Virtual Interview: Sean Tajima, Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? Our schools have had to look for ways to be innovative…
Virtual Interview: Suzanne Rowland, Managing Director, Queen Emma Ballet What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Queen Emma Ballet’s big pivot was going from classes at our studio locations to totally online live stream instruction. Our latest pivot…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Our latest innovation was engaging other creatives to join my “Think Tank Talk” so we can explore ideas and find silver linings in this cloudy pandemic. We have found that by…
Virtual Interview: Lori McCarney, Executive Director, Hawaii Bicycling League How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission is to enable more people to ride bicycles for health, recreation and transportation through advocacy, education and events.…
Virtual Interview: Trini Kaopuiki Clark, President & CEO, Make a Wish Foundation How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Although we’ve had to adapt in many ways, our mission of granting life-changing wishes for children with…
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, warehouses or other physical locations. Global Village originally targeted June 1 as an opening date based on government proclamations in April; however once given the go…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? The pandemic accelerated the launch of our online store, chefzone.com, which is part of our larger efforts to strengthen Y. Hata’s customer solutions offerings. chefzone.com supports the food delivery models that…
What has been Belle Surf Café’s latest pivot or innovation? Even as we saw the writing on wall, COVID-19 hit us hard. With a quick stop to tourism in Maui and with the unknown risk, we had no choice but…
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. International Market Place has remained open throughout this situation with reduced hours and enhanced safeguards to help serve the needs…
What has been Blue Logic Labs' latest pivot or innovation? We’ve remained steadfast in our mission to help brands and businesses solve their challenges with gratifying and meaningful digital solutions. When the stay-at-home, work-at-home order was announced in March, the…
Virtual Interview: Ruth Fletcher, Head of School, St. Andrew’s Schools What changes did you make to finish this school year, and have you made plans for summer school? Like many schools in Hawaiʻi we quickly transitioned our K-12 face-to-face class…
Please describe how and when you are conducting the return to your stores. Crosscourt Hawaii opened for business at our flagship location in Kaka‘ako, with a modified schedule on May 15, and will continue to run a modified schedule until…
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis? I had just signed a lease on a 17,000 square foot space in Kaka‘ako when the pandemic hit. This is my second endeavor and I had put a year and all my savings…
How have you been able to continue your core mission(s)? At Kilo Books Hawaiʻi our core mission aims to strengthen family bonds through the native Hawaiian practice of kilo. Since the school closures, I think the value of learning and…
How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Koosh Media has been able to continue its core mission of helping local businesses grow with technology. We did this by running targeted online campaigns to reach new businesses…
Hawaii’s small businesses and nonprofits received $2.1 billion during the first round of federal Payroll Protection Program loans – the 10th highest rate among the 50 states in per capita money received. Hawaii Business Magazine Editor Steve Petranik interviews via…
A Q&A with Henk Rogers The City & County of Honolulu last year released Ola: Oahu Resilience Strategy, a roadmap to building resilience from climate events, the rising cost of living and other economic challenges. This year, the state’s resilience…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? These are difficult and uncertain times for everyone in the community; at UHA, we are doing all we can to support our employers, members and associates. The UHA management team had been…
Hawaii’s small businesses and nonprofits received $2.1 billion during the first round of federal Payroll Protection Program loans – the 10th highest rate among the 50 states in per capita money received. Hawaii Business Magazine Editor Steve Petranik interviews via…
Virtual Interview: Bev Harbin, CEO, Wahiawā Health How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Health care and the way we deliver it has changed rapidly during the COVID-19 crisis and we had to pivot quickly to…
What has been Marina Florist’s latest pivot or innovation? We immediately created a food gift basket and grocery shopping delivery program, courier and moving services, on top of our normal offerings. Basically, if it fits in our mini cargo van,…
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices. Expected X has always been designed as a virtual organization. So, even though we are headquartered in Kona, I work from my home office as do the…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? The Chamber pivoted from a highly interactive environment with our team and members to exclusively virtual, as has been the case for many. The Chamber team has been working remotely since…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? The decision for our firm to begin working from home was made March 12 and went into effect the next day. I’m so encouraged by our team’s commitment to help stop…