Hawaii Business back issues from November 2001:
All together now: Many hands help to make this magazine. (Frommydesk).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Some years back, I ran a daily newspaper in Fiji. Putting out a national daily in Third World conditions posed numerous challenges, which ranged from the 100-degree temperature in our newsroom to the occasional staffer who would sleep off a long night at the pubs on the ratty carpet of my ...
What's up? (Mailbag).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Today I received yet another issue of Hawaii Business with a man on the cover. I realized that very few women are ever on your cover. I reviewed the past 16 months and found only two women on the ...
The hafa adai and aloha missions. (Periscope).(Hawaii seeks Japanese tourists)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... When I wrote this piece exactly one month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Hawaii officials were visiting Japan to promote tourism. Their mission: to let Japanese know that it's safe to travel to Hawaii. Among the delegates were Coy. Ben Cayetano and Hawaii-born sumo champions Jesse ...
What's important now? (Waves & wires).(Hawaii's economy)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... What to do now? Our world, economies and lives have been turned upside down and inside out. The degree of change and of loss varies from person to person, but here in Hawaii, we are bound by our common dependence on our tourism-driven economy. Economic forecasts (that take into ...
Rainbow man: Larry Mccarthy's new color-management venture could revolutionize the printing and fine arts industries. (Infocus).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Laurence "Larry" McCarthy Jr. is that rare breed of entrepreneur who actually has both high technology and marketing skills. At the moment, McCarthy, an electrical engineer by training and entrepreneur at heart, is seeking to patent a color-management process and is looking for investment ...
Song and prayer: Contemporary christian music is a faith-based business. (Roadahead).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... It's a $747 million business, but to industry leaders, the money doesn't matter. It also is the fastest-growing alternative to mainstream entertainment, but to fans, the medium isn't as important as the message. What it is, is Contemporary Christian Music -- tunes defined by faith-based ...
Compiling the top 20 wealthiest landowners.(Hawaii)
Nov 01, 2001; ... In an island state, ownership of an extremely limited amount of productive real estate has always been viewed as a foundation for economic, social and political influence. Historically, the primary measure for determining Hawaii's largest and wealthiest landowners has been total acres ...
Cream of the crop.(Bruce M. Nakaoka and Eric K. Martinson of MN Capital Partners LLC)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Hawaii Business partners in this inaugural Welathiest Landowners issue are Bruce M. Nakaoka and Eric K. Martinson, principals of MN Capital Partners LLC, a boutique investment management and consulting firm. Together, Martinson and Nakaoka brought to the table more than 29 years of ...
Land locked: You will be surprised to learn to whom Hawaii belongs.
Nov 01, 2001; ... "In Hawaii, land has always been a political battleground and prize. Those who have held land have generally occupied the high ground in politics. If those out of political power have managed to come into power; they have usually set about using their new position to get hold of land." ...
Outrigger Enterprises Inc.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... It was the vision of Roy and Estelle Kelley, back in 1932 when they put up their first building in waikiki to make it possible for value-minded travelers with thrifty budgets to vacation in paradise. While they may have had modest intentions back then the Outrigger brand has since ...
Victoria Ward Ltd.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... With anchor tenants like the Sports Authority, Pier One, and Borders bookstore and a glittery new entertainment complex, it's hard to remember that landowner Victoria Ward Ltd. (No. 16) has family roots that go back more than a hundred years. Victoria Ward and her husband Curtis purchased ...
James Campbell Estate.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Many of his contemporaries scoffed at James Campbell's then-outlandish notion that he could develop 41,000 acres of dry, barren land on Oahu's leeward coast into a thriving entity. But a century and a quarter later the former wasteland has proven out only to be a prosperous and sprawling ...
Queen Liliuokalani Trust.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... The trustees for the Queen Liliuokalani Trust say their land strategy is quite simple: Buy nothing, sell nothing. And so far the formula's worked just fine. Frank Jahrling, vice president of First Hawaiian Bank's trusts and investments division, says the trust had a value of about $400,000 ...
The resilient island: After the sept. 11 tragedy, hawaii-based companies on guam continue to survive. (Western pacific).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... For as long as four decades, the island of Guam has been a beacon for Hawaii-based companies wanting to expand into the Western Pacific. Five-star hotels and tourist amenities are state-of-the-art on this U.S. territory. Visitor arrivals to Guam in the year 2000 (1.28 million) climbed 10.9 ...
