Author: Hawaii Business Staff

Hawaiʻi’s Top 250 Company Profiles 2020

Aloha Kia The first half of 2020 has presented our entire local and global communities with extraordinary challenges. As we continue to recover and rebuild from the effects of COVID-19, Aloha Kia is prepared to serve as a pillar for…

Leadership Conference 2020

While the world changes around us, Hawai'i continues to move forward. Join us July 28-30 for the first ever virtual Leadership Conference! Featuring 55 speakers and 15 sessions, this is the conference you'd expect, even during unexpected times. To register,…

Building Community – Meal by Meal

Volunteers from Papakōlea Homestead, Y Fukunaga Products, Altres and Pili Group sort food for distribution to the needy through Feed the People HI. The program is a part of Pili Group’s Chef Hui, a collaboration of local cooks and food…

Yes, We’re Open: Three New Restaurants

The latest in a series of profiles of new small businesses in Hawai‘i that have launched since the pandemic shutdown This story was first published in HONOLULU Magazine.   Miro Kaimukī At a time when they had been planning on…

Power of Partnerships

Unflinching. Reassuring. Helpful. In times of crisis, a top-notch HR team makes all the difference. “We have HR expertise at the ready to share and provide guidance on how we ensure the safety of employees and also remain productive,” says…

Protecting Your Business’s Biggest Asset: You

Provided by Geal Talbert, CFP®, CEPA®, and Brandon Park, CFP®, CEPA® There are many considerations for owners during times of uncertainty – safeguarding employees, limiting operational disruptions, and protecting the assets of their companies.  Oftentimes, the biggest "asset" of a…

Force Majeure – What is it?

The profound economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic shows little sign of easing.  As companies throughout Hawai‘i look for ways to reduce the financial impacts of business closures, cancelled events and travel restrictions, it makes perfect sense that a…

*New Speakers* Register Today for Leadership Conference 2020

The 7th Annual Leadership Conference will span three days, with optional morning and afternoon sessions, July 28-30, 2020. The Conference will feature inspiring speakers, valuable skill-building sessions, and advice on how to find personal and professional resilience in this new COVID-19 world. This won’t be just…

UPDATED: How Can You Help?

SURVEY    DONATE    VOLUNTEER   This landing page shows the many community efforts in Hawai‘i that have been launched during the COVID-19 crisis. Read the brief descriptions and follow the links to learn more or support the effort.  …

Get Ahead of the Curve

New terms are trending in our world: Social distancing, WFH, PPP, and flatten the curve. COVID-19 has changed customer expectations and business operations. Business strategies and processes that were once clear and well executed, are unnervingly murky and chaotic. As…

Thinking About Selling Your Business?

What is the Business Succession Group? Based on the "State of Owner Readiness Survey" conducted by the Exit Planning Institute in 2013 76% of business owners state they would like to transition in the next 10 years, while 48% indicated…

Taking Care of Business

These are challenging and unprecedented times in Hawai‘i, particularly for the healthcare industry. In this section, we hear about the important issues our healthcare leaders are dealing with and the key insights and perspectives they have to help guide us…

The New Dental Experience

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of dentistry in Hawaii. People will notice changes as dentists work diligently to provide safer environments for their patients. “HDS and our participating dentists are focused on taking care of your smile while…

5 Steps to Reposition Yourself Now

Did your job disappear in the COVID-19 crisis or is your college degree not opening as many doors as you had hoped? Maybe you had an epiphany while sheltering at home about what you really want to do with your life.…

Arborists to the Rescue

TIME: WEDNESDAY, 9:13 A.M. LOCATION: NU‘UANU, O‘AHU PHOTOGRAPHER: AARON K. YOSHINO A crew from H.T.M. Contractors removes a huge monkeypod branch from the Honolulu Myohoji Mission in Nu‘uanu. The branch fell on the roof in April and was an “emergency…

Maui Students Disappointed but Hopeful

The spring of 2020 was supposed to be a time of celebration for high school seniors but has become a season of disappointment. To learn more, we interviewed five of my Maui classmates at Hawaii Technology Academy, a public charter…

E-Wisdom for Hawai‘i’s E-Commerce Newbies

Good advice from digitally savvy entrepreneurs for those who want to increase their online sales. Second of two parts. The businesses interviewed for Part I in this series did not achieve success overnight. Here are some of the lessons they…

College Seniors’ Last Year Cut Short by COVID-19

Kaleiu‘i Hosaka is only a few days away from graduating from Chaminade University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She was supposed to do her clinical immersion in person at Saint Francis Hospice this semester, which is valuable hands-on experience…

How to Effectively Manage a Newly Remote Workforce

Part II of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council Many offices have been working remotely since mid-March, giving supervisors and employees time to develop routines, adjust expectations and communicate feedback to improve their…

The Best of Small Business 2020

SmallBiz Week features profiles of local companies and business leaders who won Hawaiʻi awards this year from the Small Business Administration, plus four new members of the Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.

5 Steps to Buying a Business

We are continuing to publish stories researched and written before the COVID-19 crisis, such as this one. Thinking of buying a business? Zach DiIonno and Seth Buckley of Candela Law Group suggest five factors to consider.   1. Assets or…

Who Is Hiring in Hawai‘i Now

HONOLULU Magazine and Hawaii Business Magazine teamed up to find which businesses and nonprofits are hiring – including those in healthcare, the food industry, security and hardware The COVID-19 crisis has erased about 1 of every 4 jobs in Hawai‘i,…

Conflict is Good!

By Sarah Kalicki-Nakamura and Cindy Sakai, TH!NK Is your organization underperforming due to unproductive conflict? If you said yes, you are not alone. Entrepreneur.com reports that the cost of unproductive conflict equals $359 billion in the United States. Productive conflict…

Best Places to Work 2020 Online Reveal

This year Hawaii Business and our presenting sponsor UHA Health Insurance won’t be able to hold an actual event with the 75 companies who made the 2020 Best Places to Work list, but the dedication and commitment you have shown…

Hawaiʻi’s Top Employers 2020

Employees’ views about the workplace are changing rapidly – engagement, morale, life balance and community commitment now often play a bigger role in workplace satisfaction than compensation.

He Lono Moku: The State of the Environment

Highlighting progress, celebrating change-makers, and identifying opportunities to protect Hawai‘i’s environment and the self-sufficiency of its people. Since 2016, The Hawaiʻi Environmental Funders Group has published He Lono Moku. The State of the Environment report for Hawai‘i. The report aims…

Advice on Coping with the COVID-19 Crisis

"Coping with COVID-19” is a collection of new articles and interviews from Hawaii Business Magazine updated every weekday and designed to help local businesses and nonprofits during these difficult times. Included are insights from the leaders of some of Hawai‘i’s most…