11:07 am, Monday Iwilei Photographer: David Croxford >> John Tau, a Reyn Spooner employee for more than 25 years, is “pinking” sample fabric on a commercial pinking cutter. Unfinished cloth edges easily fray and, while the sawtooth pattern created by pinking…
2:49 pm, Friday Nimitz Highway Photographer: David Croxford >> Jie Na Liu of La Tour Bakehouse places a cookie on top of cream to create macaroons (known as macarons in French and at La Tour). They will age for a…
9:37 am, Thursday Pearl City Photographer: David Croxford >> Ermelita Mendoza (left), Dado Ramos and Evelyn Pacpaco inspect and wipe down bottles of Aloha Shoyu that come off the conveyor before packing them in boxes for shipment. Five Japanese families founded the…
12:56 pm, Thursday Honolulu Photographer: Rae Huo >> Central Pacific Bank’s mascot, Alex the Loyalty Dog, and actor Lance Wheeler prepare to film a CPB commercial. The Shetland sheepdog returned to the bank earlier this year after spending…
10:07 am, Tuesday Martin & Macarthur, Kalihi Photographer: David Croxford >> Furniture craftsman Fernando Serrao oils a new Waimea sofa made with curly koa from Hawaii Island. The company says its craftsmen sand and oil koa furniture many…
6:37 pm, Thursday Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie Photographer: David Croxford >> Wardrobe worker Aliecha Wilkenson assigns costumes before the show to the actresses of Ha: Breath of Life. More than 120 costumes are used in the performance. A…
1:46 PM, Thursday Bradley & Lily Fine Stationery Kapahulu Photographer: Olivier Koning Ian Nomura, co-owner of Bradley & Lily Fine Stationery, examines stationery printed on an antique Heidelberg Windmill letterpress. Ian and his wife, Stacey, started the company in 2005. Local…
8:15 Am, Tuesday United states Post Office, Kailua Photographer: Rae Huo >> Customer Service Supervisor Greg Gittens, foreground, instructs the daily group stretching, a routine begun by the USPS across Hawaii in 2005 to reduce repetitive strain injuries. The…
10:38 am, Friday United Laundry Service Honolulu Photo: David Croxford >> At United Laundry Service, employees and machines work together to process 18,000 pounds of laundry every hour, including 12,000 sheets, according to president and CEO Vicky Cayetano. When…
