WOMEN IN BUSINESS ISSUE FEATURES
Britney Alejo
What inspires you or is most exciting about your job, business, and industry, and what are the biggest challenges? Inspiration is all around us at Haku Maui. We are so fortunate to work with beautiful, locally grown flowers and foliage [...]
Umma Berkelman
How did your decision to return to the workforce after being a full-time mom lead you to a role where you could directly impact Hawai‘i’s technological and community development? Every stage of life brings its own unique challenges, especially for [...]
Chelsie Evans
Tell us a little about your role as Executive Director of HCA. At Hawaiian Community Assets, I see myself as a navigator and a connector, responsible for identifying the intricate puzzle pieces that come together to fulfill our mission. But [...]
Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira
If you could spend the day with a world leader, who would it be and why? If I could spend the day with a world leader, it would be with Her Majesty Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō Paki, the [...]
Jennifer Grems
Who inspires you? Throughout my life, I’ve been inspired by women in leadership who have uplifted, encouraged, and believed in me. These women modeled what it means to lead with purpose, to collaborate with generosity, and to advocate for others [...]
Rachel Lii
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be and why? I would swap places with a Pilot. It is the only job where you can be in one part of the [...]
Sarah Light
What inspires you or is most exciting about your job, business, and industry, and what are the biggest challenges? What inspires me most is the opportunity to create a meaningful impact on people, buildings, and communities. In our work, we [...]
Soo Kim
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be and why? I would want to be an environmental conservationist. The allure of learning more about the natural world and making an impact [...]
Leina Ijacic
What were some important turning points in your career that define you? When Covid-19 hit, I was the Chief Administrative Officer at IHS, The Institute for Human Services. We needed a place for houseless people to quarantine or isolate safely, [...]
Linda Miki
Use three words to describe yourself: G70 utilized the Gallup StrengthsFinder personality test years ago to help us learn more about ourselves and each other. The software shares your top five out of 34 strengths. Over the years, my descriptions [...]
Julie Morikawa
What inspires you or is most exciting about your job, business, and industry, and what are the biggest challenges? Hawai‘i has the opportunity to be a leader nationally in workforce development by implementing flexible, collaborative programs that are beneficial for [...]
Preet Nijjar
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be and why? If I could swap jobs with anyone for a day, I’d probably choose to be an astronaut in space looking down [...]
Kea Peters
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be and why? This is a tough one for me not because I’m not inspired, but because I’m inspired by so many, especially Indigenous [...]
Kimberly Ryusaki-Marrero
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be and why? When I was young I wanted to one day volunteer for the Peace Corps to experience the passion of being of [...]
