Hawaii Business Magazine’s Most Popular Stories of 2022
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Elisia Flores Continues Her Family's Legacy and Helps Others to Achieve their American Dream, S1E14
CEO of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue shares her family's success story, her plans to continue growing that legacy and how she is giving back to the community.
This Downtown Hub Is Launching Businesses and Careers
The Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership offers small business workshops, one-on-one counseling and leadership training.
Hawaii Business Magazine Wins Five National Awards
Among the honors are gold for our reporting on Honolulu rail and a bronze for best regional business magazine in North America.
Open for Business
In celebration of Small Business Month in May, First Hawaiian Bank featured a handful of its innovative small business clients, highlighting how these entrepreneurs have grown, overcome hurdles, and flourished with support from the bank’s small business programs.
Meli James Fuels Hawai‘i’s Entrepreneur Ecosystem By Turning Local Businesses into Global Companies, S1E4
After a career in hospitality and in Silicon Valley’s start-up scene, she brought her experience home to grow Hawai‘i's innovation economy.
Hawaii Business Magazine Re-Launches Podcast
Host Unyong Nakata tackles big issues in business, education, housing, the environment, health care and more.
Hawai‘i Island Business Report 2022
Mining challenges for opportunities, the Hawai‘i Island business community continues to turn adversity into innovation.
The Best of Small Business 2022
Profiles of companies in 12 categories that won Hawaii Business Magazine's SmallBiz Editor's Choice Awards, plus four 100 year old companies inducted into the Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.
Here's Where You Can Often Buy Single-Family Homes on O‘ahu for Under $1 Million
These homes priced under $1 million are getting harder to find: Only six of the island's 21 regions have a median price below that threshold. And prices are soaring even in those "bargain" neighborhoods.
Taking Care of Business
Hear about the important issues our leaders are dealing with and the key insights and perspectives they have to help guide us as we move forward into an unknown future.
Hawaiʻi Island Business Report 2021
The road to economic recovery is challenging, but businesses are optimistic as they take steps to reopen safely, and progress is made toward sustainable goals.
The Best of Small Business 2021
Profiles of 16 local companies that have survived and thrived, including companies that made the 2021 Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.
Maui Varieties LTD. / House Mart Inducted into Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame
Maui Varieties is the parent company of 14 Ace Hardware and six Ben Franklin stores in Hawai‘i, as well as five stores in Seattle and Oregon, and two in Las Vegas. Maui Varieties also owns two Daiso discount stores on Oʻahu, which specialize in Japanese products.
GBC Boxes & Packaging Inducted into Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame
GBC Boxes & Packaging was founded by George and Bertha Chu in 1972, and originally sold Hawaiian souvenirs wholesale to stores statewide, including ABC Stores.
Big Island Candies Inducted into Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame
Allan Ikawa launched Big Island Candies in 1977 after working with a Swiss pastry chef and has grown the company into an internationally renowned brand.
New Family Friendly Hours at HoMA
As our community began to cautiously reopen at the end of 2020, local families sought out safe and engaging activities to spark their creativity and connection after months of being homebound.
EV Popularity Is Growing – Put Your Business on the Literal Map
As electric vehicles become more affordable and popular, public charging is in high demand.
Local Black-Owned Businesses: Elite Prep Hawaii LLC
One in a series of profiles of Black-owned businesses across the Islands Elite Prep Hawaii founder Seleena M. Harkness-Lee aspires to provide the guidance she wishes she had as a teen. Harkness-Lee describes herself as an educational consultant, coach, teacher…
Local Black-Owned Businesses: Le Crêpe Café
One in a series of profiles of Black-owned businesses across the Islands Hawaiʻi offers more than just great local and Asian foods. Le Crêpe Café is an excellent example. Soufiane Bouharkat grew up in Paris, where he had memorable experiences…
Protecting Your Business's Biggest Asset: You
Provided by Geal Talbert, CFP®, CEPA®, and Brandon Park, CFP®, CEPA® There are many considerations for owners during times of uncertainty – safeguarding employees, limiting operational disruptions, and protecting the assets of their companies. Oftentimes, the biggest "asset" of a…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Child & Family Service
Interview: Karen Tan, President and CEO, Child & Family Service Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. At CFS, the values of humility, ownership, perseverance and engagement (HOPE) guide our…
Hawaii Business: Best Regional Business Magazine for 3rd Straight Year
Hawaii Business Magazine received nine national awards Thursday, including being named the country’s best regional business magazine for the third year in a row. The honors were part of the annual awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers, the…