One of our clients has a great way of describing the benefit of buying locally: raising the water level. By this he means that when our money is spent at locally owned businesses, the “water level”, the overall health and economic viability of all local businesses improves. At Kona Impact, we see this every day. […]
There are many charter boat operations in Kona, Hawaii, but few that we would recommend to serious fishing enthusiasts. High Noon is one to recommend. Experienced, patient and genuinely an enjoyable person to be around, Captain Dee offers an excellent (and in Kona terms affordable) big game fishing adventure in Kona. While it’s called “fishing” […]
I think there has been no business in recent memory in Kona that has drawn more interest than Sam Choy’s Kai Lanai. Sam is synonymous with Hawaii regional cuisine, and many locals felt despondent (yes, I’m serious) when his restaurant in Kona closed several years back. Every Kona Impact client that we knew we were […]
One of the great things about working with food and drink producers is that we, of course, get to taste the goods. We have enjoyed the macadamia nut rum cakes, sushi, paninis, Indian food and desserts we have tasted on the way to creating the logos, signage, websites and print collateral for the businesses with […]
There should be only one boat that comes to mind for luxury sportfishing in Kona, Hawaii: TOPSHAPE. It is, quite simply, in a class by itself. As Captain Al, the owner and operator of TOPSHAPE, likes to make clear: there is Kona fishing and there is TOPSHAPE fishing. This makes sense: there is chocolate and […]
One of the most cost-effective, revenue-generating thing a business can do is upgrade its signage. The saying that signs don’t cost; they pay is certainly true in most instances. One of our recently completed projects is new signage for the Alii Gardens Marketplace. This is a nice, open-air market on Alii Drive. Popular with tourists […]
A few months ago, one of Coach Walters’ sons, Brett, came in to Kona Impact asking if we’d design a new logo for the football team. We immediately knew this would be a “community project”; that is, something we do at no charge for a good cause in the community. Kona Impact does a lot […]
More and more people are turning to the internet to find local providers of services. In fact, it was over two years ago that more people began searching for local providers online than using phone books. As such, a local business that wants to attract local customers or clients is missing a big marketing mojo […]
Looking for a great Kona snorkeling tour? There are many options–from small six person boats to large, crowded vessels. Our favorite…and new client…is Sea Paradise. Operating out of Keauhou Bay, Sea Paradise is actually one of the few boats that actually sails. Their immaculately maintained catamaran has a morning snorkel tour, an afternoon snorkel tour […]
Kona Impact has been monitoring a trend of increased mobile access to our websites for the past year or so. All the websites we create are standards-compliant, meaning they can be viewed correctly on almost all modern browsers, including mobile devices, such as iPhones and Android cell phones. The problem is that almost all cell […]