A medical emergency: Cuts in federal reimbursements, a sluggish economy and recent layoffs have put hawaii's hospitals in critical condition. (Healthcare).
Nov 01, 2001; ... On Nov. 1, the professional services firm Ernst & Young is scheduled to release its second update of its study on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements and the financial impacts on Hawaii's hospitals and nursing facilities. If the study's findings are anything like the original report ...
Thank goodness, the big island does not only depend on tourism. (Big island report).
Nov 01, 2001; ... American flags were scarce on the Big Island, following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York Washington, D.C. So word traveled fast when radio station KISS-FM announced on Sept. 18 that Parker Ranch Store had just received a limited supply of 3-by-5- and 4-by-6-inch flags. ...
When free is better: Warren Togami is a revolutionary. Linux is his battering ram. (Ebiz cover story).(open-source software system is good fit with education)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Some call him a fly buzzing in the face of traditionalists, but in actuality, Warren Togami is just a zealous youth trying to revolutionize Hawaii's education system, one computer lab at a time. Togami, an undergraduate studying computer science at the University of Hawaii, is among the ...
Broadband is not broadcast: Strengths and weaknesses of new media in a time of strife. (<technique>).(Internet-based news during the Sept. 11 attacks)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... One month after the tragic terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, I pause in remembrance and recollection of those lost and the world's reaction. The first medium to alert me to the events of Sept. 11th was the telephone. I was awakened by a phone call from a friend ....
Spam, faxes and the hooters verdict: The telephone consumer protection act targets spammers. (The law of the line).(The law restricts the use of fax machines in advertising)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Unsolicited commercial emails, commonly called spam, are a nuisance for almost everyone with an e-mail account. Legislation has been proposed in the United States and Europe to restrict spam. One model may be a little-known federal law that prohibits similar use of a facsimile machine. ...
Risk-taker profiles: Computer industry. ([tigr]).(Various business sectors)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Hawaii's TIGR industries require sizeable score of gutsy risk-takers to grow -- people willing to risk job, house, personal savings, social status, sometimes even family and friends to pursue new business idea, create new company, new product, new service, put all on line despite high ...
Recent catastrophes won't topple high tech: Are hawaii's managers diverting away from technology's financial nosedive?(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Despite short-term economic blows, the corpus of high technology in Hawaii is sound, and the local industry should continue to grow steadily or even flourish in the mid- to long-term, according to local financiers. They also doubt that local managers of capital-rich funds, such as ...
Message from the editor.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... We were going to write a story on whether the Legislature's incentive-rich Act 211 has started to attract the kinds of high-tech companies to Hawaii that lawmakers intended, but the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. mainland caused us to put the piece on the shelf for a while. It ...
Corporate strategic alliances can stimulate the 'new world'.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... During the boom of the 1990s, American corporations went on a binge of collaborative relationships. Technology-based companies, such as Hewlett-Packard, Pharmacia, Dow Chemical and Verizon created cooperative research-and-development alliances to lower costs and quickly access technology ....
Post-terrorism tourism: How did hawaii's tourism industry react to sept. 11? (Industry focus: Travel).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Optimistic visitor projections for Hawaii this holiday season were dashed in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The state had expected visitor arrivals during the second half of this year to be up 1.5 percent from the first half's weak showing, state economist Pearl Imada Iboshi ...
Hedging your bets: Terrorist attacks have led to a surge of interest in travel insurance. (Industry focus: Travel).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Ever since the dreaded day of terror when international terrorists used commercial airlines as fully fueled missiles against our own country, more and more travelers have been purchasing travel insurance policies. "We are seeing sales volume increases of 30 to 40 percent," says Jim Grace, ...
Wireless ways: Some say it's a necessity for the hotel of today. (Industry focus: Travel).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Before the Sept.11 World Trade Center attacks, the wireless Internet world seemed wide open to local service providers, particularly the hospitality market. Just two resort properties, the Hilton Hawaiian Village and Halekulani had announced wireless services for guests. Today providers ...
Minivan mystique: This vehicle is not just for soccer moms anymore. (Industry focus: Auto).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... A recent commercial for the Chevrolet Venture Warner Bros. Edition minivan features giggling kids with headphones on watching cartoons while Mom and Dad smile -- blissfully oblivious to Daffy Duck and friends. While Hawaii minivan owners can't drive cross-country from the Atlantic to the ...
