''Hawaii Business'' is a

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-based

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founded in 1955. Its

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, PacificBasin Communications, also publishes '' Honolulu Magazine'', ''Hawaii Home + Remodeling'', ''Island Family'', ''Ala Moana magazine'', ''Hawaii magazine'' and

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visitor publication ''Hawaii Ai''.

History and profile

Founded in 1955, ''Hawaii Business'' is one of the oldest regional business magazines in

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. Among its signature issues are the Best Places to Work (April), Hawaii Business Top 250, ranking Hawaii's largest companies (August); the Hawaii Business Black Book, profiling many senior executives of the Top 250 companies (December); Twenty People to Watch (March) and Top 100 Realtors (June). The magazine's editorial content focuses on big issues concerning the state's major industries:

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

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agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...

and

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. The SmallBiz section, which runs every month, covers Hawaii's small businesses. Throughout the year, Hawaii Business produces business events and

seminars A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some par ...

aimed at the business community, with specific events tied to the signature issues. Events range from

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, to honoring specific individuals, to informative and educational forums and symposiums. In 2013, Bobby Senaha became the

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of ''Hawaii Business''.

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* 1955 establishments in Hawaii Business magazines published in the United States Business in Hawaii Magazines established in 1955 Magazines published in Hawaii Mass media in Honolulu {{trade-mag-stub