Business – BUSINESS IS PERSONAL
Yamada Furniture Store Turns 92 This Year and has the Hilo Community to Thank
Kristen Nemoto Jay
It’s been 92 years since Yamada Furniture Store first opened its doors to its Big Island community yet the...
Business – BUSINESS AS (UN)USUAL
The Sasakis — Entrepreneurs Who Nurture Hawai‘i’s Creative Community
Nick Kurosawa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
How do we break the stereotype of “the starving artist” here in Hawai‘i? With the high cost of living in Honolulu,...
Small Business – ISHIHARAYA: 100 YEARS OF PLANTATION-STYLE SENBEI
An Achievement for a Small Family Business in Waipahu
Kristen Nemoto Jay
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
On a humid October day in Waipahu, Ira Ishihara — owner of the Ishiharaya store — moves swiftly in between sections...
Business – Seki Machine Works, A 60 Year Legacy
Keeping Old Nisei Values Relevant Jodie Chiemi Ching For the past 60 years, Seki Machine Works has serviced every industry in Maui County. “Name any industry,” challenged 55-year-old yonsei Tom Seki, and they’ve done it — including automotive, marine, medical, hotel, astronomy, heavy equipment, water, sewage and the highway. The metal fabrication and automotive shop....
Lead Story – Tassho Pearce’s Second Act
The Rap Veteran Sets His Sights on the Sake Industry Joe Udell Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Tassho Pearce has been a household name in Hawai‘i hip-hop circles for more than a decade and a half. But over the last six years, Pearce has quietly been carving out a new reputation in the world of....
Book Review – Guy Kawasaki Shares Lessons in the “Wise Guy”
Lessons From a Life Wayne Muromoto Commentary, Special to The Hawai‘i Herald For many local readers of The Hawai‘i Herald of a certain generation, Guy Kawasaki is best known as the son of the late local politician, Duke Kawasaki, and only secondarily as a local boy who made it good in the world of high....
Business Profile – 9Bar HNL Coffee and Eats
Blending Cultures and Flavors Jodie Chiemi Ching First came love, then marriage and then a coffee shop in SALT at Our Kaka‘ako — Honolulu’s hottest new community for foodies. Together, Stephen and Tracey Seta are the coffee and food-geek power couple behind 9Bar HNL, a specialty coffee shop with fresh-baked goods and made-to-order breakfasts served....
Centenarian – Happy 100th Birthday, Shizue Watanabe!
Matriarch of Watanabe Floral Has Enjoyed a Long and Full Life Gregg K. Kakesako Special to The Hawai‘i Herald When Sandra Watanabe-Lo wheeled her mother, Shizue (Katashima) Watanabe, into their 22,000-square-foot, family-run Watanabe Floral business on Nimitz Highway recently, it was to celebrate a special milestone: Watanabe’s 100th birthday. “I always bring her here on....
Lead Story – The True Grit Honda Foods Story
From Farm to ’Fridge, Naoki and Rose Honda are Keeping Tsukemono Culture Alive Arnold Hiura Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Tsukemono just might be one of the most underrated components in Japanese cuisine. Many local folks have grown up with that simple side dish of pickled veggies that provides a refreshing crunch and palate-cleansing sparkle....
Glenwood – Hirano Store Celebrates 100 Years!
From Issei Entrepreneur to Sansei Business Major, Hirano Store Has a Rich History Patsy Y. Iwasaki Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Buckets of rain had been falling in East Hawai‘i all week long and it looked like it was going to be another soggy and overcast day. But the gloomy weather couldn’t dampen the spirits....