Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Niki Hubbard, left, Shirley Gambill-DeRego, at their information table at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Naina Ogden, left, and Mele Heresa, Vice President, Business Development, with Hawaiiana Management Company, man their information table at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Kristen Alice, left, and Clara Alvarez with Hope Services Hawaii at their information table at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Karen Mendes, American Solutions for Business, at her information table at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Ross Birch, Executive Director, Island Hawai’i Visitors Bureau and panelist at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Jean Marie Pagaragan, left, Guia Lasqmete, center, and Windy Damo, right, with RLB Rider Levett Bucknall at their information table at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Rebecca Morton, Hawai’i Island General Manager, Coldwell Banker Island Properties and panelist at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Wendy Laros, President & CEO, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce and panelist at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Peggy Farias, President, W.H. Shipman, Ltd., and panelist at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Doug Simons, President Elect, Hawai’i Island Chamber of Commerce, and panelist at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

A. Kam Napier, left, editor of Pacific Business News, and Tammy Mencel, right, Publisher and Market President of Pacific Business News with panelist Rebecca Morton, second left, Hawai’i Island General Manager, Coldwell Banker Island Properties, Peggy Farias, left center, President, W.H. Shipman, Ltd., Doug Simons, center, President Elect, Hawai’i Island Chamber of Commerce, Wendy Laros, right center, President & CEO, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, Ross Birch, second right, Executive Director, Island Hawai’i Visitors Bureau Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

A. Kam Napier, left, editor of Pacific Business News, and Tammy Mencel, right, Publisher and Market President of Pacific Business News with panelist Rebecca Morton, second left, Hawai’i Island General Manager, Coldwell Banker Island Properties, Peggy Farias, left center, President, W.H. Shipman, Ltd., Doug Simons, center, President Elect, Hawai’i Island Chamber of Commerce, Wendy Laros, right center, President & CEO, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, Ross Birch, second right, Executive Director, Island Hawai’i Visitors Bureau Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Mele Heresa, Vice President, Business Development, with Hawaiiana Management Company welcomes the attendees to the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Tammy Mencel, Publisher and Market President of Pacific Business News welcomes the attendees to the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

A. Kam Napier, center, moderates the discussion at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

A. Kam Napier, left, editor of Pacific Business News, moderates the discussion with panelist Ross Birch, second left, Executive Director, Island Hawai’i Visitors Bureau, Peggy Farias, left center, President, W.H. Shipman, Ltd., Wendy Laros, right center, President & CEO, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, Wendy Laros, right center, President & CEO, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, Rebecca Morton, right, Hawai’i Island General Manager, Coldwell Banker Island Properties, and Doug Simons, center, President Elect, Hawai’i Island Chamber of Commerce, at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Peggy Farias, panelist, President, W.H. Shipman, Ltd. looks on during the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Ross Birch, Executive Director, Island Hawai’i Visitors Bureau participates in the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

An attendee looks on during the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

A. Kam Napier, Editor of the Pacific Business News leads the discussion at Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

Peggy Farias, panelist, President, W.H. Shipman, Ltd. looks on and participates in the discussion at the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.

An attendee looks on during the Hawaii Island Means Business Event held at the Fairmont Orchid, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Waimea, Hawaii.