Natsunoya Tea House Has Been a Gathering Spot for More Than a Century
2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Awards Hall of Fame: Lawrence Fujiwara is the third-generation owner of this historic landmark in ‘Ālewa Heights.
Author: Vicki Viotti
20 for the Next 20: Amanda Leonard, Missing Child Center – Hawai‘i
The agency’s coordinator draws on a background in family law and her own childhood experiences to help kids and teens in distress.
20 for the Next 20: Shawn Kana‘iaupuni, Partners in Development Foundation
The nonprofit’s president and CEO leads unique educational initiatives, including a mobile preschool and assistance for homeless families.
Hawai‘i Tourism: A Century and a Half in the Making
Once a destination for the rich and adventurous, the advent of commercial jets in the 1950s made the Islands affordable to the masses.
Noh Foods Blends the Flavors of Asia into Sauces and Seasoning Mixes
SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Awards Hall of Fame: Raymond Noh took over the small family business in 1983 and turned it into a global food brand.
Enviroservices & Training Center Helps Clients Navigate Complex Environmental Rules
2024 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: From a two-person startup, founders Mike Yee and Gregory Perry built an environmental consulting firm with global reach.
Fly Shuttle & Tours Is Rapidly Growing, But the Owners Still Get Behind the Wheel
2024 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Brothers Tim and Thai Lai started with two vans and now oversee a giant fleet, tire sales, a repair shop and more to come.
20 for the Next 20: Puananionaona Thoene, Carlsmith Ball
Fluent in environmental law and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, this law firm partner works to bring development in balance with the environment.
20 for the Next 20: Sarah Love, Lung Rose Voss Wagnild
With her background in psychology and strong leadership skills, this law firm partner helps solve thorny construction and real-estate conflicts.
20 for the Next 20: Chris Bailey, Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center
The manager of a new 33,000-square-foot manufacturing and teaching facility aims to help entrepreneurs develop marketable food products.
Hawaii Entrepreneur Awards 2024
Profiles of 27 winners and finalists who are making a difference in startup paradise.
HB20: Trung Lam, Hawai‘i Technology Development Corporation
A former bakery owner turned tech economy builder, Trung Lam is positioning Hawai‘i's ocean and space industries as its next competitive advantage.
Hawai‘i’s Water Crisis: How Graywater Could Buy the Islands Time
Hawaii Business Magazine and Hawai‘i Community Journal are launching a year-long series exploring the state’s water challenges. This first story examines how water scarcity is rattling the islands’ economy, environment and communities, and why graywater reuse could be a crucial part of the solution.
