Hawaii Business Magazine

Overview

Hawaii Business Magazine is a monthly print and digital business magazine based in Honolulu, covering Hawaii's major industries, companies and nonprofits. It is published by PacificBasin Communications, part of the aio family of businesses.

History

Founded in July 1955 by Ethel and Joe Murphy as Hawaii Engineer; by August 1962 it had become Hawaii Business and Industry, later shortened to Hawaii Business, making it one of the oldest regional business magazines in the United States. It was sold in 1997 to the aio group and PacificBasin Communications, its current parent.

Notable works

Signature annual issues include Best Places to Work, the Hawaii Business Top 250 company ranking, the Hawaii Business Black Book executive profiles, Twenty People to Watch and Top 100 Realtors. The magazine has won the national award for best regional business magazine multiple times in the past decade.

Key personnel

Publisher: Kent Coules
Editor-in-Chief: Jennifer Ablan (succeeded longtime editor and executive publisher Steve Petranik in 2025)
aio CEO: Susan Eichor
Owner, PacificBasin Communications/aio: Duane Kurisu

Audience

Hawaii business owners, executives and professionals.

Location and contact info

Address
1088 Bishop St., Suite LL2
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone
(808) 537-9500
Website
https://www.hawaiibusiness.com