Hawaii Business back issues from October 2004:
The power of one person.(Editor's Desktop)
Oct 01, 2004; ... On one of the plain white walls of my office is a smallish bulletin board. In the corner of that corkboard postcard size, black-and-white copy of a photo that has become an icon for democracy around the world. In 1989, a young man in Beijing's Tiananmen Square stared down a column of PLA ...
Corrections.(Correction Notice)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Dave Shoji is the UH Wahine volleyball coach, not the men's coach as he was referred to in the September issue. Jeff Kerr and Jan Michaels had their identities switched in the caption for a story on Kerr Michaels Design. The company is ...
Teach your children well ... business!(Publisher's Nota Bene)
Oct 01, 2004; ... One of the favorite games my kids liked to play with their cousins was Business Owner. That wasn't what they called it, of course, but in effect that's what it was: they would set up a store or a lemonade stand, or create a theater troupe and put on plays, or offer neck and back ...
Dobelle's attorney responds.(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2004; ... As lead counsel for Dr. Evan Dobelle, I wish to correct a statement in an article in your September 2004 issue entitled "Local Style for Lolos." Unlike the author's comment that Dr. Dobelle resigned amid various allegations, the facts are quite different. After an intense mediation, a ...
Let us not be Lolo.(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Your cover story "Local Style for Lolos (Should lessons on Hawaii's complicated cultural landscape be an elective course or a core requirement?)," by David K. Choo and Jacy L. Youn is a timely wakeup call for all of us who interact with people from other cultures on a daily basis. We all ...
Wood you like to know more?(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Hawaii Lumber Products Association (HLPA) was not formed to wage a media war against the steel guys in Hawaii's media ("Got Wood or Steel?" September 2004). The HLPA was formed to promote the values of wood, which have been proven in use over many generations in Hawaii's climate ...
Economic adviser: Sumner LaCroix says understanding economics means making better life decisions.(in focus)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Just as the father of Method acting, Konstantin Stanislavski, once said 'There are no small parts, only small actors," University of Hawaii economics professor and East-West Center senior fellow Sumner LaCroix believes there's nothing about economics that's dull, only "we have a lot of ...
Going beyond basic training: Don Bourassa brings the latest, greatest tech certifications to Hawaii.(road ahead)
Oct 01, 2004; ... When the software firm P, ed Hat approached Don Bourassa to establish a Red Hat Academy at the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (PCATT) to provide training and certification locally, Bourassa didn't hesitate for a second. After all, Red Hat is the world's biggest provider of ...
Passing the torch: prudent succession planning enabled The Limtiaco Consulting Group's next generation to take over gracefully and efficiently.
Oct 01, 2004; ... When Hawaii Business stopped by the Piikoi Office of civil/environmental engineering firm The Limtiaco Consulting Group (TLCG) in early August, John Katahira, one of four principals, revealed that the company was seeking new office space, as its lease is up in December. As he spoke, the ...
Going for the bronze: John Kirimitsu is the man behind One Fast Tan.
Oct 01, 2004; ... You could say that John Kirimitsu is betting that the key to getting the gold is the bronzer. The former lawyer happened upon this "aha!" moment three years ago as he labored at a local law firm, specializing in personal injury and commercial law, dreaming of owning his own business. ...
Wake up and smell the coffee: Ray Suiter, president of Honolulu Coffee Co., hopes to teach us to slow down and savor our coffee.
Oct 01, 2004; ... That big machine at Honolulu Coffee Co.'s (HCC) Ala Moana store isn't a museum plaee. It's a workhorse, roasting up to 400 pounds of coffee a day. "Sometimes Japanese visitors come and want the batch that's being roasted at that moment, even though all the coffee on the shelves is ...
Skimming off the cream: Summerlin Life & Health Insurance Co.'s entrance into Hawaii's market means lower prices today. How about tomorrow?
Oct 01, 2004; ... Gary Shinn, president of Hokuahi Lawns Inc., hasn't changed his company's medical insurance provider in more than 20 years. Sure, rates have increased as steadily as the growing grass, but Shinn believes his plan is still affordable and meets the needs of his 25 employees. ...
The secrets of retail magicians, part elua.(Selling Point)
Oct 01, 2004; ... In my August column, I began an examination of the superb marketing tactics that Hilo Hattie uses to draw 2.5 million visitors a year to its seven Hawaii stores. While smaller companies might have to scale them down, these are marketing tactics any business can use. Here's part two. ...
