Business Leaders on the Move in Hawaii – 7/30/14
James Jonah has been promoted to project manager with Graham Builders. He now will be responsible for overseeing projects once they are in the construction phase, working and coordinating with...
View Article‘Top’ Financial Guidance
By Carl Choy Principal of CKW Financial Group The inaugural edition of the Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisors (June 26, 2014, issue) begins by asking what makes a top quality...
View ArticleDesigning A Business On A Theory
As Michelle Jaime recalls when she and co-founder Judy Andrade launched their interior design firm The Vanguard Theory, she laughs: “It was sort of during the middle of the recession! “There weren’t...
View ArticleWhen Should You Take Social Security?
This past month I covered the important details of Social Security. You also can join our free webinar today (July 30) on maximizing Social Security benefits and to Learn the 4-Step System to Wealth...
View ArticleHCC Hosts Biz Fair
Cynthia Yamasaki is just one of many speakers at the 2014 Hawaii Small Business Fair Aug. 23. Here’s a situation that will probably sound pretty familiar to a lot of people, entrepreneurs or not: One...
View ArticleSecond Marriage A Financial Challenge
According to a recent study, nearly 40 percent of new marriages include at least one previously married spouse. There are many complex financial, legal and emotional matters that may arise when...
View ArticleBusiness Leaders on the Move in Hawaii – 8/6/14
Christine Gonzalez has been appointed director of catering and event services with Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. With 25 years of management experience in the hospitality industry...
View ArticleEngaging The Community
By Leon Richards Chancellor of Kapiolani Community College The role of the community college is clear in the coming years. It is the first point of access to the higher education system in the United...
View ArticleOutdoor Living At Its Finest
By Brian Cordero President of LanaiScapes LanaiScapes specializes in landscape design and the creation of outdoor living and entertainment areas that are both beautiful and functional. LanaiScapes...
View ArticleBusiness Leaders on the Move in Hawaii – 8/13/14
Gabriel Kwiatkowski has been hired as a project engineer for Kapolei II Elementary by Kiewit Building Group Inc., which is projected to be complete in April 2015. He now will oversee the administrative...
View ArticleHealing Oneself Through Nature
Dina Marie Kaniho with some of her homemade Natural Aloha products NATHALIE WALKER PHOTO Last August, during one of her shifts as a nurse at The Queen’s Medical Center, Dina Marie Kaniho ended up in...
View ArticleHow To Build Wealth The Right Way
When I invested in my first stock at 14, wealth to me was making as much money as I possibly could. Since then, and being in the finance industry for two decades, the most important thing I have...
View ArticleWaikiki Legacies
By Teddy Bush Owner of Waikiki Beach Services Waikiki Beach Services was founded in 1955 as a way for visitors to experience the Hawaiian arts of surfing and outrigger-canoe surfing with Waikiki Beach...
View ArticleBusiness Leaders on the Move in Hawaii – 8/20/14
Alexis Dominic Javier has been hired as a digital senior marketing specialist with Servco Pacific Inc. His duties consist of planning and assisting with marketing strategies, digital campaigns,...
View ArticleHelping To Solve The Tech ‘Brain Drain’
Dev League’s first cohort hard at work. PHOTO COURTESY DEV LEAGUE Running a tech startup, Russel Cheng and Jason Sewell often had trouble finding Web developers to work with. They were up against the...
View ArticleMaking Better Decisions In Life
We are faced with dozens of decisions a day. Some are small: What do I eat for breakfast? Others can be life-changing: Should I take this job or not? According to authors Chip and Dean Heath in the...
View ArticlePro Surfer Shapes Boards, Too
Luckily for Robin Johnston, he has found that the best PR tool for his business is to do what he enjoys the most anyway: “Being in the water and surfing.” As the owner of surfboard-shaping company RJ...
View ArticleHow To Get More From Social Security
Social Security is a major source of income for most retirees and, on average, they depend on their benefit for about 36 percent of their income in retirement. Many people don’t realize that you may be...
View ArticleA Partner To Family Caregivers
By Gordon Ito President & CEO of Ito Healthcare Group In the Islands, many feel taking care of our aging parents is our duty. It is our way of showing our respect and gratitude to them. It is...
View ArticleBusiness Leaders on the Move in Hawaii – 8/27/14
Brad Logsdon has been named director of sales and marketing at Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa. He will be responsible for overseeing sales and marketing efforts for North America,...
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