Pacific Edge Magazine<br />
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DEVELOPING<br />
KAPOLEI<br />
An Update on<br />
The Second City<br />
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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY TODAY<br />
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Tips from Hawai’i‘s Top Tech Execs<br />
<br />
ART IN THE DARK<br />
Chuck Boller of the Hawai‘i International Film Festival<br />
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AN ENTREPRENEUR’S JOURNEY<br />
Dialogix Founder Stephen Hon and his Company Evolve to the Next Level<br />
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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS :: STEPHEN HON :: DENISE & LEE TAKARA :: JOE BOCK :: TIFFANY TANAKA :: “ROLAND” RAIHALA & BEN SCHORRAS A BUSINESS OWNER, YOUR LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES IS ENDLESS.<br />
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