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: 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…

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…

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: 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…

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.…