Helpful Employees: A Hacker’s Story
An hour ago, I found Cheryl’s profile on LinkedIn. I know who she is, because she’s in a picture with the CEO on their company’s Instagram feed. And I know what the CEO looks like, because I saw his picture…
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Saving Discarded Food to Fight Hunger
Goodr: Startup profile No. 5 covering Elemental Excelerator’s latest cohort. Every year, an estimated 72 billion pounds of edible food ends up in landfills – and Goodr wants to rescue as much of it as it can to feed people…
Jupiter Intelligence Shows Companies How Climate Change Will Impact Them
Startup profile No. 3 covering Elemental Excelerator’s latest cohort. Jupiter Intelligence uses human and artificial intelligence to help companies look into the future and see the potential impact of climate change on their businesses. “The world needs that kind of…
Amply Makes It Easier for Fleets to Convert to Electric Vehicles
Startup profile No. 4 covering Elemental Excelerator’s latest cohort. Amply, part of Elemental Excelerator’s latest cohort, aims to remove one of the biggest challenges that fleet operators face when switching to electric-powered vehicles. “If you’re doing electric-vehicle charging, it’s a…
5 Key Elements of an IT Disaster Recovery Plan
First off—what is an IT disaster recovery plan? It’s a plan that outlines an organization’s policies and procedures that ensure the safety and continuity of its IT environment following a disaster. Large or small, every business relies on a certain…
Elemental Excelerator Announces Its Latest Cohort
Hawaii Business Magazine will profile five of the startups over the next few days Elemental Excelerator, a global clean technology accelerator based in downtown Honolulu, today announced $6 million in funding for the 17 startups that comprise its latest cohort.…
Order Food Direct from O‘ahu Farmers
Farm Link Hawai‘i: Startup profile No. 2 covering Elemental Excelerator’s latest cohort. Farm Link Hawai‘i lets stores, restaurants and consumers connect to farmers on O‘ahu, order food and then have it delivered. Farm Link founder Rob…
How to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Companies from Cyberattacks
Thursday, January 1, 1970, 8:30 am - 10:30 am The phishing emails that clutter our inboxes are becoming more refined and harder to detect and are being joined by hacks on our social media, phones and other devices, said a…
Digging into Data [Sponsored]
Digging into Data University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Outreach College Data Analytics Workshop Series Mondays, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/18 at the UH Mānoa Campus Learn more: outreach.hawaii.edu/diggingintodata Organizations are increasingly relying on data to drive complex business decisions. These…
Local Startups Ride the Wellness Wave
From Silicon Beach to Wall Street, health and wellness is the hottest new frontier for tech ventures. Heavy-hitter companies like Amazon, JP Morgan, Berkshire Hathaway, Google, Apple and Uber are all hoping to disrupt a $4.2 trillion global wellness industry…
Data Loss Is More Costly Than You Think [Sponsored]
“An hour of downtime costs $8,000 for a small company, $74,000 for a medium company and $700,000 for a large enterprise,” according to Datto. What makes data losses so expensive? It’s the years, or even decades, of data that are…
How Tech Is Re-Shaping Real Estate
Two Hawai‘i-based startups are using property technology – “PropTech” – to drive innovation in condos and other buildings We are living in the rising Third Wave of the internet, an era when internet technology is so integrated into everyday transactions…
You May Be Ready For Hurricane Season, But Is Your Business? [Sponsored]
93% of companies who lost their data for 10+ days filed for bankruptcy within a year of the disaster, according to SherWeb. Cloud-based storage is the best way to prevent your business from becoming a statistic. Pacxa offers a wide…
Pathways to Sustainability 2019 [Sponsored]
The companies featured provide solutions that are innovative, efficient and save money. This guide will help you to create better practices that will benefit your company and community. HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC The Project Footprint Initiative Make a Big Impression on…
Business Leaders Warn: "Disrupt or Be Disrupted"
The theme of Hawaii Business Magazine C-Suite event was “Disrupt or be Disrupted” – which means you need to disrupt your own company or someone else will disrupt it first and maybe put you out of business.
Choosing The Right Merchant Services Provider For Your Business
Being able to accept credit card and debit card payments from customers can be vital for your business sales. While there are different types of card payment processors and providers out there, here are some things you should consider when…
Do You Use a Cybercurrency?
Business leaders and locals weighed in on their knowledge of cryptocurrency in this survey. Only 1% of local business leaders have actually used cryptocurrency compared to 52% who don't have a working knowledge of this payment form.
The Best of Startup Paradise 2019
28 profiles of entrepreneurs, startups and organizations that were nominated or won awards from the Hawaii Venture Capital Association. HVCA…
These 3 Steps Can Save You From a Cyberattack [Sponsored]
In a recent study conducted by Security.org, Hawaii ranked #1 as the most at-risk state for cyberattacks. With the average risk index score at 88, the state topped the list by a huge margin, the only score to break the…
Minimize Costs. Maximize Opportunities. [Sponsored]
Pacxa is the largest IT solutions provider in Hawaii, offering a wide range of services to compliment small businesses, corporate enterprises, and everyone in between. Our roots are here in the islands, giving us the know-how to work in the…
Our Best-Read Stories in 2018
Hawaii Business' most popular articles of 2018 were about outstanding people and companies and about major issues facing Hawaii.
What if You Could Visit Your Future Workspace Right Now? [Sponsored]
Imagine virtually walking through your new office space along with your colleagues and making design changes along the way in real-time; “switch out this wood wall for glass, change that marker board to a built-in monitor, push that wall forward.”…
Leaders in Technology
Hawaii Business magazine’s Leaders in Technology features businesses that provide services and solutions that your company needs to operate in today’s “Age of Disruption.” These services include process improvement, support with mergers and acquisitions, expertise in intellectual property rights and…
Risk, Cyber, Safety: The Guide
Protect your company and clients. The companies featured is this special section will help safeguard your mission-critical systems and operational plans. Their solutions encompass emergency management, Homeland Security, data centers, liability protection and more from Hawaii’s leading specialists. Brought…