How Has the Pandemic Changed Your Behavior?
Surveys of business leaders and the general public ask about remote work, shopping, eating out and more.
BOSS Survey
Surveyed Business Executives Talk about Jobs, Wages, Profits and Prices
BOSS Survey looks at key factors in company performance – inside and outside the tourism industry.
Two Surveys Ask About Covid-19 Issues at Work and at Home
We asked about personal vaccination statuses, whether workplaces have vaccination policies and how concerned people are about contracting the virus.
Optimism Among Business Leaders Remains Strong
We asked business executives and the general public about the state of their companies, how they feel about the future and more.
Business Owners and Executives: Please Respond to the BOSS Survey
Everyone benefits from learning the data collected in this valuable survey. Answers are kept confidential and the results are only reported as an aggregate.
Hawai‘i Voices: Your Money, Your Kids, Your President
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.
Construction Industry: Stronger than the Rest
The BOSS Survey of 447 local business owners and executives statewide compares the construction industry to other local sectors.
Local Companies Remain Weak on Revenue, Profit and Employment
BOSS Survey of 447 business owners and executives finds lackluster performance on all three measures for most local companies
Local Businesses Optimistic About Next 12 Months
BOSS Survey of 447 business owners and executives finds the most optimism about the local economy since 2004.
Half of Local Businesses: “Bruised but on Track”
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.
Methodology for the BOSS Survey and 808 Poll, Spring 2021
BOSS – the Business Outlook and Sentiment Survey – is a statewide survey of business leaders in Hawai‘i. The 808 Poll is a survey of the general public in Hawai‘i.
2 Local Surveys About 3 Topics
Surveys of business leaders and the general public ask about your future actions, diversity at your workplace and who uses which social medium.
2 Local Surveys Ask About Today and Tomorrow
You already know the big picture.These two surveys fill in some of the details about what happened to businesses and people during the first eight months of the pandemic, and what the new normal looks like to them.
Taking Hawai‘i’s Pulse on Important Non-Covid-19 Issues
Our separate surveys of business leaders and the general public reveal opinions on voting by mail and the Jones Act, and how they use social media When Hawai‘i lawmakers mandated this year’s election would be conducted mostly by mail, a…
Hawai‘i’s Retail Businesses: Most Pessimism in More than a Decade
BOSS Mini Survey of 88 local retail executives asks about revenue, profit and staffing; e-commerce and competition; and retailers’ biggest worries going forward. Part IV in a series that concludes Monday. Hawaii Business Magazine and the research team at Anthology…
No Quick Recovery, Say Hawai‘i’s Business Leaders
BOSS Survey of 404 local executives asks about Hawai‘i’s economic recovery, expected changes within their companies, the challenges of working from home, how they’ve adjusted their personal habits and more. Part III in a five-part series. Hawaii Business Magazine and…
Hawai‘i Companies Explain How They Scrambled to Cope with COVID
BOSS Survey of 404 local executives collects answers about closings, furloughs, reduced hours, IT investments, supply chains and more. More than 60% of the companies surveyed said they have lost more than 20% of revenue due to the COVID crisis.…
BOSS Survey of 404 Local Executives Shows Optimism Crushed
Poll conducted March 30 to April 17 reveals pessimism unmatched among Hawai‘i’s business leaders since the depths of the Great Recession. First quarter numbers on revenue, employment and profit hint at second quarter devastation to come. Hawaii Business Magazine and…
What Hawai‘i Residents Think About the Crisis – Part III
A scientific survey of 482 people asks: Did your employer temporarily or permanently cease operations? Were there layoffs, hiring freezes or other changes? Hawaii Business Magazine and the research team at Anthology Marketing Group collaborated on this scientific survey of…
What Hawai‘i Residents Think About the Crisis – Part II
A scientific survey of 482 people asks: What happened to your job and what are some consequences of working remotely? Hawaii Business Magazine and the research team at Anthology Marketing Group collaborated on this scientific survey of 482 Hawai‘i residents…
What Hawai‘i Residents Think About the Crisis – Part I
A scientific survey of 482 people asks: When will the local economy recover and what do you think about the performance of government leaders? Hawaii Business Magazine and the research team at Anthology Marketing Group collaborated on this scientific survey…
Surveys Reveal Hawaiʻi's Retirement Planning
We are continuing to publish stories researched and written before the COVID-19 crisis, such as this one. The BOSS Survey interviewed 433 business representatives statewide; the 808 Poll reached 473 adult members of the general public statewide. Respondents to…
No Limit on Number of Tourists, Business Leaders and Public Agree
We are continuing to publish stories researched and written before the COVID-19 crisis, such as this one. The BOSS Survey interviewed 433 company representatives statewide; the 808 Poll reached 473 adult members of the general public statewide. These surveys…
One-Fourth of Diabetes Patients Lose Limbs. These Doctors Are Trying to Prevent That
In Hawai‘i, diabetes-related complications are worse for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Can limb salvage help reduce amputations?
How Rail Got to $12.45 Billion and 11 Years Late
We sorted through more than a decade of cost overruns, audits and reports to explain how the price soared and why completion fell behind schedule.
All of Hawaii's Eight Gecko Species are Nonnative
Geckos are iconic in Hawaiʻi, as much as pineapples or ukuleles, and, like them, are not native to the Islands. The Polynesians brought them here about 1,500 years ago along with other plants and animals.
