What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? With the tremendous drop in tourism that occurred with COVID-19, we joined forces with our sister restaurant Stripsteak, and created a consolidated menu to offer for takeout and delivery for every…
What has been Maui Nui Venison’ latest pivot or innovation? Our latest pivot was the launch of our Holo ‘Ai program. Holo ‘Ai is a term for a traditional bundle of food with an alternate meaning of moving or speeding…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Beach Day Hawai‘i is an experiential service company that creates unique, personalized beach experiences for people traveling to Hawai‘i. During this event we’ve focused on the technology we would implement to…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? In 2019, BBB Northwest + Pacific invested in innovation. The Innovators Advantage Academy was a year-long process of team members learning and focusing on how the BBBNWP could innovate. When COVID-19…
BOSS Survey of 404 local executives asks about Hawai‘i’s economic recovery, expected changes within their companies, the challenges of working from home, how they’ve adjusted their personal habits and more. Part III in a five-part series. Hawaii Business Magazine and…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? JL Capital has been using various web-based tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams to work more collaboratively outside of the office and to track production within our team. What has…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Taqueria El Ranchero has been open to trying new ways of doing business to help us get through this uncertain time. These included adding an additional delivery provider service, helping in…
This is the second in a series of reports about the challenges facing high school and college seniors in Hawai‘i. Here are brief profiles of four full-time UH Mānoa seniors, each facing different challenges.
BOSS Survey of 404 local executives collects answers about closings, furloughs, reduced hours, IT investments, supply chains and more. More than 60% of the companies surveyed said they have lost more than 20% of revenue due to the COVID crisis.…
What has been your company's latest pivot or innovation? Talent HR has provided our employees the choice to work remotely or in our office. Employees can access everything they need as if they were working in the office. We have…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? In my naturopathic medical practice at Steelsmith Natural Health Center, we provide natural therapies that help our patients stay healthy and support them through illness, including COVID-19. We shifted from seeing…
What has been your organization’s latest pivot or innovation? After Gov. David Ige’s stay at home order was announced, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, along with all the Maunakea Observatories, suspended operations. Our CFHT staff immediately innovated new ways to do their jobs from…
Virtual Interview: Colleen McAluney, Director, Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? The Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership (MCBL) at YWCA O‘ahu has a core…
Poll conducted March 30 to April 17 reveals pessimism unmatched among Hawai‘i’s business leaders since the depths of the Great Recession. First quarter numbers on revenue, employment and profit hint at second quarter devastation to come. Hawaii Business Magazine and…
This is Part I in a series of reports about the challenges facing high school and college seniors in Hawai‘i High school seniors are facing the harsh reality that many of their college plans, jobs, trips abroad and other important…
Virtual Interview: Dr. Stacey Bobo, Executive Director, Hawaii Technology Academy (public charter school) What has been your school’s latest pivot or innovation? In response to the sudden shift to remote work, a group of our HTA teachers initiated a virtual learning…
Virtual Interview: Jessica Welch, Executive Director, Mānoa Heritage Center How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? For those who may not know us, Mānoa Heritage Center is a 3.5-acre living classroom that promotes the understanding of…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? As a team, we have been doing outreach to our customers to learn how they are evolving their business model currently and how they think it will change to meet the…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? Over the last 22 years, we evolved from a clinic that treated mainly athletes, such as soccer players, triathletes and high school athletes with sports injuries, to a huge team of…
What has been Tag Aloha’s latest pivot or innovation? Just before the crisis hit, we had started working on expanding our product line beyond the beach bags that we are known for. We recently launched a few new products, like…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? We are digging deep into e-commerce (as wholesale sales channels have had to close), redesigning our website experience and making it easier for our customers to shop well from home. Mohala…
What has been your company’s latest pivot or innovation? PR is already a wide umbrella service, but with traditional news focused largely on the day to day of Covid-19, I’ve been needing to get more creative in defining how I…
How are you coping with the COVID-19 crisis? Doing well! Luckily here in Hawai‘i, we have such incredible outdoor space to keep us sane, and mentally and physically healthy. Swimming and hiking are great ways to stay optimistic. I do both…
A scientific survey of 482 people asks: Did your employer temporarily or permanently cease operations? Were there layoffs, hiring freezes or other changes? Hawaii Business Magazine and the research team at Anthology Marketing Group collaborated on this scientific survey of…