On this episode of the Voice of Business Podcast presented by ALTRES, Jo McGarry interviews Ryan Tanaka the Chief Financial Officer of KAI Hawaii, the President of Underground Services where he leads the company’s affordable housing developments, along with being the co-owner of Giovanni Pastrami and the Chairman for the Hawaii Restaurant Association on restaurant trends post-COVID and the important role that restaurants play in community building.
Tanaka discusses the role that the Hawaii Restaurant Association played throughout the pandemic and as a new restaurant owner assisted with the development of a program to benefit the restaurant industry. With the formation of a state-wide coalition encompassing banks, trade associations and law makers, they were able to better understand the struggles faced by restaurant owners. Tanaka also discusses the future of restaurants and the importance of supporting local for an industry which employs 100,000 people in Hawaii.
The Hawaii Restaurant Association has also partnered with the University of Hawai’i Athletics Department to be a pioneer in NIL agreements with student athletes, to better facilitate recruitment and retention across the University of Hawai’i sporting teams.
Listen and learn more about the restaurant industry in Hawaii and how they are adapting post pandemic.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
26 minutes