Say what you mean, mean what you say.(Law Watch)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Employers must be careful about what they say in employment offers. Sloppy statements may cause courts to find implied promises not to discharge employees without good cause. They may support claims of fraudulent inducement by disappointed hires. Two recent California decisions ...
Suddenly single: steps to financial fitness.(Dollars & Sense)
Oct 01, 2004; ... No matter how well you and your spouse plan for the future, becoming single suddenly is not only emotionally challenging, but often financially challenging as well. Whether by death or divorce, you may find yourself in this unpredicted situation. Fortunately, there are steps you can take, ...
Q&A with Peter Kay.
Oct 01, 2004; ... Q A subscriber from Honolulu asks, "I recently received an email notifying me that my account with eBay had been suspended and I had to fill out a form to reactivate it. They asked for all kinds of personal information. Is this legit?" A I'm sorry to say that you've been the ...
Equipment leasing: an overview.(bank on it)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Equipment leasing can be a beneficial alternative when financing the acquisition of new equipment. Equipment Leasing allows you to use equipment of your choice for a set term, usually three or five years, for a fixed monthly payment. At the end of the lease, you have the option to return ...
Shrimpy business.(Targeted Industries Growth Report)
Oct 01, 2004; ... When Thailand, the world's largest exporter of' shrimp, lifted an embargo on white shrimp imports this summer, it selected just three U.S. companies from which it would troy broodstock. Two of the three are local businesses, Kona Bay Marine Resources and High Health Aquaculture Inc., both ...
Get with the program.(Targeted Industries Growth Report)(Pipelinefx)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Honolulu-based Pipelinefx, which publishes software for the film and game industry, donated close to $200,000 in software and services to the University of Hawaii. The donations are supporting the study of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics at the College of ...
Venturing out.(Targeted Industries Growth Report)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Gwen Watanabe, who manages a small angel fund (Lava Ventures) for local developers Bert Kobayashi and Duncan MacNaughton, has been hired as general partner of venture capital firm Saratoga Ventures LP. Watanabe, who serves on the board of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association, will split ...
Building common ground.(Leadership Lessons)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Increasingly, voters describe themselves as independents or as shoppers for candidates in a middle ground. While this suggests a force for nonpartisanship, the fact is we are becoming more and more polarized along partisan lines--destructively polarized, I might add, and, perhaps, ...
The power issue: who are the most powerful people in Hawaii?(Cover Story)
Oct 01, 2004; ... HAWAII IS A SMALL, RELATIVELY QUIET AND STABLE PLACE, SO HOW DYNAMIC CAN ITS POWER STRUCTURE BE? THAT QUESTION HUNG IN THE BACKS OF OUR MINDS WHEN WE CONDUCTED OUR FIRS POWER SURVEY TWO YEARS AGO AND THEN AGAIN LAST YEAR, WHEN MANY OF THE SAME PLAYERS APPEARED AGAIN. HOWEVER, IN THE THIRD ...
Prepaid Health Care Act(s) out: most full-time workers take health insurance benefits for granted. However, new research confirms that Hawaii's mandated health-insurance law has led to fewer work hours for part-timers.(HB Health Care)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The 20-hour spike is real. Thirty years after the passage of the Prepaid Health Care Act (PHCA), University of Hawaii professor Gerard Russo says he has evidence that the act has encouraged employers to hold down part-time work hours compared to the rest of the nation (see chart on page ...
Abusive discovery of emails.(Law of the line: Hawaii e.biz)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Last month we discussed how the courts are struggling with the scope of statutory protection of email. New clarifying legislation may be forthcoming. In the meantime, the Ninth Circuit has considered an interesting case in which a litigant and his attorney were both sued for improper email ...
A step in the right direction: Windows XP Service Pack 2 security features.(technique)
Oct 01, 2004; ... After some time and speculation the final version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 has been released. In my testing, Service Pack 2 installed without any complications, although it is a long install, as it patches many components of Windows. Microsoft's attempts at better securing ...
In the beginning ...(HB archives: chronicling business in Hawaii since 1955)
Oct 01, 2004; ... In 1965, a small item in Hawaii Business & Industry reported that an award-winning Honolulu ,Jaycee named Walter A. Duds Jr. had joined the public relations department of Dillingham Corp., after six years with First Insurance Co. What a ...
