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.
2023 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Owner Tiana Gamble wants to keep breaking down “the barriers of expectations.”
2023 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Owners Dick and Lorinda Waltz serve Hawai‘i, Pacific islands and U.S. Navy bases around the world.
Presented to the entrepreneur whose CPG company has consistently seen month-over-month growth in revenue and customers.
The auction at Pier 38 sells up to 90,000 pounds of fish a day and is a key part of the state’s biggest food-producing industry.
Volunteers started out cleaning graffiti. Now they restore beaches, hiking trails and other natural places from mauka to makai.
Archaeologist Windy Keala McElroy works to preserve Hawai‘i sites in “the most pono way possible.”
The resource center at St. Francis Healthcare System helps people find specialist doctors, exercise classes, support groups and more.
Stacey Dilwith works with an all-female team skilled at anatomy, chemistry, cosmetology and restorative art.
Their niche is batteries for forklifts, which “move everything that you eat, buy (and) touch.”
The 41-year-old company keeps alive the flavors that Hawai‘i’s people grew up with.
“It’s not divorce that’s bad for kids; it’s conflict,” says Katie Bennett.
Partners in Development Foundation runs vital programs such as Tūtū and Me and Ke Kama Pono.
The parenting classes can be especially helpful for fathers recovering from addiction or coming out of prison.
Tom Davidson says many staffers treat patients like family and view them as people who have gone through traumatic experiences and need help to get better.
Ridership and operating hours are expected to increase significantly when this second segment opens.
About 1 in 8 condos for sale on O‘ahu are leasehold. Many, including some prestigious properties, are declining in value as the end of their land leases near.
