Local Restaurants Still Have Rough Recovery Ahead of Them
Hawaii Restaurant Association chairman estimates 40% of local restaurants will close by the end of the year Learn more about Hawaiʻi restaurants' new normal. https://vimeo.com/431607302
Noelle Fujii-Oride
Noelle Fujii-Oride writes about Hawai‘i’s economy, housing, education, construction, climate change, tourism, entrepreneurship and more. She also leads the editorial department’s audience engagement efforts. Prior to joining Hawaii Business Magazine as a staff writer in 2017, she held internships at the magazine, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Honolulu Civil Beat. She is a graduate of UH Mānoa’s journalism program and now lives on Kaua‘i.
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Brick Fire Tavern Co-Owner Explains Challenges for Reopening Restaurants
Interview: Matt Resich, co-owner of Brick Fire Tavern Read the story on restaurants' new normal. https://vimeo.com/429835005
Restaurants’ New Normal Comes with a Takeout Bag
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many local restaurants to pivot their business models or risk closing for good. Here’s a look at how restaurants have changed and how they are preparing for their new normal. It was common to see…
How to Get Startup Paradise to the Next Level
Hawai‘i’s startup community creates and nurtures plenty of early stage innovative companies but loses them before they scale into national and global players. Should we be happy with that storyline or should we try to change it? Twenty years ago,…
Turn Your Rent Renegotiation into an Honest Give-and-Take, Not a Tug of War
Advice from both sides of the fence and the agents who sit in the middle, including separate tip sheets for tenants and landlords. Many businesses are struggling to pay rent as they scale back operations or close their doors entirely…
How to Sell Amid COVID-19
Practical advice to help you sell and maintain customer relationships during this uncertain time Salespeople are struggling with how to sensitively approach customers and make sales while many businesses furlough staff and scale back operations. Scott Hogle, senior VP of…
Small Businesses/Big Challenges: Simply Sisters Boutique
Regina “Lola” Miller founded Simply Sisters Boutique in Hilo in 2011. How are you coping with the COVID-19 crisis? Simply Sisters’ storefront on Kilauea Avenue is closed to customers, but you can buy online, writes Regina “Lola” Miller in an…
Companies Partner With Schools to Grow Needed Workforce
We are continuing to publish stories researched and written before the COVID-19 crisis, such as this one. Schools and businesses are partnering in unprecedented ways to develop the state’s future workforce. This is Part II of a two part…
Preparing Teens for Tomorrow
We are continuing to publish stories researched and written before the COVID-19 crisis, such as this one. Schools and businesses are partnering in unprecedented ways to develop the state’s future workforce. This is Part I of a two part…
Small Businesses/Big Challenges: Dance Studio Goes Virtual Only
Aloha Dance Studio was founded by Tiffany Dick in 2002. The Līhuʻe studio has five independent, part-time adult instructors and five student teachers. Dick says thousands of keiki have danced with the studio over the last 18 years. How…
COVID-19 Might be an Act of God That Voids Business Contracts
It’s possible that some businesses in Hawai‘i will try to claim that circumstances surrounding COVID-19 absolve them of obligations under a business contract. Whether they have…
Small Businesses/Big Challenges: Deep Kine Kitchen Cleaning
Deep Kine Kitchen Cleaning was founded by Dana and Wendy Daniels in 2018. They have six employees and run the commercial kitchen cleaning business from their home in Haiku, Maui. How are you coping with the COVID-19 crisis? Prior…
6 Things that HR Wants Managers to Know About Remote Work
Working from home is suddenly widespread in Hawai‘i as employers mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “Companies should be allowing temporary remote work arrangements because they care about the health and safety of their employees,” writes Derek Kanehira, VP and director…
Collaboration Key to Tackling Hawaiʻi’s Health Challenges
Six local leaders in health care discuss coronavirus, health disparities, tomorrow’s doctors and nurses, and more at Hawaii Business Magazine CHANGE event “Whenever you look at an emergency, the more we collaborate, the more we communicate, the more we’re going…
Microgrids: A Different Way to Deliver Power
Imagine an electric grid that keeps your lights on while the rest of the island’s grid is dark during a natural disaster or outage. That’s the promise at Kahauiki Village, a community for formerly homeless families near Sand Island. The…
20 for the Next 20: Dana Takushi, Bank of Hawaii
Dana Takushi Senior EVP and Manager of the Consumer Banking Group Bank of Hawaii Age 50 Dana Takushi always steps up to a challenge. “She started with the bank in our commercial area, but as I’ve experienced challenges throughout the…
20 for the Next 20: Mike B. Pietsch, Title Guaranty
Mike B. Pietsch President and COO, Title Guaranty Age 41 Mike Pietsch grew up in the family real estate business and never considered any other career. He held summer jobs at the company while in high school and joined it…
20 for the Next 20: Nathan Peters, Par Pacific Holdings
Nathan Peters Director of IT Field Operations Par Pacific Holdings Age 40 Nathan Peters came to Hawai‘i in 2003 to visit a friend. He never intended to stay. “Not really knowing anything about Hawai‘i, it was very cool coming to…
20 for the Next 20: Cayenne Pe‘a, Alaka‘i Development
Cayenne Pe‘a Principal and co-founder, Alaka‘i Development Age 37 West O‘ahu native Cayenne Pe‘a recalls waking at 5:30 a.m. so she could catch the school bus to Kamehameha Kapālama. “I remember when we first moved out to Makakilo, there were…
20 for the Next 20: John Hulihe‘e, Central Pacific Bank