Is that a Private Page in your pocket?(HB archives: chronicling business in Hawaii since 1955)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... It weighed just 8 ounces and was "just a little longer than a pack of king-size cigarettes." No, it wasn't a PDA-phone. In 1969, a full-page ad touted the small size and ease of use of Hawaiian Telephone's Private ...
Groovy, baby.(HB archives: chronicling business in Hawaii since 1955)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... An Austin Powers-type of mojo permeated 1969. Just check out the airline advertisements, pages apart, in the same October issue of Hawaii Business. The Hawaiian Airlines ad touts its DC-9s having more window seats, "So your chance of admiring the great view over the islands is twenty ...
The fabulous Mr. Ken Fong: the real power broker at this downtown eatery is the person taking your order.(dining with Dave)(Ken Fong Restaurant)
Oct 01, 2004; ... I've often heard about Ken Fong Restaurant's curious reputation as a place where Honolulu's movers and shakers congregate. I say curious, because the downtown, Chinese eatery, casual, almost austere, is a world away from other traditional power lunching establishments. But then ...
Herb Conley: managing partner, Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties.(Room @ the top)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Herb Conley likens his office to a comfortable Living room. Keep in mind that Conley's company, Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties, sells some of the most expensive and desirable homes in the state. So this isn't your average living room. The managing partner has filled his elegant South ...
The Honolulu Advertiser: on a roll in Kapolei.(Honolulu Advertiser Inc.)
Oct 01, 2004 ... In the "old" days, The Honolulu Advertiser's letter presses could print up to 52,000 papers per hour, with limited use of color. Today, at the Advertiser's new production and distribution facility in Kapolei, the state-of the-art MAN Roland offset printing presses can print at speeds up to ...
New presses call for high tech skills.(Profile)(Honolulu Advertiser Inc.)
Oct 01, 2004 ... When 16-year pressroom veteran Wendell Sakane learned that The Honolulu Advertiser was moving to a new production and distribution facility in Kapolei, he was excited about the prospect of operating the new state-of-the-art RegioMAN presses. Sakane is one of 224 employees who ...
Retail kicks it up a notch.(KAPOLEI'S GROWTH POTENTIAL)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Hawaii residents are inveterate shoppers, and no one knows that better than Carol Pregill, president of Retail Merchants of Hawaii. "This industry is the state's largest generator of general excise tax revenue," said Pregill. "In 2003, retail sales generated $19 billion in ...
From outback gusto to Hawaiian fusion.(Profile)(Outback Steakhouse Inc.)
Oct 01, 2004 ... For Kapolei residents who are hungry for a thick, juicy steak or ribs grilled on the "barbie," or have a hankering for hibachi-style grilled salmon or blackened ahi, dining options just got tastier and closer to home. Outback Steakhouse is scheduled to open in late October on a ...
Kapolei homes the best deal on Oahu.(Single family housing)
Oct 01, 2004 ... With the median price for single-family homes on Oahu hitting $445,000 in May, 2004, and interest rates still attractive, the market was hot, hot, hot, according to a June 3, 2004 Pacific Business News story. New homes in Kapolei, however, are running about 15 percent lower in ...
Makakilo no ka oi *.(Profile)(single family home)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Toni Sheldon and husband Danny have been Makakilo residents for 22 years. They love file cool hillside community where the neighbors are friendly and life is comfortable. For most of those 22 years, the Sheldons lived in a townhouse in the Palehua neighborhood, where they raised four ...
Education "firsts" for Kapolei.(High School)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 2004 will go down in local history as one of the peak years for education in the City of Kapolei. Kapolei High School, the city's first public high school, graduated its first class of seniors; and the city's first private non-sectarian college prep school, Island Pacific Academy, opened ...
Designing a different kind of school.(Profile)
Oct 01, 2004 ... "Good teaching is like theater," said Island Pacific Academy Headmaster Dan White. "It is the teacher's function to move and engage the audience." This is what White and his new faculty set out to do as they developed the curriculum for this new non-sectarian private college ...
Golf more than just sport.( golf courses)
Oct 01, 2004 ... The first reported golf game in Hawaii was played in the mid1890s in a Manoa Valley pasture. The first golf course was built on Samuel Mills Damon's estate in Moanalua Gardens in 1898. For the first three years, the Moanalua Golf Club had no membership fees or green fees because ...
The changing face of golf.(Profile)
Oct 01, 2004 ... The game of golf is changing, and the landscape of Kapolei is changing with it. Golf used to be a game primarily for men with private clubs dominating the market. But all that began to change with the cultural shift over the last few generations, according to Greg Nichols, general manager ...
