Excellence in Business and Charitable Giving
First Hawaiian Bank’s 1,961 employees contributed 7,362 hours of their own time and $886,450 of their own money through a giving program called Kōkua Mai, with participation above 99%.
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First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Top State’s Most Charitable Lists
Hawai‘i companies and nonprofits are trying to fill the gap from federal budget cuts, which made matters worse last year. More cuts are scheduled, and 2026 has already brought damaging natural disasters that strain state charities.
Five Women Shaping Hawai‘i’s Tech Future
From telecommunications and artificial intelligence, five women are challenging and reshaping how technology is built, used and taught in Hawai‘i.
Honolulu’s Homeless Crisis May Be at a Tipping Point
An ambitious interagency push aims to dramatically expand housing and homeless services and help unsheltered people move off the streets.
Uncertain Future for Lahaina’s Front Street, Where Businesses Have Yet to Return
More than three years after a raging wildfire swept through Lahaina and turned most of the town to ashes, the main business artery, Front Street that runs parallel to the ocean, remains vacant. Not a single business has returned to…
Hawai‘i’s Quality of Life
Business leaders and the general public say the overall quality of life for Hawai‘i’s people has declined, but they remain far more positive about their own lives
BOSS Survey: From Bad to Even Worse
The latest BOSS Survey of 412 local business owners and executives reveals what’s on their minds.
Gov. Green Neutral on One Health Hawaiʻi Plan But Says Reforms Needed
Gov. Josh Green held to a neutral stance on the proposed combination of Hawaiʻi’s largest medical insurer and the second-largest hospital system, but he urged local leaders and medical professionals to proactively reform the state’s healthcare landscape before outside forces…
High Tech Meets Hawaiian Tradition
UH-West O‘ahu's Create(x) lab and community partners help restore endangered ecosystems using ancestral knowledge.
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