Advice on Coping with the COVID-19 Crisis
“Coping with COVID-19” is a collection of new articles and interviews from Hawaii Business Magazine updated every weekday and designed to help local businesses and nonprofits during these difficult times. Included are insights from the leaders of some of Hawai‘i’s most successful companies.
Insurance Shake-Up in Hawai‘i
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Bob Lietzke, VP, Booz Allen Hamilton
Teaching in a New World: Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex Area
Small Business/Big Challenges: Chris Pfisterer, Co-Owner, Nalu Health Bar
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Dean Hirata, President of ʻIke and CEO of ʻEkahi Health
5 Steps to Reposition Yourself Now
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Gina Cubero, Sales and Marketing Specialist, Ulu Hawaii Marketing
Teaching in a New World: Queen Emma Ballet
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Hawaii Data Collaborative
Teaching in a New World: Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area
High School Seniors on Kaua‘i Face Disappointment and Uncertainty
Virtual Interview on COVID-19 with Unyong Nakata of Y. Hata & Co., Ltd.
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Hawaii Bicycling League
Small Business/Big Challenge: Debbie Ah Chick-Hopkins, Co-owner, Global Village
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Make a Wish Foundation
Small Business/Big Challenge: Marion Girardin, Co-owner, Belle Surf Café
Teaching in a New World: St. Andrew’s Schools
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Breana Grosz, GM, International Market Place
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Travis Ito, Chief Amazement Officer, Blue Logic Labs
Small Business/Big Challenges: Jared Kushi, Koosh Media
Small Business/Big Challenge: Devin Tryan, Co-Owner, HI Climb
Small Business/Big Challenges: Marion Ano, Founder and Owner, Kilo Books
Small Business/Big Challenges: Benny Neumann, Co-owner, Crosscourt Hawaii
Building Resilience in Hawai‘i Before the Next Crisis
Small Business/Big Challenge: Jason Ikaika Nurre, Co-Owner, Marina Florist
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Wahiawā Health
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Howard Lee, President and CEO, UHA Health
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: John Sukup, Founder & Principal Consultant, Expected X
Maui Students Disappointed but Hopeful
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Sherry Menor-McNamara, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Micah Chinen, Sr. Account Executive, Gravity Payments Hawaii
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Alex Bitoun, CEO, HealthPersonas
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Murray Clay, President, Ulupono Initiative
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Axel Hollanda, Co-Founder & CEO, Aloha Pay, Inc.
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Purple Mai‘a
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Hawaii Youth Symphony
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Alex Bitoun, CEO, Sagely
Teaching in a New World: Montessori Community School
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Joann Seery, Executive Director for BNI Hawaii
Small Business/Big Challenges: Monty Pereira, GM & Sales and Marketing Director, Watanabe Floral Inc.
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: AccesSurf
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Patsy Saiki, Hawaii State Manager, First American Title
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Maui Behavioral Health Resources
Small Business/Big Challenge: Beth Hood, Owner, Websites with Aloha
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Education Incubator
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Scott MacKinnon, Managing Partner, M4
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Touch A Heart
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Ernesto Valentin, President, Modtech Solutions LLC
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Adventist Health Castle
Teaching in a New World: Chaminade University
Teaching in a New World: University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: J. Kainoa Tabar, Attorney at Law
Small Business/Big Challenges: Zak Barry, Co-founder, Banán
How to Get Startup Paradise to the Next Level
First Insurance’s CEO Discusses Insurance Coverage, Government Response and the Way Forward
UH Mānoa Seniors Finishing University with Disappointments and Anxiety
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Helping Hands Hawai‘i
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Michael S. Yasui, President & CEO, CEI Hawaii – Corporate Environments International LLC
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Pacific Health Ministry
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Marie Imanaka, Market Manager, PrimeLending
How to Support the Well-being of Your Employees in a Changed World
E-Wisdom for Hawai‘i’s E-Commerce Newbies
College Seniors’ Last Year Cut Short by COVID-19
Virtual Interview: David Yutaka Ige, Governor, State of Hawai‘i
E-Commerce is the Present and Future for Hawai‘i Retailers
How to Effectively Manage a Newly Remote Workforce
Teaching in a New World: West Hawaii Explorations Academy
Small Business/Big Challenges: Brian Foster, President, Island Olive Oil Co.