Pacific Buddhist Academy Hongwanji Mission School.(Growth and transformation)(Advertisement)
Oct 01, 2004 ... PACIFIC BUDDHIST ACADEMY 1710 PALI HWY. HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 WWW.PACIFICBUDDHISTACADEMY.ORG (808) 532-2649 HONGWANJI MISSION SCHOOL 1728 PALI HWY. HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 WWW.HONGWANJIHI.ORG (808) 532-0522 ...
An important choice.(Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools)(Hawai'i Guide to Private Schools)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools (HAIS), in partnership with HONOLULU Magazine and Hawaii Business, is proud to serve Hawai'i's parents by presenting this guide to private schools in our 50th State. The member schools of HAIS join me in thanking First Hawaiian Bank for again ...
Making sense of it all.(Hawai'i Guide to Private Schools)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Hawai'i has many fine schools, both public and private, that are worthy of our support and encouragement. Before choosing a school, parents want to compare and contrast the options available. First Hawaiian Bank is pleased to work with the Hawai'i Association of Independent ...
New environments for learning.(hawai'i guide to private schools)
Oct 01, 2004; ... ALL AROUND HAWAI'I, private schools are in the midst of a construction boom of historic proportion. New classrooms. New buildings. Even entirely new campuses. The projects that have been completed in the past few years, plus those scheduled to begin construction in the near ...
Applying to private school: a checklist for parents.(Hawai'i guide to private schools)
Oct 01, 2004 ... You can't start too early. The process takes a year. By August or September, start a list of potential schools for the next school year. Off the top of your head, you might be able to come up with three or four schools. But there are 134 private schools in Hawai'i. For a quick overviews; ...
Making the most of your campus visit.(Hawai'i guide to private schools)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... You don't often hear of people buying houses sight unseen. So why would you even consider choosing a private school for your child without checking it out first? That's why campus visits are no-brainers, according to many admissions directors. "A lot of people enjoy coming to ...
Covering the tuition costs.(Hawai'i guide to private schools)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... You may be reluctant to consider a private school for your child because of the cost. However, financial aid is often available. Today, most private schools follow a need-blind admissions process, which means that financial-aid applications are considered separately from ...
What are you looking for? You and your child will want a clear idea of exactly what you re looking for in a private school even before you've begun the search. Here are some general areas you might consider.(Hawai'i guide to private schools)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Accreditation Has the school Been approved by a recognized accrediting body? Affordability What's the tuition? What about other costs? Are there general fees, how much are books, other activity fees? Book fees, general student costs? Is financial aid ...
Accreditation: does it matter?(Hawai'i guide to private schools)(Western Catholic Education Association)
Oct 01, 2004 ... It's not only your child who gets evaluated in the private school system. Schools themselves get put through the wringer on a regular basis. It's a process known as accreditation. Whether a school is accredited or not, says the Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools' executive ...
Honolulu Waldorf School.(Education from the Inside Out)
Oct 01, 2004 ... EARLY CHILDHOOD-GRADE 8 350 ULUA STREET, NIU VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 1339 HUNAKAI STREET, KAHALA TEL: 808-377-5471 * FAX: 808-373-2040 EMAIL: HWSNIU@LAVA.NET Hawaii's first Waldorf school, founded in 1961, provides families ...
St. Andrew's Priory School. (Kulia I ka Nu'u--Strive for the Highest.
Oct 01, 2004 ... 224 QUEEN EMMA SQUARE HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 (808) 536-6102 WWW.PRIORY.NET Imagine a school with 100% of its graduates continuing to college, a 2004 basketball championship, and tuition-free university courses at IIPU for qualifying juniors and seniors ....
Sacred Hearts Academy.(Educating Girls to Make a Difference)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 3253 WAIALAE AVENUE HONOLULU, HAWAII 96816 (808) 734-5058 WWW.SACREDHEARTS.ORG From pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12, Sacred Hearts girls still wear traditional uniforms little changed in 95 years and attend classes in the school's elegant red-roofed Spanish ...
Kamehameha Schools.(Extending the Reach of Pauahi's Legacy)
Oct 01, 2004 ... HAWAI'I CAMPUS 16-714 VOLCANO ROAD, KEA'AU, HAWAII 96749 (808) 982-0000, HTTP://HAWAII.KSBE.EDU KAPALAMA CAMPUS 1887 MAKUAKANE STREET, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817 (808) 842-8211, HTTP://KAPALAMA.KSBE.EDU MAUI CAMPUS ...
