Lifetime Achievement Award
Dennis Brown – President/CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai`i

Young Professional of the Year
April Cheng – Owner, TravelChic World

Business Executive of the Year
Garret Sugai – VP, Strategic Execution & President of Integrated Services, HMSA

Sustainability and Conservation in Hawai`i
Tanya Lee-Greig – Principal, Lead investigator, ʻĀina Archaeology, LLC

Best New Business
Meleana Estes & Noël Pietsch Shaw – Founders, HIE Heirlooms of Hawai`i

Best Family-Run Business
Mitchell Noguchi – President, Noguchi & Associates, Inc.

Social Media Influencer of the Year
Alexis Akiona – Founder, Lexbreezy Hawai`i

Native Hawaiian Business
Chelsea Evans Enos – Executive Director, Hawaiian Community Assets

Hospitality Executive of the Year – Tied
Jim Braman – General Manager, The Cliffs at Princeville
&
Lisa Paulson – Executive Director, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association

Woman Leader of the Year
Trini Kaopuiki Clark – President & CEO, Make-a-Wish Hawaii

Real Estate Company or Agent of the Year
Commercial Asset Advisors

Healthcare Leader of the Year
Dr. Nancy Atmospera-Walch – President/CEO & CNO, Advantage Health Care Provider, Inc.

Non-Profit Impact of the Year
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

Innovative Tech Company of the Year
Ted Peck – Holu Hou Energy

Best Restaurant of the Year
Seascape

PEM Excellence Awards

Outstanding Community Achievement
Pōmaika’i Bartolome – Owner of Dream Hawaii Studio, Executive Assistant of County of Hawai’i

Equality, Inclusion, and Diversity Initiative
Lord Ryan Lizardo – Associate Vice President of Education, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii

Best Innovative and Creative Use of Technology
Shifted Energy

Best Innovation of the Year
Laura Cristobal Andersland – Owner, Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salts

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