IT Strategies that Empower Long-Term Hybrid Work
This Month’s Expert: Doug Shimokawa, Senior VP, Pacxa
Biz Expert Advice
Commercial vs. Personal Auto Insurance for Business Owners
Using your car for work? Choose your insurance coverage wisely. Kevin Kurosu of First Insurance Co. of Hawaii explains when business owners need commercial coverage instead of personal auto insurance.
Talk Story Interview with Mike Wysocki
Maui-based Mike Wysocki never thought his undergraduate degree in sociology would lead him to a long and successful career in tech security sales.
Culture as a Key to Strong Performance in Turbulent Times
Peter Drucker, one of the most influential business thinkers of the 20th century, said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”
5 Steps to Secure Holiday E-Commerce
The pandemic will drive a lot of 2020 holiday shopping online, presenting new opportunities for cyber-attackers.
5 Steps to Biki Commutes
Biki, Honolulu's bike-share program, offers a healthy way to commute, says Todd Boulanger, executive director of Bikeshare Hawaii.
Going, Going, But Not Yet Gone: Gender Bias in Family Businesses
Gender bias still exists within the leadership of many local family businesses, but its hold slips as new generations take over.
Risk Transfer in the Construction Business
Got subcontractors? What you need to know about contractual risk transfer.
Talk Story: John Leong, CEO of Kupu and Pono Pacific and an Obama Foundation Fellow
Leong leads two organizations: Pono Pacific, a company that helps manage natural resources for landowners and conservation managers, with a focus on sustainability; and Kupu, a youth-empowerment nonprofit with conservation, culinary and other programs. He believes Hawai‘i is an ideal…
Hawai‘i Doctors Talk About Diagnostic Breakthroughs and Practicing in a Pandemic
While the ever-changing nature of COVID-19 has proven frustrating around the world, it's also the challenge that infectious disease specialists have been training for their entire career.
5 Steps for Recruiting Candidates on Social Media
For some employers, social media platforms have gone from third-string benchwarmers to key players in the recruitment lineup. These platforms help companies diversify their hiring efforts, build employer brand, and most importantly, recruit new employees. Emy Yamauchi-Wong, manager at Altres…
5 Steps to Maintain Your Credit During Divorce
Sadly, over 50% of marriages end in divorce. As part of the divorce process, many of the people involved are either buying or selling a house, or both. It’s not surprising then that divorce lending professionals are a trend in…
Pandemic Changes Hawai‘i’s Energy Consumption: Who, When and How Much
The pandemic and resulting recession has transformed the way Hawai‘i uses energy: who consumes it, when and how much, says Scott Glenn, the state’s chief energy officer.
5 Steps to Working from Home with Kids
Many parents have long dreamed of working from home. You skip the stressful morning commute, work from your couch and spend more time with your children. What could be better? As many of us have found out, working from home…
5 Steps to Reposition Yourself Now
Did your job disappear in the COVID-19 crisis or is your college degree not opening as many doors as you had hoped? Maybe you had an epiphany while sheltering at home about what you really want to do with your life.…
8 Tips for Marketing Your Restaurant During COVID-19
These steps are essential for keeping your business top-of-mind during the pandemic.
5 Steps to Buying a Business
We are continuing to publish stories researched and written before the COVID-19 crisis, such as this one. Thinking of buying a business? Zach DiIonno and Seth Buckley of Candela Law Group suggest five factors to consider. 1. Assets or…
Harnessing Intelligent Tech for Your Company Now
Thousands of Hawai‘i businesses have moved some or all of their operations from in-office to remote and online. Local tech expert Derek Gabriel, cofounder and CEO of Ignite Solutions Group, suggests ways your company can create opportunities in this new technological landscape.
5 Tips for Working From Home
Hawaii Business Magazine’s “Careerist” columnist also offers bonus tips for Hawai‘i’s working parents Amid the COVID-19 crisis, millions of Americans are joining the 5% of the workforce that’s already working from home. On the silver-lining side, it’s an opportunity for…
5 Steps for Preventing Fraud
Today’s digital world can be fun and convenient, but the technology you use every day is complex and vulnerable and must be properly managed so you don’t lose money, information and much more. Vance Jones, chief information security officer at…
5 Steps to Creating a Corporate Wellness Program
If your company wants to help its employees have happy, healthy and well-balanced lives, consider launching a wellness program. Janis Kushimi, VP of human resources at First Insurance Co. of Hawaii, offers these five steps based on her company’s program,…
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…
5 Steps to Making a Good First Impression at Your New Job
You only get to make one first impression and getting it right is especially important at a new job. Lynn Hiyane, who has over 16 years of recruitment experience in Hawai‘i, offers ways to impress your new employer and colleagues.…