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.
Lifestyle
Tips for Remote Workplaces
Michal Anne Rogondino, the founder and CEO of Rocket Communications, has been managing her team of more than 40 people, across 15 states, remotely from Hawaiâi for more than 20 years.
My Job: Photographing Massive Waves
Mike Prickett started shooting surfing in high school and enjoyed it so much, he made it into his career.
Culture as a Key to Strong Performance in Turbulent Times
Peter Drucker, one of the most influential business thinkers of the 20th century, said, âCulture eats strategy for breakfast.âÂ
Black Girls Surf
Several groups organize camps to introduce more young women of color to surfing. The long-term goal: more diversity in womenâs pro surfing.
5 Steps to Biki Commutes
Biki, Honolulu's bike-share program, offers a healthy way to commute, says Todd Boulanger, executive director of Bikeshare Hawaii.
Your Office is Changing
It may look a lot different when â or if â you come back. Furniture and accessory suppliers offer advice on how to plan for those changes, and companies discuss how they are evolving operations.
Most Popular Baby Names In Hawaiâi Change
Emma and Liam have lost their No. 1 spots to Olivia and Noah.
Hawaiâi Doctors Talk About Diagnostic Breakthroughs and Practicing in a Pandemic
While the ever-changing nature of COVID-19 has proven frustrating around the world, it's also the challenge that infectious disease specialists have been training for their entire career.
Navigating Periods of Burnout and Disorder
The state of exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress â otherwise known as burnout â is nothing new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has brought mental wellness to the forefront.
Your Kitchen Counter (aka Home Office) Isn't So Great for Your Posture
Working from home may help protect you from COVID-19, but your neck and back are paying a price. Chiropractors are reporting more cases of muscle strain due to employees using sofas as office chairs and coffee tables as desks. Michael…
5 Steps to Maintain Your Credit During Divorce
Sadly, over 50% of marriages end in divorce. As part of the divorce process, many of the people involved are either buying or selling a house, or both. Itâs not surprising then that divorce lending professionals are a trend in…
Parting Shot: TheBus Combats COVID
A worker with H2O Process Systems, a contracted company, applies ammonium disinfectant inside a Honolulu city bus to kill germs.
âda CHEFS boxâ Brings Delicious
Chef-Prepared Meals To Your Table
Whatâs better than a delicious meal prepared by an amazing chef?  Enjoying that meal in the safety and comfort of your own home!  Thatâs exactly what da CHEFS box provides to you and your âohana. Each week brings a gourmet…
5 Steps to Working from Home with Kids
Many parents have long dreamed of working from home. You skip the stressful morning commute, work from your couch and spend more time with your children. What could be better? As many of us have found out, working from home…
Reopening Hawaiâi Tourism Part II: Should We Change the Visitor Industry?
Many people inside and outside the tourism sector want a reinvention of Hawaiâiâs No. 1 industry so that it welcomes tourists while enhancing sustainability of nature and culture here.
Kona Coffee Farmers Favor 100% Labeling Rule
These farmers want the Kona name to be reserved only for 100% Kona coffee.
5 Tips for Working From Home
Hawaii Business Magazineâs âCareeristâ columnist also offers bonus tips for Hawaiâiâs working parents Amid the COVID-19 crisis, millions of Americans are joining the 5% of the workforce thatâs already working from home. On the silver-lining side, itâs an opportunity for…
BizEats: For Your Next Business Meet & Greet
Moonlit Event Spaces By now, Honoluluâs food-enthusiasts are familiar, and well-fed, with the global flavors available to them on Hotel Street, the foodie hub of Chinatown. What many still donât know, however, is that the bars and restaurants within HOC…
Rescue By Land and By Sea
Name: Garrett Barker Age: 35 Job: Lieutenant Commander, MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot, U.S. Coast Guard Beginnings: Barker was born in Dallas and grew up nearby. âMy house was located along a military flight training route and I regularly saw fighter…
How to Increase Visitor Spending
Millions of tourists come to Hawaiâi and venture beyond the resort areas â crowding our parks, beaches, hiking trails, roads and more. But in 2019, total inflation-adjusted visitor spending actually declined, which means there was no extra money to fix this worn infrastructure. Here are three ways to turn that problem around.
Healthy Meals Made Easy
Good Clean Food Hawaii helps busy people avoid the fast-food trap by delivering nutritious, ready-to-heat meals to their homes, offices or gyms Over the weekend at a Kailua commercial kitchen, Janelle Bremer oversaw the cutting, cooking and packaging of 160…
Condo Sales Start This Year for Latest Office-to-Residence Conversion
The transformation of the Davies Pacific Center will create mostly one-bed apartments, while leaving a few floors of offices.
How to Give On-Site Teams the Flexibility They Want
Some jobs need to be done in person. But that doesnât mean employees canât have more control of their schedules and hours.
