Even as the state has more people being born than dying, Hawaii's population continues to decline as people leave the state for less expensive pastures.
Recent honorees include Micah Kāne, Bettina Mehnert, Mark Fukunaga, and Bob Harrison. Earlier CEOs successfully led Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Telcom and Central Pacific Bank out of bankruptcies.
A project to expand the Straub Medical Center in Honolulu is underway in honor of the hospital’s 100th anniversary. The new city-block campus will be nearly triple the existing size at 760,000 square feet.