Noelle Fujii-Oride

While the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and ali‘i trusts collect land rents from 18 hotels, some Hawaiian groups are aiming for ownership.

The Talent Summit, organized by the Hawaii Employers Council, aims to bring together HR professionals, workforce development experts, educators, and community leaders to address Hawaii’s talent challenges collectively.

First Hawaiian Bank (FHB) was recognized by Forbes magazine as the top-ranked Hawai’i bank on its 2024 Best Banks in America list and one of the top 50

The Japan-based parent company is shifting to “asset-light” hotel-management services. Here’s what that means for the Hawai‘i division.

Participants will learn leadership skills while maintaining and nourishing their Indigenous and personal identities and perspectives.

The ‘Ōiwi Leadership Accelerator combines Native Hawaiian knowledge and values with Western skills to help Native Hawaiian and Hawai‘i-raised professionals achieve their leadership goals.

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) took effect on January 1, 2024, which will impact millions of small businesses nationwide, and serves as a helpful reminder that many local businesses in Hawai‘i will have reporting obligations this year.

I spent five months digging into private equity’s ownership of Hawai‘i’s hotel industry and how that presence has affected their employees and the surrounding communities.

Private equity companies own almost 30% of Hawai‘i’s hotel rooms, a huge increase in the past two decades. We investigate the pros and cons.

October’s statistical data for the luxury real estate market saw a much steadier month across the Hawaiian Islands, with fewer fluctuations compared to the mixed bag of results reported in September.

Locally Owned, Locally Committed Since 1955.

Locally Owned, Locally Committed Since 1955.

Locally Owned, Locally Committed Since 1955.

Locally Owned, Locally Committed Since 1955.

Locally Owned, Locally Committed Since 1955.

Locally Owned, Locally Committed Since 1955.

Affordable and workforce housing is costly and complicated to build. Developers depend on private investments to bring thousands of units to market.

As director of the research and advocacy group, Reichhardt works to build a pipeline of skilled nurses and help them thrive in the Islands.

The nonprofit erects 15 to 20 homes a year in batches, largely using the labor of volunteers and the eventual homeowners.

This business owner and consultant is becoming the go-to DEI expert, while modeling how to “work for yourself with freedom and autonomy.”