Hawaii Business Magazine

02/26/2025

Death, taxes, tourists and other data about Hawai‘i, then and now.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/7-fascinating-facts-from-the-hawaii-state-data-book/

02/25/2025

Guests at Mana Up x Bank of Hawai‘i’s Visionary Ventures event connected with Hawai‘i’s top entrepreneurs, shopped local products, and even got to connect with Bank of Hawai‘i’s incredibly seasoned financial experts like Dave Stinson and Tim Chang. Here are just a few of our favorite business growth takeaways from the panel (Discover more in the post-event article online!):

💼 Plan Ahead for Success: Start thinking about your business exit strategy early—whether it’s passing it to family, selling to employees, or finding a buyer. A solid plan leads to better outcomes.

📊 Know Your Value: Regularly assess your business's worth (every 1–3 years). Understand where you stand in your industry to make smart growth or exit decisions.

🔑 Make It Replicable: Build a business that runs smoothly without you—future buyers want something they can easily take over.

Catch all the highlights and more takeaways from the night in Mana Up’s post-event article: https://houseofmanaup.com/blogs/news/visionary-ventures-building-better-small-businesses-with-bank-of-hawaii.

Interested in taking your local product business to the next level? Apply for Mana Up’s Cohort 10 and join their 6-month accelerator program to scale your Hawai‘i business globally. Apply now at ManaUpHawaii.com by tomorrow, Feb. 26!

02/25/2025

Homelessness and housing instability “can have a disproportionate effect over the rest of their lives,” says the executive director of Family Promise of Hawai‘i.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/family-promise-focuses-on-homeless-children-and-their-families/

02/24/2025

🎤 What does it take to grow a thriving business in Hawai‘i? Mana Up and Bank of Hawai‘i explored this topic and more during the inaugural Visionary Ventures discussion, in partnership with Hawaii Business Magazine.

💡 Key takeaways included advice from Bank of Hawai‘i experts, plus local entrepreneurs who participated in Mana Up’s business accelerator program, including Mahina Tuteur of Surf Shack Puzzles, Ashley Mariko Johnson of Mohala Eyewear, and Kelleigh Stewart of Big Island Coffee Roasters.

Read more about their stories and strategies in Mana Up’s post-event article: https://houseofmanaup.com/blogs/news/visionary-ventures-building-better-small-businesses-with-bank-of-hawaii

Are you a local product business looking to take advantage of opportunities and resources like these? Mana Up just extended their application deadline for Cohort 10 as they are searching for the next 10 companies to join their accelerator program. If you’re interested in learning more or applying, visit ManaUpHawaii.com!

02/24/2025

Be a business that cares for employees.

By encouraging a healthy work culture, you can boost your employees’ productivity, morale, job satisfaction and wellbeing. UHA’s Work Well team offers consultations to all employers, regardless of health insurance. Using our “Believe, Belong, Become℠” wellness model, we consider wellness psychology, workplace dynamics, and past program insights to create personalized plans that fit your employees' needs.

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https://www.uhahealth.com/work-well ?utm_source=hb&utm_medium=social_sponsoredpost&utm_campaign=work_well_consult&utm_content=contact_work_well

02/24/2025

The oldest continuously operated ranches, churches, schools and other institutions include many familiar names with enduring legacies

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/hawaiis-10-oldest-organizations-started-175-years-ago-or-more/

02/21/2025

Inside the rise, fall and transformation of five companies that wielded power from the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 to the 1950s: C. Brewer & Co., Theo H. Davies & Co., H. Hackfeld & Co. (Amfac), Castle & Cooke, and Alexander & Baldwin.

Read more:
https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/the-big-five-once-dominated-hawaiis-economy-government-and-society/

02/21/2025

Some of the state’s biggest companies are working to turn local a cover crop into renewable fuel for utilities, vehicles and passenger planes.

Read more:
https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/the-tiny-oilseed-that-could-help-power-hawaiis-energy-future/

02/20/2025

The plantation economy was dying, tourism sagged and the year’s events were harbingers of what we face now.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/a-look-back-at-1982-a-pivotal-year-in-the-transition-to-todays-hawaii/

02/19/2025

In 1970, the price of paradise was already too high. Income was $4,599 per capita, but you needed at least $12,064 a year for a moderate family lifestyle.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/a-look-back-at-1970-a-year-of-firsts-and-growing-trends/

02/19/2025

It was a year of immense change, with grand visions for the future. Some dreams came to pass, and others remain just dreams.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/a-look-back-at-1959-the-year-hawaii-became-a-state/

02/18/2025

Some of the state’s biggest companies are working to turn local a cover crop into renewable fuel for utilities, vehicles and passenger planes.

Read more:
https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/the-tiny-oilseed-that-could-help-power-hawaiis-energy-future/

02/14/2025

World-renowned appraiser Gerald Kwock transforms a lifetime of collecting into unending opportunities for local students.

by Hawaii Community Foundation

World-renowned appraiser Gerald Kwock transforms a lifetime of collecting into unending opportunities for local students.

02/14/2025

A look at the policy decisions, external crises and social changes that gave Hawai‘i the most expensive housing in the nation. Knowing what created this crisis can help us better understand how to fix it.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/hawaiis-housing-crisis-was-decades-in-the-making/

02/13/2025

Once a destination for the rich and adventurous, the advent of commercial jets in the 1950s began opening the Islands to the masses.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/hawaii-tourism-a-century-and-a-half-in-the-making/

02/13/2025

Ethel and Joe Murphy came to Hawai‘i in 1952 so Joe could sell vacuum cleaners. By 1955, they founded the first and oldest regional business magazine in the country.

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https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/a-couple-of-dreamers-audacious-beginnings-for-hawaii-business-magazine/

02/11/2025

From Chinn Ho and Lowell Dillingham to Herbert T. Hayashi and David Murdock, here are the men and occasional women selected as the year’s most influential leaders.

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From Chinn Ho to David Murdock, here are the men and occasional women selected as the year’s most influential leaders.