How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? This is an unprecedented global health crisis that is changing the way we live and do business in Hawai‘i. The dramatic change in demand for the products we provide, such as jet…
Did your business continuity plan work, or were there surprises? The magnitude of this crisis, and the way it has affected every region across the globe, is a situation that I don’t think any leader could fully anticipate. Although you…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? Ensuring the safety of our employees and our community has been our highest priority amid the COVID-19 crisis. Enhanced safety plan protocols, with an emphasis on personal hygiene and overall job-site sanitation,…
How are you maintaining your company culture? In times like this, we lean even more heavily on our Core Values, which really do define how we do things and treat each other. We have four (Respect, Service, Teamwork, and Continuous…
How is Aloha Friday coping with the COVID-19 crisis? At first, it was a bit overwhelming to be managing the personal emotional response and changes on top of having to “hold” my clients and be able to support them. I…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? Our office remains open as we are considered an essential service, however, the majority of our employees are working remotely. Our employees are connecting to our network via VPN. We do have…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? Pono Pacific took the approach from the outset of trying to be as informed and prepared for this situation as possible in order to make the best decisions for our team’s safety,…
How is Ko‘olau Distillery coping with the COVID-19 crisis? Ko‘olau Distillery is doing our part to help fill a critical need in our island community. Because of our Distilled Spirits Producer permit, we can legally make the alcohol required for…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? As an organization, we came together to establish three major priorities to help us rise to this challenge. First, we are stewards within the community, so we need to be responsible and…
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis? As a nonprofit organization with a social enterprise model, we are in the unique situation of having to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on both sides of the spectrum. On…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? Like many companies, we will be working remotely for the foreseeable future. While telecommuting has its challenges, we feel fortunate to be able to work from home and continue serving our clients.…
How has the Maui Economic Opportunity been coping amid COVID-19 crisis? We are designated as an essential service, as part of our program services include providing essential transportation for medical and shopping needs. We have implemented safety protocols for drivers…
How are you coping with the COVID-19 crisis? We have switched to telework for everyone, even our part-time interns. In our electronics work, we do need access to specific hardware from time to time. Some of this can be done…
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis Biki has been deemed an “essential service” by Honolulu’s mayor and we will continue to operate to meet the transportation needs of Honolulu. All Biki Stops are currently in service, even those in…
How is Kalapawai Café & Market coping amid COVID-19 crisis? At the beginning of this COVID-19 crisis, we had to take things day-to-day as we really weren’t sure if the government was going to shut all businesses down. We still are…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? Barbers Point Aviation Services has remained open for business as an essential operator at Kalaeloa Airport. We’re adapting and talking about the virus daily. We are sharing methods we’ve heard or read.…
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis? HI Tech Hui is weathering the storm well. As an IT and cybersecurity consultant, our services are in high demand as our clients and non-clients move to the work-from-home scenario. We’re busy configuring…
Have you found silver linings in these difficult times? There are always silver linings in everything; we had everyone list “catch up” projects and since we were heading into spring we conducted spring cleaning and project clean up. We also…
How is Highway Inn coping with the COVID-19 crisis? Staying open, maintaining some work for our employees, dealing with this day-to-day, trying to keep up with the SBA Grant/Loan (Groan) applications, working with all stakeholders to reschedule obligations. This is…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? Keeping connected is so important, especially in times of change and uncertainty, and we take our role as a provider of essential communications services seriously. Our employees know that our customers –…
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis? We are coming up with new ways of safely meeting with clients to notarize documents. Since we do not have e-notary, we instituted a way of signing clients at their car if they…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? At DTRIC Insurance, we recognized early that we needed to play an important role in “flattening the curve” of the COVID-19 community spread. We proactively implemented preventive measures in the workplace as…
Have you found silver linings in these difficult times? Locally owned small businesses in Hawai‘i are being hit especially hard. A silver lining we found is our Mana Up ‘ohana and founders supporting each other. Now is the time to…
How is Good Clean Food coping with the COVID-19 crisis? Our first concern has always been the safety of our employees and customers; our entire team is focused on staying up to date on, and enforcing, strict sanitation standards. At…