Pung! Clicking Tiles and the Business of Mahjong
At tables across O‘ahu and around the state, women are quietly building something more than mahjong hands — they’re building networks, businesses and above all, camaraderie.
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2024 CEO of the Year: Christine Camp of Avalon Group
She came to Honolulu from South Korea as a child with limited English and modest means. Her company now owns or manages 1,100 residential units and 2.3 million square feet of gross leasable floor space across Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i’s Water Crisis: How Graywater Could Buy the Islands Time
Hawaii Business Magazine and Hawai‘i Community Journal are launching a year-long series exploring the state’s water challenges. This first story examines how water scarcity is rattling the islands’ economy, environment and communities, and why graywater reuse could be a crucial part of the solution.
Hawai‘i Tourism: A Century and a Half in the Making
Once a destination for the rich and adventurous, the advent of commercial jets in the 1950s made the Islands affordable to the masses.
Should Hawaiʻi Have a Constitutional Convention in 2030?
People are divided: Some say the state’s political status quo needs an overhaul that only a Constitutional Convention can provide. Others fear a new ConCon could be hijacked by outside interests and valuable rights and institutions damaged.
A Look Back at 1970, a Year of Firsts and Growing Trends
Income was $4,599 per capita, but you needed at least $12,064 a year for a moderate family lifestyle.
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.
Hawai‘i’s Social Media Stars
Six influencers describe how they gain followings and make money. It’s riches for a few and much harder for the rest.
From Black Sheep to Model of Success, Waipahu High School’s Amazing Transformation
The school’s “six schools in one” robust career academies are transforming the way education helps students prepare for the workforce.
How Rail Got to $12.45 Billion and 11 Years Late
We sorted through more than a decade of cost overruns, audits and reports to explain how the price soared and why completion fell behind schedule.
Hawai‘i’s Top 250 Companies 2024: List Now Available
The 41st annual ranking of the state’s largest companies and nonprofits shows revenue was up, but the Lahaina catastrophe was widely felt – especially among small and medium businesses with Maui operations.
Hawaiʻi’s Top Employers Profiles 2026
Employee responses in the 2026 Best Places to Work Survey show what matters most in the workplace.