Entrepreneurs
This Former NFL Lineman Was On the Brink. Now He’s Helping to Feed an Island.
After nearly burning out trying to grow his company, Jeff Byers reconnected with his core mission.
By Jon Bier
Hawaii
Business News
‘It Felt Like Free-Falling’: 11 Passengers Taken to the Emergency Room After Turbulent Flight to Hawaii
Several passengers were seriously injured when a Hawaiian Airlines flight hit severe turbulence on Sunday.
By Dan Bova
Business News
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Used to Steal Snickers From 7-Eleven ‘Every Day.’ Now He’s Righting His Old Wrongs.
At age 14, Snickers were his go-to pre-workout snack, he said.
Business News
Life Expectancy Declines By 3 Years in New York in 2020, And It Doesn’t Stop There
Due to Covid and its residual impact, New York state, as well as the rest of the country, saw dramatic declines in life expectancy in the first year of the pandemic.
Business News
Tesla Is Cooling Down Classrooms in Hawaii
Temperatures in Hawaii get too high for kids to concentrate in class, so Tesla stepped in to give them AC using Powerwalls and solar panels.
Business News
Tesla Becomes Cheapest Source of Electricity in Hawaii
A solar array and storage batteries on the island of Kauai is producing renewable energy for less per kilowatt hour than fossil fuel power stations.
Thought Leaders
What Today’s Leaders Can Learn From Pearl Harbor
There are lessons in the Japanese sneak attack that brought the U.S. into a war and world leadership.
Building a Business
Brewing Up a New Business Idea from a Coffee Castoff
KonaRed squeezes a smart business out of coffee production leftovers.