Hawai‘i Business Magazine — Profiles of 27 winners and finalists who are making a difference in startup paradise.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Island News, University of Hawai‘i News — By 2031 in Hawai‘i, 70% of job openings will require some type of education and/or training beyond high school, says a report from researchers at Georgetown University.

Pacific Business News — Pacific Business News is hosting its 11th annual Mentoring Monday event on Feb. 26, which will feature rounds of “speed coaching” from various women business leaders in Hawai‘i.

Midweek, Island News — The hallmark of the Pacific Century Fellows program is the remarkable leaders it produces. Past fellows John Leong, Dr. Elizabeth Char, Glenn Sexton, and U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz will be honored for their ongoing leadership efforts in Hawai‘i at the Ho‘opasifika Gala.

The Conversation - Hawai‘i Public Radio — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week it will provide $50 million to Hawaiʻi for upgrades to drinking water and other clean water infrastructure projects. The Conversation spoke with Stuart Coleman, the head of WAI, or Wastewater Alternatives and Innovations.

Hawai‘i News Now — A conservation and youth education nonprofit training future generations to create a more sustainable Hawai‘i is looking for applications for its new cohort focused on wildfire recovery and prevention.