Participants will learn leadership skills while maintaining and nourishing their Indigenous and personal identities and perspectives. Note: This story has been updated to include the 20th participant.
The ‘Ōiwi Leadership Accelerator combines Native Hawaiian knowledge and values with Western skills to help Native Hawaiian and Hawai‘i-raised professionals achieve their leadership goals.
10 personal stories illuminate the triumphs and challenges of the second-largest ethnic group in the state.
The construction innovator and his company have built almost 33,000 homes for local families over more than 50 years. He’s still building at age 84.
Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira joined the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Nov. 1 after serving as budget chief for the state Senate and in several roles at Kamehameha Schools.
After long and successful careers, these seven kūpuna are still helping their communities in inspiring ways.
These four Most Charitable Companies 2023 honorees mobilized with emergency supplies, health clinics and an unusual recovery mission.
Employee experience is crucial for an organization’s growth and success, but most just give it lip service.
10 wāhine who have stepped up to lead, from corporate executives to organizers of grassroots relief efforts on Maui.
Two long-time executives explain their multi-year succession strategy, as they prepare to exit on Oct. 1.
Two leaders at Servco Pacific describe what went into the renovation. Tip No. 2: Ask employees what they need to do their jobs.
Authors Kirk Caldwell and Georgette Deemer interviewed local leaders for an inside view of what it was like to navigate the pandemic.
Take a hands-off approach with mainland hires, and many won’t last.
Two leaders at Elemental Excelerator explain their DEI practices, and why they benefit everyone.
Family businesses rarely last for three generations. Here’s how the Ai, Fukunaga, Watumull, Hata and Lau families did it.
He led transformative changes at Hawai‘i’s fourth largest bank, improved its financial results and helped drive innovation across the state.
President David Lassner describes the system’s statewide impact, its seven areas of innovation and its goals for the decade ahead.
Hawaii Business Magazine chose him because he transformed CPB from a traditional local bank into a digital banking innovator and drove much improved financial results.
Christine Camp, Laura Kodama, Cayenne Pe‘a, Karen Seddon and Michelle Swartman are proving that it’s not a man’s world anymore.
Five kūpuna who continue to serve Hawai‘i after illustrious careers focused on public service.
He’s now master of Kamehameha Schools after serving as an attorney, appellate judge, UH’s general counsel and president of Saint Louis School.
The former CEO of G70 and senior pastor emeritus connects architecture to local culture and the “sustainability of the land.”
The award-winning writer and filmmaker has explored local history, politics and society, from annexation to recent times.
The former senior VP at Hawaiian Electric says that when businesses put the community first, they’re more likely to earn respect and support.