Kaimuki Auto Repair Offers Straight Talk and Fair Prices
2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Owner and mechanic Alan Nakamura works to earn customers’ trust in the family business.
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Jams World Features Colorful Textiles Turned into Unique Clothing
2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award Hall of Fame: Pua and Heather Rochlen run the family business started in 1964, with six stores across three islands.
Noh Foods Blends the Flavors of Asia into Sauces and Seasoning Mixes
SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Awards Hall of Fame: Raymond Noh took over the small family business in 1983 and turned it into a global food brand.
20 for the Next 20: Daniel Arita, American Floor and Home
After years working his way up in the family business, he now leads the expansion of the employee-owned company as president.
O‘ahu Goat Dairy Produces Everything from Cheese to Gelato to Soap
Sweet Land Farm, a family business, is one of the 11 companies in Mana Up’s eighth cohort
20 for the Next 20: Jen Lau, Finance Enterprises
As executive VP of the family business, she is working to “evolve our leadership styles,” with an eye on locating and cultivating local talent.
How 5 Hawai‘i Families Built Generational Wealth
Family businesses rarely last for three generations. Here’s how the Ai, Fukunaga, Watumull, Hata and Lau families did it.
Mark Fukunaga Puts Trust and Humility at the Center of Servco Pacific's Ethos, S1E11
The Chairman and CEO of Hawai‘i’s largest privately-owned company grew the family business by focusing on core values and excelling on customer service and employee enablement.
Surfing Is Life At Downing Hawaii
This profile of the family business founded by George Downing was written just weeks before the famous surfer died March 5, 2018.
State’s Restaurants Get Creative To Weather Higher Costs and Rapid Change
Owners are facing a convergence of price increases, from higher ingredient costs, fuel hikes, insurance and rental rates, and even a rise in the minimum wage. Meanwhile, customers will push back if restaurants raise prices too much.
Wahine Forum 2026
Wahine Forum returns on October 23, 2026, at Hilton Hawaiian Village. Hawai‘i’s largest leadership and career development conference for women brings together professionals across industries for a day of honest conversations, practical strategies, and meaningful connections. Build skills you can put to work, strengthen your professional relationships, and learn alongside women at every stage of their careers.
Big Island Artist Gary Ackerman Inspired by Creative Muses Over 5 Decades
Still going strong at 85, Ackerman has built a global following but remains anchored in his North Kohala community. He continues to see the world with fresh eyes and paints every single day.
Hilo's Maebo Noodle Factory, a 75-Year Island Staple, Eyes Mainland and Global Expansion
On Hawaiʻi Island, a longtime local favorite is preparing for its next chapter of growth. Founded in Hilo in 1950, Maebo Noodle Factory has been producing fresh noodles and its iconic “One-Ton Chips” for generations, becoming a staple in Hawaiʻi…
Pural Water: Powering Invisible Infrastructure
From family roots to employee ownership, Pural Water has built its reputation on technical excellence, long-term partnerships and a people-first culture - quietly keeping Hawai‘i’s most essential systems running.
P3 Summit 2026
The Hawai‘i P3 Summit brings together leaders from the public and private sectors to collaborate on solutions for Hawai‘i’s most pressing challenges. Through open dialogue and shared insight, the summit explores how partnerships can unlock innovative approaches to public sector projects, strengthen communities, and create long-term impact.
Hawaii Entrepreneur Awards 2026
25 years of honoring outstanding local startups and innovation.
Best Places to Work Training Day 2026
Best Places to Work: Training Day is a half-day conference in Honolulu bringing together Hawai‘i’s top employers, executives, and HR leaders. Learn practical strategies from award-winning companies shaping workplace culture, talent development, and organizational performance. The program features a keynote, breakout sessions, and a closing panel focused on today’s workforce expectations. Connect with decision-makers and gain ideas you can put to work right away.
HB20: Trung Lam, Hawai‘i Technology Development Corporation
A former bakery owner turned tech economy builder, Trung Lam is positioning Hawai‘i's ocean and space industries as its next competitive advantage.
Women Entrepreneurs Conference 2026
The Women Entrepreneurs Conference is focused on helping women entrepreneurs grow their business by providing information on access to capital, revenue growth opportunities, financial management, networking and connecting, and inspiration by learning from successful women business owners.
A Bank that Knows What it Takes
Running a business requires a lot from entrepreneurs, and first on the list just might be a passionate commitment to Hawaii—because everything we do is for this place and its people.
Roy Sakuma Ukulele Studios Shares the Joy of Music with All Ages and Abilities
2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Roy and Kathy Sakuma operate four studios on O‘ahu, and would “never say no to any parent.”
Natsunoya Tea House Has Been a Gathering Spot for More Than a Century
2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Awards Hall of Fame: Lawrence Fujiwara is the third-generation owner of this historic landmark in ‘Ālewa Heights.
Women Entrepreneurs Conference 2025
The Women Entrepreneurs Conference is focused on helping women entrepreneurs grow their business by providing information on access to capital, revenue growth opportunities, financial management, networking and connecting, and inspiration by learning from successful women business owners.
Gen Z Is Shaking Up Hawai‘i’s Workplaces. Are You Ready?
Here’s what managers and Gen Zers say about generational stereotypes, and how to help young employees succeed.