B on Hawaii

Most business owners know that in order to maintain a successful operation, one should exist in a location that warrants success. Philip K. White Architects in downtown Honolulu had always been ahead of its game. Swank Kaka'ako digs -- before Kaka'ako became the trendy design hub (and recently booming luxury condo locale) -- is where White headquartered his operations for years.

It's no secret that there's been a rise in the number of Nuevo cuisine eateries popping up island wide. It seems that finally, Generation X (and younger) culinary graduates have paired years of kitchen training with travels abroad and are opening conceptually diverse restaurants across the Aloha State.

For those who have not had the pleasure of a breezy lunch or serene sunset dinner at Mama's Fish House on Maui, take a gander at their freshly renovated Web site – a small taste of the Mama's experience.

You've seen the words "Surfing Goat Dairy" on an increasing number of menus throughout Hawaii during the last few years. You may have thought: Cute name, but are there really goats on Maui" Are they really making cheese there--or just slapping a label on some foreign or mainland product?

A 21-megawatt wind farm currently in construction on the Big Island's South Point will go operational as early as March 2007, according to Hawaii Electric Light Co. and partner General Electric. The Pakini Nui Wind Project will supply power for up to 10,000 households through the use of 14 turbines.

Hurricane's, heat waves, droughts, floods--all issues our hopefully short-lived majority governing body hasn't put half as much thought in to as the fine folks at the Bishop Museum.