Hawaii Business Magazine - June 2020
Interview: Tim Johns, President & CEO, Zephyr Insurance
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. As an insurance carrier, Zephyr Insurance is considered an essential business. While our office remained open for business throughout the stay-at-home order, we…
Interview: Mark Fukunaga, Chairman and CEO, Servco Pacific Inc.
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. While it seems Hawai‘i has gotten past the immediate health crisis for now, it is still important to take precautions as we slowly…
Interview: Steven J. Teruya, President & COO, Finance Factors
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. When it was first announced that the Hawaii work-from-home order was going to be eased on May 31, we started our return-to-the-office planning.…
Interview: Brooke Hasegawa, VP, Progressive Communications
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. Progressive Communications is categorized as a critical infrastructure IT business. We support scores of Department of Defense installations throughout the globe as well…
*New Speakers* Register Today for Leadership Conference 2020
The 7th Annual Leadership Conference will span three days, with optional morning and afternoon sessions, July 28-30, 2020. The Conference will feature inspiring speakers, valuable skill-building sessions, and advice on how to find personal and professional resilience in this new COVID-19 world. This won’t be just…
Interviews with Union Leaders: Gemma Weinstein, Union President, Unite Here Local 5
These are tough times for working people. Please tell us how your members have been affected? COVID-19 brought the tourism industry in Hawai‘i to a halt. Hotel occupancy took a plunge, forcing hotels to shut down. Today, about 80% of…
Interviews with Union Leaders: Corey Rosenlee, President, Hawaii State Teachers Association
These are tough times for working people. Please tell us how your members have been affected? Throughout this crisis, teachers in Hawai‘i have risen to the challenge to make sure we can still provide an education for our keiki. They’ve…
Interview with Union Leaders: Maureen Meehan-Golonka, Interim President, Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
These are tough times for working people. Please tell us how your members have been affected? We represent Kaiser Hawai‘i’s frontline nurses and respiratory therapists as their exclusive bargaining representative. Our members experienced tremendous stress concerning their personal safety related…
Interviews with Union Leaders: Mericia Palma Elmore, Hawaii Local Executive Director, SAG-AFTRA
These are tough times for working people. Please us how your members have been affected? Nationally, SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: AlohaCare
Interview: Francoise Culley-Trotman, Interim CEO, AlohaCare As Hawai‘i’s people return to offices and other shared locations, what do you think are the main health precautions we should focus on? It’s important for businesses and individuals to follow all of the…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Child & Family Service
Interview: Karen Tan, President and CEO, Child & Family Service Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. At CFS, the values of humility, ownership, perseverance and engagement (HOPE) guide our…
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: HUGS
Interview: Joan Naguwa, Executive Director, HUGS How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Like most other nonprofit organizations and businesses across the state, we’ve had to be vigilant about rapidly changing information, flexible and creative to…
Hawaii Business: Best Regional Business Magazine for 3rd Straight Year
Hawaii Business Magazine received nine national awards Thursday, including being named the country’s best regional business magazine for the third year in a row. The honors were part of the annual awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers, the…
Teaching in a New World: Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Bob Davis, Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua 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? I am fortunate to work with very dedicated school leaders, teachers…
Teaching in a New World: Mid-Pacific Institute
Interview: Paul Turnbull, President, Mid-Pacific Institute How will the coming school year be different from previous years? The coming school year will be unique due to necessary social distancing and safety guidelines to protect the Mid-Pacific school community throughout the…
Interview: Chason T. Ishii, President, Atlas Insurance Agency
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. The utmost important factor in returning to work was the safety of our employees and providing a CDC-compliant workplace. Upon returning to the…
Interview: Lori Teranishi, Principal, iQ 360
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. Our agency is opening our Honolulu office on July 1. Those who prefer to come into the office to work can do so,…
Interview: Howard Lee, President and CEO, UHA Health Insurance
As Hawai‘i’s people return to offices, stores, restaurants and other shared locations, what do you think are the main health precautions we should focus on? First and foremost, act with caring and aloha for others. Health rules are devised to…
Interview: Mark H. Yamakawa, President and CEO, Hawaii Dental Service (HDS)
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. HDS has done well with nearly 100% of our employees working remotely since March. Many of our participating dentists have started to open…
Interview: Cesar Topacio, GM, Windward Mall
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your stores and other physical locations. Essential businesses at Windward Mall remained open throughout the pandemic to best serve our community in need of healthcare, financial services or takeout…
How a Family Owned, and Locally Operated Business Became a Success
Building an Empire, One Loaf of Bread at a Time. We don’t need to tell you that La Tour Café is the destination for people in search of delicious breads, macarons, kouign amann, and French dip sandwiches. What you may…
Local Restaurants Still Have Rough Recovery Ahead of Them
Hawaii Restaurant Association chairman estimates 40% of local restaurants will close by the end of the year Learn more about Hawaiʻi restaurants' new normal. https://vimeo.com/431607302
Interview: Dr. Mark Mugiishi, President and CEO, HMSA
Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your office or other physical locations. As Gov. David Ige started to lift Hawai‘i’s stay at home restrictions in mid-May, HMSA’s first wave of employees began returning to work.…