A Hawaii Island-based company is part of a fast-growing industry: making cannabidiol, or CBD products, for people seeking natural pain relief and other benefits. Steve Sakala and Melinda Goossen are part of one of the country’s fastest-growing industries: making and…
Name: Caden Morikuni Age: 41 Job: Software architect, RevaComm Start: Morikuni was raised in Aiea and went to Iolani School. He has a B.S. in computer and information science from the University of Oregon. “Initially, I was in the architecture program and decided…
Have an important story to tell? Communications expert Christine Matsuda Smith explains how to drop news that your constituency will remember. 1. Jump-start the coconut wireless: Think carefully about where your target audiences get their trusted intel – and more…
If you want history to repeat itself, then do nothing and maybe it will. But if you want 2019 to be better for your business than 2018, identify what worked well in the past year and what did not: Consider…
Young celebrities (and some older ones) understand the path to successful careers in show business, fashion or music looks a lot different than it did a generation ago. They start with video and social media, then branch out in all directions.
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Nathan Neeley is still a student at Brigham Young University Hawaii but he’s already developed a device that can alert a pregnant woman if something is wrong with her baby. He won first place pitching his company, Rubi, Nov. 8th…
Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 8:30 am - 10:30 am They share the challenges of running successful restaurants during a Hawaii Business SmallBiz Academy event “West Oahu has been a great community for us,” says Jason Higa, CEO of FCH Enterprises,…
Name: Casey Fortuno Age: 35 Job: Party character actor and owner, Storybook Entertainment Inc. Start: Fortuno began singing in musical productions right out of high school and has been a full-time performer ever since. Her husband is Elvis impersonator Johnny Fortuno. “I opened…
