HI HR210

Recognizes and congratulates the U.S. Small Business Administration's State of Hawaii 2014 awardees for their outstanding contributions to the local economy.

David Erdman (PacRim Marketing Group/PRTech) received the 2014 Small Business Person of the Year Award for demonstrating exceptional business skills and creating jobs.

Jorma Winkler (Winkler Woods LLC) received the 2014 Small Business Exporter of the Year Award for successfully exporting exotic Hawaiian woods globally.

Jingbo Chang and Wendy Chang (Pacific Commercial Services LLC) received the 2014 Entrepreneurial Success Award for growing their business beyond Small Business Administration eligibility.

Nine additional awardees recognized across categories including Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Kathryn Custer), Family-Owned Business of the Year (Michael Nobriga), Women in Business Champion, Veteran Small Business Champion, Minority Small Business Champion, Financial Services Champion, and Home-Based Business Champion.