Teaching in a New World: Damien Memorial School
Small Business/Big Challenges: Renée Tillotson, Director and Founder, Still & Moving Center
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: George Pasha, President and CEO, Pasha Hawaii
Turn Your Rent Renegotiation into an Honest Give-and-Take, Not a Tug of War
Legal Issues About Keeping Workers Healthy Amid COVID-19
Post-Graduation Plans Upended for UH Hilo Seniors
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Travis R. Colbert, Vice President, GM, Aloha Air Cargo
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Matt Ganser, Executive VP of Engineering & Technology, Carbon Lighthouse
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Mark Hollander, CEO, Crazy Shirts
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Piia M. Aarma, Founder and President, Pineapple Tweed Public Relations and Marketing
High School Student Athletes’ Present and Future Disrupted by COVID-19
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: American Heart Association Hawai‘i Division
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Family Promise of Hawai‘i
Small Business/Big Challenges: Mylen Yamamoto, Founder & Owner, Cropsticks
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Friends of the Waikīkī Aquarium
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Tracy Bradley, President, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hawai‘i Realty
Teaching in a New World: Holy Family Catholic Academy & Early Learning Center
Taking Hawai‘i’s Pulse on Important Non-Covid-19 Issues
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Roseann Freitas, Marketplace Manager Hawaii, Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific
Small Business/Big Challenges: Jason Golden, Founder & Managing Partner, Beach Day Hawai‘i
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Michael Palmer, General Manager, The Street Food Hall
Small Business/Big Challenges: Jake Muise, Partner, Maui Nui Venison
Hawai‘i’s Retail Businesses: Most Pessimism in More than a Decade
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Marc E. Rousseau, Partner, Cades Schutte, LLP
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Ben Robinson, Owner, IP Xpert of Honolulu
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Lunalilo Home
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: University Health Partners of Hawai‘i
No Quick Recovery, Say Hawai‘i’s Business Leaders
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Tim Lee, CEO, JL Capital
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Tim Lee, CEO, JL Capital
Graduating Into Uncertainty – Part II
Hawai‘i Companies Explain How They Scrambled to Cope with COVID
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Laurie Steelsmith, Medical Director, Steelsmith Natural Health Center
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Sanjay Mirchandani, Owner, Talent HR Solutions
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Doug Simons, Executive Director, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
COVID-19 Crisis Disrupts College Plans, Learning and Much More for High School Seniors
BOSS Survey of 404 Local Executives Shows Optimism Crushed
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Hawaii Technology Academy (Public Charter School)
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Mānoa Heritage Center
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jaco Van Delden, Owner, Jaco Rehab
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Andrew Rosen, President, SummitMedia Hawai‘i
What Hawai‘i Residents Think About the Crisis – Part III
Small Business/Big Challenges: Thomas Walker, Founder and Owner, ‘Ohana Nui
Small Business/Big Challenges: Lana Penaroza, Owner, Tag Aloha Co.
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Emily Latimer, Owner, Loihi Consulting
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Ashley Mariko Johnson, Founder & Owner, Mohala Eyewear
What Hawai‘i Residents Think About the Crisis – Part II
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Kurt Nielsen, President, eMortgage Hawaii
Small Business/Big Challenges: Maribel Avery, Founder & CEO, 808Nanny
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Mike Formby, Executive Director, Pacific Resource Partnership
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Bob Johnston, President and CEO, Hawaii Pacific Solar
Small Business/Big Challenges: Mahina Paishon-Duarte, Managing Partner & Co-founder, Waiwai Collective
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Elliot Parks, Ph.D., CEO and President, Hawaii Biotech, Inc.
