Business Columnist http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists RSS Feed for Business Columnist en-us Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:30:00 GMT Health screenings for keiki can catch problems early http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20111112_Health_screenings_for_keiki_can_catch_problems_early.html By the time a person begins to feel ill from high blood pressure, blood sugar or cholesterol, often, the damage has already been done. Even if we feel great, to ensure good health, it is essential that we receive preventive screening. Faux APEC website and page go offline; Twitter feed lives http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20111111_Faux_APEC_website_and_page_go_offline_Twitter_feed_lives.html An unauthorized APEC website mentioned in this column Monday has been taken offline by California-based InMotion Hosting Inc. A message on the page instructs the account holder to contact customer service and also indicates InMotion Hosting "cannot disclose any information regarding this account if you are not its owner or authorized party." Islanders' accomplishments exceed their home's beauty http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20111111_Islanders_accomplishments_exceed_their_homes_beauty.html With 20,000 APEC delegates in Hawaii this week, I thought I'd focus my column on some little-known but amazing things that people from Hawaii have accomplished. Website masquerades as source of APEC news http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20111109_Website_masquerades_as_source_of_APEC_news.html Anti-APEC voices are masquerading online as that which they disdain. At least one site with a Web address almost identical to the official APEC site's has been operating, offering mostly inactive links but with one leading to stories mocking the organization. PR pros praise peers at annual awards gala http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20110729_pr_pros_praise_peers_at_annual_awards_gala.html Well-known public relations and communications companies, internal communications departments and individual shining stars were honored at the 28th annual Public Relations Society of America - Hawaii Chapter's Koa Anvil awards ceremony Thursday night at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki. Lex's sign and slogan were iconic http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20110729__Lex_s_sign_and_slogan_were_iconic.html Kauai native Lex Brodie's first business was with Sam Kahanamoku, giving tourists rides in outrigger canoes, in the early 1930s. With these high-tech boots, the power is in your feet http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20110727_with_these_hightech_boots_the_power_is_in_your_feet.html Hearing anything described as being a "game changer" brings out the skeptic in reporters, but Hawaii island-based Zapps Global Inc. Companies must map their information technology goals http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20110726_companies_must_map_their_information_technology_goals.html Tony Stanford gets around. As an information technology consultant, he primarily works with smaller companies that have outsourced their IT needs. He describes his work as "putting out fires." "If one of my client's network goes down or a server is out of commission," says Tony, "I'm the guy that shows up on the white horse." Hawaii companies hope to extend their reach and revenue http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20110720_hawaii_companies_hope_to_extend_their_reach_and_revenue.html Local manufacturers hope to get their products into Hawaii's military commissaries and exchanges through the annual American Logistics Association Hawaii Food Show Aug. 17 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Companies must be clear on password policies http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/columnists/20110719_companies_must_be_clear_on_password_policies.html The recent “hacking” of a Fox News Twitter feed set the world abuzz with its false reports of serious injury to President Barack Obama. The Secret Service continues to investigate the exact methods by which the hacking was conducted. The fact of the matter, however, is that the hacking was probably facilitated by exploiting people as opposed to technology.