Business Round Table http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/ MidWeek http://www.midweek.com/images/elements/midweek_feedburner_logo.gif http://www.midweek.com 144 37 MidWeek.com Business Round Table is a column written by various Hawaii business leaders, and can be found at Midweek.com en Guest Writer 2009-11-11T10:00:05+00:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. A Contemporary Art Showcase http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/aGTj-Gxw6k8/ Guest Writer By Allison Wong Interim Executive Director of The Contemporary Museum On three and a half acres in Makiki Heights sits a jewel in the center of Honolulu. The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (TCM) is the only museum in Hawaii devoted exclusively to contemporary art. BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Allison Wong

By Allison Wong
Interim Executive Director of The Contemporary Museum

On three and a half acres in Makiki Heights sits a jewel in the center of Honolulu. The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (TCM) is the only museum in Hawaii devoted exclusively to contemporary art.

]]> 2009-11-11T10:00:05+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/a_contemporary_art_showcase/ Crazy In Hawaii For 45 Years http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/BqR4n1GT7WQ/ Guest Writer By Mark Hollander President & CEO of Crazy Shirts It’s hard to believe that Crazy Shirts turned 45 this year. We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings, Rick Ralston selling airbrushed designed shirts to tourists from a little grass shack in Waikiki. Today, we’ve got 22 stores on all major Hawaiian Islands and 14 across the Mainland, as well as a growing mail-order catalog and Web site. BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Mark Hollander Crazy ShirtsWylandMark Hollander

By Mark Hollander
President & CEO of Crazy Shirts

It’s hard to believe that Crazy Shirts turned 45 this year. We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings, Rick Ralston selling airbrushed designed shirts to tourists from a little grass shack in Waikiki. Today, we’ve got 22 stores on all major Hawaiian Islands and 14 across the Mainland, as well as a growing mail-order catalog and Web site.

]]> 2009-11-04T10:00:24+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/crazy_in_hawaii_for_45_years/ Timeshares Aid Isle Economy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/gsrNGeQAa-k/ Guest Writer Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, “I want to buy a timeshare.” It is an unsought product. Every day thousands of hardworking Hawaii residents show people a different way of vacationing hase an interest - traditionally one week annually, but sometimes more or less - in a resort accommodation to use for a set number of years, or often, as in fee simple real estate, in perpetuity. BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Daniel Dinell

Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, “I want to buy a timeshare.” It is an unsought product. Every day thousands of hardworking Hawaii residents show people a different way of vacationing hase an interest - traditionally one week annually, but sometimes more or less - in a resort accommodation to use for a set number of years, or often, as in fee simple real estate, in perpetuity.

]]> 2009-10-28T10:00:11+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/timeshares_aid_isle_economy/ Going To Seed For Profit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/3raieOT5Azw/ Guest Writer By Adolph Helm President of Hawaii Crop Improvement Association Hawaii’s seed industry is striving to become the gateway for worldwide agriculture. Considering that almost every line of commercially distributed seed corn spends some time being developed in this state, we undoubtedly play a major role in agricultural systems worldwide. Seed companies have operated here in Hawaii for more than 40 years BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Adolph Helm Adolph Helm

By Adolph Helm
President of Hawaii Crop Improvement Association

Hawaii’s seed industry is striving to become the gateway for worldwide agriculture. Considering that almost every line of commercially distributed seed corn spends some time being developed in this state, we undoubtedly play a major role in agricultural systems worldwide. Seed companies have operated here in Hawaii for more than 40 years

]]> 2009-10-21T10:00:19+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/going_to_seed_for_profit/ Hawaii’s Local Gas Company http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/8PSCNkvP-Ao/ Guest Writer “It is truly a blessing to be able to work and live in a place that reinforces and rewards a value-based life and business. It’s a definition of ‘paradise’ that most visitors and newcomers don’t associate with Hawaii, but one that I think may be the most important reason to call Hawaii home.” I wrote that for this column four years ago, and find it to be truer now. The past two years especially, as I have had the opportunity to be connected with a small, value-based, locally owned and operated company, Mid Pac Petroleum. BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Jim Yates Sayle Hirashima and Jim YatesKeith YoshidaBob KernDeidre Kamana-MarzanRussell WhangTom Huber

“It is truly a blessing to be able to work and live in a place that reinforces and rewards a value-based life and business. It’s a definition of ‘paradise’ that most visitors and newcomers don’t associate with Hawaii, but one that I think may be the most important reason to call Hawaii home.” I wrote that for this column four years ago, and find it to be truer now. The past two years especially, as I have had the opportunity to be connected with a small, value-based, locally owned and operated company, Mid Pac Petroleum.

