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
Great Food, Service, View
Wednesday - July 01, 2009
By Charlie Longhi
Owner of Longhi’s - Ala Moana Center
My dad, Bob Longhi, opened the now-iconic Longhi’s in Lahaina in 1976, with a simple philosophy: “Cook with love, eat with passion!” I live those words each and every day here at Longhi’s at Ala Moana Center. My father traveled around the world, hosted huge parties in Washington, D.C.
The Marriott Spirit Of Aloha
Wednesday - June 24, 2009
By Ed Hubennette
Vice President of North Asia, Hawaii and South Pacific, Marriott International
I’ve been fortunate to see many parts of the world in my life, and there is no better place to live and work than in Hawaii. Our company founder said, “If you take great care of your associates than they will take great care of the customer.”
Read Column>>Wonders Of Waimea Valley
Wednesday - June 17, 2009
Gail Chew
Interim Executive Director for Waimea Valley
As executive director for Waimea Valley, I wanted to share with you that Hi’ipaka LLC is a nonprofit company whose mission is to preserve and perpetuate the human, cultural and natural resources of Waimea through education and stewardship. The property was acquired as part of a cooperative conservation land purchase intended to permanently protect the valley from commercial development.
The Triple Bottom Line
Wednesday - June 10, 2009
By Joseph Saturnia
President of Island Pacific Energy
Almost every day my kids come home from school with a new lesson to share on how to help protect the environment. I’m delighted to see that renewability and sustainability have become values that our keiki and the rest of our community are adopting into their lives.
Read Column>>Realizing Business Dreams
Wednesday - June 03, 2009
At some point during our lives we all share one common thought: to own our own business. For some, this may be nothing more than a passing thought. For others, it is a dream. For many, it is a reality. We have all heard of or maybe even know people who have great success in entrepreneurship because they possessed the right combination of desire coupled with a great opportunity.
Read Column>>Providing Home Health Care
Wednesday - May 27, 2009
At Hawaii HealthCare Professionals Inc., we believe every client should be treated with the utmost dignity. We are committed to providing in-home healthcare services and working with our clients and their families to decide the best options for care. I founded Hawaii HealthCare Professionals Inc. in 1996. Over the next 13 years
Read Column>>At Work On New Trump Tower
Wednesday - May 20, 2009
For nearly two decades, I’ve had the privilege of living and working in these beautiful islands for some of the best-known and most-luxurious resort properties. Most recently, I served as hotel manager of The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui, and before that as general manager of the Maui Prince Hotel and Makena Golf Courses. Having also worked in many destinations outside of Hawaii, I can tell you that nowhere else compares to the genuine warmth and naturally inherent hospitality of the Hawaiian culture.
Making Death Affordable
Wednesday - May 13, 2009
By Claus Hansen
Co-owner for Affordable Casket and Moanalua Mortuary
The death of a loved one is one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. We’re here to help. Affordable Casket & Moanalua Mortuary strives to provide top-notch funeral services at rock-bottom prices. We can do this because we only make purchases directly from the manufacturing source. Think of us as the Costco of funerals. I come to the funeral industry from an unlikely place: aviation.
The Art Of Selling Handcrafts
Wednesday - May 06, 2009
By Nancy Calhoun
Executive director for Handcrafters and Artisans Alliance
There’s absolutely no question that the economic picture in Hawaii is changing, and that retail business is slowing down. Doing business in the conventional sense is suffering as a result of these changes.
Read Column>>Making Dialysis Convenient
Wednesday - April 29, 2009
Jane Gibbons
Executive vice president for Liberty Dialysis Hawaii
Just as the late Pittsburgh Pirate ballplayer Roberto Clemente stated that baseball has been very, very good to him, I can also state that nursing has been very, very good to me.
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