April 2008 | Small Business News
Small Business Administration's
2008 Hawaii Awardees Announced
April is celebrated as National Small business month. The 21st Annual Statewide U.S. SBA Awards Luncheon is set for Friday,April 25, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. The luncheon starts at 11:00 a.m.
This year’s major awardees are are listed below. A complete list of all winners appears on the SBA website at: www.sba.gov.
2008 Small Business
Person of the Year - State of Hawaii
Bev Gannon
Hali’imaile General Store & Joe’s Bar
City and County of Honolulu
Robert Iopa, Lawrence Cunha,
Daniel Kanekuni and Mark Higa
WCIT Architecture
County of Hawaii
John and Donna Rozett
Rozett’s Nursery
County of Kauai
Mary Valenzula, Ink Spot Printing
2008 Entrepreneurial Success
State of Hawaii
Rex Matsuno
Suisan Company Limited
County of Maui
Richard S. Ouye
Service Rentals & Supplies, Inc.
2008 Small Business Exporter
State of Hawaii & Region IX
David Fell, Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery
County of Kauai
Lori Cardenas, Aunty Lilikoi, LLC
City and County of Honolulu
Alan Hornstein, Lenox Metals
2008 Family Owned Small Business
State of Hawaii
Jonathan Ota, Tiptop Café & Bakery
County of Maui
Neil Hasegawa
Hasegawa General Store
County of Hawaii
Michael Tokunaga
S. Tokunaga Store, Inc.
City and County of Honolulu
Roy and Kathy Sakuma
Roy Sakuma Productions and
Ukelele Festivals Hawaii
2008 Financial Services Champion
State of Hawaii & Region IX
Bill Spencer
Hawaii Venture Capital Association
County of Kauai
Diana Shaw, Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network
City and County of Honolulu
Diana Jackson, SCORE
County of Maui
Richard Kehoe, RJK, LLC and SCORE
2008 Minority
Small Business Champion
State of Hawaii, Region IX & National
Johnson Choi
Hong Kong.China.Hawaii
Chamber of Commerce
County of Kauai
Ernesto Pasion
Tax Consulting/Preparation
2008 Small Business Journalist
State of Hawaii, Region IX
Pamela Tumpap
Maui Chamber of Commerce
County of Maui
Sky Barnhart Schual
SkyWrite Journalism,
Copywriting and Editing
County of Kauai
Joan Conrow, Kaua’l People News
City and County of Honolulu
Erika Engle, Honolulu Star Bulletin
2008 Women in Business Champion
State of Hawaii
Joann Seery
BNI and Referral Institute
County of Hawaii
Roberta Chu, Bank of Hawaii
County of Maui
Carole Kooy
Kilakila Employment Services
City and County of Honolulu
Susan Utsugi, Central Pacific Bank
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
State of Hawaii
Thomas Park, Leather Soul
City & County of Honolulu
Kimberly Nakasato
Nakasato Contracting, LLC
County of Maui
Brennan Putzer
Hawaii Pacific Media, Molokai Times
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