Hawaii Business

Hawaii Business is a business magazine located in Honolulu, established in 1955. It is part of PacificBasin Communications, which also produces several other publications, including Honolulu Magazine, Hawaii Home + Remodeling, Island Family, Ala Moana magazine, Hawaii magazine, and the Japanese-language visitor magazine, Hawaii Ai.

Local, Trade/B2B

English

Magazine

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#554695

United States

#138451

News and Media

#4849

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Tariffs Are Hurting Lots of Industries. Here’s One That Stands to Benefit.

2 weeks ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Sweeney

Many businesses in Hawai‘i are watching tariff decisions being made – and then sometimes reversed – 4,800 miles away in Washington, D.C. For them, the predominant feeling can be anxiety, hope or confusion. Like a lot of sectors, the local papaya industry tracks tariff decisions with interest.
Hawai‘i’s Got Pride, and Plenty of Fight Too

3 weeks ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Wessendorf

U.S. Sen.
For Jennifer Ablan, Coming Home Was a “Full Circle Move”

3 weeks ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Steve Petranik

Hawaii Business’ new editor in chief had an impressive career in the national business media. Now she’s back in Hawai‘i, in her dream job. While growing up in Kalihi and attending Radford High School, Jennifer Ablan had a plan: “I wanted to be Lois Lane.” That meant going to New York City – a real-life version of Lane’s Metropolis – and being a reporter covering the city’s biggest stories.
For Them, It’s Hawai‘i 2.0

3 weeks ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Jennifer Ablan

There’s no place like home, but what if “home” has become one of the most expensive places on Earth? For years, the Islands’ high cost of living and fewer career prospects had convinced many in Hawai‘i to seek opportunities on the mainland. Now a lot of them are reconsidering that decision. Paul Galindo, a locally born lawyer who practices in litigation, could be the poster child for how to successfully transition home.
Why You Should Listen Like a Good Journalist – Even If Others Don’t Listen Back - Hawaii Business Magazine

1 month ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Steve Petranik

I began life as a shy kid and though I have developed an outgoing exterior, in many ways I remain an introvert at heart. That has helped make me a good listener. I’ve also been an outsider and an insider, a success and a failure, affluent and poor – which I think helps me to be more empathetic to other people’s views. I love to learn and am willing to be proven wrong about things that I thought to be true. Or to understand a new perspective that is as valid as mine.
Family Mediation Hawaii Helps Divorcing Couples Focus on What’s Best for Kids

1 month ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Sweeney

2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Award winner: Owner Katie Bennett’s background in law and sociology helps her navigate custody issues. Katie Bennett knows that navigating a divorce can be emotionally complex, especially when it involves expensive court processes to divide property and, more importantly, to determine child custody.
Natsunoya Tea House Has Been a Gathering Spot for More Than a Century

1 month ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Vicki Viotti

2025 SmallBiz Editor’s Choice Awards Hall of Fame: Lawrence Fujiwara is the third-generation owner of this historic landmark in ‘Ālewa Heights. From its perch near the top of ‘Ālewa Heights, Natsunoya Tea House has become a historic landmark. But its continued success, says owner Lawrence Fujiwara, depends on being able to constantly renew and upgrade the business while retaining its appeal to longtime customers.
Our Surveys Asked Hawai‘i Residents: What Is the State of the State?

1 month ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Steve Petranik

37% of businesspeople say Hawai‘i is stagnant, and 33% says we’re in real trouble. METHODOLOGY: The BOSS Survey of local businesspeople and the 808 Poll of the general public are conducted twice a year for Hawaii Business Magazine by the research division of Anthology/Finn Partners. To learn the methodology for the polls, go to hawaiibusiness.com/bossmethod2025. This article appears in the May 2025 issue of Hawaii Business Magazine.
YWCA of Hawai‘i Island Aims to Transform Its Historic Hilo Campus

1 month ago | hawaiibusiness.com | Cynthia Sweeney

The nonprofit has so far received $2.8 million of its $6 million Phase 1 goal. The YWCA of Hawai‘i Island has been serving the community with valuable programs from its downtown Hilo location for 105 years. It’s now launched an ambitious campaign to raise $21 million to transform that historic campus.
Hawai‘i’s Public Schools Are National Leaders in Academic Recovery. Can They Keep Up the Momentum?

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.