]]> 2009-10-14T10:00:17+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/hawaiis_local_gas_company/ Red Spoons In The Islands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/ovMQlBEWT4Y/ Guest Writer By Alex Choi Owner/Hawaii Master Franchiser for Red Mango Hawaii People often ask me, “With all the other frozen yogurt franchises, why Red Mango?” The answer is simple. I believe in the product and the lifestyle behind it. The frozen yogurt concept is fascinating to me. Once the craze hit the Mainland, it took off and “fro-yo” shops were opening everywhere.  Being the entrepreneur that I am, I soon realized that this was something that I had to be a part of and bring to Hawaii. BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Alex Choi

By Alex Choi
Owner/Hawaii Master Franchiser for Red Mango Hawaii

People often ask me, “With all the other frozen yogurt franchises, why Red Mango?” The answer is simple. I believe in the product and the lifestyle behind it. The frozen yogurt concept is fascinating to me. Once the craze hit the Mainland, it took off and “fro-yo” shops were opening everywhere.  Being the entrepreneur that I am, I soon realized that this was something that I had to be a part of and bring to Hawaii.

]]> 2009-10-07T10:00:29+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/red_spoons_in_the_islands/ Taking The Hassle Out Of HR http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/yPpvOZTMYsE/ Guest Writer By Matt Delaney President & CEO of Hawaii Human Resources Businesses are in survival mode, laying off employees and streamlining operations. Conventional wisdom would suggest it’s a good time to take cover and apply a more conservative approach during this current economic “perfect storm” we are experiencing, right? Well, yes and no. At Hawaii Human Resources (HiHR), we’ve found there are opportunities for companies willing to not only provide the expected BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Matt Delaney

By Matt Delaney
President & CEO of Hawaii Human Resources

Businesses are in survival mode, laying off employees and streamlining operations. Conventional wisdom would suggest it’s a good time to take cover and apply a more conservative approach during this current economic “perfect storm” we are experiencing, right? Well, yes and no. At Hawaii Human Resources (HiHR), we’ve found there are opportunities for companies willing to not only provide the expected

]]> 2009-09-30T10:00:35+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/taking_the_hassle_out_of_hr/ A School Modeled For Success http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/bqYfxtQmdxI/ Guest Writer Sometimes to succeed in business you have to break the mold. Island Pacific Academy (IPA) exists as the 13th largest independent, nonprofit school in a state replete with independent schools, occupying more than 70,000 square feet of modern, air-conditioned classroom space because three people.   BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Dan White Island Pacific AcademyJames Okeke and Brittney JohnstonJazmin Kawamura-CarvalhoDan White

Sometimes to succeed in business you have to break the mold. Island Pacific Academy (IPA) exists as the 13th largest independent, nonprofit school in a state replete with independent schools, occupying more than 70,000 square feet of modern, air-conditioned classroom space because three people.

 

]]> 2009-09-23T10:00:29+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/a_school_modeled_for_success/ Enriching Dining Experiences http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/KxqAu_JvMFk/ Guest Writer By Taro Yoshida Director of WDI International-Hawaii WDI International may not be a household name in Hawaii, but many of you have patronized our affiliated businesses , such as Tony Roma’s (California, Hawaii, Guam), Taormina Sicilian Cuisine and Wolfgang’s Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener in Hawaii; and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (Japan, Indonesia), California Pizza Kitchen (Japan), Capricciosa (Japan, Guam, Saipan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan), Hard Rock Café (Japan), Inakaya (New York) and numerous other restaurants in the U.S., Japan and around the globe. BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Taro Yoshida Beth and Dog ChapmanPeter ZwienerInakayaHard Rock CaféCalifornia Pizza KitchenBubba Gump Shrimp CoWolfgang's SteakhouseTaormina Sicilian CuisineTony Roma'sCapricciosaWolfgang Zwiener

By Taro Yoshida
Director of WDI International-Hawaii

WDI International may not be a household name in Hawaii, but many of you have patronized our affiliated businesses , such as Tony Roma’s (California, Hawaii, Guam), Taormina Sicilian Cuisine and Wolfgang’s Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener in Hawaii; and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (Japan, Indonesia), California Pizza Kitchen (Japan), Capricciosa (Japan, Guam, Saipan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan), Hard Rock Café (Japan), Inakaya (New York) and numerous other restaurants in the U.S., Japan and around the globe.

]]> 2009-09-16T10:00:21+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/brt_article/enriching_dining_experiences/ Friendly Service In The Sky http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BusinessRoundTable/~3/UzlflaKyQjE/ Guest Writer In a recent in-flight survey, one of our passengers, Christy Koizumi from Kauai, told us that she loved the friendly service of Mokulele staff as much as the fact that her pet flew free with her! People like Christy remind us all the time that, in the airline business, you can never lose sight of the fact that it is all about the people, those who serve and those who are served: the dedicated, well-trained crew that keeps the planes flying, those who make sure passengers are comfortable and safe, and the customers who trust us to keep providing an affordable, high-quality travel experience. BUSINESSBusiness Round Table Scott Durgin Mokulele Airlines

In a recent in-flight survey, one of our passengers, Christy Koizumi from Kauai, told us that she loved the friendly service of Mokulele staff as much as the fact that her pet flew free with her! People like Christy remind us all the time that, in the airline business, you can never lose sight of the fact that it is all about the people, those who serve and those who are served: the dedicated, well-trained crew that keeps the planes flying, those who make sure passengers are comfortable and safe, and the customers who trust us to keep providing an affordable, high-quality travel experience.

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