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NEW MEMBER PROFILE: TGI Maps
“Where’s a good place to eat….?” Hotel front desk staff tell us that this is still one of the top 3 questions their guests ask. One of the other top 3 questions is, “Do you have a map of the area?” TGI Hawaii publishes visitor maps customized for each hotel....
New Member Profile: Scott Crockford, CBRE Real Estate
Scott Crockford is a Vice President with CBRE Advisory and Transactions Services in Hawaii. Mr. Crockford has been a successful commercial real estate professional for 36 years and specializes in investment sales and leasing of all product types including office,...
What Oahu’s Low Unemployment Rate Means for Hawaiian Employers
Written by Oralie Chapman Oahu recently set the country's record for lowest unemployment rate at 1.9%!Labor costs are the biggest expense for all businesses but with Hawaii’s unemployment rate under 2%, labor costs are at an all-time high as employers compete to...
HRA Labor Day Paina Mixer recap
Re-posted with permission from Pomai Souza, Tasty island Honolulu Food Blog. You can go to original blog posting by CLICKING HERE. This year’s Hawaii Restaurant Association Labor Day Paina was held Tuesday evening, August 21, 2018 at Lucky Strike Social in Ala...
Industry Spotlight: Generations of local flavors, bottled!
Brian Tanigawa, Aloha Shoyu Company Ltd. Aloha Shoyu: Tried, true and transforming Hawai‘i is home for our company. Although we’ve expanded to the mainland, first in California and now in Las Vegas, we’re still a local, traditional Hawai‘i company. Aloha Shoyu Company...
Loss of Power and Flooding – some basic guidelines
We on Oahu got lucky with Lane not really affecting us, but really beat up Maui and Big Island. Kauai is still drying up from last spring. It is Hurricane season, and more storms could be heading our way.. This link...
4th Quarter 2018 – Holiday Season is upon us.
Where has the year gone? The holiday season is upon us and with it comes the opportunity to offer your guests that feeling of home at your establishment through a holiday menu. We don’t have the snow and our trees don’t change colors but we sure do have the holiday...
Member Profile: MD Restoration
MD Restoration is Hawaii’s most comprehensive locally owned and operated disaster recovery firm. From its humble beginnings as a cleaning and janitorial company in 2002 MD Restoration has always followed the mantra: “treat every customer as if they were family.” 16...
What You Need to Know About the Flu (Influenza)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that 5% to 20% of the U.S. population will get the flu this season, and 310,000 individuals will be hospitalized for flu-related illnesses. When is flu season? The timing is unpredictable and varies...