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
Promoting Cultural Values
Wednesday - May 07, 2008
By Lulani Arquette
Executive Director of Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association
The Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association is a small nonprofit with a big mission and an even bigger heart. When I was hired three years ago as NaHHA’s executive director, our board
Read Column>>Expanding Ocean Network
Wednesday - April 30, 2008
After a full year of providing ocean-related programming for Hawaii’s TV viewers, I’m excited that Ocean Network is already planning to expand to the West Coast. San Diego will be the first Mainland market. What makes this possible is the excellent work of my management team.
The Aloha At The Willows
Wednesday - April 23, 2008
By Kyle Nakayama
Managing Director at the Willows Restaurant
Sharing the aloha at the Willows - that’s our entire business plan at the Willows Restaurant: Share Aloha.
Our goals are simple: Provide a special gathering place for guests.
Read Column>>Waikiki’s Best Friends
Wednesday - April 16, 2008
By Rick Egged
President of Waikiki Improvement Association
I have been with the Waikiki Improvement Association (WIA) for the past nine years, happy to have a job supporting the community I love. WIA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to making Waikiki a great place to invest, work, live and play.
Read Column>>Going Green At Wal-Mart
Wednesday - April 09, 2008
Brian Halsey
Hawaii Market Manager for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Everyone these days has protecting the environment top of mind - and that’s a good thing. It will take all of us coming together to solve today’s environmental issues for future generations. Let me explain how we’ve been actively addressing the environment in our business.
Outsourcing To Philippines
Wednesday - April 02, 2008
By Henry Montgomery
Founder and Chairman of MontPac Outsourcing
By Henry Montgomery
Founder and Chairman of MontPac Outsourcing
The Virtues of Outsourcing and Globalization. What virtues? Outsourcing? Globalization? Jobs exported to Third World countries? Layoffs? Difficulties in understanding tech support persons with strong accents? Bad stuff, no?
Improving And Growing
Wednesday - March 26, 2008
Bill Jarvis
President & CEO of Mobi PCS
On Feb. 1, Mobi PCS announced its full-service launch for Maui and the Big Island. In my wildest dreams I had not imagined that we would have made that announcement only 25 months after initiating service on Oahu.
Read Column>>Doing ‘Pono’ Architecture
Wednesday - March 19, 2008
Kurt Hauoli Mitchell, AIA, NCARB, ISP
President & CEO of Kober Hanssen Mitchell Architects
Several months ago, one of our projects appeared in another publication under the caption “Most Unwelcome Architectural Trend.”
Read Column>>Real Estate One-stop Shop
Wednesday - March 12, 2008
So you’re an intern. You’re spending time in-between semesters to find out how the real world works. You’re the go-fer. You do what other people tell you to do. You learn a lot, but do you think you’ll be president of the company one day?
Read Column>>Using Tech To Cure Cancer
Wednesday - March 05, 2008
By Lambert Onuma
President & CEO of Convergence CT Inc.
I have been called a dreamer and a doer by many people throughout the years. I have spent a lifetime coming up with ideas and making them happen. But it wasn’t until I moved back to Hawaii after working in California for more than 25 years that I was able to put my best idea into action.
