As Hawai‘i’s people return to offices, stores, restaurants and other shared locations, what do you think are the main health precautions we should focus on? First and foremost, act with caring and aloha for others. Health rules are devised to…
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your stores and other physical locations. Essential businesses at Windward Mall remained open throughout the pandemic to best serve our community in need of healthcare, financial services or takeout…
These are tough times for working people. Please tell us how your members have been affected? The affiliate unions of the Hawai‘i AFL-CIO represent a broad and diverse universe of jobs in Hawai‘i. Hardest hit in our federation are employees…
Presented on June 16, 2020, this conversation was moderated by Steve Petranik, editor of Hawaii Business Magazine, and featured panelists Howard Lee, UHA Health Insurance, President and CEO, Karen Tan, President and CEO of Child & Family Service (CFS) and Toby…
Please describe how and when you are conducting the return to your offices or other physical locations. As essential workers, Integrated Security Technologies (IST) changed the way we did business on the first day of the “stay at home” order.…
First in a series of profiles of new small businesses in Hawai‘i that have launched since the pandemic shutdown Blane Nishizawa’s secret to success is adaptability. Nishizawa’s newly opened Noods Ramen Bar began as a pop-up out of his McCully…
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. We are taking an employee-centric and work function perspective that varies upon the department, job responsibilities and our employees’ emotional…
New terms are trending in our world: Social distancing, WFH, PPP, and flatten the curve. COVID-19 has changed customer expectations and business operations. Business strategies and processes that were once clear and well executed, are unnervingly murky and chaotic. As…
HEC Webinar: In partnership with UHA Health Insurance/HH@WA and HEC Date: June 16, Thursday at 2 - 3 pm Format: Go-To Meeting Webinar Moderator: Steve Petranik, Hawaii Business Join us in this partnership webinar to learn how local leaders…
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many local restaurants to pivot their business models or risk closing for good. Here’s a look at how restaurants have changed and how they are preparing for their new normal. It was common to see…
As Hawai‘i’s people return to offices, stores, restaurants and other shared locations, what do you think are the main health precautions we should focus on? Hawai‘i is able to begin reopening because our community has embraced guidance from public health…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of dentistry in Hawaii. People will notice changes as dentists work diligently to provide safer environments for their patients. “HDS and our participating dentists are focused on taking care of your smile while…
Virtual Interview: Kathleen Dimino, Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? Listening carefully and understanding how health guidelines impact our school communities…
Did your job disappear in the COVID-19 crisis or is your college degree not opening as many doors as you had hoped? Maybe you had an epiphany while sheltering at home about what you really want to do with your life.…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Our latest innovation was engaging other creatives to join my “Think Tank Talk” so we can explore ideas and find silver linings in this cloudy pandemic. We have found that by…
Nāpili FLO Farm is part of Mana Up’s fifth cohort of Hawai‘i-based companies Nāpili FLO Farm started simply as a farm, a way for Monica Bogar to build a new life as a mother. Bogar says that when her son…
The closing of schools across the Hawaiian Islands affected all students, parents and teachers, but seniors felt it the most. Everything they had built toward during their school years had been ruined by a virus: prom, spring sports seasons, senior…
TIME: WEDNESDAY, 9:13 A.M. LOCATION: NU‘UANU, O‘AHU PHOTOGRAPHER: AARON K. YOSHINO A crew from H.T.M. Contractors removes a huge monkeypod branch from the Honolulu Myohoji Mission in Nu‘uanu. The branch fell on the roof in April and was an “emergency…
The spring of 2020 was supposed to be a time of celebration for high school seniors but has become a season of disappointment. To learn more, we interviewed five of my Maui classmates at Hawaii Technology Academy, a public charter…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? The decision for our firm to begin working from home was made March 12 and went into effect the next day. I’m so encouraged by our team’s commitment to help stop…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? We are a financial technology startup with a mission to positively transform how people and businesses engage in local economies. Before the COVID-19 outbreak hit, building the tools to achieve that…
A commencement speech is a huge responsibility. The celebration part of the speech is easy. You congratulate the perseverance and hard work that earned graduates a vital piece of paper, whether it is a high school diploma or a college…
Virtual Interview: Jud R. Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer, Maui Behavioral Health Resources How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Maui Behavioral Health Resources is an umbrella organization for three nonprofit agencies: Maui Youth & Family Services,…
Virtual Interview: Robin Kumabe, Executive Director, Touch A Heart How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission is to transform the lives of those facing barriers to employment by providing vocational training in a healing…