Our Best-Read Stories of the Year
Our December print issue is the time we look back at the previous 12 months and rank our most popular stories on our website, in our Today’s Hawai‘i News email newsletter and on our social media.
Business & Industry
Stay on Top of Your Business with Good Bookkeeping
Accurate bookkeeping gives you a clear picture of your company’s finances so you can budget, plan and pursue your financial goals. Here are a few best practices for small business bookkeeping: 1. Be proactive about reviewing and reconciling. Promptly review…
5 Steps to Leveraging the Power of Siblings in the Family Business
Laurie Foster says the inherent trust among siblings in a family business can create a formidable competitive advantage. For some people, working with your sibling flows naturally; in other cases, it takes a lot of work. She offers these five…
Talk Story: Jennifer La‘a, CEO, Easterseals Hawaii
In January, La‘a took over as CEO of the nonprofit that has supported adults and children with disabilities in Hawai‘i for 72 years. Her main goal is to seamlessly integrate people with disabilities into the community, so they can live…
How One Local Effort Brings Many Together
The holidays have a way of inspiring people to reach across the divides that often separate us. And Giving Tuesday, which is right in the heart of the holiday season, is sure to bring people together again in 2019. For…
4 Benefits of Leveraging Outsourced IT
Most businesses don’t have the resources necessary to support an internal IT team, and that’s where managed service providers (MSPs) come in. Among the many benefits of outsourced IT, we chose 4 to explain in detail. Reduce Costs – Outsourced…
Hilo Forum Focuses on Internet Connectivity for Indigenous People
The Internet Society is holding its third annual Internet Connectivity Summit at UH Hilo in November with the theme of providing indigenous communities in rural and remote areas with affordable and sustainable internet connections. Mark Buell, the Canada-based society’s regional…
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…
Aloha, On Call
With her latest venture, Kathleen Lin-Hurtubise says she aims to combine technology and industry know-how to create a better hospitality staffing service If you’ve ever stressed out while planning that perfect baby lū‘au or wedding, you know how challenging playing…
