When Jmi Bassett opened her dental office in August, she wanted to distinguish her practice with high-tech tools like the Gendex CB-500, a $200,000 machine that takes digital 3-D x-rays. What’s more, she wanted a computer in each room so…
What’s Your Beef? The Corner Office Curmudgeon offers advice about life on the job My boss is an extremely nice person. With Valentine’s Day coming up, would it be appropriate to bring her flowers or is that too personal? How…
Neil Rose went from standout athlete at UH Lab School to football captain and quarterback at Harvard. He’s now chief investment officer for Cadinha and Co., with two children under the age of 2 – all before his 30th birthday.…
What’s It Worth? $$$$4,500 WHAT IS IT? A Frank MacIntosh-designed, Pikaki-label aloha shirt, used as a uniform by the crew of Matson’s SS Mariposa. Why so special? Produced in the late 1940s or early 1950s, this shirt replicates images made…
There’s a reason some people are wealthy: they learn to manage their time, resources and passions. Leading financial adviser Diane Kimura of Merrill Lynch shows how you can get your life in order, financially and emotionally, so you can make…
BY LEN FUKUSHIMA FINANCIAL ADVISER, UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES I own a successful architectural firm in Honolulu. I’d like to expand my business but am having difficulty finding a lender. I have capital assets, including real estate and a portfolio of…
Andy Friedlander, principal broker at Colliers Monroe Friedlander, admits his two greatest passions are really causes. Hobby Friedlander likes playing golf with his buddies. “We play every Saturday and I’m generally the large loser. Then, we have lunch and cocktails…
Need another reason not to eat lunch at your desk? Here’s one: According to researchers at the University of Arizona, the average office desk has 100 times more bacteria on it than the average kitchen table. Here’s another reason: A…
One stamp for $8, two for $15 What is it? Collectors’ first-day cover of the 50th anniversary of Hawaii statehood commemorative stamp. Who designed it? Herb Kawainui Kane painted the surfer and paddlers depicted on the stamp. Kane is an…
