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.
Leadership
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.
The Transformation of Hawai‘i
An oral history tells the behind-the-scenes stories of broken color barriers, big land and financing deals, and other colorful incidents that helped create modern Hawai‘i
What New Federal COVID-19 Relief Bill Means for Hawaiʻi Employers
The $900 billion pandemic aid bill passed by Congress at the end of 2020 aims to drive more money to small and minority-owned businesses.
Black Book 2020: 300 Executives to Know
Welcome to the Black Book: a look at the personal and professional journeys of Hawai‘i’s top business executives, nonprofit decision-makers and community leaders.
2020 CEO of the Year Micah Kāne
Kāne ensures the foundation focuses on both the long-term quality of life statewide and the immediate needs of people who might otherwise be forgotten.
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.
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…
"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…
Celebrating Professional Women 2020
Hawaiʻi's wahine are forging new and innovative paths toward partnerships and leadership
Interview: Kelly J. Ueoka, President, Pacxa
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. Fortunately, at Pacxa, we have been able to conduct virtually all of our business remotely since mid-March. Our team is well-versed in providing…
Interview: Ron Prescott, President, TM Construction Hawaii
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. Construction was declared an essential industry during COVID-19. All staff, both field and office, reported to work as usual. Of course, we complied…
Leadership Conference Recap with First Hawaiian Bank's Sherri Okinaga
Sherri Okinaga, SVP & Organizational Effectiveness Manager at First Hawaiian Bank sat down with Anthony Bagnoli, Director of Events at Hawaii Business Magazine to discuss the first ever virtual Leadership Conference that took place July 28-30. Okinaga highlights record-breaking numbers,…
Interview: Isar Mostafanezhad, Founder and CEO, Nalu Scientific
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. The employees that need to go into the office for hands-on work will do so a few times a week. And we have…
Interview: John Henry Felix, Executive Chairman, HMAA
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. As a local health insurer, HMAA continued operations without disruption throughout the safer-at-home orders, and our office remained open to service our clients,…
Interview: Brian Yano, GM and Group Property Manager, Maui, JLL
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. Many of our JLL-managed Maui retail centers, like Maui Mall and the Outlets of Maui, have tenants that offer essential services, and as…
The Mental Health Connection for Leaders: How to Care for Yourself and Your Team
Join clinical consultant Heather Pierucki, UHA Medical Director Dr. Kathleen Kozak and workplace wellness consultant Michael Story, three Hawaii leaders in our medical care and wellness community for a discussion on how leaders can care for themselves and their teams,…
Interview: Luke Estes, President and COO, Pono Pacific Land Management LLC
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. We were lucky enough to be considered essential, so we have been working throughout this period of uncertainty. Our field crews and office…
Interview: Kevin Nishimura, VP of Operations, Hawai‘i Gas
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. We reopened our customer service offices statewide on June 29 with limited hours Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our…
Hawai‘i’s Top Leadership Conference Helps Point the Way Forward
Navigating the coronavirus pandemic requires leaders to be relentlessly curious, emotionally intelligent, vulnerable and authentic. “Authenticity is something that, I think, we’re responsible, as Hawai‘i’s leaders, to share with the rest of the world,” said Duane Kurisu, chairman and founder…
Interview with Martin J. Welch, CEO, HEMIC
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. We initiated a three-phase return to our corporate offices, beginning in early May. We put extensive consideration into the strategy and logistics of…
Hawaiʻi's Top 250 Companies 2020
Ranking Hawai‘i’s Biggest Companies and Nonprofits Highlights from the Top 250: Big Changes in Energy, Health Care and Tech Ever wanted a time machine so you could go back in time? We’ve built one, and we call it the Top…
Interview: Hidehito Uki, CEO and Founder, Sun Noodle
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, factories and other physical locations. As a food manufacturer and an essential business, Sun Noodle factories have remained open throughout the pandemic. Our Honolulu facility is following…
Connect with Ideas and Inspiration at the Hawai‘i Leadership Conference
The virtual three-day event includes many of Hawai‘i’s most influential thinkers and leaders. More than 55 speakers and 15 sessions will cover everything from negotiating and marketing to giving back and sustainability. Dozens of Hawai‘i’s most influential and dynamic leaders…
Leasehold Properties: A Deal or a Drain?
While most of the state’s leasehold single-family properties have converted to fee simple ownership over the past few decades, the leasehold option remains alive in the condo market.
The Future of Hawai‘i Health Care Is Now – Part II
COVID-19 is accelerating many changes in health care beyond telemedicine, including how doctors, nurses and other health care professionals are trained; new rules on vaccinations and testing; and how we handle future pandemics.
How to Increase Visitor Spending
Millions more tourists are coming to Hawai‘i and venturing beyond the resort areas – crowding our parks, beaches, hiking trails, roads and more. But total inflation-adjusted visitor spending has actually declined, which means there is no extra money to fix…
