Hawaiʻi's Top 250 Companies 2021
Revenue numbers reveal resilience, pivots and struggles amid the pandemic.
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How to Fix a Core Problem: Helping Hawai‘i Workers Train for Good Jobs
A growing coalition of private companies, nonprofits and government agencies is working to develop and hire local talent for lucrative careers.
What is the Proper Spelling and Pronunciation: Lahaina or Lāhainā?
Two Hawaiian language experts and other sources say the proper spelling and pronunciation doesn’t include diacritical marks.
Thirty Meter Telescope could boost Hawaii Island's economy
A $1.4 billion construction project would be a big deal anywhere in the world, but for struggling Hilo and Hawaii Island’s moribund construction industry, it’s a gift from above – figuratively and literally. “It’s a huge project for us,” says…
Figs are Hawaiʻi's Most Lucrative Crop
A report by UH’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources compared 12 newly introduced crops in Hawaiʻi and found figs way ahead of the pack.
Sages Over 70: Eddie Flores
The founder of the L&L family of restaurants still goes to work most days but is now also working on rejuvenating Honolulu’s Chinatown
Talk Story: Corbett Kalama, Executive VP and COO, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation – Hawai‘i Office
Kalama grew up in poverty but had a successful banking career and now leads a nonprofit that provides $12 million in grants annually in Hawai‘i. He is using his personal and professional experience to seek answers to some of Hawai‘i’s…
Passing the Torch at the Weinberg Foundation
When Corbett Kalama retires at the end of 2022, two co-leaders plan to keep expanding rural funding and stabilizing the $1-billion-plus real estate portfolio.
Hawai‘i’s Women of Influence
10 wāhine who have stepped up to lead, from corporate executives to organizers of grassroots relief efforts on Maui.
The Fundamentals of Land Court, Hawai‘i’s Legal “Enigma”
Here, a longtime real estate attorney explains the advantages – protecting against squatters rights is one – and challenges of Land Court.
New CEO Joe Sprague Explains What’s Next for Hawaiian Airlines
CEO Joe Sprague talks about airfare prices, the future of nonunion employees, interisland flights, and maintaining the Hawaiian brand while coordinating with Alaska Airlines on flights, rewards programs and customer service.
On Kaua‘i, the Biggest Home Developer Is the County
The county’s Housing Agency and its private partners are now working on 509 affordable homes, with another 860 expected to break ground in about 2025.