Taking calls to the max

Henrietta "Etta" Moiha never knows what to expect when she picks up the phone at work. That's because she's a radio dispatcher for the Honolulu Police Department.

Making a clean sweep

Paul Wilkerson had been to Hawaii twice before moving here for good in 1984. "I surfed here in the winters of '81 and '82," he said Wednesday. The reason he moved here, he said, is that, "My wife is from here - we had met on the mainland - and her mom was sick, but we were planning on moving here anyway."

Fit for a queen

Jamie Story gets paid for promoting principles she believes in, which in her case are "smaller, more accountable government and greater individual freedom."

Thinking creatively

Stephanie Lake loves her job as a visual consultant to shopping malls and other businesses, though it's not a job she ever imagined she would have.

The 'stevo' effect

Steve Hawkes usually just tells people he's "an entertainer," when asked what he does for a living. After they get to know him a little better, he'll admit he's "Stevo the Clown."

Just walking the dogs

Erin Gerwig is a go-getter, as shown by how quickly she moved up through the ranks when she worked for Voyager Submarines. Now she is running a successful business that takes care of pets for customers who typically are either away on vacation or putting in long hours at their jobs.

Cookies an occupational hazard for human resources manager

Heather Aki-Marcos is the human resources manager for Kalihi-based Honolulu Cookie Co., started 11 years ago by Keith and Janet Sung. It has about 175 employees at 13 stores on Oahu and Maui.

Home designer combines art and business

Marianne Cooper became an architect after realizing it would be a good way to combine her artistic flair with the her bent for business.

Leading the way into Liliha for Finance Factors

Emerlie "Merl" Eusebio has been working in the finance business virtually her entire professional career.

Bartender pours his heart into his career

Jesse Greenleaf was 19 when he had the chance to watch a nightclub's staff in action. That's when he decided he'd like to go into that business, too.