Business & Industry

Julie Zack,

The nonprofit Project Recover and divers with Honolulu-based Legion Undersea Services help bring closure for families.

Shelby Mattos, Ryann Noelani Coules, Cynthia Wessendorf,

25 years of honoring outstanding local startups and innovation.

Ryann Noelani Coules,

Pu‘unēnē Mill on Maui was bought by Nan Inc., though much of it may be demolished.

Austin Bourcier,

1 in 30 Hawai‘i children experience homelessness each year, and it can have “a disproportionate effect over the rest of their lives.”

Vicki Viotti,

Once a destination for the rich and adventurous, the advent of commercial jets in the 1950s made the Islands affordable to the masses.

Shelby Mattos,

Firearm registrations are up 280.5% since 2000, with gun deaths rising sharply as well. Should Hawai‘i be doing more to control firearms?

Ryann Noelani Coules, Steve Petranik,

One of Aloha United Way’s most-used resources is the 211 Helpline, which received 58,143 requests for help in 2023.

Kathryn Drury Wagner,

The first cohort of 16 leaders from small and medium companies learned to scale up their contracting businesses.

Steve Petranik,

The Building Industry Association of Hawaii has revived its education program, a gateway to well-paid construction jobs.

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