Editor's Choice Awards 2020 - Hawaii Business Magazine
Editor's Choice Awards 2020 - Hawaii Business MagazineEditor's Choice Awards 2020 - Hawaii Business MagazinePosted: 30 Apr 2020 10:10 AM PDTProfiles of nine great local companies that you should know about:Best Veteran-Owned Business
Best New Business
Best Women-Owned Business
Best Green Business
Long-Term Success
Innovation
Food & Beverage
Health Care
Hospitality & Recreation
➜ Veteran-owned Business
Hector Garcia Gomez
Taqueria El Ranchero
Sponsor: Lori Hiramatsu, Oʻahu Small Business Development CenterWhen Hector Garcia Gomez first came to Hawaiʻi in 2001, he noticed something missing. In his hometown of San Francisco, he says, "there are taquerias on every corner," but he couldn't find any on O'ahu serving the dishes he grew up with. He got the idea to open a restaurant, but as a 21-year-old in the Army, Garcia Gomez did not have the time or means to start a business.But when he returned to the Islands in 2014, he had both. "I came equipped wit…
Best New Business
Best Women-Owned Business
Best Green Business
Long-Term Success
Innovation
Food & Beverage
Health Care
Hospitality & Recreation
➜ Veteran-owned Business
Hector Garcia Gomez
Taqueria El Ranchero
Sponsor: Lori Hiramatsu, Oʻahu Small Business Development CenterWhen Hector Garcia Gomez first came to Hawaiʻi in 2001, he noticed something missing. In his hometown of San Francisco, he says, "there are taquerias on every corner," but he couldn't find any on O'ahu serving the dishes he grew up with. He got the idea to open a restaurant, but as a 21-year-old in the Army, Garcia Gomez did not have the time or means to start a business.But when he returned to the Islands in 2014, he had both. "I came equipped wit…
