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Accessible, affordable apps help to make homes smarter
Want a smart home? There is an app for that. Oahu’s At Home Theater of Hawaii and the Big Island’s Lunakai Hawaii — two audio visual companies — have become iRule dealers, offering their clients...
View ArticleHawaii nonprofits say communication is key to surviving sequestration
Hawaii's nonprofit leaders met for the second time in a month on Thursday to update each other on the effects of sequestration on their industry. Aloha United Way and the Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit...
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Build your brand to keep social media followers engaged
Getting your company started with social media is one challenge, but perhaps more difficult is the challenge of continually keeping your online followers interested and engaged. That’s the focus of...
View ArticleHarold K.L. Castle Foundation gives $372,000 in grants to six Hawaii...
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation recently distributed $372,324 in grants to six organizations in Hawaii, including the Waimanalo Health Center, Malama Maunalua and the University of Hawaii Foundation....
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Parker Ranch Foundation gives $2M for third year in a row
The Big Island’s Parker Ranch Foundation Trust recently distributed $2 million to its four Hawaii beneficiaries for the third consecutive year. The Parker Ranch Foundation Trust is the nonprofit arm of...
View ArticleOahu native launches business to help other companies with just about anything
Karen Chang Barr recently moved from the Mainland back home to Oahu and launched a business that seeks to help other local businesses tackle a variety of in-house projects. Chang Barr, who spent the...
View ArticleOwner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster donates to Hawaii nonprofit
A foundation connected to the company that owns the Olive Garden restaurant chain has donated $1,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii for the second year in a row. The donation, announced Thursday,...
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Financial planning trends reveal wide generation gaps
Younger generations aren’t exactly following in the footsteps of their elders when it comes to saving money and planning for retirement, financial advisers say. But, as is the case of most trends,...
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Lower savings, high living costs keep older employees on the job
The traditional retirement track is a path less traveled today, especially in Hawaii, where people live longer and face a higher cost of living compared to other states. For many, that means early...
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Dwight Kealoha to retire, Better Business Bureau of Hawaii launches CEO search
Better Business Bureau of Hawaii CEO Dwight Kealoha says he’s retiring for a second time in his career, and the BBB has launched a search for a new chief executive. Kealoha told PBN that he first...
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PBN’s spring Pau Hana at the Modern Honolulu: Slideshow
Hawaii business executives mingled with Pacific Business News reporters and staff after work on Thursday at PBN’s first Pau Hana networking event of the year, held in the Sun Suite of The Modern...
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YWCA of Oahu, Cafe Julia offer lunchtime discount for Equal Pay Day
The YWCA of Oahu and Cafe Julia are catering to the Downtown Honolulu business lunch crowd on Tuesday with the goal of raising support for Equal Pay Day. Patrons who eat at Cafe Julia at the YWCA’s...
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PBN’s Women Who Mean Business event adds Women to Watch category
PBN’s 15th annual Women Who Mean Business program will honor an entirely new category of successful Hawaii businesswomen this year at this year’s event at The Royal Hawaiian later this month. Pacific...
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Aloha Harvest food drive and agency fair in Honolulu: Slideshow
Aloha Harvest beneficiaries set up booths at Bishop Square on Wednesday with the goal of raising awareness and gathering food and donations from Downtown Honolulu’s business lunch crowd. It was Aloha...
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‘Clouds’ could hold answers to data storage, security
Moving computing functions and data storage into the “clouds” should be a top priority for any business, Internet technology experts say. A so-called “no-brainer.” But business owners and managers have...
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Employee fitness programs include mental health
Hawaii is setting an example for workplaces nationwide in creating a healthy and happy work environment, but many local businesses may be overlooking the mental health aspect. Dr. Jeffrey Stern,...
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Kidney disease hits Hawaii hardest of all states
Chronic kidney disease is on the rise and is hitting Hawaii harder than other states, challenging local health-care authorities to raise community awareness and educate potential donors. State...
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Kapiolani Health Foundation passes $25M mark for $30M hospital redevelopment...
Funding support from Hawaii’s business community has helped the Kapiolani Health Foundation recently pass the $25 million mark for its $30 million campaign goal to rebuild the Kapiolani Medical Center...
View ArticleMaui’s ‘Santa Claus’ takes spirit of giving to deeper level
Charlie Silva, a Maui native who has been the Queen Kaahumanu Center’s Santa Claus for nearly two decades, has decided to take the concept of gift giving to a deeper level. When I arrived in the office...
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St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii to use grant for elderly services
The Hawaii Community Foundation recently donated $195,000 to the St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii, the nonprofit arm of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii. A $75,000 portion of that...
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