Everything old is new again: Auto designers take a look back to make cars for the future. (Industry focus: Auto).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... After one look at the mixed bag of newly designed nostalgic automobiles in the 2002 line-up, it's evident that automakers want to take us back to the good 'ole days. And the overwhelming response to the previous reincarnations of Chrysler's PT Cruiser and the Volkswagen Beetle is a good ...
Luxury boxes: High-end automakers slap prestigious logos on sport utility vehicles. (Industry focus: Auto).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Face it. Most luxury sport utility vehicle owners in Hawaii don't take their cars off-roading. In fact, less than 5 percent of SUV drivers in the United States regularly stray off the paved path, according to industry reports. What a waste, too, considering luxury sports-utes these days ...
JN automotive finding success with audionly dealership. (Audi of hawaii).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... When JN Automotive Group purchased the Audi franchise last year from TheoDavies Euromotors Ltd., the company wasted little time transforming the old TheoDavies showroom into a slick, squeaky-clean venue to show off what are arguably some of the hottest cars around. "We upgraded ...
The drive to stay at the front of the pack. (Security & Sound Systems).(automobile security and entertainment systems store)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Its name says it all. One look inside Security & Sound Systems, and it's easy to see why it is Hawaii's leader in mobile electronics. Located on a busy stretch of Beretania Street in Mo'ili'ili, Security & Sound Systems opened in 1988 specializing in automobile alarm and audio systems. ...
Servco pacific introduces the new 2002 camry to hawaii. (Servco pacific inc.).(Number one selling sedan)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... The Toyota Camry has been Hawaii's No. 1 selling sedan for four years running, and there's every indication the trend will continue with the all-new 2002 Camry, which arrived in the Islands in September. Roomier, quieter and more powerful, the 2002 Camry enters its fifth ...
Real estate data bank. (Hawaii real estate).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... August is traditionally the apex of the summer residential real-estate selling season, and it was no different for the state in 2001: Hawaii's real estate market continued to grow, relative to both last month and the month from the year before, both in terms of closings as well as in terms ...
The shape of the market. (Hawaii real estate).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001 ... <Pre> THE SHAPE OF THE MARKET OAHU: 11.2001 HAWAII BUSINESS REAL ESTATE INDEX INDEX (1972=100) LATEST PREVIOUS YEAR % CHG MONTH MONTH PREVIOUS 234.1 230.4 227.9 +2.7% ...
Taking stock. (Hawaii stocks).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Randy Havre, Honolulu Venture Group, LLC September 2001 was one of the worst single months in the financial markets ever with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 11 percent, the NASDAQ down almost 17 percent and the Hawaiian Industrial Average fairing mildly better, ...
Palette of the apes: Grilla's is the king of honolulu's sandwich jungle. (Dining with dave).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Aside from the Beef Stew with Rice ($4.95) and the Kalua Pork and Cabbage with Rice ($4.95), the curiously named Grilla's is a neighborhood restaurant that you would likely find on the East Coast, Philadelphia to be exact. Owner Mike Tudisco is a Philly native who came to Hawaii 20 years ...
Don't make things worse: The right way to dismiss employees. (Law watch).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... The terrorist attack caused severe economic damage. Companies struggling to stay afloat are finding that they must consider layoffs. If employers do not carefully select who will lose their jobs and give required notices, however, layoffs may cause more problems than they solve. ...
Retirement reform: New pension plans help you save money for the future. (Dollars and sense).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Review your retirement plans now! Beginning next year, pension plan reform will encourage greater saving for retirement. Individuals, professional practices, businesses with fewer than 100 employees and others will benefit considerably if they are aware of a few simple changes. ...
Surfwatch: Exceptional e-commerce, local style.(Build your own house)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001; ... Barns Plans www.barnplans.com If oppressive mortgages and Sunday open houses leave you feeling a bit unstable, log onto this Web site, and learn how to build your own home from scratch - if you like living in a barn, that is. Blue prints are available for sale for ...
Fun land facts.(Hawaii 46% owned by government entities)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2001 ... * Government entities (federa, state and county) own 1.9 million acres or 46 percent of the state's area, but the value of those lands, $18.6 billion, is just 14 percent of the state's total assessed value. * ...