Hawaii Business Magazine - June 2020

Interview: Robert Payan, Senior VP, WATG

What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Our projects cover a wide geographic range, from Waikīkī and the Neighbor Islands to Asia. We were fortunately prepared to work remotely, but we had to fine tune those systems. Internally,…

Interview: Lisa A. Daijo, Owner, Express Employment Professionals

Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. We have been assisting applicants and companies throughout the pandemic, but completely virtually. We had to remain open to help…

Interview: Scott Seu, President and CEO, Hawaiian Electric

Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. Employees who can productively telework will continue to do so until at least Aug. 31, possibly longer. Our walk-in payment…

Interview: Ed Schultz, President and CEO, Hawaiian Host Group

Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, warehouses or other physical locations. When the crisis began locally in March, our teams adapted quickly by implementing revised safety procedures – from temperature checks and…

Interview: Charles Kaneshiro, President and COO, G70

Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. We launched Stage 1 of our re-opening on June 8. For Stage 1, we are still encouraging our staff to work from home…

Teaching in a New World: Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Area

Virtual Interview: Chad Keone Farias, Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa 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? It’s an honor to represent the Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa (KKP) complex schools…

Teaching in a New World: Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area

Virtual Interview: Esther Kanehailua, Hilo-Waiākea 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? At the start of the pandemic, it was about the timely…

Teaching in a New World: Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna‘i-Moloka‘i Complex Area

Virtual Interview: Lindsay Ball, Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna‘i-Moloka‘i 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? The Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai Complex Area or “Canoe Complex” schools embarked into this…

Interview: Russell Ryan, CFO, Highway Inn

Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. We plan to start with counter service, meaning “seat-yourself,” before resuming to full dining service. We don’t yet know how…