Special section 2014 Hawaii at Work.
Matt Hall's "office" includes the golf course at Turtle Bay Resort. Lopaka Colon works nights under hot lights on a Waikiki stage. Noelito Suga keeps production humming on a factory floor. Della Graham takes care of patients at Queen's hospital. And many more tales that inspire us. Read more
You could say Lek Friel is a juggler by profession. But what he juggles are containers filled with thousands of pounds of goods that Hawaii residents rely on every day. Read more
Lopaka Colon, percussionist in the Legends in Concert production of "Rock-A-Hula Hawaii" since it opened in 2011, says off to the side is a great place to be. Read more
A chance meeting turned into a path of discovery. And then a road to a career. It was there that a young Matt Hall found golf. Or, rather, golf found him. Read more
Della Graham stands out in the nursing crowd. And it's not just because of the traditional white uniform and nurse's cap she wears while on duty amid a sea of colorful scrubs. Read more
Farmers Sean Anderson and Kai Hinson, owners of Green Rows Farm in Waimanalo, represent a new generation of farming in Hawaii. They don't come from a long line of farmers rooted in the plantation era, nor do they have degrees in agricultural sciences. But they do have passion. Read more
Hawaiian Airlines ramp agent Darryl Jones has seen all types of personal items during his four years at the company, but one day an unusual article caught his attention. Read more
While he has carved up the surf for the greater part of four decades, David Carvalho's timely decision to ride the wave of technology has allowed his business to thrive. Read more
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When Noelito Suga started working at the Sun Noodle factory in 1986, he was a boiler, meaning his job was to boil the noodles. He was paid $3.35 an hour. His next job was processing 1,000 pounds of flour a day. Read more
As a child growing up in England, Gemma Medina was attentive to her friends' younger siblings. Then, at age 14, while vacationing in Cyprus, Medina had a flash of career insight while teaching a group of children who understood very little English the "head, shoulders, knees and toes" song. Read more
As an apprentice marine inspector, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Kathleen Haseley helps to examine domestic and foreign vessels around Oahu. While onboard anything from a catamaran to an oil tanker, Haseley and other inspectors check communications, life-saving and engineering gear. Read more
The budget for the cherry blossoms was a million dollars, which was a lot for a TV commercial in 1993. But the petals were made of pink silk and the way they transformed Kualoa Ranch -- each of them zip-tied into a 7.5-acre swath of monkeypod trees -- went beyond astounding. Read more
Harrison Flores is a hefty guy. A wrestler in high school, he is used to an active routine. But even for Flores, at 250 pounds and 6 feet 1 inch tall, working on a deconstruction team for Re-use Hawaii is physically demanding work. Read more
