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Hawai‘i’s Quality of Life
Business leaders and the general public say the overall quality of life for Hawai‘i’s people has declined, but they remain far more positive about their own lives
BOSS Survey: From Bad to Even Worse
The latest BOSS Survey of 412 local business owners and executives reveals what’s on their minds.
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Gov. Green Neutral on One Health Hawaiʻi Plan But Says Reforms Needed
Gov. Josh Green held to a neutral stance on the proposed combination of Hawaiʻi’s largest medical insurer and the second-largest hospital system, but he urged local leaders and medical professionals to proactively reform the state’s healthcare landscape before outside forces…
Matson tops Hawaiʻi's Most-Profitable Companies List for 5th Year
Despite a 6.6% decline in profits last year, Matson still came out on top, reflecting its unique niche in the shipping world.
High Tech Meets Hawaiian Tradition
UH-West O‘ahu's Create(x) lab and community partners help restore endangered ecosystems using ancestral knowledge.
Here are Hawaiʻi's Best Paid Athletes
Check out this list of salaries paid to athletes with Hawai‘i ties.
High-Powered Steakhouse Chat with State's Biggest Merger on the Menu
People say Honolulu is just a big, small town. Not much goes unnoticed. Especially when the state's most powerful politician meets privately with the leaders of the state's largest commercial enterprise, HMSA, and the second-largest healthcare provider, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health,…
Dead Last. Now What?
Hawai‘i has just been named the worst state in America to do business in CNBC's 2026 "America's Top States for Business" rankings. Hawaii Business Magazine's BOSS Survey backs up what the CNBC ranking suggests: a majority – 57% – told researchers that Hawai‘i is now a worse place to run a business than it was five years ago.
NY Gov. Grants Clemency to Deported Hawaiʻi Resident and Purple Heart Veteran
Pardons cover Sae Joon Park's New York convictions in 2007 for possession of a controlled substance and in 2009 for bail jumping. Board of Immigration Appeals still controls whether he can return to the United States.
FHB Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to Center for Marine Debris Research
Funds come at crucial time for the Honolulu center that aims to recycle tons of fishing nets and other debris removed from oceans around Hawaiʻi. Center was a victim of slashed federal funding for science programs.
The Essential Leadership Skill That Becomes More Valuable in the Age of AI
As technology transforms how we work, trust, communication and human connection are becoming essential leadership capabilities.
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Making Business Simple for Hawaiʻi since 1969
1969 In 1969, Bill Guss opened Labor Services Inc. to provide a flexible, on-demand workforce to O‘ahu warehouses, trucking companies, contractors, and naval shipyards. From his office across the street from Waikīkī Beach, he would raise a blue flag to…
The 2025 Guide To Hawai‘i’s Shipping, Air And Transportation
Shipping companies are start of operations at the new Kapalama Container Terminal beginning in the fall, slow revenue growth, probable rate hikes, and more sustainable shipping practices. Although the numbers fluctuate somewhat month…
Better Business Bureau: Trust Drives Growth
When customers trust your business, they choose you – and they keep coming back. For over a century, BBB has helped businesses build credibility and stand out with confidence. Hawai‘i’s most successful companies prove that earning customers’ trust is the key to lasting success.
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My Screen Time Is Concerning. I Bet Yours Is Too.
Our most precious resource is time. Here is how to stop letting your phone steal it.
After Lala, Can We Do Better?
Days after Hurricane Lala had moved out of Hawaiian waters, the constant low growl of generators could be heard across the islands where homeowners took matters into their own hands after electric power lines had been snapped by winds, fallen trees and mudslides. Along with the steady background…
Hawai‘i’s Best Places to Work 2023
These 76 companies and nonprofits score an average of 90% on employee engagement. The national average is just 32%.
Yōkoso! Hawai‘i Brands, With Yen on Their Side, Seek Opportunities in Japan
Tapping long cultural ties and a favorable exchange rate, some Hawaiʻi businesses see new promise in Japan's home market.
The Biggest Grow Even Bigger, But a Few Sectors Struggle
The state’s largest companies and nonprofits tightened their grip on Hawaiʻi’s economy in the past year. The trend, which reflects a national pattern that results in part from federal policies favoring the richest, shows up in Hawaii Business Magazine’s new Top 250 list.
This Wai‘anae Community Had a Home but Not Housing. Soon They’ll Have Both.
Carrying on the mission of their late matriarch, Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae is relocating its community from tents on state land to housing on purchased property. They have until Oct. 16 to complete the move and clean up their former site.
The Yen Flipped Who Gets to Cross the Pacific
As the battered yen opens Japan up to Hawaiʻi residents, it closes Hawaiʻi off to Japanese. What happens to the ritual of Japenese tourists to our Islands? How do you get your taste of paradise when you can no longer afford to fly there?
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