Business Round Table is about the personal insights and philosophies on life and business in the own words of the company executive.
Below are the last 10 Business Round Table columns
Building A Great Community
Wednesday - March 17, 2010
By Lance Wilhelm
Senior Vice President and Hawaii Area Manager, Kiewit Building Group
Kiewit Building Group has been serving as a general contracting firm for more than 50 years in Hawaii, dating back to our work on Tripler Army Medical Center in 1948, but the essence and foundation of Kiewit’s philosophy hasn’t changed.
Read Column>>A POS-itive Business Model
Wednesday - March 10, 2010
By Francis Tulu
President CompuTant and DataNet Pacific
As the oldest brother in a family of 10 children, I took on the responsibility of raising my younger brothers and sisters when my father passed away. Making sure that they got an education and helping them get a good start in life was a way to honor my father.
Read Column>>Moving To Cloud Computing
Wednesday - March 03, 2010
By Mike Meyer
Chief Executive Officer for Islanda Tech
I’ve been a technologist in Hawaii for more than 30 years. Back in the 1990s when I worked for Oceanic Time Warner, I launched a project called Roadrunner, the state’s largest wide, high-speed commercial broadband network.
Read Column>>Caring For The Community
Wednesday - February 24, 2010
By John E. McComas
Chief Executive Officer for AlohaCare
Everything we do at AlohaCare is for our local community and its good health. Actually, AlohaCare’s founding was through an alliance of Hawaii’s community health centers. As a nonprofit-managed health-care plan, we serve Hawaii’s most medically fragile populations, including low-income families, pregnant women, keiki and kupuna.
Read Column>>Rockin’ The Music Scene
Wednesday - February 17, 2010
By Peter Dods
Founded in 1939 by Servco Pacific Inc., Easy Music Center was a community-based musical instrument store since its inception. Originally opened to help the people of Hawaii gain access to reasonably priced equipment, it has helped professional and aspiring musicians pursue their dreams for more than 70 years.
All Charged Up And Ready
Wednesday - February 10, 2010
By Frank Rogers
President of Green Energy Outlet
Green Energy Outlet made history Jan. 23 with the opening of Hawaii’s first public electric vehicle charging station at 575 G Cooke Street in Honolulu.
Read Column>>Promoting Japanese Culture
Wednesday - February 03, 2010
From the time I was 3 years old, I tagged along with my parents to cultural events at the Japanese Consulate, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and to countless samurai and Tora-san movies. My family has been very active in the community.
Read Column>>Surf, Sun And Great Food
Wednesday - January 27, 2010
By Bill Terry
Vice President, Hawaii Operations of T S Restaurants Hawaii
Treating customers like family has been our philosophy since 1977. T S Restaurant founders Rob Thibaut and Sandy Saxten were college buddies who shared a passion for surf, sand, sun and restaurants.
Read Column>>Designing For The Future
Wednesday - January 20, 2010
By Vernon Inoshita, AIA, LEED AP
President of Design Partners Inc.
Hawaii has seen spectacular growth over the past 30 years. We are thankful to our clients and supporters for allowing Design Partners, Inc. (DPI) to participate in this growth.
But what lies ahead? Because of the current economic doldrums, the new decade is beginning slowly. But we are cautiously optimistic that Hawaii will recover and again prosper. The future, however, will not be business as usual, but will stress economics and sustainability.
Read Column>>CPB: No. 1 In Home Loans
Wednesday - January 06, 2010
By Blenn A. Fujimoto
Vice Chair, Hawaii Market; CEO, Central Pacific Home Loans
Even during these challenging times, Central Pacific Bank (CPB) continues to do what it has done for the past 55 years, support the people and community in Hawaii.
Read Column>>
