Entrepreneurs http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs/ MidWeek http://www.midweek.com/images/elements/midweek_feedburner_logo.gif http://www.midweek.com 144 37 MidWeek.com Linda Dela Cruz is the MidWeek website editor and senior writer. She also covers stories for the MidWeek’s Windward Islander. en Linda Dela Cruz 2008-05-07T10:00:00-10:00 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. An Accidental Artist’s Success http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/285269734/ Linda Dela Cruz Kawehilani Chun’s first name means heavenly adornments, so it’s no wonder she eventually came to find her true calling making lei, earrings and beads with her company Ohana Expressions. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz Kawehilani Chun’s first name means heavenly adornments, so it’s no wonder she eventually came to find her true calling making lei, earrings and beads with her company Ohana Expressions.

]]> 2008-05-07T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/an_accidental_artists_success/ A Real Professional Tree Hugger http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/280693009/ Linda Dela Cruz If you find Mark Leon near a tree, he most likely won’t be sitting under it. He and his Sunshine Landscape Company Inc. employees will be working to assess any hazards - or he’ll be doing what he can to save the tree’s life. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz If you find Mark Leon near a tree, he most likely won’t be sitting under it. He and his Sunshine Landscape Company Inc. employees will be working to assess any hazards - or he’ll be doing what he can to save the tree’s life.

]]> 2008-04-30T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/a_real_professional_tree_hugger/ Playing To Learn Hawaiian Culture http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/276060322/ Linda Dela Cruz Eileen Tupman respects Hawaiian values and culture so much that she created two games for children to learn about them in a fun way. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz Eileen Tupman respects Hawaiian values and culture so much that she created two games for children to learn about them in a fun way.

]]> 2008-04-23T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/playing_to_learn_hawaiian_culture/ Chipping In For Fun And Profit http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/271322566/ Linda Dela Cruz You can’t stop at just one. Jimmy Chan, owner of Hawaiian Chip Company, can’t have only one line of chips. So he’s introducing a Wasabi flavor shrimp chip. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz You can’t stop at just one.

Jimmy Chan, owner of Hawaiian Chip Company, can’t have only one line of chips. So he’s introducing a Wasabi flavor shrimp chip.

]]> 2008-04-16T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/chipping_in_for_fun_and_profit/ A Bargain Hunter’s Best Friend http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/266921695/ Linda Dela Cruz Everyone loves a bargain.  Jon Sugihara and his sisters Kristin Sugihara and Kara Soeryadjaya say they’re doing great with their new Internet business, Savvy Circle, which notifies customers when clothing, books, furniture or electronic items they are looking for are on sale. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz Everyone loves a bargain.  Jon Sugihara and his sisters Kristin Sugihara and Kara Soeryadjaya say they’re doing great with their new Internet business, Savvy Circle, which notifies customers when clothing, books, furniture or electronic items they are looking for are on sale.

]]> 2008-04-09T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/a_bargain_hunters_best_friend/ Doing Local Kine Funny Business http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/262564513/ Linda Dela Cruz Colorful, action-packed cartoon drawings of local folks doing local-kine things and saying something humorous in pidgin is the hallmark of Maile Way Products greeting cards. The husband-and-wife team of Paul Isono and Gayle Machida-Isono offer Local Kine Stationery at more than 70 stores statewide, including Longs Drugs, Don Quijote, Mark’s Hallmark and Wal-Mart. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz Colorful, action-packed cartoon drawings of local folks doing local-kine things and saying something humorous in pidgin is the hallmark of Maile Way Products greeting cards. The husband-and-wife team of Paul Isono and Gayle Machida-Isono offer Local Kine Stationery at more than 70 stores statewide, including Longs Drugs, Don Quijote, Mark’s Hallmark and Wal-Mart.

]]> 2008-04-02T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/doing_local_kine_funny_business/ A Business Literally For The Birds http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/258219026/ Linda Dela Cruz Rosie the green-winged macaw twitches her neck from side to side and says hello. Adults and children alike stop in their tracks, mesmerized by her animated motions and long, bright-red tail feathers. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz Rosie the green-winged macaw twitches her neck from side to side and says hello. Adults and children alike stop in their tracks, mesmerized by her animated motions and long, bright-red tail feathers.

]]> 2008-03-26T10:00:01-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/a_business_literally_for_the_birds/ Audio Media’s Sound Of Success http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/254185462/ Linda Dela Cruz As a post-production engineer at Audio Media, Freddie Ancheta really gets into his work. One of his most recent projects was doing the sound for the film Chief, directed by Brett Wagner, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz As a post-production engineer at Audio Media, Freddie Ancheta really gets into his work. One of his most recent projects was doing the sound for the film Chief, directed by Brett Wagner, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

]]> 2008-03-19T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/audio_medias_sound_of_success/ Sentimentally Yours Says Goodbye http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/250052736/ Linda Dela Cruz After many years at Windward Mall and reopening at Windward City Shopping Center for less than one year, the collectibles and specialty gift shop Sentimentally Yours closes its doors April 6. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz After many years at Windward Mall and reopening at Windward City Shopping Center for less than one year, the collectibles and specialty gift shop Sentimentally Yours closes its doors April 6.

]]> 2008-03-12T10:00:00-10:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/entrepreneurs_article/sentimentally_yours_says_goodbye/ Organic Fabrics For Mom And Baby http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Entrepreneurs/~3/246048073/ Linda Dela Cruz The mother-and-daughter team of Sue and Regan Ranoa is on the lookout for more products that will complement its inventory of organic clothing and toys for mama and baby. Their business, Organic Keiki, sells organic pants, onsies, T-shirts, tank tops, shorts and skirts for children. For mom, there are organic necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and hats. BUSINESSEntrepreneurs Linda Dela Cruz The mother-and-daughter team of Sue and Regan Ranoa is on the lookout for more products that will complement its inventory of organic clothing and toys for mama and baby. Their business, Organic Keiki, sells organic pants, onsies, T-shirts, tank tops, shorts and skirts for children. For mom, there are organic necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and hats.

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