Yes, it is legal to secretly record a conversation in Hawaii as long as one person in the conversation consents – and that can be the person doing the recording. You can do the recording in person or on the…
Rules and policies can leave parents broke and jobless, or push them back to work long before they or their infants are ready. Can the system be fixed?
Their jobs are difficult, stressful and sometimes dangerous but Hawai‘i depends on these women to step up when lives are on the line. We tell their stories and honor their courage, resilience and compassion.
The journey of a seashell from the reef to a pendant on a gold chain is a fascinating tale made increasingly relevant as a burgeoning business takes shape. Three Hawai‘i artisans who make jewelry from shells talk about their craft as well as the ethics of shelling for commerce and for personal collections.
Speeding, drunk driving and other causes kill about a hundred people a year. Here is what’s being done to keep Hawai‘i’s drivers, pedestrians and bikers safer.
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…
People say Honolulu is just a big, small town. Not much goes unnoticed. Especially when the state's most powerful politician meets privately with the leaders of the state's largest commercial enterprise, HMSA, and the second-largest healthcare provider, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health,…
Each year, Hawaii Business recognizes 20 people who we believe will have a major impact on Hawaii over the next two decades. They have already proven themselves by their accomplishments, intelligence, charisma, leadership and passion, but we expect even more…
Vincent Kimura Founder and CEO, Smart Yields Vincent Kimura's life has been shaped by mentors at every turn: a professor, a college internship manager, a generational farmer. Kimura was born on O‘ahu, the grandson of a Japanese sugar plantation worker,…
An eclectic group of local leaders has founded the Brain Health Applied Research Institute, aiming to draw from many disciplines and traditions to improve people’s cognitive well-being
The assessed value of Coconut Island – also known as Moku o Loe – is $2,666,500. The details, though, are more complicated. In the 1930s, Christian Holmes II, heir to the Fleischmann Yeast fortune, bought the island from Bishop Estate…
As executive VP of the family business, she is working to “evolve our leadership styles,” with an eye on locating and cultivating local talent.