Not-Quite-a-Date Night
No time to “date” your spouse? Can’t remember the color of your true love’s eyes? Try an un-date or not-quite-a-date night. That’s the magic of this concept: It doesn’t even have to be at night. All you need is a…
Community & Economy
My Favorite Things
For Kitty Lagareta, president and CEO of Communications Pacific, many of her passions revolve around Kailua, where she’s lived for 18 years. Acai “I have an absolute passion/addiction for the Lanikai Juice acai extravaganza bowl,” she says. Kindle Lagareta can…
Waikiki Au Naturel
There are plenty of great restaurants in Waikiki where you can eat lunch, enjoy the view and remind yourself you are lucky you live Hawaii. But for a cheaper and shorter Waikiki lunch break, pack up the car with your…
Stores Flourish in an Online World
Online competitors were killing off bricks-and-mortar music stores when Peter Dods bought Honolulu’s Easy Music Center from Servco Pacific in 2005. Since then, Dods has opened a second store and, with the two locations, has tripled sales and quintupled profits,…
Mediation Lessons
John Bates’ job as a mediator is to help find common ground. He has overseen thousands of mediations since opening his firm in 1991 and says mediation gives disputing parties power over a settlement’s outcome while providing confidentiality and certainty…
Editor's Note: Making Our Children Pay
People love to blame politicians for the problems our country faces. “They’re all crooks” and “Throw them out” are the most common solutions in casual political conversations between friends and neighbors. The problem is that, Republican or Democrat, all of…
Transforming Hawaii’s Airports
Ask Ernest Nishizaki what the single most important thing is that Hawaii could do to revitalize its visitor industry and economy, and he does not hesitate with his answer: Fix Honolulu International Airport and fast. “We’re talking about the first…
Hawaii’s Lowest Grocery Store Prices: Don Quijote
There are many factors that determine where you buy your groceries: location, service, selection, and product quality. But price may be the most important, because everyone likes a deal. During three weeks in May, I visited 22 grocery stores all…
Amping Up Job Training to Spur Kauai’s Recovery
Except for college and graduate school, Jodee Crane has spent her whole life on Kauai and she can’t remember when the job situation has been so bleak. She says there’s desperation in their words as unemployed workers wonder what will…
