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.
Opinion
The Night Rail First Died and What's Next
Hawaii Business Magazine’s editor talks about the Honolulu City Council vote that changed the fate of the previous attempt to build rail.
Inside My Reporting on Honolulu's Rail Project
The goal was to tie together the many bits and pieces of information as Hawai‘i's largest public works project reached a crucial decision point.
New Ways to Connect with Readers
Our engagement editor will help ensure our journalism is more inclusive of and responsive to the communities we cover.
Is Your Company’s Culture What Job Seekers Want?
Tens of thousands of employed and unemployed people are hoping for a job in a better workplace. Your company can become that Best Place to Work.
A Public-Private Partnership that Actually Works
Teachers, principals and other educators across Hawai‘i built up their own contacts with people in businesses, nonprofits and government agencies.
Good Time to Invest in Hawaiʻi
If you want the best for Hawaiʻi and its people, you should become a tourism elitist.
Editor's Note: The Best of Times and Best of Workplaces
When I mentor college students, I often tell them about my college days and fall back on the famous opening lines of “A Tale of Two Cities”: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
Editor's Note: The Power of Positive Thinking
In this difficult time, I am finding many reasons for gratitude.
Editor's Note: So Many Good People to Choose From
The folks at Hawaii Business Magazine publishes an article called “25 for the Next 25” in 2007 – 25 people they thought would have a major positive impact on Hawai‘i for the next quarter century. And they nailed it!
Editor’s Note: Why We Write
There were many days in 2020 when even I was reluctant to read the news. The pandemic, human tragedy, political battles, conspiracy theories and plenty more made it hard to take another daily dose.
Editor's Note: My Cynicism Has Been Silenced
What was your reaction when you heard another report had been released on how to create a better future for Hawai‘i and its people? Was it the same as my initial reaction: a sigh and an eye roll? But as…
Editor's Note: Brain Gains
Small step could pay big dividends The pandemic has put a hold on a perennial Hawai‘i debate: Do we need more tourists to drive job creation, tax revenue and the overall economy or do we have too many tourists who…
Our Schools Need Your Help Now
If you want to support public education in Hawai‘i, the time is now, during this education crisis caused by the pandemic.
Editor's Note: The Best for the 3rd Year
On June 25, 2020, Hawaii Business Magazine received nine national awards, including being named the country’s best regional business magazine for the third year in a row.
All of Us Need an Inspirational Commencement Speech Now
A commencement speech is a huge responsibility. The celebration part of the speech is easy. You congratulate the perseverance and hard work that earned graduates a vital piece of paper, whether it is a high school diploma or a college…
The New Normal: Pivot and Retain Key Traditions
Some of you may have been skeptical when you learned the media was labeled an essential business by county governments in Hawai‘i. Of course, as someone who has spent his whole life in the news business, I agree that we…
Opinion: Locals Are the Biggest Threat to Our Environment, Not Tourists
Submitted by Marie Turner When I saw the cover to the February issue, I laughed out loud. (Should Tourists Be Asked to Sign a Pledge?) Are you kidding? I don’t know what fantasy island you are living on but it’s…
We Add Methods But Retain Our Core Mission
The mission of Hawaii Business Magazine is holding steady. What changes is how we keep adding to the ways we fulfill that mission. Throughout our six decades, our role in driving positive change in Hawai‘i has been to provide important…
What Keeps Me Up at Night Should Bother You, Too
When I want to know a CEO’s biggest long-term concern, I ask: What keeps you up at night? Sometimes, my question is focused on the CEO’s own company or industry. Sometimes, my question is about Hawai‘i or our whole world.…
Building on the Momentum for CHANGE
The editorial team at Hawaii Business Magazine spent a lot of time, energy and brainpower last year producing six CHANGE Reports. I am as proud of those reports as anything I have worked on in 34 years of journalism in…
An Easy Way to Support Public Schools
It’s amazing how much passion there is within local businesses to support Hawai‘i’s schools and students. But how to connect the two, because many businesspeople don’t know many teachers and vice versa? Inspired by the momentum for CHANGE in Hawai‘i,…
We’re 65 Years Old and Never Felt Younger
Ethel and Joe Murphy launched a business magazine in 1955 called Hawaii Engineer, which eventually morphed into Hawaii Business. That founding 65 years ago makes us the first and oldest regional business magazine in the country.