News News

G70 LIFE Social

G70 Life news

May 15, 2015 | Source: bizjournals.com

Group 70’s Jeff Overton Talks Sustainability in PBN’s Panel

The panel of experts at PBN’s sustainability seminar in Downtown Honolulu on Friday focused on the attitudes people have toward sustainability, and a common theme was that while Hawaii has come a long way, we can do better. Panelists at...

Read More
May 15, 2015 | Source: Pacific Edge Magazine

Civil Engineer for Sustainability: Paul Matsuda

In less than five years, Paul Matsuda has taken the lead on some of the biggest civil engineering initiatives in the state. He has planned and designed a five-megawatt solar farm in West Oʻahu, eight Honolulu rail stations and Kihei...

Read More
May 11, 2015 | Source: bizjournals.com

Hawaii sustainability leaders to meet Friday at PBN panel discussion

Here's are the latest PBN scoops on the people and enterprises who will be on our Leaders in Sustainability panel event this Friday in Downtown Honolulu:   Ulupono Initiative, along with Henk Rogers, recently invested $400,000 into a local startup,...

Read More
May 6, 2015 | Source: bizjournals.com

Jeff Overton to participate in PBN’s Leaders in Sustainability Panel

The second group of 10 Forty Under 40 honorees have an average age of 30 and are making a difference in Hawaii’s economy and community by working in fields ranging from law to advertising to sustainability.   As we explained...

Read More
May 1, 2015 | Source: Building Industry Hawaii

Banking on the Future: First Hawaiian Bank–Waiakea

A bank’s latest branch often echoes the past, but First Hawaiian Bank’s new Waiakea branch marks the start of a new era.   Built on the former Blockbuster site in Hiloʻs Prince Kuhio Mall, the new banking center opened Nov....

Read More
April 14, 2015 | Source: bizjournals.com

Embassy Suites hotel in West Oahu will Create 300 Jobs

Embassy Suites, which plans to open its second hotel in Hawaii in Kapolei in West Oahu, as part of the Ilima at Leihano senior living campus, is expected to hire at least 300 people for the new project, according to...

Read More
April 9, 2015 | Source: pbs.org

Designing Hawaii schools that keep out danger and let in nature

JUDY WOODRUFF: Now we travel to the island of Maui in Hawaii, where multi-building schools are designed to withstand natural forces, but protecting against intruders is still a challenge. Student Television Network correspondent Sydney Dempsey looks at how one architect...

Read More

Archive