HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS TOUGH TIMES PERSIST: The news remains bleak on three key measures: jobs, revenue and profi t. In each case, more companies surveyed suffered declines during the past year than enjoyed increases. OPTIMISM STEADY: The outlook for the…
From a family-owned jewelry store on Kauaʻi to an emerging residential solar company in Honolulu, all of this year’s nominees proved that success is possible, even in a slow economy.
A group of Native Hawaiians helping to keep our nation safe. A solar-energy innovator and a sunscreen company, both of them aiming locally and globally. Two Neighbor Island family stores, each almost a century old. And a company whose employees give and give and give some more. They are the 2010 winners of the Hawaii Business SmallBiz Success Awards.
For most people, government is simply the sum of the services it provides: security and safety, for example, in the form of police and fire departments; education, in the form of schools and libraries; and transportation, in the form of…
3:00 P.M., Wednesday Honolulu Community College Photography by David Croxford HCC’s automotive technology program usually has an enrollment of 70 to 80 students training to be Hawaii’s future auto mechanics. This class of 16, taught by Noel Alarcon, will graduate…
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Mathieu Williams, assistant principal and a 20 for the Next 20 honoree, walks us through his day in words and photos.
Quinn Vittum, executive director of Re-use Hawai‘i and a 20 for the Next 20 honoree, takes us through a day of combatting local construction waste.
We partnered with four powerful cohorts- Hawaiʻi's Top 250 Executives, 20 for the Next 20 emerging leaders, Pacific Century Fellows and Omidyar Fellows-to raise awareness around different generational ideas and leadership styles.
The accolades were handed out during the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual statewide competition. Among those winning multiple awards for the magazine were Cynthia Wessendorf, Jeff Sanner and Noelle Fujii-Oride.
MacNaughton has bought three local hotels, adding to its investments in residential projects, retail and more.
Noelle Fujii-Oride led the way with seven prizes. Read our winning stories on real estate and housing, child care and public schools, wildfires, ESOPs, salaries and more.
The executive VP and CEO of American Savings Bank says “inclusivity is truly welcoming all the diverse people and points of view.”
5 women developers share advice about making it in a male-dominated field.
Christine Camp, Laura Kodama, Cayenne Pe‘a, Karen Seddon and Michelle Swartman are proving that it’s not a man’s world anymore.
Abortion is legal in the Islands, but access and support fall short. Khara Jabola-Carolus of the State Commission on the Status of Women explains what women really need.
Among the honors are gold for our reporting on Honolulu rail and a bronze for best regional business magazine in North America.
Unyong Nakata is the Founder and Principal of Nakata Advisory, LLC, where services are focused on catalyzing business development and operational alignment. Unyong is driven by the core values of integrity, excellence, and compassion; her diverse experiences have cultivated a unique…
Shelee Kimura will take his role as CEO of Hawaiian Electric Co.
American Savings Bank has promoted Jamie Cheng from Director of Commercial Operations to Director of Bank Operations. Cheng is responsible for operational improvements to make banking easy at ASB. Since joining ASB in 2011, she has worked on the legal…
Teranishi is President & CEO of ASB and a member of the ASB Board of Directors. She joined ASB in 2007 and previously served as the bank’s Executive Vice President of Operations, responsible for delivering operational improvements to enhance overall…
Community opposition to proposed projects is nothing new, but it seems to be more common nowadays. And more effective. To get moving on such projects, and others, Hawai‘i must work with communities that are demanding a voice in their future.
The folks at Hawaii Business Magazine publishes an article called “25 for the Next 25” in 2007 – 25 people they thought would have a major positive impact on Hawai‘i for the next quarter century. And they nailed it!