John Hulihe‘e Senior VP and Manager Central Pacific Bank Age 46 John Hulihe‘e had a hand in business from early on. While growing up, he and his two sisters helped their mother with her garment manufacturing business, trimming fabric, tagging…
20 for the Next 20: Aimee Malia Grace, University of Hawaii
Aimee Malia Grace Director of Health Science Policy University of Hawaii Age 37 Aimee Grace decided at first that she didn’t want to be a doctor. But she became passionate about global health while studying human biology and international health…
20 for the Next 20: Laurie Ann Chan, Avalon Development Company
Laurie Ann Chan Executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer Avalon Development Co. Age 38 Laurie Ann Chan originally wanted to be an architect. “I think as far back as elementary school I’d have my mom buy me graph paper and…
20 for the Next 20: Lisa Doo Ayabe, Cades Schutte
Lisa Doo Ayabe Partner, Cades Schutte Age 38 Lisa Ayabe’s first exposure to law was through her litigator father. “I’m not really an adversarial person by nature, but the law always interested me, and real estate in particular. I think…
20 for the Next 20: Emi Au, American Savings Bank
Emi Au Senior VP, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis American Savings Bank Age 37 Emi Au loves animals and pondered a career as a veterinarian or doctor before choosing accounting while at the University of Southern California. “Just something…
Event Focuses on Creating Real Change in Hawai‘i
Half of Hawaiʻi’s population is barely getting by. About 11% fall below the federal poverty level and another 37% are members of working families that barely make enough money to cover necessities like food, housing, transportation and child care, according…
How to Plan for Your Life as a Retired Senior
Save now Social Security will probably not be enough to support today’s working population because people are living longer and might have long-term care needs, writes Hua Zan, an assistant researcher at the UH Center on the Family, in an…
Snapshot of Hawaiʻi's Family Caregivers
Keali‘i Lopez, the Hawai‘i director of AARP, has a village to help her care for her 81-year-old mother: her adult son, daughter-in-law and two sisters chip in to provide around-the-clock care, and the family recently hired someone to help twice…
Our Kūpuna, Our Kuleana:
Senior Care Crisis in Hawaiʻi
The growing number of seniors is a personal challenge for hundreds of thousands of local families and a collective challenge for all of Hawai‘i. IF you donʻt see this silver tsunami coming, you’re not paying attention,” says Jim Shon, president…
Hawaiʻi’s Future Liabilities are Expected to Cost $88 Billion
$88 Billion is the estimated liabilities for state and local governments over the next 30 years on infrastructure, pensions and climate change. We explore three broad options to pay these liabilities: increase government revenues, reduce government spending and grow the…
Some Ideas on How To Create More Homes For Local People
It’s long been common to hear stories of family and friends leaving the Islands for cities on the Mainland that have lower costs of living and more affordable housing. But in the past two years, so many people left the…
Wahine Forum Inspires and Informs Sold-Out Audience
More than 1,200 people attended Hawaii Business Magazine’s 12th annual Wahine Forum, a sold-out daylong conference that was held Thursday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The theme of this year’s inspiring and informative event was “live fearlessly.” “It’s really a…
KTA Super Stores CEO Barry Taniguchi Dies
Barry Taniguchi, chairman and CEO of KTA Super Stores, a Hawaii Island grocery store chain, died on Sept. 20 from medical complications. Taniguchi was a well-respected business leader and known for his involvement in numerous professional, civic and community organizations,…
How to Increase Visitor Spending
Millions of tourists come to Hawai‘i and venture beyond the resort areas – crowding our parks, beaches, hiking trails, roads and more. But in 2019, total inflation-adjusted visitor spending actually declined, which means there was no extra money to fix this worn infrastructure. Here are three ways to turn that problem around.
Impact of Oʻahu's Vacation Rental Crackdown
A new law went into effect Aug. 1 on Oʻahu that limits the number of new short-term rentals — which are rented for less than 30 days at a time — bans the advertising of unpermitted rentals and imposes hefty…
Fixing the Backlog of Native Hawaiians Waiting for Homesteads
28,000 Native Hawaiians are on the home lands waiting list. Getting more of them into homes or farms will take partnerships, collaborations and a willingness to try different things. Here are some ideas. bout 28,500 adults who are at least…
Talk Story: Mike Latham, President, Punahou School
Latham became Punahou School’s 17th president in July. He returns to his alma mater – he graduated in 1986 – after spending most of his adult life on the Mainland in teaching and administrative roles. He talks about how the…
Hawai‘i’s Top Leadership Conference Inspires Tomorrow’s Leaders
Tomorrow’s business leaders need to do more than set examples in their workplaces. They also have a responsibility to help Hawaiʻi tackle its biggest challenges. “We look at an issue in business or in education, and we can look at…
A New Way for Electricity
The business model for electric utilities is almost 100 years old. Some energy experts say Hawai‘i is a pioneer in creating a 21st century business model that will mean more clean energy, lower rates, greater efficiency and better customer service.…
CHANGE Report on Arts and Culture and the Revival of the Hawaiian Language
The Hawaiian Language Surges: New generations are learning the language at school and home and introducing it into tourism, media, science and beyond. This is the fifth of Hawaii Business Magazine’s six CHANGE Reports on major issues facing Hawaiʻi. The…
Hawaii Business Magazine Celebrates the Best in Local Small Business
Friday evening was filled with joy and energy as 350 people came together to celebrate the best of small business in Hawaiʻi.