Parker School.(Extending the Reach of Pauahi's Legacy)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 65-1224 LINDSEY ROAD KAMUELA, HAWAII 96743 ADMISSIONS: MICHAEL FISCHER (808) 885-7933 EXT. 107 FAX (808) 885-6233 WWW.PARKERSCHOOL.NET Parker School, a day school for students grades 6-12 located in Waimea on the Big Island, is ...
Montessori Community School.(Extending the Reach of Pauahi's Legacy)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 1239 NEHOA STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822 WWW.MONTESSORIHAWAII.ORG (808) 522-0244 This independent, non-sectarian school in Makiki assists children to become competent learners, respectful in their relationships with others and the natural world. In a ...
Hawaiian Mission Academy.(A School with a Mission)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 1438 PENSACOLA STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822 (808) 536-2207 FAX (808) 524-3294 WWW.HMA4U.ORG When asked to describe a Hawaiian Mission Academy student, its Student Association President Layla Ohara quickly replied, "confident, growing ...
Iolani School.(A School with a Mission)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 563 KAMOKU STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96826 WWW.IOLANI.ORG (808) 943-2222 OFFICE OF ADMISSION Ka Mo'olelo Hawaii, a new Hawaiian studies class about pre contact culture, an innovative forensics science class, and the first annual Iolani Film Festival, ...
Ho'ala School: developing good citizens of learning.(A School with a Mission)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 1067 CALIFORNIA AVENUE WAHIAWA, HAWAII 96786 (808) 621-1898 FAX (808) 622-3615 WWW.HOALA.ORG In the heart of Wahiawa, this small, independent, nonsectarian school for K-12 students opened its first permanent high school campus last fall. At ...
Kaimuki Christian School.(A School with a Mission)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 1117 KOKO HEAD AVENUE HONOLULU, HAWAII 96816 (808) 732-1781 FAX (808)735-1354 WWW.KAIMUKICHRISTIANSCHOOL.ORG EMAIL: KCS@KAIMUKICHRISTIAN.ORG Founded in 1968, this preschool to Grade 8 co-ed school boasts a well rounded curriculum, ...
Maryknoll School.(Education for Body, Mind and Soul)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 1526 ALEXANDER STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822 (808) 952-7330 FAX: (808) 952-7331 WWW.MARYKNOLLSCHOOL.ORG Established in 1927 in a modest, one-story wooden building in lower Manoa, Maryknoll School was envisioned as a unique educational ...
Saint Francis School: celebrating 80 years of service to Hawaii.(Education for Body, Mind and Soul)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 2707 PAMOA ROAD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822 WWW.STFRANCIS-OAHU.ORG ADMISSIONS: (808) 988-4111 EXT. 112 Nestled on 11 acres in Manoa Valley, Saint Francis School offers a "Quality Catholic Education in a Spirit of Joy" to young women in grades 6-12. Founded in ...
Montessori Hale O Keiki.(Education for Body, Mind and Soul)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... P.O. Box 2348 KIHEI, HAWAII 96753 (808) 874-7441 FAX (808) 874-2573 E-MAIL: HALEOKEIKI@AOL.COM WWW.MAULNET/~MHOK/ This child-centered Kihei, Maul school for ages 3 to 12 years old offers unrivalled educational quality by combining ...
Damien Memorial School.(Education for Body, Mind and Soul)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 1401 HOUGHTAILING STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817 (808) 841-0195 WWW.DAMIEN.EDU Located in historic Kalihi, this all-boys Catholic school welcomes its first classes of 7th and 8th graders to its new middle school this fall. Now serving grades 7-12 with a ...
Punahou School.(A Private School With a Public Purpose)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 1601 PUNAHOU STREET * HONOLULU, HI 96822-3336 (808) 944-5714 * WWW.PUNAHOU.EDU Punahou School's beautiful 76 acre campus was gifted by Hawaiian ali'i to pioneering 19th century missionaries, whose "bold experiment" has been a resounding success. For over 160 years, ...
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School.(A Private School With a Public Purpose)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... 91-1010 NORTH ROAD EWA BEACH, HAWAII 96706 (808) 689-0474 FAX: (808) 689-4847 "Educating for Life" is this, co-ed Catholic school's mission in fostering a nurturing learning community for students in kindergarten to Grade 8. Located in Ewa, the faith-based ...