What Hawai‘i Residents Think About the Crisis – Part I
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Ryan Kalei Tsuji, President And CEO, RKT Media Hawaii
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jason Fujimoto, President & CEO, HPM Building Supply
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Matthew Delaney, CEO & President, HiAccounting
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Honolulu Biennial Foundation
The Future of Hawai‘i Health Care Is Now – Part II
What Local Small Businesses Need to Know about How to Collect and Use Data
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Samaritan Counseling Center Hawaii
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Todd Robertson, President/CEO, Hyperspective
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Matt Delaney, President & CEO, HiGroup
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Re-use Hawai‘i
The Future of Hawai‘i Health Care Is Now – Part I
Q&A on the Local Construction Industry
UPDATED WEEKDAYS: COVID-19 video chat supported by the Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Hawaiian Humane Society
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Hawai‘i Nature Center
Small Business/Big Challenges: Dan O’Connell, Owner, The Wine Shop Kauai
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Andrew Rosen, President & CEO, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
Small Business/Big Challenges: Connie Koi, GM, Punalu‘u Bake Shop
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Lisa Maruyama, President and CEO, Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations
Small Business/Big Challenges: Desirée Watson, President, Hawaii Workplace
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Elisia Flores, CEO, L&L Hawaii Barbecue
Nonprofit Virtual Interview: Connie Mitchell, CEO, IHS (Institute for Human Services)
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Hawai‘i Coworking Spaces Reinvent Themselves
How the Board of Directors Can Get a Company Through the COVID Crisis
Small Business/Big Challenges: Forest Frizzell, CEO, Shifted Energy
Small Business/Big Challenges: Garrett Carson, President, Weddings of Hawaii
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Christine Lanning, President, Integrated Security Technologies Inc.
Harry Kim Talks About How Hawai‘i County is Supporting Local Businesses
Effectively Branding Your Company Now
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Rich Bettini, President and CEO, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
Small Business/Big Challenges: Aletha Thomas, Founder and Owner, Monkeypod Jam
Small Business/Big Challenges: Tracy L.J. Lawson, President & Founder, Lawson & Associates Inc.
How to Sell Amid COVID-19
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Barron Guss, CEO, Altres and simplicityHR
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Tiffany Huynh, Director of External Affairs, Elemental Excelerator
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Faith Geronimo, President & CEO, Hawaii Information Service
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Kristen Thario, Publisher/Owner of BigIslandPulse.com
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Brian Kealoha, Executive Director, Hawai‘i Energy
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Paul Yokota, President, FCH Enterprises Inc./Zippy’s Restaurants
Small Business/Big Challenges: Mason Cummings, Owner, Maui Tacos on O‘ahu
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Kalama Kim, Principal Broker, Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties
Hawai‘i’s Oceanit Says Its Latest Innovation Aims to Render COVID-19 “Inoperable”
You Can Help Fight COVID-19 By Answering 6 Confidential Questions Online
Small Business/Big Challenges: Pei Wu, Owner and Founder, Mochi Foods
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Sanj Sappal, Area VP, Securitas USA
Small Business/Big Challenges: Jennifer Rushing, Gecko Girlz Shave Ice
Who Is Hiring in Hawai‘i Now
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Benjamin Ancheta, President, Inkinen & Associates
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Tim Dolan, CEO, UH Foundation
Small Business/Big Challenges: Miki Lee, Business Development & Marketing Director, Infinium Interiors
Virtual Interview on COVID-19 with Ron Vance and Chris Hause of Kaiser Permanente
Small Businesses/Big Challenges: Simply Sisters Boutique
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jim Yates, President, Par Hawaii Inc.
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Micah Kāne, CEO & President, Hawai‘i Community Foundation
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Joshua F. Powell, CEO, RevoluSun
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Aaron Yamasaki, Hawaii Division Manager, Swinerton
How to Deal with Anger, Sadness or Fear at Work
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Mark Fukunaga, Chairman and CEO, Servco Pacific Inc.
Small Business/Big Challenges: Tahiti Huetter, Founder, Aloha Friday Agency
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Sean K. Sugai, President, Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates Inc.
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Luke Estes, President and COO, Pono Pacific Land Management LLC
Tech Can Create Opportunities for Your Company Now
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Karl Yoneshige, President and CEO, HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Laura Smith, President & CEO, Goodwill Hawaii
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Lori Teranishi, Founder and Principal, iQ 360 Inc.
