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.
CEO Russell Lau says it’s main focus is offering both conventional and unique solutions so local people can buy their first homes or create real estate portfolios for long-term generational wealth.
CEO Peter Ingram talks about hiring, investments and innovations like fuel from local feedstocks and all-electric seagliders that can fly between islands.
Among the honors are gold for our reporting on Honolulu rail and a bronze for best regional business magazine in North America.
Being a reporter is a calling and a public service. Our loyal readers help keep the mission alive.
CEO Ben Godsey says it’s critical that employees can grow and make their mark – the company’s “secret sauce.”
Host Unyong Nakata tackles big issues in business, education, housing, the environment, health care and more.
CEO Jeff Wagoner talks about major renovations in Waikīkī and Kona, new properties purchased in the Maldives and Thailand, and a major challenge facing the entire hospitality industry.
Remote work leads to lots more email but also innovation.
Want a better job, where workers are treated well? Consider these 68 companies and nonprofits that meet high standards for employee engagement.
Technology, the pandemic, global instability, climate change and other factors are driving change and uncertainty worldwide. We want to know how important Hawai‘i organizations are responding to this change and uncertainty.
Profiles of winners of the annual Hawaii Venture Capital Association awards.
Members of key state boards must disclose their finances to the public. If a new law is passed, they would still need to disclose the sources of income and debts and what they own, but not the amounts and values.
2021 was a wild ride of exhilarating ups and terrifying downs, unexpected twists and turns, and high supply and labor costs. And for owners worried if their restaurants would survive, it was a year of nonstop anxiety. The forecast for 2022 is better: more customers plus growth in takeout and delivery.
When people lack connection to the broader community, they can make poor decisions.
Editor Steve Petranik highlights Harvard Business Review report on mentoring’s benefits and challenges and one program that succeeds.
Surveys of business leaders and the general public ask about remote work, shopping, eating out and more.
BOSS Survey looks at key factors in company performance – inside and outside the tourism industry.
Chart brings together the intertwined numbers on restaurant sales, new Covid cases and visitor arrivals.
We asked about personal vaccination statuses, whether workplaces have vaccination policies and how concerned people are about contracting the virus.
We asked business executives and the general public about the state of their companies, how they feel about the future and more.
Here’s what got the most traffic on our website, our twice-daily newsletter Today’s Hawai‘i News and our social media.
Hawaii Business Magazine’s editor talks about the Honolulu City Council vote that changed the fate of the previous attempt to build rail.
Every restaurant sector suffers, but sales drop the most in resort areas, says the Food Gurus Index. Preliminary October results are similarly grim.
Shelee Kimura will take his role as CEO of Hawaiian Electric Co.
A significant dip during August follows months of sales increases for restaurants across the Hawaiian Islands, according to the Food Gurus Index.
The prizes include first place for Editorial Cartoon or Illustration, Explanatory Journalism, and Industry or Trade Reporting.
Tens of thousands of employed and unemployed people are hoping for a job in a better workplace. Your company can become that Best Place to Work.
The best numbers were enjoyed by restaurants on Maui, by casual and fine dining restaurants statewide and by restaurants in Waikīkī and other resorts
Teachers, principals and other educators across Hawai‘i built up their own contacts with people in businesses, nonprofits and government agencies.
O‘ahu sales are flat on average, but gains continue elsewhere, according to the Food Gurus Index.
This Month’s Expert: Doug Shimokawa, Senior VP, Pacxa
The Food Gurus Hawaii Restaurant Index finds Waikīkī and Neighbor Island resort areas did especially well last month.
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.
