On Friday May 4, Hawaii Business held the 31st Annual SBA Awards and Editor’s Choice Awards luncheon at the Prince Waikiki. The celebration brought together the best of small business from all across the state of Hawaii.
The journey of a seashell from the reef to a pendant on a gold chain is a fascinating tale made increasingly relevant as a burgeoning business takes shape. Three Hawai‘i artisans who make jewelry from shells talk about their craft as well as the ethics of shelling for commerce and for personal collections.
Inside the rise, fall and transformation of an oligarchy that wielded power from the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 to the 1950s.