Small Business/Big Challenges: Eric Dill, Partner and CEO, Ko‘olau Distillery
Small Business/Big Challenges: Lindsey Dymond, Owner, Kalapawai Café & Market
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Isar Mostafanezhad, Founder and CEO, Nalu Scientific
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Todd Boulanger, Executive Director, Bikeshare Hawaii
Small Business/Big Challenges: Debbie Cabebe, CEO, Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.
Applications Open Today for $350 Billion in Small Business Loans
Small Business/Big Challenges: Russell Ryan, CFO, Highway Inn
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jackie De Luz Watanabe, President and Secretary, Big Island Toyota
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Loren Aquino, President & CXO, HI Tech Hui
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Reginald Perry, President & CEO, Barbers Point Aviation Services
How Federal Relief Bills Help Local Employers and Employees
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Michele K. Saito, President and CEO, DTRIC Insurance Co. Ltd.
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Su Shin, President & GM, Hawaiian Telcom
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Kaleo Schneider, Director of Operations, Buzz’s Original Steak House
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Meli James, Cofounder & President, Mana Up
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Mike B. Pietsch, President & COO, Title Guaranty Hawaii
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Janelle Bremer, CEO, Good Clean Food
Construction Startup Stays Lean as Industry Holds Steady – So Far
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Chason Ishii, President, Atlas Insurance Agency
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Bettina Mehnert, CEO, AHL
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: John Leong, CEO, KUPU
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Kent Untermann, President, The Art Source
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Lisa A. Daijo, Owner, Express Employment Professionals
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Shari Chang, CEO, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i
Small Businesses/Big Challenges: Dance Studio Goes Virtual Only
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Bob Harrison, CEO, First Hawaiian Bank
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Lisa Truong Kracher, President & CEO, Staffing Solutions of Hawaii & Kahu Malama Nurses
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Michael Broderick, President & CEO, YMCA of Honolulu
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Keri Shepherd, Producing Area Manager on O‘ahu, Homebridge Financial Services
Small Business/Big Challenges: Violeta Arnobit, CEO, Ace Medical Inc.
COVID-19 Might be an Act of God That Voids Business Contracts
BOSS Survey Assesses COVID-19’s Effects on Business
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Karen Tan, President and CEO, Child & Family Service
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Bryan Luke, President and CEO, Hawaii National Bank
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Mark Yamakawa, President & CEO, Hawaii Dental Service (HDS)
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jared Grugett, President and COO, HDT
Small Businesses/Big Challenges: Deep Kine Kitchen Cleaning
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jeffrey A. Shonka, President & CEO, First Insurance Co. of Hawaii
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Halona Norton-Westbrook, Director, Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA)
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Ken Gilbert, Co-founder, Business Consulting Resources
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Christine Lanning, President, Integrated Security Technologies Inc.
Local Tech Expert Explains Today’s Unprecedented IT Challenges
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Timothy E. Johns, CEO, Zephyr Insurance Co. Inc.
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: LJ Duenas, Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Byron N. Yoshino, CEO, Pharmacare Hawaii
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Steven J. Teruya, President & COO, Finance Factors
Some Hawai‘i Startups Scramble to Survive, Others Enjoy New Opportunities
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Scott Seu, President and CEO, Hawaiian Electric
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jill Hoggard Green, President and CEO, The Queen’s Health Systems
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Judy Bishop, Owner and President, Bishop & Co.
CEOs and COVID-19: 10 Steps to Take Now
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Kathryn Raethel, President, Adventist Health Castle in Kailua
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Martin J. Welch, CEO, HEMIC
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Charles Kaneshiro, President and COO, G70
6 Things that HR Wants Managers to Know About Remote Work
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Ben Godsey, President and CEO, ProService Hawaii
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Mark Mugiishi, M.D., President and CEO, HMSA
Virtual Interview on COVID-19: Jason Brand, Co-founder, KōHana Distillers
Blood Bank of Hawaii Calls for Donations as COVID-19 Creates Nationwide Shortage
