What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? As our clients plan for the eventual return of their workforce, we’re developing strategies to make sure employees feel safe and confident in their environment. Many open office layouts no longer…
Virtual Interview: Rev. Anke Flohr, Executive Director, Pacific Health Ministry How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? While medical workers are on the frontlines every day treating the physical needs that people have during the pandemic,…
Virtual Interview Susan Furuta, President & CEO, Helping Hands Hawai‘i How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? All of our programs are still operating and accessible by phone or email but have adapted to the changing…
Part III of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council We have long realized that employees who are anxious about medical, financial or emotional issues at home are more likely to be absent or…
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…
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…
What is the state government doing to support local businesses during this crisis? As soon as I ordered the stay-at-home social distancing mandates to protect the health and safety of our community, Hawai‘i’s businesses had to make drastic and immediate…
Y. Hata & Co., Limited has been an essential member of Hawaii’s economy for over 107 years spanning their journey from Hilo, Hawaii, to their current statewide reach. Still led by a 3rd generation Hata, this family-owned and locally operated…
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…
Virtual Interview: Heather Nakakura, Director, West Hawaii Explorations Academy What changes did you make to finish this school year, and have you made plans for summer school? I’m very proud of the way our staff pulled together as a team…
Virtual Interview: Dr. Kyle Atabay, Principal, and Brother Brian M. Walsh, President, Damien Memorial School What changes did you make to finish this school year, and have you made plans for summer school? Atabay: Our third quarter ended on March…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Since a statewide shelter-in-place order was issued for California in mid-March, and Hawai‘i shortly thereafter, our office workforce has gone virtual, equipped with the resources needed to work remotely at full…
Are you considering changing the Island Olive Oil Co. business model? We had to make several changes to our business model quickly so we could continue to operate. We lost our entire wholesale unit when the restaurants closed, and our…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Out of concern for flattening the curve, and before we were required to do so, Still & Moving Center shut its doors, cancelling 75 classes a week. That was Tuesday evening,…
Learn how to e-sell from these local entrepreneurs and how your website can drive sales at your brick-and-mortar. First of two parts. “There’s no denying the trend toward digital commerce,” according to Evan Killips, project manager at City Mill. “It’s…
If you have small children, it’s much harder to work from home. It just is. But here are a few ideas from Hawaii Business Magazine’s “The Careerist” columnist Kathryn Drury Wagner, who has been there and done that for seven…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? The drastic reduction of passenger flights into the islands and tourism on the islands has significantly changed the supply and demand for both freight movement and aircraft maintenance. Our team has…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? We had to pivot from business as usual to comprehending what this economic “stop and hold” means to our clients and the community. Strategic communications planning, as well as crisis management,…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Throughout this unprecedented time, we have been committed to proactive and proportional responses. At the outset, we made open, honest and frequent communication a cornerstone of our response. We ensure that…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Carbon Lighthouse is an Energy Savings-as-a-Service company that delivers profitable climate solutions for commercial real estate portfolios. Our patented AI platform CLUES, built in-house and used by Carbon Lighthouse engineers, analyzes…
Part I of a three-part series of timely workplace advice articles from the Hawaii Employers Council Workplace safety should always be on employers’ minds, and with COVID-19 continuing to spread, it’s even more important to be proactive and vigilant about…
It is a bittersweet May for UH-Hilo seniors. They will graduate this month with a hard-earned bachelor’s degree, but without the emotional triumph of a commencement ceremony and with their post-graduation plans on hold. Bethany Anderson, a psychology major from…
Advice from both sides of the fence and the agents who sit in the middle, including separate tip sheets for tenants and landlords. Many businesses are struggling to pay rent as they scale back operations or close their doors entirely…
A lot has happened over the past few years — hurricanes, eruptions and a pandemic — and businesses and organizations are focusing in on what’s most important: a diversified economy, accessible healthcare, environmentally friendly industries, sustainable communities and homegrown leaders.…