Terry George has long been interested in international and environmental issues, which explains his enthusiasm for the upcoming World Conservation Congress, scheduled to take place in Honolulu Sept. 1-10. Read more
Dr. Chris Flanders is a smart guy — a neuropathologist who also is executive director of the 1,100-member Hawaii Medical Association (HMA), based in Makiki — but sometimes, like when he’s talking about homelessness and the medical quandaries it presents, he wishes he were smarter. Read more
Peter S. Adler likes to say he’s lived much of his life in the eye of the storm. In fact, in 2008 he wrote a book based on that concept, “Eye of the Storm Leadership,” which discusses some of what he had learned as a professional mediator up to that point. Read more
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Catherine Payne has been chairwoman of the state Public Charter School Commission since 2013, a year after it started, and the volunteer position hasn’t been without its drama. Read more
Stephany Sofos has for years been known in Hawaii as a real estate broker, appraiser and consultant — but recently “diva” has been added to the list, thanks to a book she self-published in 2012, “Untold Stories of a Real Estate Diva,” which has sold more than 5,000 copies. Read more
L. Richard “Rick” Fried Jr. is perhaps best known as one of Hawaii’s leading personal injury attorneys, but more recently has become a leading figure in the state’s tourism industry, as chairman of the Hawaii Tourism Authority board. Read more
Gregory Dunn came to Hawaii in 1994 from the West Coast to open up the first Barnes & Noble store in the state (in Kahala), fell in love with the place and has been here ever since. Read more
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