Column: Working for a sustainable Hawaii island

I’ve been meeting with local business leaders alongside Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of Yummet, and the other day I realized that someone completely misread why I was there. This person assumed I was there to give Brittany credibility with the Hawaiian community, but that wasn’t even remotely true. I was there because I am very impressed with what she stands for and what she is doing.

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Column: Working for a sustainable Hawaii island

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