Cynthia Wessendorf

1 month ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Wessendorf

Here’s how three Title I schools are making improvements, including expanded assessments, tutoring, and after-school and summer learning. Five years after COVID sent a paralyzing shock through the nation’s public schools, the impact of lost instructional time can still be felt. In every state, fewer young people are able to read and write with appropriate fluency, or accurately solve math and science problems.

2 months ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Wessendorf

90 Companies and Nonprofits Where Employees Thrive. Just when it seemed like employee engagement numbers had hit rock bottom, they slipped even lower. Only 31% of employees nationally said they felt involved and enthusiastic about their jobs last year, according to a Gallup survey – a 10-year low. In Hawai‘i, engagement figures are probably no higher, says Tracie Foglia, the talent solutions manager at the Hawaii Employers Council.

2 months ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Wessendorf

This associate professor of economics is a data guru who’s busting myths and pinpointing the real culprits driving Hawai‘i’s housing costs. Justin Tyndall’s large body of research answers vexing questions: Why are pedestrian deaths rising? How does sea-level rise affect housing prices? Does light rail really increase employment? His findings have been picked up in national and local media as well as the 2024 Economic Report of the President.

2 months ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Wessendorf

This senior VP of planning and development is helping to transform 60 acres of prime real estate in Kaka‘ako, including 1,200 below-market condos. Since joining Howard Hughes in 2021, Ka‘iulani Sodaro has taken on the monumental task of developing 60 acres of prime real estate in Kaka‘ako. Sodaro oversees planning, permitting and the “super messy and fun” work of upgrading sewer and water lines in the yearslong remake of Ward Village, which has accelerated under her watch.

2 months ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Wessendorf

As head of the firm’s finance, real estate and corporate department, Love brings vast knowledge of every aspect of real estate, “from the dirt on up.” While his Cades Schutte colleague Lisa Ayabe describes him as humble and approachable, John Love uses more colorful language: “I call myself a dirt lawyer because I work on everything from the dirt on up.” Love’s expertise in real estate law ranges from “condos to development to leasing to standard purchasing sales and financing,” says Ayabe....