Small Business Hawaii | Volume 23 Number 5 | May 1998
Small Business Hawaii | Volume 23 Number 5 | May 1998
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AWARDEES FOR 1998 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released the names of its small business awardees for 1998. They will be honored May 21 at the Annual Awards Luncheon at the Ilikai Hotel. Several awardees are members of SBH (indicated by *). Hawaii has already been honored by one national awardee and a record five regional winners. Honorees include:
U.S. NATIONAL, REGION IX, and STATE AWARDEE Please take a moment and call and congratulate these outstanding small business awardees. Nominations for next year may be made between now and October; contact the SBA (Jane Sawyer) at 541-2990, or SBH, for nomination information.
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Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Charles Wesley Fortner
Island Page, Inc.
Honolulu, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
REGION IX and STATE OF HAWAII AWARDEES
Entrepreneurial Success
Clifford Laughton
Columbia Communications Corp.
Honolulu, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Financial Services Advocate of the Year
Warren K.K. Luke
Hawaii National Bank *
Honolulu, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year
You Soukaseum
You Soukaseum Farm
Waimanalo, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Veteran Small Business Advocate of the Year
Theodore T. Yamanaka
Ted Yamanaka & Associates
OTHER STATE OF HAWAII AWARDEES
Small Business Person of the Year
Eddie Flores, Jr. & Kwock Yum Kam
L & L Franchise, Inc.
Honolulu, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Small Business Exporter of the Year
Kenneth Simon
Menehune Water Co., Inc. *
Aiea, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Accountant Advocate of the Year
Nancy Evans Tudor
Nancy Evans Tudor, CPA, Inc.
Honolulu, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Media Advocate of the Year
S. Randy Brandt
KGMB TV-Channel 9
Honolulu, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Women in Business Advocate of the Year
Dawn Krause
Calico General Store *
Honolulu, Hawaii (City & County of Honolulu)
Welfare to Work Entrepreneur
Patricia Windrath
Windy's Unlimited - Honolulu, Hawaii
Welfare to Work Small Business Owner
Craig Parkin
Team Clean, Inc. - Honolulu, Hawaii
Welfare to Work SBA Associate
Dr. Tin Myaing Thein
Immigrant Center - Honolulu, Hawaii
Phoenix Award for Disaster Recovery
Michael Faye
Wrangler's Restaurant - Waimea, Hawaii
COUNTY OF KAUAI AWARDEES
Small Business Person of the Year
William P. Allen
Hawaii Care & Cleaning, Inc. - Lihue, Hawaii
Media Advocate of the Year
Christopher Cook
Kauai Publishing Company * - Lihue, Hawaii
Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year
Ann B. Leighton
Two Wheels - Kapaa, Hawaii
CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU AWARDEES
Small Business Person of the Year
Herbert M. Hirota
Hirota Painting Co., Inc. - Honolulu, Hawaii
Financial Services Advocate of the Year
John D. Field, Jr.
Bank of Hawaii * - Honolulu, Hawaii
Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year
Larry Stubblefield & John Junk
Jack Wolfe Insurance - Kailua, Hawaii
Women in Business Advocate of the Year
Sandra Au Fong
Market City, Ltd. * - Honolulu, Hawaii
COUNTY OF MAUI AWARDEES
Small Business Person of the Year
Jeffrey Leonard & Dale Webster
Image Station, Inc. dba Bishop Street Press
Kihei, Hawaii
Financial Services Advocate of the Year
Jo-Ann T. Ridao
Lokahi Pacific - Wailuku, Hawaii
Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year
David B. Fisher
U of HI at Hilo Small Business
Development Center Network - Kihei, Hawaii
COUNTY OF HAWAII AWARDEES
Small Business Person of the Year
Roland & Gary Kaneshiro
T. Kaneshiro Store, Inc. - Honokaa, Hawaii
Financial Services Advocate of the Year
Michael D. Miyahira
Bank of Hawaii - Hilo, Hawaii
Media Advocate of the Year
Arlene Stephl
West Hawaii Today - Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Women in Business Advocate of the Year
Sandi Towers-Romero
Big Island Products Board - Hilo, Hawaii