The corporate culture of aio is firmly rooted in the power of Hawaii’s local values. We believe that these values are truly world-class, and that our people can and should celebrate and share them, both at home and abroad.

The companies of aio provide products and services that are the best in the world. But while business is our lifeblood, it is not our only measure of success. Our companies are all about leaving the world a better place for future generations.  At aio, we believe that the real rewards of business are realized in the lives we lead, in the families we raise, and in the communities that nurture us. In this way, we bring to life the guideline that inspires each employee of aio:

Born and raised in the sugar towns of the Big Island’s Hilo Coast, aio Founder and Chairman Duane Kurisu was instilled early on with the traditional values of Hawaii’s plantation culture. A product of Hilo High School and the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Duane launched his first company in his late 20s to develop and manage commercial real estate properties in the Islands and on the mainland. He soon branched out into a variety of business interests, and the acquisition of his first magazine property in the 1990s led to the creation of the aio family of companies.

Today, Duane’s plantation roots still shape his vision for aio. Those time-honored small-town values of family and community are equally important in the world of commerce and industry — the local values of trust, respect, humility and honesty that drive the companies and inspire the people of aio.

At aio, our people are our greatest asset, and it is the mission of each company to help our employees define and reach individual goals, and to express themselves in their life’s work. We encourage our employees to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of others, and we help them be the very best they can be. This is the driving force behind aio Discovery and other personal development programs created to benefit both our employees and people around the world.

The people of aio share one guiding principle—that no matter who we are, no matter what our job may be, each of us has the power to make a difference in the world around us. Editor or mechanic, baker or radio host, sous chef or web developer, each has the ability to make an impact, big or small, every single day.

We at aio are “cultural translators,” carrying Hawaii’s unique local values to the rest of the world.

The corporate culture of aio is firmly rooted in the power of Hawaii’s local values. We believe that these values are truly world-class, and that our people can and should celebrate and share them, both at home and abroad.

The companies of aio provide products and services that are the best in the world. But while business is our lifeblood, it is not our only measure of success. Our companies are all about leaving the world a better place for future generations.  At aio, we believe that the real rewards of business are realized in the lives we lead, in the families we raise, and in the communities that nurture us. In this way, we bring to life the guideline that inspires each employee of aio:

Born and raised in the sugar towns of the Big Island’s Hilo Coast, aio Founder and Chairman Duane Kurisu was instilled early on with the traditional values of Hawaii’s plantation culture. A product of Hilo High School and the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Duane launched his first company in his late 20s to develop and manage commercial real estate properties in the Islands and on the mainland. He soon branched out into a variety of business interests, and the acquisition of his first magazine property in the 1990s led to the creation of the aio family of companies.

Today, Duane’s plantation roots still shape his vision for aio. Those time-honored small-town values of family and community are equally important in the world of commerce and industry — the local values of trust, respect, humility and honesty that drive the companies and inspire the people of aio.

At aio, our people are our greatest asset, and it is the mission of each company to help our employees define and reach individual goals, and to express themselves in their life’s work. We encourage our employees to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of others, and we help them be the very best they can be. This is the driving force behind aio Discovery and other personal development programs created to benefit both our employees and people around the world.

The people of aio share one guiding principle—that no matter who we are, no matter what our job may be, each of us has the power to make a difference in the world around us. Editor or mechanic, baker or radio host, sous chef or web developer, each has the ability to make an impact, big or small, every single day.

We at aio are “cultural translators,” carrying Hawaii’s unique local values to the rest of the world.