Wong’s passion for place is clear from the moment you meet her, and though she’s lived and traveled all over the world, there’s no doubt she belongs in Hawai‘i.

Keith Mallini’s fascination with the alluring persona of a restaurateur began as a teenager working at his aunt’s restaurant on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Behind the scenes, he says, the reality was much less glamorous, but when it came time to open, his Aunt Annie would be dressed to the nines and commanding the room as an icon in the community.

Beyond news of interest rates and mortgage loans that dominate consumer banking, Catherine Ngo, president and CEO of Central Pacific Bank, is in the business of providing financial security and peace of mind for customers and shareholders alike