3:00 P.M., Wednesday Honolulu Community College Photography by David Croxford HCC’s automotive technology program usually has an enrollment of 70 to 80 students training to be Hawaii’s future auto mechanics. This class of 16, taught by Noel Alarcon, will graduate…
7:45 P.m., Friday Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki Photography by David Croxford >> Ben Pascual, a lead technician with Hawaii Explosives & Pyrotechnics, Inc., lights up the Waikiki sky on Friday nights. He has been a part of the weekly fireworks…
11:15 a.m., Tuesday Hawaiian Moon factory, Iwilei, Oahu Photography by Kevin Blitz >> About 18 employees work together each day to produce what Hawaiian Moon calls “Hawaii’s Finest Aloha Wear.” The company says it maintains a consistently high quality by…
10:30 a.m., Friday First Hawaiian Bank Operations Center Photography by David Croxford >> The Cummins JetScan MPS 4100 currency sorter, which counts, sorts and bands up to 1,000 bills per minute, is the centerpiece of the highly secure operations center.…
5 p.m., Friday Honolulu Broom Factory Kalihi Photography by David Croxford >> Brian Lum, third-generation owner of Honolulu Broom Factory, carefully binds a classic straw broom. High quality, in an era of cheap imports from abroad, has allowed the company…
4 p.m., Thursday Miss Hawaii Building McCully/moiliili Photography by Rae Huo >> Kaimuki native Estria Miyashiro, bottom right, who invented the stencil tip for wall painting, has taken graffiti art to new heights as a commercial painter and graphic artist…