S&G Labs of Hawaii: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for Health Care
S&G Labs of Hawaii began COVID-19 PCR testing earlier than other labs at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, says owner Lynn Welch.
Small Biz Editor’s Choice Awards
Inter-Island Solar Supply: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for Green Business
Inter-Island Solar Supply started 46 years ago as a supplier of solar hot water equipment but has since expanded to also sell solar PV panels, residential gas water heaters, water filtration systems and other equipment to Hawaiʻi contractors and builders.
Nalu Health Bar LLC: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for Food
"I describe Nalu as the power of friendship, how four friends made it happen against all odds,” says Tomas Kloosterboer, co-owner of Nalu Health Bar.
Accumulus: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for New Business
Last March, when the first CARES Act became law, Stacey Katakura says Accumulus held financial webinars that taught business owners how to access federal aid and keep their doors open.
Mid-Town Radio Disco Mart: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for Long-Term Success
Mid-Town Radio Disco Mart is an appliance, electronics and furniture retailer known around Waipahu for its hardworking team and quality customer service.
Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for Advocate for Businesses
The Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce has been furthering the interests of local businesses since its founding in Hilo in 1898.
Island Metals: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for Kauaʻi Island
A neighbor island manufacturer that quickly makes and delivers large, custom products for a fair price might seem like something from the past, but Island Metals says it is breaking the norms of manufacturing.
Kalapawai Market: Small Biz Editor’s Choice Award winner for Retail
The emerald green plantation-style store is an eye-catching landmark on the edge of Kailua Beach Park.
The Best of Small Business 2020
SmallBiz Week features profiles of local companies and business leaders who won Hawaiʻi awards this year from the Small Business Administration, plus four new members of the Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.
SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards 2020
Profiles of nine great local companies that you should know about.
The Best of Small Business 2019
Profiles of 26 local companies and business leaders who won this year's SBA Hawaii awards, plus the inaugural members of the Hawaii Small Business Hall of Fame, and the Editor's Choice Awards.
SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards 2019
Profiles of five great local companies that you should know about.
The Best of Small Business 2018
22 local companies and business leaders who won this year's SBA Hawaii awards.
SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards 2018
Profiles of five local small businesses that are making waves this year.
The Best of Small Business: SBA Awards and SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards 2017
Two dozen local companies and business leaders who won this year's Hawaiʻi district awards from the federal Small Business Administration (SBA). Hawaii Business also recognizes our Editor's Choice Winners for 2017.
SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards 2015
Profiles of five great local companies that you should know about.
SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards 2014
Profiles of five great local companies that you should know about.
Hawaii Business' SmallBiz 2013 Editor's Choice Awards
Winning companies in five categories: Green Business, Innovation, New Business, Woman-Owned, and Long-Term Best Green Business KYA Sustainability Studio Nominator: Scott Cooney, The GBO Group BY PAVEL STANKOV KYA Sustainability Studio is a think tank that specializes in environmentally friendly…
Modern Life Off the Grid
Three years ago, after the Big Island was rocked by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake and power failed across the state, Judi Steinman and her husband, Shaul Baruch Janes, watched movies on their flat-screen TV and drank cold beverages from the…
Local Life Lessons
A little book has important advice for some of the Islands' big-business leaders Growing up, Wesley Park aspired to be ordinary. He ended up being extraordinary. When he was 4 years old, Park was stricken with polio. The debilitating disease…
25 People for the Next 25 Years
Thirty-year-old developer Adam Wong has an intoxicating vision for a vibrant — and affordable — Honolulu. Thirty-three-year-old James Koshiba dreams of a new generation of socially-conscious businesses that do as much for the community as they do their bottom lines.…
