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Steve Petranik has been an editor and reporter for almost four decades and now is the editor of Hawaii Business. Before joining the magazine in 2009, he spent 18 years as an editor at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and five years at the Honolulu Advertiser. He’s reported from six countries on three continents and his stories have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times.
If you want the best for Hawaiʻi and its people, you should become a tourism elitist.
Food Gurus Hawaii Restaurant Index tracks over 125,000 daily transactions at more than 130 restaurant units statewide.
BOSS Survey of business leaders and 808 Poll of the general public ask people about their personal finances, their children’s education during the pandemic, and Biden vs. Trump.
The BOSS Survey of 447 local business owners and executives statewide compares the construction industry to other local sectors.
BOSS Survey of 447 business owners and executives finds lackluster performance on all three measures for most local companies
Read about all 12 companies, which are based on four different islands
BOSS Survey of 447 business owners and executives finds the most optimism about the local economy since 2004.
Meanwhile, many other companies are “flourishing,” according to two local surveys that provide insight into the local economy and people’s outlook on the future.
BOSS – the Business Outlook and Sentiment Survey – is a statewide survey of business leaders in Hawai‘i. The 808 Poll is a survey of the general public in Hawai‘i.
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
Part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort of Hawai‘i companies
Part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort of Hawai‘i companies
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
When I mentor college students, I often tell them about my college days and fall back on the famous opening lines of “A Tale of Two Cities”: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
Hawai‘i’s largest natural resource conservation company, Pono Pacific, is always hiring.
The local startup founded by UH researchers develops cutting-edge technology for use around the world, underwater and in space.
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
The company is part of Mana Up’s sixth cohort
Profiles of 16 local companies that have survived and thrived, including companies that made the 2021 Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.
In this difficult time, I am finding many reasons for gratitude.
71 companies of all sizes worked hard and thoughtfully to support their employees. In return, each company got a loyal and enthusiastic workforce.
The folks at Hawaii Business Magazine publishes an article called “25 for the Next 25” in 2007 – 25 people they thought would have a major positive impact on Hawai‘i for the next quarter century. And they nailed it!
An oral history tells the behind-the-scenes stories of broken color barriers, big land and financing deals, and other colorful incidents that helped create modern Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i’s two Congressmen and the state House Speaker describe what’s ahead for local small businesses.
Many local businesses have been working remotely but are considering a return to the office when the pandemic is finally over. I interviewed Scott Paul, CEO of Kleenco Group, about what to do before taking that step.
Central Pacific Bank, which unveiled a $40 million renovation of its downtown Honolulu headquarters on Jan. 26, has also launched a rebranding campaign.
There were many days in 2020 when even I was reluctant to read the news. The pandemic, human tragedy, political battles, conspiracy theories and plenty more made it hard to take another daily dose.
Surveys of business leaders and the general public ask about your future actions, diversity at your workplace and who uses which social medium.
You already know the big picture.These two surveys fill in some of the details about what happened to businesses and people during the first eight months of the pandemic, and what the new normal looks like to them.
What was your reaction when you heard another report had been released on how to create a better future for Hawai‘i and its people? Was it the same as my initial reaction: a sigh and an eye roll? But as…
Local leaders focus on what’s needed to lead in this period of crisis and rapid change This is an edited and condensed transcript of the opening session of this year’s Hawaii Business Magazine Leadership Conference, held July 28-30. The participants…
Small step could pay big dividends The pandemic has put a hold on a perennial Hawai‘i debate: Do we need more tourists to drive job creation, tax revenue and the overall economy or do we have too many tourists who…
Interview with Jan Harada, Executive Director, H.T. Hayashi Foundation How has your organization been able to continue its core mission? Our mission is to build a healthier Hawai‘i by investing in Hawai‘i-based organizations that are rooted in arts and culture,…
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