Family Cycle
The Montgomery family has been in the motorcycle sales and repair business for more than 70 years. “It all started in the living room of my grandparents’ house in Pearl Harbor housing, back in 1945,” says Ross Montgomery, VP of…
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The Doctor is Not In
Hawaii is 500 doctors short. Here's what the UH medical school is doing to fix the huge deficit, especially on the neighbor islands. The Neighbor Islands count success in single digits these days: Two new doctors on Kauai over the…
6 Family Business Essentials
A family business is one of the oldest forms of capitalism, but that doesn’t make it easy. “It’s hard enough running a business, but then you have all of these family things that are overlaid on top of it,” said…
5 Things to Know About Developing an Effective Digital Marketing Strategy
Figuring out how to share your brand’s message and the right audience to share it with is becoming more difficult in today’s noisy world. After all, businesses now compete for attention with information that’s available through phones, the Internet and…
Why These Women Are Fighting
American Lung Association Special Promotion Women business leaders in Hawaii are fighting to educate people about the need for more awareness and funding for the #1 cancer killer of women: lung cancer. These women have united through Lung Force, a…
An Unconventional Guide to Wellness
Everyone knows gym workouts and healthy eating are good for you, but here are eight less conventional steps toward physical and psychological wellness that you can fit into your busy schedule. 1 WAKE UP GRATEFUL Joel Levey, co-founder of WisdomAtWork.com…
The Small Biz HR Guide
Discover the Human Resources and Experts that will help take your small business to the next level. Click here to view the section
A Better Way
Going to court is stressful, costly and all too public. Many say that mediation offers a better way that is faster, cheaper, more private and less likely to create lifelong enemies. Tracey Wiltgen remembers the friend who was building his…
5 Steps to Transform Your Company Digitally
Every industry is undergoing a digital transformation. If your company lags behind, it could get crushed by faster moving competition, or abandoned by customers who want better digital service, says Renee McKaskle, CIO for Hitachi Data Systems. [caption id="attachment_21093" align="aligncenter"…
Maui Brewing Founders Named Hawaii and National Small Business Persons of the Year
UPDATED: MAY 1, 2017 Maui Brewing founders honored as 2017 National Small Business Persons of the Year WASHINGTON, D.C. – Linda McMahon, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced that husband-and-wife business partners Garrett and Melanie Marrero of Maui Brewing Co.…
How to Fix the Honolulu Zoo
If you grew up in Hawaii, chances are you’ve seen these exotic animals during a family visit or class field trip. And, if you’ve come back as an adult, a visit to Hawaii’s only zoo might have felt strangely similar…
24 Million Meals a Year
I have mostly fond memories of eating during my eight years in the public school system. I’m especially sentimental about the saimin and oven-roasted chicken I ate during lunches at Niu Valley Middle School. In fact, I ate more than…
Secrets of Headhunters
Sandra Ohara and Chris Cruthers Adams don’t miss a thing: The conversations in the outer office. Smiles. No smiles. Chaotic piles of desk papers. The easy way employees communicate. Or don’t. In short, they explore the culture of a workplace…
Survivors
It’s Sunday morning and the aisles of Kauai’s Kukuiula Market are empty, save for a middle-age man scoping out the beer selection and a teen devouring a giant acai bowl. As a six-pack and a Spam musubi land on the…
Trump's Effect on Hawaii
Interviewed for this story are the four members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation, all Democrats: Sen. Mazie Hirono Sen. Brian Schatz Rep. Colleen Hanabusa Rep. Tulsi Gabbard FIVE RISKS 1. OBAMACARE (The repeal of Obamacare would) have…
The Careerist: Help! Food Pushers Are Stalking Me!
Q: I’m a vegetarian in an office that worships food. Daily spreads of manapua, brownies (not the kind from college), casseroles with ingredients I don’t recognize, and slow cookers of kalua pork (with a rice cooker on the side) fill…
"I Love My Job"
It’s not easy for a company to inspire employees who are engaged, willing to put in extra effort and truly trust their organization. Nominate your organization for the 2018 Best Places to Work here: www.hawaiibusiness.com/bptw2018 The…
Hurricanes: The Other Checklist
The usual prep list does not tell you such things as: Which island is more likely to get hit frequently? Which islands are more likely to get hit severely? (The answers are different.) How can you tell how much damage…
Acts of Aloha: Mobilizing Tomorrow’s Leaders for Today [Sponsored]
The next generation of Hawaii's leaders are on the rise and ready to serve their community. As the local chapter of the National Young Adult Auxiliary of The Salvation Army, Echelon Hawaii assembles a diverse group of young professionals to…
5 Steps to an Executive Presence
Readiness for next-level success often depends on the leader’s ability to develop the complex set of qualities that comprise “executive presence.” R. Scott Simon, an executive coach frequently engaged by Hawaii companies to support their emerging leaders, offers five steps…
Five Things to Know About the Trump Effect
“Change is ahead for your small business, and how do you prepare?” Jane Sawyer, Small Business Administration Hawaii district director, asked a room of more than 100 people at the YWCA Laniakea on Thursday. Jane Sawyer,…
His Formula for Success: Fail, Fail, Fail, Prevail
Kalin Uluave didn’t let business failures stop him. Good thing, because the fourth succeeded, and the fifth and sixth are on track, too, with a seventh on the way. Uluave, a business-management major at BYU-Hawaii, topped three other contestants to…
A Special Lei For You
Many people think of flowers during February because of Valentine’s Day, but Francis Wong, owner of Jenny’s Leis & Flowers, says his busy season actually occurs a few months later. “April through August are very busy for us,” explains the…
Talk Story: Jean Rolles
Jean Rolles, now 81 and daughter of Outrigger's founders, Roy and Estelle Kelly, has been named Salesperson of the Year for 2016 by the Honolulu chapter of Sales and Marketing Executives. SME Honolulu will honor her at its annual luncheon,…