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.
Community & Economy
Hawaiʻi Island Business Report 2021
The road to economic recovery is challenging, but businesses are optimistic as they take steps to reopen safely, and progress is made toward sustainable goals.
Best Practices for Community Engagement
Here's advice from experts in conflict resolution and planning. It's mainly geared toward project leaders and developers, but community members may find it useful.
How to Resolve Community Conflicts
Community opposition to proposed projects is nothing new, but it seems to be more common nowadays. And more effective. To get moving on such projects, and others, Hawai‘i must work with communities that are demanding a voice in their future.
My Job: Cleaning Up After Disasters and Tragedies
Adam Ah Sue had been working as a hotel concierge, but says he got tired of the mundane work he did every day.
The Resilient City Emerging
The pandemic is leaving its mark on cities, impacting urban design, transportation and governance. Five experts reflect on developing trends and future possibilities for resilience in Honolulu.
Fires Consume More Hawaiʻi Forest in Recent Years
Fires burned more than 30,000 acres of forest and brushland in both 2018 and 2019 – far more than any other year in more than a decade.
Hawai‘i Economics and Economists in the Spotlight
Local public debates often include economic information and analysis, but the pandemic and resulting economic crisis have intensified the demand for real-time data and understanding.
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.
Hawai‘i's Most Charitable Companies 2020
The annual overview shows local philanthropy remained strong in 2019 – an important foundation for local charities considering the difficult challenges they face this year.
State of the Unions
Hawai‘i’s workforce is more unionized than any in the country and it’s facing challenges as the pandemic disrupts tourism, government, shipping and other unionized sectors.
Food Trucks a Lifeline for Some Hawai‘i Chefs During Pandemic
A surge in food trucks began in 2008 during the Great Recession and the current economic crisis seems to have spurred further interest among entrepreneurs and chefs. One local entrepreneur who has jumped aboard the culinary bandwagon is Dustin Pokrass,…
"Talent Roadmap" Declares: Now is the Time to Reinvent Hawaiʻi's Economy
The coronavirus has put tens of thousands of local people out of work. Enhancing workforce development is the starting point, according to a report from the Hawaiʻi Executive Collaborative, which is based on input from almost 200 people. The economic impact…
Building Hawaiʻi's Technology Sector
TRUE stands for Technology Readiness User Evaluation. The initiative started with a hypothesis: Technology-enabled, higher-wage jobs will be created if Hawai‘i can get more companies to adopt more technology. Paul Yonamine, CHANGE Economy Committee co-chair and member of the TRUE…
Pandemic May Be Cloaking Sex Trafficking Cases in Hawaiʻi
A report called “Sex Trafficking in Hawai‘i” examines the scope and complexity of a problem for which data is hard to collect. The report’s findings are disturbing enough, but it was conducted before the pandemic. People who support local survivors…
West Oʻahu Magazine 2020
Aloha Mai Kākou The University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu is an anchor institution that supports the health and well-being of our communities in partnership with an ever-expanding network of community and business partners as well as state and local…
East Oʻahu Magazine: 2019
C O N T E N T S Welcome Smart Investment in our Future Going Beyond Retail East Oʻahu Fishponds A Kailua Landmark Community Faith Excellence in Health Care Company Profiles A L O H A Kailua Chamber of…
The Many Ways Local Companies Give Back
76 organizations in the latest list of Hawai‘i's Most Charitable Companies gave a total of $162 million in cash and in-kind donations in 2018.
Hawaiʻi's Most Charitable Companies 2019
The total of cash and in-kind donations reported on this year's list set a record for the second year in a row.
20 for the Next 20 Community Project: Helping to Rebuild a Devastated Farm
Members of the 2018 cohort of 20 for the Next 20 volunteered to prepare a Hanalei farm for new kalo seedlings Lyndsey Haraguchi-Nakayama knows floods. When she was 17, a wave of brown floodwater swept her away as she tried to…
West Oahu Magazine 2019
Table of Contents Welcome Introduction: Westside Stories Education: A Legacy of Learning People and Place: Suluape Keone Nunes Healthcare: All in Good Health People and Place: Dalani Tanahy Company Profiles Hawaii Pacific Health Gentry Homes Ltd. University…
East Oahu Magazine
Contents Welcome Letter: Kailua Chamber of of Commerce Preserving East Oahu Go Holo Holo East Oahu Eats Company Profiles Sunetric: Renewable Energy Solutions Windward Community College: A Continuing Legacy of Education Wilson HomeCare: Engaging Environment for Seniors Archipelago Hawaii:…
Hawaiʻi's Most Charitable Companies 2018
2017 was another good year for philanthropy in Hawaiʻi. The annual overview of philanthropy shows record giving by organizations in the Islands.
Hawaii Island Business Report 2018
The OLD traditions, the NEW ideas Aloha and welcome from the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce. Based in Hilo, the chamber’s membership includes nearly 300 businesses, non-profit organizations and professionals who support the chamber’s mission. For 120 years the…
Nalu Scientific Measures the Universe from Hawai‘i
The local startup founded by UH researchers develops cutting-edge technology for use around the world, underwater and in space.
Best Practices for Community Engagement
Here's advice from experts in conflict resolution and planning. It's mainly geared toward project leaders and developers, but community members may find it useful.
The Best of Small Business 2021
Profiles of 16 local companies that have survived and thrived, including companies that made the 2021 Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.
