound economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic shows little sign of easing. As companies throughout Hawai‘i look for ways to reduce the financial impacts of business closures, cancelled events and travel restrictions, it makes perfect sense that a…
*New Speakers* Register Today for Leadership Conference 2020
The 7th Annual Leadership Conference will span three days, with optional morning and afternoon sessions, July 28-30, 2020. The Conference will feature inspiring speakers, valuable skill-building sessions, and advice on how to find personal and professional resilience in this new COVID-19 world. This won’t be just…
Hawaii Business: Best Regional Business Magazine for 3rd Straight Year
Hawaii Business Magazine received nine national awards Thursday, including being named the country’s best regional business magazine for the third year in a row. The honors were part of the annual awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers, the…
UPDATED: How Can You Help?
SURVEY DONATE VOLUNTEER This landing page shows the many community efforts in Hawai‘i that have been launched during the COVID-19 crisis. Read the brief descriptions and follow the links to learn more or support the effort. …
How a Family Owned, and Locally Operated Business Became a Success
Building an Empire, One Loaf of Bread at a Time. We don’t need to tell you that La Tour Café is the destination for people in search of delicious breads, macarons, kouign amann, and French dip sandwiches. What you may…
Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi and Superpower Academy Offer Support for Working Parents and Keiki
Hawaiʻi’s largest coworking space, the Hub Coworking Hawai’i, and Super Power Academy have created a Superpower Camp at the Hub to provide working parents a flexible work space and a new educational childcare solution for the summer.
Keeping Connected: How to Engage Employees During the Crisis and Beyond
Presented on June 16, 2020, this conversation was moderated by Steve Petranik, editor of Hawaii Business Magazine, and featured panelists Howard Lee, UHA Health Insurance, President and CEO, Karen Tan, President and CEO of Child & Family Service (CFS) and Toby…
Keeping Connected: How to Engage Employees During the Crisis and Beyond
HEC Webinar: In partnership with UHA Health Insurance/HH@WA and HEC Date: June 16, Thursday at 2 - 3 pm Format: Go-To Meeting Webinar Moderator: Steve Petranik, Hawaii Business Join us in this partnership webinar to learn how local leaders…
Get Ahead of the Curve
New terms are trending in our world: Social distancing, WFH, PPP, and flatten the curve. COVID-19 has changed customer expectations and business operations. Business strategies and processes that were once clear and well executed, are unnervingly murky and chaotic. As…
Impact Hub to Rebrand and Open as The Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi
The leadership team at The Hub decided to depart from the global Impact Hub network in order to localize their efforts for Hawai’i and focus their attention on quick and nimble growth to better serve Hawai’i.
Thinking About Selling Your Business?
What is the Business Succession Group? Based on the "State of Owner Readiness Survey" conducted by the Exit Planning Institute in 2013 76% of business owners state they would like to transition in the next 10 years, while 48% indicated…
Taking Care of Business
These are challenging and unprecedented times in Hawai‘i, particularly for the healthcare industry. In this section, we hear about the important issues our healthcare leaders are dealing with and the key insights and perspectives they have to help guide us…
The New Dental Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of dentistry in Hawaii. People will notice changes as dentists work diligently to provide safer environments for their patients. “HDS and our participating dentists are focused on taking care of your smile while…
5 Steps to Reposition Yourself Now
Did your job disappear in the COVID-19 crisis or is your college degree not opening as many doors as you had hoped? Maybe you had an epiphany while sheltering at home about what you really want to do with your life.…
High School Seniors on Kaua‘i Face Disappointment and Uncertainty
The closing of schools across the Hawaiian Islands affected all students, parents and teachers, but seniors felt it the most. Everything they had built toward during their school years had been ruined by a virus: prom, spring sports seasons, senior…
Stories of Hawai‘i Adorn Towels, Shirts, Bags and Other Items
Aloha Modern is part of Mana Up’s fifth cohort of Hawai‘i-based companies The lifestyle company Aloha Modern was conceived over cold beers and Mākaha sunsets by co-founders Malia Ka‘aihue and Reyn Mukawa. What started as a passion project between two…
Arborists to the Rescue
TIME: WEDNESDAY, 9:13 A.M. LOCATION: NU‘UANU, O‘AHU PHOTOGRAPHER: AARON K. YOSHINO A crew from H.T.M. Contractors removes a huge monkeypod branch from the Honolulu Myohoji Mission in Nu‘uanu. The branch fell on the roof in April and was an “emergency…
HB Connects Video with BOH’s Peter Ho: PPP Loans and the Local Economy
Hawaii’s small businesses and nonprofits received $2.1 billion during the first round of federal Payroll Protection Program loans – the 10th highest rate among the 50 states in per capita money received. Hawaii Business Magazine Editor Steve Petranik interviews via…
Maui Students Disappointed but Hopeful
The spring of 2020 was supposed to be a time of celebration for high school seniors but has become a season of disappointment. To learn more, we interviewed five of my Maui classmates at Hawaii Technology Academy, a public charter…
UH Mānoa Seniors Finishing University with Disappointments and Anxiety
The final months of college are supposed to be an emotional high and an optimistic door to the future. Instead, UH Mānoa seniors are experiencing lost jobs, no commencement ceremony, canceled internships and athletic competitions, premature goodbyes to close friends…
E-Wisdom for Hawai‘i’s E-Commerce Newbies
Good advice from digitally savvy entrepreneurs for those who want to increase their online sales. Second of two parts. The businesses interviewed for Part I in this series did not achieve success overnight. Here are some of the lessons they…
How to Support the Well-being of Your Employees in a Changed World
Part III of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council We have long realized that employees who are anxious about medical, financial or emotional issues at home are more likely to be absent or…
8 Tips for Marketing Your Restaurant During COVID-19
These steps are essential for keeping your business top-of-mind during the pandemic.
College Seniors’ Last Year Cut Short by COVID-19
Kaleiu‘i Hosaka is only a few days away from graduating from Chaminade University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She was supposed to do her clinical immersion in person at Saint Francis Hospice this semester, which is valuable hands-on experience…
E-Commerce is the Present and Future for Hawai‘i Retailers
Learn how to e-sell from these local entrepreneurs and how your website can drive sales at your brick-and-mortar. First of two parts. “There’s no denying the trend toward digital commerce,” according to Evan Killips, project manager at City Mill. “It’s…
How to Effectively Manage a Newly Remote Workforce
Part II of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council Many offices have been working remotely since mid-March, giving supervisors and employees time to develop routines, adjust expectations and communicate feedback to improve their…
COVID Pivot:
Solutions from Y. Hata & Co., Limited for the New Normal
Y. Hata & Co., Limited has been an essential member of Hawaii’s economy for over 107 years spanning their journey from Hilo, Hawaii, to their current statewide reach. Still led by a 3rd generation Hata, this family-owned and locally operated…
The Best of Small Business 2020
SmallBiz Week features profiles of local companies and business leaders who won Hawaiʻi awards this year from the Small Business Administration, plus four new members of the Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.
SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Awards 2020
Profiles of nine great local companies that you should know about.
All of Hawaii's Eight Gecko Species are Nonnative
Geckos are iconic in Hawaiʻi, as much as pineapples or ukuleles, and, like them, are not native to the Islands. The Polynesians brought them here about 1,500 years ago along with other plants and animals.
Hawai‘i’s Economic Outlook 2026
Construction is expected to be strong, driven in part by large infrastructure projects, but tourism is slipping and the safety net fraying.
