Virtual Interview: Lani Go-Keala, Executive Director and Kahealani Rivera, M.D., Board President, American Heart Association Hawai‘i Division How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Rivera: The mission of American Heart Association Hawai‘i Division remains vital especially…
Virtual Interview: Lee Higa-Okamoto, Executive Director, Friends of the Waikīkī Aquarium How has your organization been able to continue its core mission? The Friends of the Waikīkī Aquarium (FOWA) has continued to support the Aquarium’s mission to inspire and promote understanding, appreciation…
Virtual Interview: Sam Church, Executive Director, Family Promise of Hawai‘i How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission is to help homeless and low-income families in Hawai‘i achieve sustainable independence by mobilizing existing community resources…
Virtual Interview: Celeste Akiu, Principal, Holy Family Catholic Academy & Early Learning Center What changes did you make to finish this school year, and have you made plans for summer school? Holy Family Catholic Academy & Early Learning Center (HFCA)…
How are you coping amid the COVID-19 crisis? In this challenging time a couple of things have really helped our ‘ohana such as staying nimble, daily virtual touches and keeping a sense of humor. We share with each other what’s…
What has been Cropsticks’ latest pivot or innovation? Immediately, we have lowered our minimums for distributor and restaurant partners on any new orders to help us all get through this. In addition, we now offer consulting for restaurants looking to…
We stood in the door of our hotel room in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, mouths agape, legs numb. Our coach had just told us that our swim meet had been canceled because of the coronavirus. We were in Wisconsin in March…
Our separate surveys of business leaders and the general public reveal opinions on voting by mail and the Jones Act, and how they use social media When Hawai‘i lawmakers mandated this year’s election would be conducted mostly by mail, a…
Some of you may have been skeptical when you learned the media was labeled an essential business by county governments in Hawai‘i. Of course, as someone who has spent his whole life in the news business, I agree that we…
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.
BOSS Mini Survey of 88 local retail executives asks about revenue, profit and staffing; e-commerce and competition; and retailers’ biggest worries going forward. Part IV in a series that concludes Monday. Hawaii Business Magazine and the research team at Anthology…
Virtual Interview: Dr. Larry J. Shapiro, CEO, University Health Partners of Hawai‘i How are you coping with the COVID-19 crisis? At University Health Partners of Hawai‘i (UHP), we have always been committed to the health and safety of our patients,…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? In the legal services industry, we are constantly adapting our services to meet the needs of our clients. The current pandemic and the necessary shutdown orders have resulted in a tremendous…
Virtual Interview: Diane S.L. Paloma, CEO, Lunalilo Home How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our Adult Residential Care Home has continued to keep kupuna safe during the COVID-19 crisis. We have suspended our daily adult…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? IP Xpert of Honolulu (IPX) is bringing building infrastructure into the 21st century by helping organizations implement digital building technology. Networks have evolved from the simple data networks of the 1990s and the convergence…
Profiles of nine great local companies that you should know about.
Meet the newly inducted members of the Hawaiʻi Small Business Hall of Fame.