Read About Past CEOs of the Year
Recent honorees include Micah Kāne, Bettina Mehnert, Mark Fukunaga, and Bob Harrison. Earlier CEOs successfully led Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Telcom and Central Pacific Bank out of bankruptcies.
Hawaii Business Magazine - December 2021
My Job as a Psychiatric Nurse at the Hawai‘i State Hospital
Tom Davidson says many staffers treat patients like family and view them as people who have gone through traumatic experiences and need help to get better.
How to Maintain a Company’s Culture for 100 Years or More
The CEO of Goodfellow Bros. describes a code of conduct that emphasizes employees, customers and community.
How and Why This Central Pacific Bank Executive Mentors Others
Kisan Jo, the former president of Prince Resorts Hawaii, mentors to encourage new ideas in his employees and he in turn gains new perspectives.
Good Mentoring Changes Lives, But Too Often It’s Done Badly
Editor Steve Petranik highlights Harvard Business Review report on mentoring’s benefits and challenges and one program that succeeds.
How to End 2021 HR Strong
Here are some key year-end HR to-dos that you don’t want to overlook before 2022 rolls in.
Helping Our Communities Flourish through the Arts
Hawaiʻi Craftsmen supports local artists to ensure the fine craft in Hawaiʻi continues.
How Covid Changed Restaurants in Hawai‘i
People inside the industry describe their struggles, innovations and hopes for the future.
For a Healthy Hawaiʻi
Supporting community organizations can bring about positive change in the health and well-being of everyone.
2 Local Compensation Surveys Could Help Guide Your Business
Bonnie Pang, CEO of Hawaii Employers Council, shares two surveys that reveal which types of managers got big raises and other compensation insights.
AIA Design Awards 2021
Shaping communities through design excellence — All of the awardees exemplified a vision to meet or exceed safety requirements, utilize sustainable and efficient methods, and fulfill our cultural and emotional needs.
How Has the Pandemic Changed Your Behavior?
Surveys of business leaders and the general public ask about remote work, shopping, eating out and more.
Surveyed Business Executives Talk about Jobs, Wages, Profits and Prices
BOSS Survey looks at key factors in company performance – inside and outside the tourism industry.
Two Surveys Ask About Covid-19 Issues at Work and at Home
We asked about personal vaccination statuses, whether workplaces have vaccination policies and how concerned people are about contracting the virus.
Optimism Among Business Leaders Remains Strong
We asked business executives and the general public about the state of their companies, how they feel about the future and more.
Hawaii Business’ Most Popular Stories of 2021
Here’s what got the most traffic on our website, our twice-daily newsletter Today’s Hawai‘i News and our social media.
Creating a Winter Wonderland at Aloha Stadium
The second annual holiday extravaganza will feature 3 million lights synchronized to Christmas music.
Black Book 2021: 350 Hawai‘i Executives to Know
This 24th edition contains brief profiles of key decision-makers and community leaders who are shaping Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s Ray Vara is 2021 CEO of the Year
He has led the nonprofit’s growth and improved health care for more than a decade while also focusing on the broad factors that impact the health of Hawai‘i’s people.