ERC Does Your Business Qualify. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are John Gentille and Sarah Nguyen. The Employee Retention Credit was not widely used until March 2021, when updated IRS regulations made this type of COVID-19 Relief more accessible. In short: thousands of businesses who once picked between the Paycheck […]
ERC Does Your Business Qualify (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Employee Retention Credit Expiring Soon. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Chivon Garcia and Ryan Kakuda. The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was authorized under the CARES Act and encourages businesses to keep employees on the payroll. Claim the tax credit before it expires on 12-31-21! We discuss who qualifies, differences […]
Safer Outside Vaccine Mandate Maui (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Maui Restaurants Vaccine Mandate. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Ashley Leal and Chivon Garcia. Maui’s Mayor Victorino introduced the “Safer Outside” program shortly after the announcement of the Oahu “Safe Access”. Effective September 15, 2021 under Maui’s program, customers over the age of 12 must provide proof of full […]
Safe Access Oahu Update (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Oahu Restaurants Vaccine Mandate. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Tom Jones and Chivon Garcia. On August 30, 2021 Oahu’s Mayor signed emergency order number 2021-11. Under the new program, people on Oahu will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID 19 test within the past 48 […]
Mandating Employees COVID Vaccinations (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Restaurant Employee Vaccine Mandate. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Ryan Tanaka, Robert Bach and Chivon Garcia. Employers who are concerned about mandating the COVID-19 vaccine to their employees should watch our August 24, 2021 Think Tech Show. Hawaii Restaurant Association has been one of the leaders on the HIGotVaccinated […]
Current Maui Restaurant Update (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Update from our Local Maui Restaurateurs. The host for this episode is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests for this episode are Greg Ames and Chivon Garcia. Hawaii is thrilled that tourism has returned after a rough 2020 due to COVID-19. Today we are Maui focused. Learn from our Maui restaurateurs what they are currently experiencing and […]
NRA’s Restaurant Revitalization Update (Restaurants of Hawaii)
National Restaurant Assoc RRF Update. The host for this episode is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests for this episode are Mike Whatley and Chivon Garcia. Hear the latest update on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund from the National Restaurant Association and what can our restaurateurs do to make sure this grant gets fully funded. ⅓ of Hawaii’s […]
ProStart Scholarship Winners (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Next Steps in Culinary Education. The host for this episode is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests for this episode are Gabrielle Colobong, Kenneth Wong and Chivon Garcia. 3 skilled individuals received scholarships by winning the ProStart Program’s annual competition focused on restaurant management and culinary arts. Gabrielle Colobong, Ashley Hendrickson and Kenneth Wong won scholarships from […]
Why 70% Vaccinated is so Important (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Getting Hawaii Fully Vaccinated. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Sheryl Matsuoka, Brooks Baehr, Patrick Bullard and Chivon Garcia. In order to get Hawaii fully vaccinated, our restaurants across the islands have stepped up to offer both discounts and prizes on HIGotVaccinated.com to people who got COVID […]
Restaurant Relief Fund Suspended by SBA (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Next Step: Suspended Restaurant Fund. The host for this episode is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests for this episode are Mark Spain and Chivon Garcia. On Friday, June 11, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that due to a recent court case, they were forced to suspend payments for around 2,965 Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) […]